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

10,000 Maniacs - MTV Inaugural Ball 1993

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!