What Doesn't Kill You (CD) Umphrey's McGee and the Hi-NRG "Girl" a

and the Hi-NRG "Girl" a clever travelogue tribute to females

Germany and the UK were followed by a string of appearances in the States

You can hear his enthusiasm in the recordings which balance the crispness of a new studio recording with the warmth and historic vibe of the early Memphis sound

early Memphis Rock & Roll

What Doesn't Kill You (CD) Umphrey's McGee and the Hi-NRG "Girl" aIf you're old enough, you encountered this band sitting in someone's never cleaned Mustang, while bong hits were traded in the front; trapped by rain from escaping the fetid reek, but strangely intrigued by the thickest, loudest band you'd ever heard on the 8 track Blue Cheer turning Eddie Cochran's Crickets like 1958 number eight "Summertime Blues" into a bludgeon for a shocking 1968 number 11. (True story.) Even the Who's subsequent Live at Leeds