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| Earth to America | 
 enlarge | Artist: Widespread Panic
Label: Sanctuary Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (21 reviews)
Sales Rank: 88798
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 060768478220
EAN: 0060768478220
ASIN: B000FJA9P2
Release Date: June 13, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Second Skin | | • | Goodpeople | | • | From the Cradle | | • | Solid Rock - Widespread Panic, Dylan, Bob | | • | Time Zones | | • | When the Clowns Come Home | | • | Ribs and Whiskey | | • | Crazy | | • | You Should Be Glad | | • | May Your Glass Be Filled |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Earth to America marks the 20th anniversary of Georgia's premier road warriors on record (they actually formed in the early-1980s). To reward fans for their support, there's a lot of bang forthe buck on this 62-minute recording, including 11-minute space-funk jam "Second Skin," which gets the party started. Sadly, 2006 also marks the fourth anniversary of Michael "Panic" Houser's passing. That year, they added George McConnell on guitar, recorded 2003's Ball, and then took an uncharacteristic 15-month break. For their next effort, the sextet decided to shake up their usual production process by trading John Keane's Athens forTerry Manning'sBahamas-based Compass Point Studios (whose clients include Lenny Kravitz and ZZ Top). Manning also loaned the band Robert Johnson's Dobrofor the Canned Heat-meets-Blues Traveler jaunt, "Ribs and Whiskey," another album highlight. Despite the loss of their co-founder,Widespread Panic'sninthstudio effortisn't a downer?a thoughtful enterprise perhaps, but not a pessimistic one, as John Bellaffirms in the penultimate track, "You should be glad." Fittingly, it?s followed by "May Your Glass Be Filled," an adaptation of a poem dedicated to Houser. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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| Customer Reviews: Read 16 more reviews...
 What did he say? October 7, 2007
Love the music. But as usual with all WP CD's, I can't understand what in the world the lyrics mean. Ruins it for me.
 Widespread Rules!! June 26, 2007
I recently crushed my foot(broken in several places) and have been recooperating with the help of W.P. Although I have been heavily medicated most of the time this is still some of the greatest music I have ever heard. I've been a Widespread fan for a while, but until recently I have only owned 3 of their CD's. In the last month I've purchased every CD they have. They just get better and better. I can't wait til I break something else!
Wanna Dance? February 21, 2007
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Put this in your MP3 player, listens a while until it sinks in and let it move you.
Can't wait to see them live @ Langerado (3/11/07).
Love this band, love this album!
A pleaser! January 15, 2007
I love this album! I am a WP fan anyway, and in this album, the band takes on a fresh new direction. Some people find it too twangy and off-key, but I think that gives it some extra charm. "Second Skin" is a wonderful song, but it took a few listens to grow on me; though I was instantly taken by the rest of the album (most notably "Ribs and Whiskey"). While I love the style of this album, I hope their next albums continue to reinvent and take on new creative directions, rather than follow in the country/bluegrass sound of this one.
This is an excellent CD for WP fans, and for music lovers! I can't wait to see the Earth to America tour this spring!
 Don't Waste Your Money September 8, 2006
0 out of 17 found this review helpful
Not even producer Terry Manning's Bahamas- based Compass Point Studios could salvage this "train-wreck" of a CD. Eight of "E2A"'s selections are forgetable songs the band performed on their 2005 Tour. Second Skin( 24 times), Goodpeople(23 times), Solid Rock-a Dylan cover-(16 times), Time Zones(16 times), When the C(l)ow(n)s Come Home(17 times), Ribs and Whiskey(37 times)- which was first performed way back on 11/90, You Should Be Glad(24 times) and May Your Glass Be Fiiled(15 times). So their loyal fan based- "spreadheads"- have already heard this material. Creativity and originaltiy are tossed out the window. If this is the best the band has to offer, maybe they should to talk to their financial consultants- retirement is straight ahead.
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