“We’ll Be Back to Clean It All Up Later:” Traditional Closers, Vol. 2

We close our the closers series with the top five picks in our draft. It was a tough choice at the top of the draft, a true Ryan Leaf v. Peyton Manning kind of decision, but in this case, I suppose there were really no losers and no one ended up in jail for drugs and theft. If that’s the case, then I guess it was nothing like Leaf v. Manning.

Anyway, I digress. So, Widespread Panic. Closers. Jeff had the 1st, 4th and 5th picks, and went with “Conrad,” “Proving Ground,” and “Cream Puff War,” while Harvey used his 2nd and 3rd picks on “Chilly Water” and “Love Tractor.” Along the way, we discuss some of our favorite tropes like Midwest shows, random mid-90s tribute albums and compilations, hyperbolic thoughts on 1996, Danny the Sound Guy, split “Proving” vs. un-split “Proving,” and shows we discover during show prep. Just another great episode from your friends at the Bluest Tape - turn it up and enjoy!

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

#5 - Cream Puff War (JK)
01 May 1999 - New Orleans, LA - Municipal Auditorium
Greta > Sharon > Cream Puff War
Source: FOB Schoeps CCM4 > Sonosax SX-M2 > HHb Portadat by Brian Levine

#4 - Proving Ground (JK)
29 October 1996 - Kalamazoo, MI - State Theater
Airplane > Proving Ground > Love Tractor > Proving Ground
Source: B&K 4011

#3 - Love Tractor (HC)
07 May 1997 - Louisville, KY - Palace Theater
Papa’s Home > Love Tractor
Source: Matrix SBD + AKG 483 > Oade > SBM1 > D8 (66% SBD / 33% AKG 483) by Harvey Couch

#2 - Chilly Water (HC)]
25 November 1997 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
Arleen > Chilly Water
Source: Schoeps CMC64 > Beyer MV100 > DA-P1

#1 - Conrad the Caterpillar (JK)
29 November 2000 - Champaign, IL - Assembly Hall
Hatfield > Bowlegged Woman > Conrad
Source: DPA 4011 > Lunatec V2 > AD2K

FIVE HOURS OF HEADY GRATEFUL DEAD JAMS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4TW70xVkmU&t=2s

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