Peter Himmelman
Fox Theater
Boulder, Colorado
December 2, 1995
Soundboard recording
Lineage: Soundboard => DAT => unknown generations (DAT trade) => TCD-D8 => S/PDIF = >Tascam DR-100mkII
Disc one (64:16):
(1) Love and Pain (4:01)
(2) How Did It Come Down To This? (3:08)
(3) Flown This Acid World (5:46)
(4) Boulder Water (improv) (1:42)
(5) Rocky Flats (improv) (1:26)
(6) Seven Circles (3:28)
(7) Soft and Wet (1:31)
(8) Intro (2:35)
(9) Impermanent Things (3:41)
(10) One Shot at Love (6:09)
(11) Spacy improv (3:34)
(12) Been Set Free (4:47)
(13) Beneath Your Watching Eyes (5:21)
(14) Listen Up (1:43)
(15) Closer (4:20)
(16) Banter (3:18)
(17) Mission Of My Soul (4:21)
(18) Improv (3:16)
Disc two (52:01):
(1) Only Innocent (5:55)
(2) With You (4:31)
(3) Ginseng Man (improv) (3:21)
(4) New America (6:23)
(5) Banter (5:34)
(6) Salt and Ashes (5:50)
(7) Always In Disguise (3:26)
(8) Banter (2:20)
(9) Shiloh (3:33)
(10) Banter/intro (7:24)
(11) Tremble (3:39)
There are no fades applied to this show, so the above disc splits (if you choose to burn to CD) are merely a suggestion.
Info file and md5 signature file are included. Sorry, no artwork.
Comments:
This one has been floating around in trading circles for quite some time (I remember getting a DAT version of this in trade in the late 1990s), but to my knowledge it hasn't been tracked out and made available online. "Oldneumanntapr" was kind enough to transfer his DAT recording and share it with me (all five of the DAT decks I've owned over the years are now dead, so I'm no longer able to transfer anything I've mastered or traded for during the 1990s), and I'm happy to share it with the masses. Other than adjust the tracking and identify the setlist, the work (and thanks) are all due to him.
This show takes place near the end of the phase of his career where he attempted to achieve mainstream appeal. Having released two albums that enjoyed moderate commercial success and radio airplay (1991's "From Strength to Strength" and 1992's "Flown This Acid World") followed by the 1994 concept album "Skin", he embarked on a solo acoustic tour in late 1994/early 1995 that drew heavily from those three albums. Following his tendency to preview unreleased material, this show also features some unknown tracks - "Love and Pain" (I assume that's an original song -- to this date, he hasn't released a studio version of this track), "One Shot at Love," and "New America" (both of which were released in the next couple of years). The performance follows his typical pattern of engaging audience members to contribute suggestions for improvised material and even inviting them onstage; although this grows tiresome with repeated listens, it's definitely a high point in the live experience and showcases his talent and sense of humor. I tried to adjust the tracking to allow one to skip right to his "proper" songs.
Sound quality is phenomenal, and the performance is up there with the high standards of his solo acoustic shows. (It also features a lot of "dead moments," which are also typical of his solo shows ... with Peter, you kind of have to take the good with the bad.)
If you're a fan of this phase of his career, or merely curious about him, this is a worthy download. In my opinion, he's one of the most underappreciated artists of the last 25 years and deserves a listen.
Many thanks to "oldneumanntapr" for his generosity in bringing this one to light.
Mp3 samples are included in the comments.