Spearhead
The Crystal Ballroom
Portland, OR
8/29/2002
SOURCE: SBD > Sony M-1 > Sony PCM 2300 > SB Audigy Platinum (spdif) > CDWAV > MKW > SHN [seekable]
DISC #1 (68:31:21)
1. Intro
2. We Don't Mind
3. Runfayalife
4. People In The Middle
5. Every Single Soul
6. Stay Human
7. Words
8. Skin On The Drum
9. Never Too Late
10. What I Be
11. Pray For Grace
12. Everyone Deserves Music
DISC #2 (72:29:29)
1. Feeling Free
2. Love Is Da Shit
3. What Happens Next
4. Words
5. In The Light
6. Soulshine
Encore
7. Intro
8. RadioActive Solo
9. Rock The Nation
10. Love Why Did You Have To Go
11. Yes I Will
12. Has Anybody Seen My Mind
DISC #3 (37:06:24)
1. Words
2. Bomb The World
3. Sometimes
4. Outro
TAPE AND TRANSFER
This show was taped off the SOUNDBOARD by Dan Kramer (tahoespearit) on his Sony M-1 DAT.
Soundboard Mix by Tige. Transferred by Matt Ziegler (spearits@loveisdashit.com)
Sony PCM 2300 DAT Digital out > S/PDIF in Audgy Soundblaster Platinum via
CD WAVE at 44.1 khz 16 Bit Stereo.
Tracked in CDWAVE by Matt Ziegler. SHN'd by Matt Ziegler via MKW (SEEKABLE)
NOTES:
Spearhead is:
Michael Franti - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dave Shul - Electric Guitar
Carl Young - Bass
Mannas Itiene - Drums
Radioactive - Human Beat Box
Bob Crawford - Keyboards *
*Bob Crawford fills in for Kevin Choice on this show.
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www.spearheadvibrations.com
www.loveisdashit.com
www.freakyandfree.com
Love like your life depends on it....
Because it does.
These same SHN files exist in the world with incorrect track
names d1 instead of d01. They are the same files just renamed
The MD5s were of course changed as well, but the sums match.
FLAWS:
None.
REVIEW: by Dan Kramer
After spending some R&R time and getting styled out at Fred and
Wonder's garden of eden and meeting Radio's newborn baby, Voice,
we headed down to the venue in downtown Portland.
If you have never been to the Crystal Ballroom you are really
missing out on one of the best smaller venues in the world. The
place used to be an old ballroom dancing club equipped with a
dancefloor with a spring reinforced cushioning underneath. It's
like dancing on a marshmellow matress, especially at a Spearhead
show!!!! You could not keep from dancing even if you didn't want to.
The venue also has really cool diferent paintings all around the place
as well. I think the show sold out but I'm not positive, it was
comfortably packed either way!
The band came out with We Don't Mind and rocked it into Runfayalife.
Radio rocked a freestyle as the band finished the song up and worked
slowly into Every Single Soul. Michael recited the lyrics to the
Beatnigs, Nature before going back into Every Single Soul. The
transition was flawless into Stay Human and they really took time to
show off with each members extended solos. Michael took it down a
notch to do an acapella version of Skin On The Drum.
Next, Radio brought his newborn baby up on stage with him in a sling
while the band did a super heartfelt version of Never Too Late. Michael
announced that it was Voice Milano's first Spearhead show as the band
sang the final verse to the song "Hold To Your children, let them know".
Little bit of a tearjerker but good to see that there is a next
generation in our midst.
Back to the action, The phat groove to What I Be starts up and the
crowd really gets pumpimg and moving on the bouncin' dancefloor. The
places is really shaking by the time they merge into Pray For Grace.
The boyz show no mercy as they continue on with Everyone Deserves
Music keepin' the floor rollin' with everyone holding on for the ride.
Feeling Free gave everyone a chance to catch their breath before funking
it back up with Love Is Da Shit. What Happens Next flowed out of Love
Is Da Shit and worked the crowd back into a frenzy. The slower, In The
Light was next with Dave ripping the solo as usual. Stepped it up a
notch for Soulshine to end the set.
After a minute or two, radio comes out and says, "SHHHH, My baby is
sleeping" and then he went into his panflute and Beatboxing intro before
the place went crazy to the pumping Rock The Nation. Michael and the
guyz took it down a level and performed a flawless version of Love Why
Did You Have To Go. The vibe continues on with the equally touching
and inspirational, Yes I Will. Then Michael suprizes us with a short
but sweet acoustic version of Has Anybody Seen My Mind. Michael invites
everyone to the 4th annual 911 Power to the Peaceful before he leads
everyone singing, "We can bomb the world to pieces, but we can't bomb it
in to peace". Bomb the World finished up and the guyz ripped right
into Sometimes which featured Marley's Running Away into Crazy Baldhead
(no Radio freestyle) after the Nivrana and M. Jackson covers.