Live at Myrtle Beach

• Artist: Widespread Panic
• Rating:
• Release Date: February 22, 2005
• Type: Live
• Genre: Rock

Review

The members of Widespread Panic seem to have contented themselves with the notion of the band's audience being exactly what it is. Given the records they've issued in the last couple of years, they no longer seem ambitious about growing to reach anyone else. (For one thing, when was the last time the band did a studio recording?) This is too bad, because the world of popular music is almost always one of diminishing returns: if a band has no ambition, many of its own fans will eventually grow tired and look elsewhere for excitement. Live at Myrtle Beach is a rote set by a band that is increasingly becoming rote in its method and expression. If you are a "spreadhead," there may be something here for you in these live versions of songs that have been trotted out before along with a couple of interesting covers -- most notably "Dirty Business," originally done by the New Riders of the Purple Sage. The other cover is Robert Johnson's "Stop Breakin' Down Blues," which is workmanlike and doesn't get to the heights it could on a more inspired set. Ultimately, this is exactly what you'd expect, two discs of Widespread Panic live, doing just what they do without really reaching for more. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Ain't Life Grand	Widespread Panic	Widespread Panic	(5:31)
Conrad the Caterpillar	Widespread Panic	Widespread Panic	(9:25)
Don't Wanna Lose You	Widespread Panic	Widespread Panic	(17:10)
Dirty Business	John Dawson	John Keane, Widespread Panic	(12:37)
Stop Breakin' Down Blues	Robert Johnson	John Keane, Widespread Panic	(7:37)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Papa's Home	Widespread Panic	Widespread Panic	(23:55)
Henry Parsons Died		Widespread Panic	(6:44)
Action Man	Widespread Panic	Widespread Panic	(4:42)
Postcard	Widespread Panic	Widespread Panic	(4:26)
Bowlegged Woman	Calvin Carter	Widespread Panic	(13:24)
Chilly Water	Widespread Panic	Widespread Panic	(9:42)

Credits

Dave Schools (Guitar (Bass)), John Herman (Vocals), Widespread Panic (Audio Production), John Keane (Guitar), Billy Field (Audio Engineer), Dave Schools (Vocals), Dave Schools (Bass), George McConnell (Guitar), John Bell (Guitar), Domingo Ortiz (Percussion), George McConnell (Vocals), Flournoy Holmes (Artwork), Flournoy Holmes (Photography), Chris Rabold (Assistant Engineer), Flournoy Holmes (Design), John Bell (Vocals), Thomas Smith (Photography), John Herman (Keyboards), Widespread Panic (Producer), Ken Love (Mastering), Oade Brothers (Assistant Engineer), Todd Nance (Drums), Ellie MacKnight (Package Coordinator), Billy Field (Engineer), Brad Blettenberg (Assistant Engineer), John Hermann (Vocals), John Hermann (Keyboards), John Keane (Mixing)

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