Michael Franti & Spearhead
2002-08-29
Crystal Ballroom
Portland, OR

Source: SBD > Sony M-1
Transfer: Sony PCM 2300 DAT Digital out > S/PDIF in Audgy Soundblaster Platinum  @ 44.1 khz >
          CD WAVE > MKW > SHN (seekable)


Disc #1 (68:31:21)   

1.  Set I Intro
2.  We Don't Midn
3.  Runfayalife
4.  People In Tha Middle
5.  Every Single Soul
6.  Stay Human
7.  Words
8.  Skin On The Drum
9.  Never Too Late
10. What I Be
11. Pray For Grace
12. Everyone Deserves Music


Disc #2 (72:29:29)

1.  Feelin' Free
2.  Love Is Da Shit
3.  What Happens Next
4.  Words
5.  In The Light
6.  Soulshine
7.  Set II Intro
8.  Radioactive Solo
9.  Rock The Nation
10. Love Why Did You Have To Go
11. Yes I Will
12. Has Anybody Seen My Mind


Disc #3 (37:06:24)

1.  Words
2.  Bomb The World
3.  Sometimes
4.  Outro


Time: 2:57:51
SHNs: 942 MB
MP3s: 204 MB

Spearhead is:
Michael Franti - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Dave Shul - Electric Guitar
Carl Young - Bass
Mannas Itiene - Drums
Bob Crawford - Keyboards *
Radioactive - Human Beat Box
* Bob Crawford fills in for Kevin Choice on this show.

Notes:
Soundboard Mix by Tige.
This show was taped off the SBD by Dan Kramer (tahoespearit) on his M-1 DAT.
Transferred & SHN'd by Matt Ziegler (spearits@loveisdashit.com).

Photos of this show are available at:
http://www.purplesparkle.com/spearhead/Dan's%20Photo%20Archive/index.html

Flaws:
These same SHN files exist in the world with incorrect track names d1 instead of d01.  They are the same files just renamed  The MD5s were of course changed as well.

Review by Dan Kramer (tahoespearit)
After spending some R&R time and getting styled out at Fred and Wonder's garden of eden and meeting Radio's newborn baby, Voice, we headed down to the venue in downtown Portland. If you have never been to the Crystal Ballroom you are really missing out on one of the best smaller venues in the world. The place use to be an old ballroom dancing club equipped with a dancefloor with a spring reinforced cushioning underneath.
It's like dancing on a marshmellow matress, exspecially at a Spearhead show!!!! You could not keep from dancing even if you didn't want to. The venue also has really cool diferent paintings all around the place aswell. I think the show sold out but I'm not positive, it was comfortly packed either way!
The band came out with We Don't Mind and rocked it into Runfayalife. Radio rocked a freestyle as the band finished the song up and worked slowly into Every Single Soul. Michael recited the lyrics to the Beatnigs, Nature before going back into Every Single Soul. The transition was flawless into Stay Human and they really took time to show off with each members extended solos. Michael took it down a notch to do a acapella version of Skin On The Drum. Next, Radio brought his newborn baby up on stage with him in a sling while the band did a super heartfelt version of Never Too Late. Michael announced that it was Voice Milano's first Spearhead show as the band sang the final verse to the song "Hold To Your children, let them know". Little bit of a tearjerker but good to see that there is a next generation in our midst. 
Back to the action, The phat groove to What I Be starts up and the crowd really gets pumpimg and moving on the bouncin' dancefloor. The places is really shaking by the time they merge into Pray For Grace. The boyz show no mercy as they continue on with Everyone Deserves Music keepin' the floor rollin' with everyone holding on for the ride. Feelin' Free gave everyone a chance to catch thier breath before funking it back up with Love Is Da Shit. What Happens Next flowed out of Love is da Shit and worked the crowd back into a frenzy.
The slower, In the Light was next with Dave ripping the solo as usual. Stepped it up a notch for Soulshine to end the set. After a minute or two, radio comes out and says,"SHHHH, My baby is sleeping" and then he went into his panflute and Beatboxing intro before the place went crazy to the pumping Rock The Nation. Michael and the guyz took it down a level and performed a flawless version of Love Why Did You Have To Go. The vibe continues on with the equally touching and inspirational, Yes I Will. Then Michael suprizes us with a short but sweet acoustic version of Has Anybody Seen My Mind.
Michael invites everyone to the 4th annual 911 Power to the Peaceful before he leads everyone singing, "We can bomb the world to pieces but we can't bomb it in to peace". Bomb the World finished up and the guyz ripped right into Sometimes which featured Marley's Running Away into Crazy Baldhead(No Radio reestyle) after the Nivrana and M. Jackson covers.

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