Deep Banana Blackout
The Lion's Den
New York, NY
12/6/1997
BARN181

Original master DAT recording: Neumann TLM-170(FOB)->Sonosax SX-M1->Tascam DA-P1(16 bit/48khz)

DAT playback:
Sony R300 -> Sound Devices 722 digital input (@24 bit/48khz)

Mastered: Soundforge Pro 12.1 - *All file manipulation in Soundforge done at 24 bits*. File processed in Soundforge for clap/whistle/yell scrubbing, volume normalization, 24 -> 16 bit dither using POW-r Dither with POW-r #3 noise shaping. Tracked in CDWav.  Tagged in Tag&Rename 3.9.15

Set 1
1.  intro
2.  Take The Time
3.  Funky Good Time
4.  Mama's Boy
5.  Move Over
6.  Hear My Song
7.  God Made Me Funky
8.  Anasthetic Highway ->
9.  Breakfast At Volo's
10. Always On The Run
11. El Sol Esta En Fuego
12. Homo Lingo
13. banter - happy birthday to Lauren and Robin
14. Memphis Train
15. banter - setbreak announce

Set 2
1.  Maggot Brain
2.  Brandy Wrecker
3.  Soul Power ->
4.  Get'chall In The Mood ->
5.  Drums and percussion jam -> *
6.  Get'chall In The Mood
7.  Shakey Ground
8.  Boot!
9.  Pakaloa Blues
10. I Wish
11. A Message From The Meters
12. Ball'ade
13. Red Hot Mama
14. Groove Is Here

* = features some "Jin-go-lo-ba" lyrics/chanting and brief "Deep Banana Blackout" chant

I carefully scrubbed about 60 random claps, yells, and whistles (plus a bit of feedback and some bottle "clanks") which were right near the mics from this recording for your (and my!) enjoyment.

Recorded, transferred, mastered, tracked, tagged, and posted by Scott Bernstein

DAT Transfer: 3/1/2017
Tracking: 3/16/2018
Mastering, tagging: 4/11/2019-4/13/2019

Taper notes:
In 2018 I dug into a small slice of Deep Banana Blackout history when I was inspired to dig out my recordings of the Boot Camp all-star guest-filled weekly Wetlands from from 1999.  At the same time, I was also inspired to help fill in much more of the missing historical DBB records by transferring a bunch of other uncirculated DBB shows....and BARN181 is one of them.  This recording represents the second time I ever saw DBB -- and the first headlining show I ever saw them play.  The first time I saw them was by the STRONG recommendation of old friend Steve Tighe whose recommendations I learned to trust -- that was on 10/25/1997 at Wetlands as an opening band for the first (and only?) time String Cheese Incident played at Wetlands -- that recording of mine was uploaded to archive.org by Steve Tighe himself in 2006 and is available here https://archive.org/details/DBB1997-10-25.TLM170.flac16   This show occurred soon after (less than 2 months later) and was -- I believe, their first headlining show in NYC.  Also, if I recall correctly it was billed as an "open bar party" where you paid an unusually high price to get in the door of this tiny club but could drink all you wanted -- and it led to some REALLY REALLY drunk people by the end of the show.  Luckily for us it didn't seem to have much of an effect on this recording.  This is another significant performance in the annals of DBB history as it was mentioned by their manager Bob Kennedy in his 2003 Relix retrospective on the band here https://jambands.com/features/2003/01/23/deep-banana-blackout-an-insider-s-retrospective/

Give a listen and you will hear a band that is deeply schooled in the funk, covering all of its funky bases -- P-Funk, James Brown, The Meters, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters, Lenny Kravitz, The Temptations (performing a song that was co-written by Eddie Hazel, guitarist from P-Funk)...but even more importantly they had a solid stash of excellent originals that held their own amongst the funk classics (with some varied styles as well, including Latin Groove).  This was a band that was ready to conquer the world, and you can hear it here.  This will be the 3rd oldest DBB show on archive.org at this time.  Look for some more sweet Banana Blackout treats to come in the BARN series as I attempt to fill in some holes in its collective auditory story here on archive.org.

Enjoy this piece of history!!!

