The String Cheese Incident unveils their new live release, Trick Or Treat, on October 27, 2009. The timing is fitting, considering 2-CD/2-LP set was culled from a variety of epic SCI "Hulaween" shows. From Philadelphia's Electric Factory (1999), Portland, Maine's State Theatre (2000), NYC's Theatre at Madison Square Garden (2001), Sin City's Cox Pavillion (2003) and the Exhibition Center @ Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin (2004) - Trick or Treat journeys through the years to re-visit some of the band's most classic Incidents from Halloweens past. This Best Of set offers seven of SCI's famous Halloween cover sets including String Cheese performing songs by such artists as the Beatles, KC & The Sunshine Band, Phish, Nelly and many others. Trick or Treat features brand new original artwork from Michael Everett, and will also be available separately as a 9-disc Trick or Treat Deluxe Box Set.Track listing:Disc 110/31/ 2000: Portland, ME State Theatre1. Land s End 10:362. Walking on the Moon 08:403. Come Together 06:024. The Wedge 06:395. Get Down Tonight 07:5710/31/ 2003: Las Vegas, NV Cox Pavilion6. Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite! 05:297. Hot in Herre 10:408. War Pigs 09:429. Freeker By The Speaker 12:57Disc 210/31/1999: Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory1. Exodus 8:192. Under African Skies 7:3810/31/ 2002: Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium3. Tightrope 4:494. LA Woman 10:3710/31/2004: Madison, WI Exhibition Center @ Alliant Energy Center5. Peace Train 5:116. Rock the Casbah 4:0910/31 2001: New York, NY The Theatre at Madison Square Garden7. So What 5:4510/31/1998: Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse 8. Round the Wheel 16:1410/31/1999: Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory9. Restless Wind 07:45
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Great Box Let Down By Packaging (Deluxe Box Set)
So first the music - if you enjoy SCI then there is plenty to enjoy in this 9 CD box culled from their famous Halloween shows. The ones featured are:Atlanta 1998Philadelphia 1999Portland 2000NYC 2001LA 2002Las Vegas 2003Madison 2004Las Vegas 29.10.2005 (2 bonus tracks)The total running time of these CDs is well over 11 hrs with the length of the extract from the gig varying from date to date. There is a lot of fun involved as you would imagine with themes being present with some gigs, pirates travelling around the world musically at Philadelphia, a train ride around NY in NYC, and famous rock deaths at LA. Many of the tracks featured here are covers all with the SCI stamp on them. In addition to the full 9 CDs, there is the bonus of the 2CD album best of the box and a double vinyl album for your turntable to enjoy.In addition to the music, the box also contains a signed limited edition print of the spider's web (mine is 910/1200 so there are not many of these boxes around), a selection of mini-posters advertising the gigs, a 12 page (longbox size) booklet giving details of the gigs, a 24 page book of photos of the 2001 gig, so all in all a lovely package one would think.No for the downside of this box - the cheap packaging. This is not a cheap or budget box so I expected quality packaging, however this is not the case. On opening, on top is present the L/E Print and the photo book, the book being slotted into a lightweight sheet of card, both slots in mine were severely torn and the book loose. On lifting the first two items out, there is another flimsy cardboard tray containing the double CD one side, the 9CDs, booklet and mini-posters the other. Although shrink wrapped, the multi CD package is a fold-out where it has to be unfolded 4 times to get at CD9, so you need a large flat surface to do this. Everything has to be taken out including the tray to get at the vinyl album at the bottom, but the tray is so very flimsy it has to be to be emptied first!My box was very well packaged for posting, with the shrink wrapped set being in a close fitting cardboard box, then in an outer box with packing so the internal damage is down to the cheap and nasty presentation of the box set. To balance things up though, at least they did not use plastic boxes for the CDs, it is all cardboard and paper.Although I have a gripe with the format of the package, I have no regrets with purchasing this set, it is just a shame to spoil a beautiful collector's item by cheap packaging. I watched this item for quite a while before purchasing and managed to get it in the end for well under sixty pounds from Amazon themselves, however the next day I noticed the price had jumped up again, but if you want it, keep you eyes open. If you can't afford the box, then grab the 2 CD set.
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