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Versions - Different performances of the song by the same artist

Compilations - Other albums which feature this performance of the song

Covers - Performances of a song with the same name by different artists

Song Title	Versions	Compilations	Covers
tuning/intro
Providence
banter - the feeling was mutual
I Know You Know
banter - dedication to Mark White
Oh Daddy
It Knows The Difference
banter - Chris and his grandmother
Let's Try Again
banter - not a jack-in-the-box
Teddy
banter - advice about getting buzzed
Needle In My Mind
banter - more words of wisdom
Cop That The Robber
banter - for the taper guys
Gorilla Boy
banter - a song about this very bar
Laraby's Gang
banter - Chris woke up mad
The Ill Blues
encore break
Norma Jean
banter - Spin in da house
Mary Jane
banter - crowd cheers for more
A Piece Of Glass
banter - a prepubescent fantasy
A Taste Of Joanie
Some Enchanted Evening
banter - back on the 28th, the mailing list

Notes

The Homegrown Lopes opened, Cherokee Sex Workshop played after Chris

Notes:
For BARN72, the next installment in my archival recording series, I have finally decided to dig into some of Spin Doctors related material I've recorded over a many many year period. The Spin Doctors were the first jamband that I really got into (years before they had their huge radio hits or even had an album out for that manner). Instead of going straight for some classic Spins, a lot of which is already in circulation, let's start with something different -- a Chris Barron solo acoustic show.

After they were already one of the biggest bands in the world, the Spin Doctors managed to come back down to Earth and Eric Schenkman left the band. They hired 2 guitarists in succession (Anthony Krizan and Eran Tabib) and Ivan Neville to play keys (for a while), and played a BUNCH of small shows back where they got their start at the Nightingale Bar, trying to get their "mojo" back. They even released 3 CDs during the "dark ages" without Eric (the material they wrote during this time period has dropped into the collective unconsciousness of the band). In addition Chris Barron used to pop in for a show there on occasion, and this is one of them. (Luckily, when the Spins do play these days, it is just the original lineup).

Things you can hear clearly during the course of this show: People chattering about random stuff (well for the 1st 40 minutes or so). The cash register every time someone pays for a drink. Glasses clinking as they are cleared. The balls crashing into each other on pool table. The front door opening and closing. Occasional distortion coming out of the PA system. Strange occasional bursts of loud volume (which I have tried to minimize). Oh and the really loud, nearby claps that I went through the recording and removed the worst of one-by-one.

If you've got headphones on listen to the cool stereo singalong near the end of Gorilla Boy which Chris asks the left side of the room to sing one part and the right side to sing another.

This show is a great overview of Chris' career at the time -- you've got some of the earliest songs he ever wrote (Teddy, Providence, Norma Jean, A Taste of Joanie), some brand new songs from the time (Let's Try Again, Needle In My Mind), some DEEP and rarely performed ("holy sh*t, is he really playing this?") Spin Doctors cuts (Gorilla Boy, Cop That The Robber, A Piece Of Glass), some tunes from the height of the Spins popularity (Mary Jane, Laraby's Gang), and a once-off (as far as I can tell) cover of Some Enchanted Evening.

All in all it is a very loose performance with Chris comfortable and having fun, an interested crowd (well at least once the chatter quiets down about 1/2 way through the show) having fun bantering with Chris and calling for more and more, not letting him leave the stage (Chris initally starts saying he's going to wrap it up about 40 minutes into this nearly 80 minute set). Unforunately there's not a ton I can do about the sound which was all over the place and relatively thin. This place was a dump, and had a soundsystem befitting a dump.

Also, there were 2 brief cuts in the recording during the encore break, which, I believe, were due to a battery change and then a DAT tape change, as Chris played a lot longer than I thought he would.

Some people I can clearly hear in the audience: myself (twice), David Landsberger, Jesse Jarnow (I *think*). Let me know if you can identify yourself in this recording....

If you're paying attention, the next release in my BARN series will be another 1997 Chris Barron show, as it road along on the coattails of this one because they were on the same DAT tape. So if you like this one, there's another similar one (albeit with slightly better sound) coming very soon!


Enjoy!

