Comments on: Widespread Panic Gets Free Somehow

By: Rev. Joseph Mattews

Rev. Joseph Mattews — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:21:47 +0000

Justin, your article is the same, cliche trash that every other critic has already written. Clearly your only experience or information about WSP comes from google. May be you should write about things you know. Music is a subject you do not understand…. Peace.

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:34:43 +0000

Free Somehow is appealing to a younger audience. I am a senior in high school and ive been to 14 shows. i’d consider myself a fan of the band. As someone who wasnt fortunate enough to see mikey play live, although i love his style and music and respect him so much for everything he did for panic, i would have to say. i’m pretty comfortable with jimmy. Jimmy has a harder, faster style that may be what panic needed to change things up.
This is just a new era of this band. Time goes on and so has the music. Its evolved into a slightly different sound but i think that’s o.k. Panic will always thrive live. everyone knows that. We just need to sit back watch, and listen.

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:34:00 +0000

By: L. Williams

L. Williams — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:09:40 +0000

Are you asking why you don’t like Panic? Only you can figure that out.

So you’re not a fan. Cool. Life goes on.

By: L. Williams

L. Williams — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:09:00 +0000

Are you asking why you don’t like Panic? Only you can figure that out.

So you’re not a fan. Cool. Life goes on.

By: stems

stems — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:47:56 +0000

Umm … how to put this? ….Panic sucks. Didn’t even have to Google it.

Ah, just giving ya’ll a hard time, but honestly the success of this band baffles me. Is there something about living in the South that makes two-guitar blues rock sound innovative? I just don’t hear it. Living in Wisconsin I don’t have to confront Spreadnecks too much, but I distinctly my first time traveling to southern festivals — Bonnaroo and Langerado — and being absolutely confounded by the incredible appeal of this band. I’ve still seen Widespread Panic about five times — just not sure why.

By: stems

stems — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:47:00 +0000

Umm … how to put this? ….Panic sucks. Didn’t even have to Google it.

By: Dave Daniel

Dave Daniel — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:21:26 +0000

I thought this was a nice article, especially since I pretty much expect most music critics to sling mud this time around. Free Somehow is not a cozy little cave for Panic fans to nestle into and remember the old days. Which is why at first glance I was skipping tracks saying “where is my Panic?” I always skip through the tracks pretty quickly on the first spin, the anticipation of hearing the next track compels me to do it.

But after giving this album several more thoughtful listens, I realized that I like what I didn’t expect to like, and not so much what I expected to like. Boom Boom Boom, the opening track, continues to thrive in my mind, and is the song I’m most excited to hear live, along with Walk on the Flood and Three Candles.

The album is true to itself and true to the feelings of present. If 2008 says we rock it, then we rock it. Nothing has ever been forced with Panic, and that is their greatest attribute.

Thanks for the thoughtful article.

By: Dave Daniel

Dave Daniel — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:21:00 +0000

The album is true to itself and true to the feelings of present. If 2008 says we rock it, then we rock it. Nothing has ever been forced with Panic, and that is their greatest attribute.

Thanks for the thoughtful article.

By: Rev. Joseph Mattews

Rev. Joseph Mattews — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:12:45 +0000

Sorry Justin, perhaps I was too harsh. I have been in the seen a long time and this CD has been reviewed by many critics who know nothing of this band, and it all sounds the same, (just stuff they read on the bands web site). I was hoping someone would comment who understands the music not just reads about. I was having bad day yesterday. I’ll keep reading,
Peace