Widespread Panic - Their best album?

Glad to see some additional comments on this thread. I absolutely love Everyday and it has actually become one of my "reference" recordings, especially since making some system changes shortly after picking up Everyday and Till the Medicine Takes. I don't feel that "Till" is on the same level as Everyday, music wise or recording wise. One might think that since "till" was recorded six years after "every" that it would be a better recording, but that's not the case. Same record label, but different studios and engineers. One of the ways I judge a great album is if I can listen to it from start to finish, without skipping any tracks, and it holds my attention and/or I don't get bored with it. For me, Everyday is one of those albums. And it truly is a VERY GOOD recording. It is such a mellow recording with no grain or harshness, and as I said on 9/30, the weight and bass is simply astonishing.

They have so many albums that I'm not sure which one to pick up next, and can any of them really measure up to Everyday? So, Widespread fans, given my thoughts here, what album would be the next logical step to take?

Ain't Life Grand is my #2

Also make sure you give the self titled CD a listen. Its often referred to as "Moms Kitchen"

Don't foget about their live stuff!
http://www.digitalpanic.org

Another great band out of Athens Georgia!

If your still looking for some WSP material I would say without a doubt Earth to America is their best yet. I have it on CD as well as vinyl. They switched producers from John Keene to Terry Manning & he has brought out some new textures from the band. John is still involved with the band but in a different role now, I think it was a positive step for the band to work with someone else to keep it fresh.

As a fan & taper for over 10 years I can say that some of the material you can download from the web is stellar, I have made some of it myself. My recent 24 bit recordings have been seeded on a few servers & are easy enough to find.

I know since Mikey passed the band has been in a constant flux but with Herring taking lead the band has really come together & morphed again into something exciting. I enjoyed all 7 nights of the past tour, all my recordings were seeded on digipanic in 24 bit if you want them. I feel this is just another step in the road for the band, this has been my band through thick & thin, I will continue to support them as long as they continue to care about making good music.