Umphrey's McGee

After a decade spent refining their act, Umphrey's McGee release a live, double-disc album capturing all the energy of two nights in Indianapolis. The album begins with a 20-minute take on "In the Kitchen," featuring, mid-song, an improvised finger pickin' acoustic jam tumbling into some airy electric noodling. Elsewhere, a reworked "Padgett's Profile" reveals itself as a psychedelic surf rock/pounding metal anthem for umphreaks (fervent fans of UM). This is classic Umphrey's McGee, awash in seamless transitions, intricate arrangements and technical guitar work.

"Angular Momentum" is the name of a brief improvisation here: three minutes of guitarist
Jake Cinninger and drummer Kris Myers ripping in supercharged tandem, like the White
Stripes high on the first Van Halen album. That title is also an apt description of the
exuberant interplay connecting the tangled rhythms and pop-wise songwriting all over this
Chicago-based sextet's first official live album, taped over two nights in Indianap... More >