Manning Gets Technical

Widespread Panic in the studio


Terry Manning produced the previous Widespread Panic album Earth to America and the band returns once again to Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas to record another album with Terry.

As he did with the previous album, Manning discussed the recording sessions with Panic on a recording forum at ProSoundWeb.

Jojo Hermann and Jimmy Herring rehearsing

Complete with photos Terry blogged about the month long experience in the studio with the boys and discussed the elements and details of the audio production for the upcoming new album.

Studio gear under Mr Spock's supervision

Scheduled for a Fall 2007 release, the new album will contain 12 songs. As Manning states "...they played very few of the new songs out in public this time.
"Shoes" was held back for the next album, but we did do "Tickle The Truth."
And eleven others".


Manning told the forum readers that this venture will contain a variety of sounds and genres:

"We have songs in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, and other tempos I'm not sure I can quantify. We have acoustic instruments, electric instruments, synthesised instruments, antique instruments, you name it.
We have very hard rock. We have very quiet rock. We have symphonic rock. We have almost-approaching country, and jazz, and vaudeville.
We have:
Drums
Bass
Electric guitar
Acoustic guitar
12 string guitar
Mando guitar
Mandolin
Piano
Hammond organ
Wurlitzer electric piano
Rhodes electric piano
Congas
Bongos
Shakers/Maracas/Pods
Tambourines
Crickets
Orchestral tympani drum
Claves
Triangle
Protein powder can lids
*COWBELLS*
...lots more percussion instruments...
Timbales
Mellotron
Chamberlin
Choir
Baritone Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Alto Saxophone
Soprano Saxophone
Trumpet
Flugelhorn
Trombone
French Horn
Euphonium
Clarinet
Oboe
Bassoon
Flute
Piccolo
Violins
Violas
Celli
Double Bass
Celeste
Chimes
Bells
Lead vocals
Male backing vocals
Female backing vocals
Fiddle.....and lots more on this album".

Manning wasn't kidding when he said "you name it"
Here, JB plays the jug.


That's enough information to have Panic fans raging with anticipation for the new release. But in the meantime, fans of the band will be riding high this weekend with the start of WSP's Summer Tour kicking off at the WAKARUSA FESTIVAL 30 miles west of Kansas City in Lawrence, Kansas.

The band will perfom on Saturday June 9th before heading over to BONNAROO for the following weekend

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