Tennessee 2004

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Tennessee 2004
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Live album by
ReleasedJune 5, 2007
Recorded2004
Genre Acid rock, dub, experimental metal, psychedelic rock, ambient, funk metal
Length58:05
Label ROIR
Praxis chronology
Zurich
(2005)
Tennessee 2004
(2007)
Profanation (Preparation for a Coming Darkness)
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic positive [1]
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Tennessee 2004 is a live album by the experimental rock band Praxis, released in 2007 but recorded at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival near Manchester, Tennessee during the early morning hours of June 12, 2004. [4]

Contents

This album features core Praxis members Bill Laswell, Buckethead and Brain, in addition to keyboardist Bernie Worrell.

An extended recording of that show, including tracks that are missing from the 2007 CD release, is available as a paid download from the Bonnaroo website. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Vertebrae"4:31
2."Spun"5:50
3."Night Of The Slunk"4:39
4."Guitar Virus"3:37
5."Machine Gun"7:11
6."Haunted"1:44
7."Broken/Fractal"4:45
8."Bent Light"5:36
9."Chopper"3:55
10."Optic"4:57
11."Magus"11:20

Notes

Personnel

Production Staff

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. PopMatters review
  3. Sea of Tranquility review
  4. "Praxis: Tennessee 2004 album review @ All About Jazz".
  5. http://www.livebonnaroo.com/live-music/0,2595/Praxis-mp3-flac-download-6-11-2004-This-Tent-Bonnaroo-TN.html [ dead link ]