Scott

A rundown of my previous BARN archival releases (all can be found on archive.org except as noted):
BARN1 - Col Bruce Hampton and the Code Talkers at Bret & Joyce's wedding 9/17/2005
BARN2 - Col Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit (w/guest Warren Haynes for all of set 2) Wetlands 11/20/1993
BARN3 - moe. Wetlands 7/8/1995
BARN4 - Dan Bern Bottom Line 7/31/1998 (late show)
BARN5 - moe. Birch Hill 10/31/1996
BARN6 - moe. Maxwells 1/20/1996
BARN7 - Dan Bern Central Park Summerstage 9/19/1997
BARN8 - Dan Bern, Bottom Line 8/1/1998
BARN9 - moe. Bayou 4/5/1997
BARN10 - moe. Irving Plaza 4/4/1997
BARN11 - moe. AKA 9/7/1995
BARN12 - Yolk AKA 9/7/1995
BARN13 - Robert Walter/Johnny Vidacovich/James Singleton/Donald Harrison Preservation Hall 4/30/08
BARN14 - Phish Las Vegas, NV 10/31/1998 (on bt.etree.org)
BARN15 - Phish Great Went @ Loring AFB, Limestone, ME 8/16/1997 (on bt.etree.org) - by request
BARN16 - Phish Great Went @ Loring AFB, Limestone, ME 8/17/1997 (on bt.etree.org), includes orchestra set - by request
BARN17 - Phish Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, 8/4/1996 (on bt.etree.org) - by request
BARN18 - Phish Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, 8/6/1996 (on bt.etree.org) - by request
BARN19 - Phish Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, 8/7/1996 (on bt.etree.org) - by request
BARN20 - Phish Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, 8/5/1996 (on bt.etree.org) - by request
BARN21 - God Street Wine, Irving Plaza, NYC 6/24/1993
BARN22 - Leftover Salmon, Wetlands, NYC 10/1/1994
BARN23 - Anders Osborne, Manny's Carwash, NYC 11/5/1997
BARN24 - Anders Osborne, Manny's Carwash, NYC 11/6/1997
BARN25 - moe. Pool Party, Morganville, NJ 6/2/1996
BARN26 - Widespread Panic, Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ 11/7/1992 (on bt.etree.org)
BARN27 - Stew ["Passing Strange"], The Turning Point, Piermont, NY 4/6/2003 (on bt.etree.org. dimeadozen.org)
BARN28 - Stew ["Passing Strange"], Joe's Pub, New York, NY 5/22/2003 (on bt.etree.org)
BARN29 - Percy Hill, Lion's Den, NYC 3/16/1996
BARN30 - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Irving Plaza, 8/3/1995
BARN31 - Percy Hill, Wetlands, NYC 6/8/1996
BARN32 - Bad Livers, Mercury Lounge, NYC, 11/15/1999 (opening for Leftover Salmon)
BARN33 - Bad Livers, Mercury Lounge, NYC, 11/16/1999 (opening for Leftover Salmon)
BARN34 - G. Love And Special Sauce, Central Park Summerstage, NYC 6/18/1995
BARN35 - The Band, The Great Lawn, Central Park, NYC 5/16/1993 (on dimeadozen.org)
BARN36 - The Band, Mountain Stage Radio broadcast, Charleston, WV, recorded 4/4/1996 (on dimeadozen.org)
*** Start of New Orelans Jazzfest Appreciation mini-series (note that BARN13 technically belongs in this series) ***
BARN37 - Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, 5/5/2008
BARN38 - Steve Kimock Band, Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, 5/6/2001 (2AM show)
BARN39 - The Funky Meters, Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, 5/6/2001 (11PM show) (on bt.etree.org)
BARN40 - Anders Osborne, Tower Records instore, New Orleans, LA, 5/7/2001 (on bt.etree.org)
BARN41 - Joe Krown Trio w/Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Russell Batiste + special guest Mike Gordon, Tipitina's, New Orleans, 5/5/2008
BARN42 - Russell Batiste and Friends, The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, 5/1/2008 (on bt.etree.org)
BARN43 - Global Noize, The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, 5/1/2008 (on bt.etree.org)
BARN44 - Deep Banana Blackout, The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, LA 5/6/2000
BARN45 - Bela Fleck And The Flecktones, The Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA 5/5/2000
BARN46 - Medeski Martin And Wood, The Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA 5/6/2000 (on bt.etree.org)
BARN47 - String Cheese Incident, The Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA 5/5/2000
BARN48 - Soulive, House Of Blues Parish, New Orleans, LA 5/5/2001
BARN49 - String Cheese Incident, Cajun Queen Riverboat, New Orleans, LA 5/3/2000
BARN50 - New Mastersounds, House Of Blues Parish, New Orleans, LA 5/2/2008
BARN51 - Funky Meters, Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN 6/13/2003
BARN52 - George Porter And The Runnin' Pardners, Village Underground, NYC, 5/19/2001
BARN53 - Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Tramps, NYC 10/29/1993 late show
BARN54 - The Meters, Tramps, NYC 5/15/93 late show
BARN55 - The Meters, Tramps, NYC 10/29/93 late show
BARN56 - Wild Magnolias, Wetlands, NYC 2/10/2000
*** end of New Orelans Jazzfest Appreciation mini-series ***
BARN57 - Blues Traveler, Livingston Gym @ Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 4/17/1993
BARN58 - Phish, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 10/29/1998
BARN59 - Jazz Is Dead, Bottom Line, NYC 2/7/1998 (late show only)
BARN60 - Grateful Dead, Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA 5/27/1993
BARN61 - The Dude Of Life (w/Trey Anastasio and Jon Fishman for entire show, plus Page McConnell for a bunch), Wetlands, NYC 2/5/1994 - on bt.etree.org
BARN62 - ALO, High Sierra Music Festival Main Stage, Quincy, CA 7/3/2005
BARN63 - Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, High Sierra Music Festival Main Stage, Quincy, CA 7/3/2005
BARN64 - Dan Bern, The Bottom Line, NYC 11/11/1998
BARN65 - Galactic, Knitting Factory, NYC 10/18/1997
BARN66 - Bruce Hornsby And The Range, Paramount Theater, NYC 12/7/1993
BARN67 - God Street Wine, Irving Plaza, NYC 8/26/1993
BARN68 - Warren Haynes Midnight Southern Jam - Wetlands, NYC 8/5/1993
BARN69 - Dave Matthews And Friends (Trey Anastasio, Tim Reynolds, Tony Hall, Brady Blade, Ray Paczkowski) Bonnaroo 6/11/2004
BARN70 - Rana at Bret & Joyce's wedding, Whitehall, NY 9/17/2005
BARN71 - Soulive - Baby Juputer, NYC 6/11/1999
BARN72 - Chris Barron, Nightingale Bar, NYC 7/14/1997

Thanks to David Landsberger (or was it Boris Lvovsky? I can't recall) for the use of the AKG-C1000s to record this show.

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