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Widespread Panic - 'Til the Medicine Takes Audio CD

A fair review of the Widespread Panic "'Til the Medicine Takes" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Widespread Panic reviews here, or go back to the Widespread Panic tabs.

Widespread Panic Band: Widespread Panic
Title: 'Til the Medicine Takes
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Release Date: 1999-07-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Surprise Valley 2: Bear's Gone Fishin' 3: Climb To Safety 4: Blue Indian 5: The Waker 6: Party At Your Mama's House 7: Dyin' Man 8: You'll Be Fine 9: One Arm Steve 10: Christmas Katie 11: All Time Low 12: Nobody's Loss

Great Studio Effort
With the exception of The Waker, the boys do a credible job. The reviewer that trashed it because the other guys contribute vocals is off base. I think particularly so on Nobody's Loss. Overall, a great Panic release. Being a studio recording it's short on long solos but otherwise a great listen. Fratboy doesn't like Panic at all (see his other review) and his rantings can be ignored (what's tree-hugging got to do with any of this?). If you want to hear some good, earthy, diverse, from-the-heart music, buy this CD.


Appropriate title----their spaciest album


Released in 1999, this is Widespread Panic's sixth studio CD. THE BEST SONGS ARE ALSO ON CLASSIC CITY. It is 54 minutes long, and the sound quality is very good. It originally came in a cardboard foldout case. The cover has a vividly colored bird with a silver, 3-D, almost holographic background. The little tabs that hold the CD in place broke off almost immediately.

This is an appropriate title, because it has some of their wierdest music. It isn't really spacy, like early Dead, but there are some strange parts.

The CD starts out very strong, with the first three songs. Some of it has that distinctive southern driving sound that made their first two CD's so great. However, I could do without that "Spy vs. Spy" chorus on Bear's Gone Fishin'. What is this? Mad Magazine?

From there, the CD goes downhill. There should be a rule that only John Bell should do the lead vocals. The other guys in the group just can't sing. Unfortunately, this CD has more songs with other lead vocalists than any other Panic CD.

Party At Your Mama's House is another boring tedius instrumental. For a jam band, Widespread Panic was never very good at composing instrumentals. There are some very beautiful sections of playing during this tune, but it doesn't hold together as a whole.

This is another example of one of those "singer/songwriter" CD's from a jam band, where the band tries to go after a hit. All the songs are short and in some cases mucically limited.

All the best songs on this CD (like Dying Man) are also available on the live albums, like Classic City. The group does not play the bad songs in concert. I would suggest getting the live albums and just skipping this.


What the hell is that tree hugger talking about?
Weekend Hippies? What the hell is that guy talking about? Sure there are a lot of frat boys, but they do not claim to be hippies. Widespread Panic: a real band that defines an entire generation of people. I think that there is a great, albeit southern crowd at the shows, which is to say that they are a lot cooler than any Phishy Vermont a-holes.

Anyhow, this album is wonderful, like every other album that WSP has released. The chemistry that grew for 15 years between the six members of the band really shows on this album. As it was Mikey's last album with Panic, it will certainly go down in jam band history.


First impressions definitely make a difference!
I was blown away with the first and second tracks, "Surprise Valley" and "Bear Gone Fishin'". When I first discovered Widespread Panic back in 2001, this was the album I listened to. It just got better and better as the album went on. Panic might take some cues from their rock n' roll predecessors, the Grateful Dead, Allman Bros. and Talking Heads, etc. , but they mix it up into a sound that's all their own. After putting this album on repeat for about a month, I finally got to see them live for the first time in Jackson, MS. I was so impressed with them that I went to the next show in Little Rock, AR and I've been addicted ever since! These boys know how to make music from their hearts and souls(which is rare in this Brittney Spears plastic world)!! Some may say this type of music draws the "neo-hippie" crowd. All I know is that you meet some of best and kindest people in the world at WSP shows. Cheers to friends so near!!.


VERY Impressed!
I've been an R. WOW! That's really all I can say about this album. E. M. Fan since '91. I've heard a lot of things about Widedpread Panic, but never sat down, and listened to one of their Albums. I'm SO glad I finally did! And, that I started with this one. It really is amazing! It's very refreshing to hear some "Real, Good" Music for a change! I don't bother with the radio, or pay attention to who's at the top of the Billboard charts. It doesn't even begin to compare to this! (The same goes for R. E. M) I'm pretty picky when it comes to music. There aren't very many Albums that I can listen to, without skipping a song or 2. This one is pure perfection! I'm going to be listening to this thing for a good, long while. Until I decide to get more of their stuff.


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