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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

10,000 Maniacs - 1993-05-29 - Berkeley CA (FM) :: So Many Roads

 Once Natalie Merchant had decided to leave the band and told them so, they embarked on one of the busiest years they had ever had and I have over ten boots from this year alone not counting official items like the ‘Unplugged' album and 'Our Time in Eden' itself. Having so many from this period is challenging for the boot collector but patience pays dividends and this just yesterday from the brilliant So Many Roads is a peach and possibly the best from that year (ever?). Their second (at least!?) appearance that  year in Berkeley they had played in Feb and now here in May. Very bass heavy to a degree but nothing an equalizer can’t twitch! It is well worth it. As it’s a radio broadcast the quality is truly exceptional

10000 Maniacs Live in Berkeley May 93 - So Many Roads


Speedy says 
"In September 1992, 10,000 Maniacs released the album Our Time in Eden, which featured the singles These Are Days, Candy Everybody Wants and Few and Far Between. The disc would be the last that the band would record with original lead singer Natalie Merchant. While recording of the disc in 1991, Merchant had informed the other members of the group that she would be leaving with the next 2 years to start a solo career. This FM broadcast captures 10,000 Maniacs on their last tour with Merchant on May 29, 1993, 3 decades ago today, in Berkeley. Just a little over 2 months later, on August 5, 1993, Merchant formally announced her departure from the band on MTV."




10,000 Maniacs

1993-05-29
Greek Theater
Berkely, CA
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included


01. Radio Introduction 
02. These Are Days 
03. If You Intend 
04. What's The Matter Here 
05. A Campfire Song
06. Like The Weather 
07. How You've Grown 
08. Jezebel 
09. Eat For Two 
10. Trouble Me (end applause spliced, tape flip)
11. Gun Shy 
12. Stockton Gala Days 
13. Candy Everybody Wants 
14. Hey Jack Kerouac
15. Few And Far Between 
16. My Sister Rose 
17. Everyday Is Like Sunday 
18. City Of Angels 
19. Let The Mystery Be > radio outro


 Crikey TWO hours of it here from St Louis of that year!




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