''Live in the Classic City'' is the third

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released by

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. The album was recorded over an April 2000 three-night run in their hometown of

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. It was released in June 2002 and features a mix of originals and cover songs, studded with guest performances from other star performers, including

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, and former

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drummer

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. 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

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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

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

Disc two

#"All Time Low" (Widespread Panic) – 5:00 #"Mercy" (Widespread Panic) – 9:07 #"Ride Me High" ( Cale) – 16:21 #"Drums" (Widespread Panic) – 16:35 #"Time Is Free" (

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) – 11:39 #"Climb to Safety" (

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) – 8:16 #"Blue Indian" (Widespread Panic) – 5:39

Disc three

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

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) – 7:34

Personnel

Widespread Panic * John Bell -

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, vocals *

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- Guitar, vocals *

Todd Nance Todd Nance (November 20, 1962August 19, 2020) was an American musician. He was best known as the original drummer of Widespread Panic, a band he was a member of until his departure in 2016. He struggled with chronic illness for the remainder of ...

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, vocals * Domingo S. Ortiz -

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Dave Schools David Allen Schools (born December 11, 1964) is a bass player and founding member of American rock band Widespread Panic. He is also a record producer, songwriter and journalist with articles published in a wide variety of music magazines. Scho ...

- Bass Guest Performers *Randall Bramblett -

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*Anne Richmond Boston - Vocals *Col. Bruce Hampton - Vocals *Pete Jackson - Percussion * John Keane -

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- Keyboards *Count Mbutu - Percussion *Yonrico Scott - Drums *

- Guitar *Charlie Pruet - Percussion *

- 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

References

External links

Widespread Panic websiteEveryday Companion
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