Bluest Tape

Panic fans have long cherished tapes from Spring 1997 with numerous SBDs making their way into circulation, perhaps because of the generosity of Dave Schools. Early 1997 was filled with great shows and interesting setlists, highlighted this week by a first set “Feelin’ Alright’ from May 1, an unexpectedly rare “Stop-Go” sandwich from May 2, an all-time favorite “Sandbox > Just Kissed My Baby” from May 3, and our set closer, a mellow “Gradle” from Jazz Fest on May 4. As an added bonus, we have included some of favorite “JB-isms” from this tour. Mr. Bell was in an especially jovial mood during this last week-plus of the tour, and provided the crowd with some real gems from the dais. Enjoy!

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

1 May 1997 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
Feelin’ Alright > Nobody’s Loss > You Got Yours
Source: DSBD

2 May 1997 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Egyptian Room
Stop-Go > Better Off > Stop-Go
Source: Neumann TLM170

3 May 1997 - Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheater
Sandbox > Just Kissed My Baby > Greta > Chilly Water > Aunt Avis
Source: SBD

JBisms:
5/1/97 encore > 5/2/97 start of second set > 5/2/97 encore > 5/3/97 opener

4 May 1997 - New Orleans, LA - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Gradle
Source: SBD

Pete Sarantakos' celebrated A of D/A&W t-shirt

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Last week, we gave you the rockin’ part of Spring 2002. This week, we slow it down and look at some of the touching moments from this short and sweet tour through the Southeast. The band, especially Michael Houser, were propelled into greatness by crowds knowing that these shows might be the last time they see the boys from Athens, GA together on stage. Today’s episode highlights the encore from 4/24/02 Savannah, a downcast mid-set “Old Joe” > “This Part of Town” from 4/27/02 at Oak Mountain, and two of the finest, most emotional moments in Panic history, “Don’t Be Denied” from 4/27/02, and the encore from 4/28/02 featuring the crowd-pleaser, “Postcard.”

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

24 April 2002 - Savannah, GA - Civic Center
City of Dreams > Mr. Soul
Source: Schoeps MK41V > KC5 > M222 > NT222 > AD1000 > HHb PDR-1000, FOB/DFC by Charles Fox

27 April 2002 - Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheater
Old Joe > This Part of Town
Help Me Somebody > Don’t Be Denied
Source: {Neumann AK50+LC3+KM100 (XY) -> Oade M148} +{Neumann AK30+LC3+KM100 (split 2') -> Oade M148} ->Soundcraft Spirit Notepad 4-Channel Mixer -> mod SBM1Recorded By Mike Falcon & Ben Morrison; Transfer: Dat -> Oade DAW -> DSP -> CD -> EAC -> Flac 16 Digitally Remastered and Transfered to CD BY Doug Oade

28 April 2002 - Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheater
Trouble, Down, Postcard
Source: Same as 4/27

You Tube: 28 April 2002 Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheater - Complete Show

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This week, we take trip back 15 years to 2002 for the final spring tour of Michael Houser’s tenure in Widespread Panic. By the time April 2002 rolled around, rumors were fairly rampant about his health, and of course, were confirmed when he left the band in July, and sadly passed away in August. Spring tour was a short little seven show jaunt through the band’s original stomping grounds, the good ole American South. The tour began with a raucous two-night stand in Raleigh, followed by one-offs in Asheville and Savannah, and closed out with an epic three-nighter at Oak Mountain. We kick it off this week with a raunchy version of “Ride Me High” from 4/20/02, and close it out with the “A of D > Cream Puff War > Fishwater” opener from 4/26/02, plus some great tracks in between. Enjoy!

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

20 April 2002 - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheater
Ride Me High > Arleen > And It Stoned Me
Source: AKG c34 > S42 > EAA PSP2 > Apogee AD1000 > Sony D-10 ProI, FOB/DFC by Josh Evans

21 April 2002 - Asheville, NC - Civic Center
Diner
Source: Schoeps MK41V > KC5 > M222 > NT222 > AD1000 > HHb PDR-1000, FOB/DFC by Charles Fox

24 April 2002 - Savannah, GA - Civic Center
Airplane
Source: Schoeps MK41V > KC5 > M222 > NT222 > AD1000 > HHb PDR-1000, FOB/DFC by Charles Fox

