Live At Lupos, 6/12/2004

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Total Tracks: 13   Total Length: 137:06

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Dean Budnick

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04.22.11
The Slip, Live At Lupos, 6/12/2004
Label: Kufala Recordings

The Slip bridges the bounds between jazz and pop aesthetics, with results that are occasionally abstruse yet often sublime. This release, a 2005 Jammy Award nominee for Live Album of the Year, presents the band in fine fettle at Lupo's in its native Rhode Island. Tracks such as the 20-minute "Nellie Jean" demonstrate that while the trio maintains an affinity for abstraction, it never neglects the sweet spots.

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nice long and meaty

FrickyFreshair

Yes, that describes this record accurately. They're a good, young jam band and I can't wait to see where they go from the album after this.

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