Identifier2636651
Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Reference Number0003139908
Status1
Media Typeshn
Media Count2
Sound Rating562
NoteMichael Franti and Spearhead
8/29/2002 - The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon

Spearhead is:

Michael Franti - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dave Shul - Electric Guitar
Carl Young - Bass
Manas Itiene -Drums
Bob Crawford - Keyboards *
Radioactive - Human Beat Box

*Bob Crawford fills in for Kevin Choice on this show.



You will need 3 CDs for this show. (74 min)


DISC #1 (68:31:21)

INTRO
WE DON'T MIDN
RUNFAYALIFE
PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE
EVERY SINGLE SOUL
STAY HUMAN
WORDS
SKIN ON THE DRUM
NEVER TOO LATE
WHAT I BE
PRAY FOR GRACE
EVERYONE DESERVES MUSIC

DISC #2 (72:29:29)

FEELIN' FREE
LOVEISDASHIT
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
WORDS
IN THE LIGHT
SOUL SHINE
SET 2 INTRO
RADIOACTIVE SOLO
ROCK THE NATION
LOVE WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GO
YES I WILL
ANYBODY SEEN MY MIND

DISC #3 37:06:24)

WORDS
BOMB THE WORLD
SOMETIMES
OUTRO



KNOWN FLAWS

This is a beautiful recording with a few small exceptions:




TAPE AND TRANSFER

This show was taped off the SOUNDBOARD by Dan Kramer (tahoesparit) 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)

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Photos of this show are available at:
http://www.purplesparkle.com/spearhead/Dan's%20Photo%20Archive/index.html

For more live Spearhead visit:

www.spearheadvibrations.com
www.loveisdashit.com
www.freakyandfree.com

Love like your life depends on it....
Because it does.


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 use 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, exspecially 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 aswell. I think the show sold out but I'm not positive, it was comfortly 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 a 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. Feelin' Free gave everyone a chance to catch thier 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 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 reestyle) after the Nivrana and M. Jackson covers.

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Performance
Michael Franti & Spearhead 2002-08-29 The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, OR
Set 1We Don't Mind, Runfayalife, People In The Middle, Every Single Soul, Stay Human, Words, Skin On The Drum, Never Too Late, What I Be, Pray For Grace, Everyone Deserves Music, Feeling Free, Love Is Da Shit, What Happens Next, Words, In The Light, Soulshine

Set 2Encore:
RadioActive Solo, Rock The Nation, Love Why Did You Have To Go, Yes I Will, Has Anybody Seen My Mind, Bomb The World, Sometimes


Set 3
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