26 April 2002 - Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheater
A of D > Cream Puff War > Fishwater
Source: {Neumann AK50+LC3+KM100 (XY) -> Oade M148} +{Neumann AK30+LC3+KM100 (split 2') -> Oade M148} ->Soundcraft Spirit Notepad 4-Channel Mixer -> mod SBM1Recorded By Mike Falcon & Ben Morrison; Transfer: Dat -> Oade DAW -> DSP -> CD -> EAC -> Flac 16 Digitally Remastered and Transfered to CD BY Doug Oade

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Instrumental selections have been a staple of Panic setlists since its earliest days in Athens. They can be show and set openers, mid-set tempo changers, welcome surprises, and, as the kids like to say, pure fire, too. Today’s selections just scratch the surface of Panic’s cache of wordless wonders. We start with a “Maggot Brain” opener from 1994, a rare “Machine” separated from its usual partner-in-crime, “Barstools and Dreamers,” and a speed metal version of “B of D” from Spring 2000.

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

9 October 1994 - Wilmington, NC - Trask Auditorium, Univ. of North Carolina- Wilmington
Maggot Brain > Driving Song > Let’s Get the Show on the Road > Driving Song
Source: AKG 468

3 May 1995 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
Machine > Travelin' Light
Source: FOB Sennheiser 421's > Denon DTR-80P by Kevin Preuss

11 April 2000 - Richmond, VA - Landmark Theater
Christmas Katie > B of D > Goin’ Out West
Source: AKG481(XY) > V2 > SBM-1 > M-1 (8th row/slightly off-center mikey side) by Mike Labuda

Links:
Freddy Jones Band Official Site
Garrie Vereen talking about setlist creation for The Earth Will Swallow You
Machine Everytime Played

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We continue making our way through Spring 1996, finding the band in rare form in Columbia, SC, Statesboro, GA, and Norfolk, VA. Listen for an especially intense version of “Cream Puff War,” a rare mid-set “Dream Song,” the last performance of the Scott Joplin ragtime classic, “Solace,” and an intense “Porch Song” set closer. If episode one didn’t convince you that Spring 1996 is a keeper, then these three selections certainly will!

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

29 March 1996 - Columbia, SC - Carolina Coliseum, University of South Carolina
Cream Puff War, Hatfield > Arleen (28:00)
Source: AKG 468

4 April 1996 - Statesboro, GA - Legends Music Park
Driving Song > Chunk of Coal > Driving Song > Dream Song > Knocking ‘Round the Zoo (23:12)
Source: AKG 468

13 April 1996 - Norfolk, VA - Fieldhouse, Old Dominion University
Pilgrims > Solace, Porch Song (8:23)
Source: FOB AKG461 (DIN) > BPS-1s FP-11s > DA-P20

Links:
Find out more about Statesboro, GA
Scott Joplin Wikipedia
Dream Song Everytime Played
Solace Everytime Played

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For the inaugural episode of The Bluest Tape, we charge headlong into the stellar Spring Tour of 1996. Coming on the heels of Sit n Ski, the band returned to the Midwest, Southeast, and East Coast for a 26-show tour that featured some not just some of Panic’s best playing to date, but some of the best in its 30-plus year history. Join us as stop for fantastic first set selections from Columbia, MO and Johnson City, TN, and a wild and raucous second set closer from Buckhannon, West-By-God-Virginia.

Links below go to whole show streams from Panicstream.

26 March 1996 - Columbia, MO - Jesse Auditorium, University ofMissouri
Set 1: Walk On > Tall Boy > Tie Your Shoes >Galleon > Love Tractor (29:30)
Source: AKG 451 > SV-250

28 March 1996 - Johnson City, TN - Freedom Hall
Set 1:Vacation > Rebirtha > Porch Song (21:50)
Source: FOB Schoeps CMC64>sonosax>d10proII by Ryan Varnum

20 April 1996 - Buckhannon, WV - Rockafeller Center, West Va.Wesleyan College
Set 2: Papa’s > Floozie > Drums > Papa’s >Parsons (22:05)
Source: SBD

YouTube:
20 April 1996: Junior > A of D (check out the body surfing!)
20 April 1996: Better Off > Pigeons

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I'd rather be Driving > Disco > Driving.

Episode 1 coming on 3/28/17

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