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Recorded live at the House of Blues in South Carolina, this Widespread Panic date featured the addition of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band playing alongside them. It makes for an entirely different 'spread show to be sure. While the insanely long sprawling jams are all but absent here -- only on the final cut, "Rebirtha," do we get anything over 15 minutes, everything else is ten or under -- in place of that are tight, raucous, funky, gritty rock & roll tunes that traverse the worlds of R&B, Latin, and jazz, along with hard-spun, gritty Southern rock. From the opening sequences in "Thought Sausage," the multi-valent percussion drives the band down into itself to concentrate on the tighter grooves rather than the more spacious ones. The New Orleans backbeat in the band's cover of "Use Me," by Bill Withers moves the tune into a whole other sphere. The Dozens punch up the bassline and strut it out more. The only drawback is that John Bell seems unsure of how to deliver the lyric with this new wash of sound behind him. Likewise, "Bayou Lena," feels a bit stilted -- while the horns are free and easy and add a ton of life to the tune's atmosphere, the Panics seem unwilling to pull out all the stops. But these are minor complaints. Tracks like "Bust It Big," and "Old Neighborhood," and the wailing trance-out soul grit in "Arleen" more than make up for it. And of course the diehards get the acid groove beauty of "Rebirtha" to tide them over until the next multi-disc live set comes along. This is an experiment to be sure, but one that works well for the most part. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Hip-hop score for Fight Night 3
EA says next round of top boxing game will feature tracks from Dilated Peoples, Obie Trice, Atmosphere, and Consequence.
Hip-hop is the undisputed heavyweight of Fight Night Round 3's soundtrack. Updated info reveals that the game will ship February 20.
Ask any boxer, and he or she will tell you that the sport is all about rhythm and timing. In fact, it's like a dance. However, the intensity inside the ring doesn't fit zydeco or country-and-western tunes. Publisher Electronic Arts knows this and has released information on the music that will be featured in its upcoming boxing game, Fight Night Round 3.
As expected, based on previous Fight Night games, gamers will be bobbing and weaving to up-and-coming hip-hop artists. Included on the list is Detroit native and Slim Shady's pal Obie Trice, Slug's collective Atmosphere, and West Coast crew Dilated Peoples. The creation of an all-hip-hop soundtrack means the music of cover athlete Oscar de la Hoya will not be in the game. For a list of songs that will appear in Fight Night Round 3, look below, or head over to EA's Web site
for a sampling of the tunes.
EA has also settled on a release date for the game. Though the game's Web site and an announcement at CES said Fight Night Round 3 would be released on Valentine's Day, EA will now ship all versions on another holiday, Presidents' Day, February 20.
Fight Night Round 3 will appear on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PSP. The T for Teen-rated game will retail for $59.99 on the Xbox 360 and for $39.99 on all other platforms. For more info on the game, step into the ring with GameSpot's recent hands-on preview.
Here are the tracks for Fight Night Round 3:
Artist - Song Title
Atmosphere - The Arrival
Brasco - Uh-Oh
Consequence - Night Night
Dilated Peoples - Back Again
Dipset - The Best Out
Kray Twinz feat. D&G - Round One
L.T.D. A. - Knock Em Down
Obie Trice - Wanna Know
Roc 'C' - Don't Stop
Sean Biggs feat. Akon & Topic - Never Gonna Get It
Slic One - Crook Dancin
Young Roscoe - Itz Nothin
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