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- Summary: The 10th album for the Georgia jam band is the first featuring new guitarist Jimmy Herring.
- Record Label: Widespread
- Genre(s): Rock
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| Well, I can't sleep, I've been up all night Laughin' in Savannah with the Bay Street moon By the wet smell of sulfur from the cobblestones I've been... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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While its upbeat rockers add a welcome sense of urgency, Free Somehow is most interesting when it is slow, pensive and bleak.
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Although Free Somehow doesn't reach the energy level of Widespread Panic's best live performances, with Herring in place, the band has certainly rediscovered its musical roots.
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Entertainment WeeklyHerring's fluid performances are as tight as an extra-small Phish T-shirt on a fat roadie, even if some tracks make for better six-string showcases than others. [15 Feb 2007, p.67]
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Q MagazineFree Somehow has its moments, but as ever, there's something missing. [May 2008, p.141]
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So while Free Somehow can't quite rival the energy of a Widespread show, it still offers something that those concerts cannot, making the album a worthwhile purchase for most dedicated fans.
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Stylistically and harmonically, Free Somehow is a departure from Widespread Panic’s recognizable sanguine Southern rock.
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Free Somehow sounds like what happens when wizened road warriors hit the studio begrudgingly.
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JeffM.Feb 16, 2008Dark Day Program is beautiful. A different song than I have ever heard from Panic. The CD is a roller coaster ride.
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