Live in the Classic City explained

Live in the Classic City
Type:	live
Artist:	Widespread Panic
Cover:	WidespreadPanicClassicCity.jpg
Released:	June 11, 2002
Recorded:	April 1–3, 2000
Genre:	Rock, southern rock, jam
Length:	209:28
Label:	Widespread Sanctuary
Producer:	Widespread Panic John Keane
Prev Title:	Don't Tell the Band
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Ball
Next Year:	2003

Live in the Classic City is the third live album released by American rock band Widespread Panic. The album was recorded over an April 2000 three-night run in their hometown of Athens, Georgia. It was released in June 2002 and features a mix of originals and cover songs, studded with guest performances from other star performers, including Derek Trucks, Bruce Hampton, and former R.E.M. drummer Bill Berry.

The collection revealed the full range of musical styles heard at a Widespread Panic show, from tight hook-laden songs to extended improvisational jams, with seven tracks breaking the ten-minute mark.

The album reached a peak position of #99 on both the Billboard 200 chart and the Top Internet Albums chart.

This album is one of 10 "live jam releases of this century" according to the August issue of Guitar One magazine.

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Action Man" (Widespread Panic) – 4:34
2. "Chilly Water" (Widespread Panic) – 4:02
3. "Pleas > Chilly Water" (Widespread Panic) – 12:05
4. "C Brown" (Widespread Panic) – 5:41
5. "Little Lily" (Widespread Panic) – 8:22
6. "I'm Not Alone" (Widespread Panic) – 6:09
7. "One Arm Steve" (Widespread Panic) – 3:33
8. "Flat Foot Flewzy" (Ferguson) – 5:43
9. "Surprise Valley" (Widespread Panic) – 7:08
10. "Blight" (Schools/Bell/Houser/Chesnutt) – 6:58
11. "Walkin" (Widespread Panic) – 4:56

Disc two

1. "All Time Low" (Widespread Panic) – 5:00
2. "Mercy" (Widespread Panic) – 9:07
3. "Ride Me High" (Cale) – 16:21
4. "Drums" (Widespread Panic) – 16:35
5. "Time Is Free" (Hampton/Johnson) – 11:39
6. "Climb to Safety" (Joseph) – 8:16
7. "Blue Indian" (Widespread Panic) – 5:39

Disc three

1. "Bear's Gone Fishin'" (Widespread Panic) – 6:21
2. "Waker" (Widespread Panic) – 3:57
3. "Dyin' Man" (Widespread Panic) – 4:29
4. "Stop and Go" (Widespread Panic) – 10:32
5. "Hatfield" (Widespread Panic) – 12:07
6. "Tall Boy" (Widespread Panic) – 6:01
7. "Red Hot Mama" (Clinton) – 5:48
8. "Worry" (Widespread Panic) – 10:51
9. "Let's Get the Show on the Road" (Stanley) – 7:34

Personnel

Widespread Panic

• John Bell - Guitar, vocals
• John Hermann - Keyboards, vocals
• Michael Houser - Guitar, vocals
• Todd Nance - Drums, vocals
• Domingo S. Ortiz - Percussion
• Dave Schools - Bass

Guest Performers

• Randall Bramblett - Saxophone
• Anne Richmond Boston - Vocals
• Col. Bruce Hampton - Vocals
• Pete Jackson - Percussion
• John Keane - Banjo, pedal Steel guitar
• Chuck Leavell - Keyboards
• Count Mbutu - Percussion
• Yonrico Scott - Drums
• Derek Trucks - Guitar
• Charlie Pruet - Percussion
• Bill Berry - Percussion
• Dr. Arvin Scott - Percussion
• Garrie Vereen - Percussion

Production

• John Keane - Producer, mixing
• Billy Field - Engineer, mixing assistant
• Ken Love - Mastering
• Michael K. Sheehan - Photography

External links

• Widespread Panic website
• Everyday Companion
• [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r591958|pure_url=yes}} All Music entry]