Don't Tell the Band [Digipak]

Don't Tell the Band [Digipak] Artist: Widespread Panic
Label: Sanctuary Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 060768450721
EAN: 0060768450721
ASIN: B00005KCFY


Release Date: 2001-06-19

Don't Tell the Band [Digipak]


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Tracks:

  1. Little Lilly
  2. Give
  3. Imitation Leather Shoes
  4. This Part Of Town
  5. Sometimes
  6. Thought Sausage
  7. Down
  8. Big Wooly Mammoth/Tears Of A Woman
  9. Case Del Grillo
  10. Old Joe
  11. Action Man
  12. Don't Tell The Band

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Amazon.com

While large parts of their generation were trashing blues-based rock and searching for alternatives, Georgia's Widespread Panic eagerly picked up where the Dead and a generation of other improv-driven musicians left off. But that sense was hardly reactionary; indeed, WP's musical utopianism seems to have gleaned as much from alt-rock as the Allmans, infusing this 2001 collection with a bracing sense of adventure. Their seventh album encompasses the stylistic diversity longtime fans have come to expect, with that diversity now underscored by the walloping hard-rock edge on "Give," "Imitation Leather Shoes," and "Action Man." With vocalist John Bell's expressive, character-rich voice evoking spirits as diverse as Steve Miller, James Hetfield, and Eddie Vedder, the band's tales of jaundiced romance and bleary-eyed life are ensconced in dreamy piano ballads ("This Part of Town"), neo-psych funk ("Thought Sausage"), and even rootsy Nashville-meets-Memphis novelty ("Big Wooly Mammoth"). Tellingly, WP infuse their cover of alt-rock pioneers Firehose's "Sometimes" with an infectious, Miller-esque pop groove that further highlights their sense of musical team play. <I>--Jerry McCulley</I>

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Overall good, with a couple bombs.......2004-10-06

I bought this last night and was initially impressed. When I got to "thought sausage" however, the train ran off the tracks. Seriously, it is something you'd hear at a junior high talent show. Just terrible. I guess most albums have a bomb or two. That being said, I like the album overall especially "part of town", "del grillo" and "don't tell the band". It's not as good as their zenith-Til the Medicine Takes, but hey, that's hard to top. I am a huge WSP fan. I would recommend it.

3 out of 5 stars Could be worse.......2002-04-19

Not necessarily "bad," good songs on here for sure, just definitely not up to the band's previous studio efforts...especially considering how strong it's predecessor was.

4 out of 5 stars Make sure you get the bonus live CD.......2001-10-10

The version of this album that I bought contained an unadvertised bonus live CD. I don't know if all versions of this album have this bonus live CD. There is another version of this album that does specifically list the extra live disc. You should get that one instead of this one to be sure you get the live CD.

The live CD is 26 minutes long and is a pretty good representation of how good the group sounds in concert. The music is fantastic, except for a horrible piano solo in the middle of track 3. When used as a rhythm instrument, the keyboards do add some depth to the songs. But, the keyboard solos can be pathetic. This one is on a par with Chopsticks.

The studio album is fairly typical, some great songs and some bad ones. Widespread Panic hasn't put out a perfect studio album since the first two.

5 out of 5 stars BIG WOOLY MAMMOTH!!!!.......2001-09-27

Widespread Panic is one of those bands that really gets to the soul of music. This album reflects that in songs like Case Del Grillo and Old Joe. I was stunned by some of the differences in this album from their previous efforts. The production value of their music has increased in every release and this one doesn't let you down. The range is incredible. From slow ballads to harder rockin songs and finally Big Wooly Mammoth.
The big puzzler on this album is what, exactly JB is singing in Thought Sausage.
I highly recommend this band. They are incredible in concert and it's one of those shows you have to see because the album is nothing like the show.
Highly recommended for all you freaks out there!

5 out of 5 stars

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