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Here's a rundown of all of my previous BARN archival releases (all can be found on archive.org except as noted): 
BARN1 - Col Bruce Hampton and the Code Talkers at Bret & Joyce's wedding 9/17/2005 
BARN2 - Col Bruce Hampton and the Aquarium Rescue Unit (w/guest Warren Haynes for all of set 2) Wetlands 11/20/1993 
BARN3 - moe. Wetlands 7/8/1995 
BARN4 - Dan Bern Bottom Line 7/31/1998 (late show) 
BARN5 - moe. Birch Hill 10/31/1996 
BARN6 - moe. Maxwells 1/20/1996 
BARN7 - Dan Bern Central Park Summerstage 9/19/1997 
BARN8 - Dan Bern, Bottom Line 8/1/1998 
BARN9 - moe. Bayou 4/5/1997 
BARN10 - moe. Irving Plaza 4/4/1997 
BARN11 - moe. AKA 9/7/1995 
BARN12 - Yolk AKA 9/7/1995 
BARN13 - Robert Walter/Johnny Vidacovich/James Singleton/Donald Harrison Preservation Hall 4/30/08 
BARN14 - Phish Las Vegas, NV 10/31/1998 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN15 - Phish Great Went @ Loring AFB, Limestone, ME 8/16/1997 (on bt.etree.org) - by request 
BARN16 - Phish Great Went @ Loring AFB, Limestone, ME 8/17/1997 (on bt.etree.org), includes orchestra set - by request 
BARN17 - Phish Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, 8/4/1996 (on bt.etree.org) - by request 
BARN18 - Phish Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, 8/6/1996 (on bt.etree.org) - by request 
BARN19 - Phish Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, 8/7/1996 (on bt.etree.org) - by request 
BARN20 - Phish Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO, 8/5/1996 (on bt.etree.org) - by request 
BARN21 - God Street Wine, Irving Plaza, NYC 6/24/1993 
BARN22 - Leftover Salmon, Wetlands, NYC 10/1/1994 
BARN23 - Anders Osborne, Manny's Carwash, NYC 11/5/1997 
BARN24 - Anders Osborne, Manny's Carwash, NYC 11/6/1997 
BARN25 - moe. Pool Party, Morganville, NJ 6/2/1996 
BARN26 - Widespread Panic, Stone Pony, Asbury Park, NJ 11/7/1992 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN27 - Stew ["Passing Strange"], The Turning Point, Piermont, NY 4/6/2003 (on bt.etree.org. dimeadozen.org) 
BARN28 - Stew ["Passing Strange"], Joe's Pub, New York, NY 5/22/2003 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN29 - Percy Hill, Lion's Den, NYC 3/16/1996 
BARN30 - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Irving Plaza, 8/3/1995 
BARN31 - Percy Hill, Wetlands, NYC 6/8/1996 
BARN32 - Bad Livers, Mercury Lounge, NYC, 11/15/1999 (opening for Leftover Salmon) 
BARN33 - Bad Livers, Mercury Lounge, NYC, 11/16/1999 (opening for Leftover Salmon) 
BARN34 - G. Love And Special Sauce, Central Park Summerstage, NYC 6/18/1995 
BARN35 - The Band, The Great Lawn, Central Park, NYC 5/16/1993 (on dimeadozen.org) 
BARN36 - The Band, Mountain Stage Radio broadcast, Charleston, WV, recorded 4/4/1996 (on dimeadozen.org) 
*** Start of New Orleans Jazzfest Appreciation mini-series (note that BARN13 technically belongs in this series) *** 
BARN37 - Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, 5/5/2008 
BARN38 - Steve Kimock Band, Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, 5/6/2001 (2AM show) 
BARN39 - The Funky Meters, Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, 5/6/2001 (11PM show) (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN40 - Anders Osborne, Tower Records instore, New Orleans, LA, 5/7/2001 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN41 - Joe Krown Trio w/Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Russell Batiste + special guest Mike Gordon, Tipitina's, New Orleans, 5/5/2008 
BARN42 - Russell Batiste and Friends, The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, 5/1/2008 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN43 - Global Noize, The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, 5/1/2008 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN44 - Deep Banana Blackout, The Howlin' Wolf, New Orleans, LA 5/6/2000 
BARN45 - Bela Fleck And The Flecktones, The Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA 5/5/2000 
BARN46 - Medeski Martin And Wood, The Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA 5/6/2000 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN47 - String Cheese Incident, The Saenger Theater, New Orleans, LA 5/5/2000 
BARN48 - Soulive, House Of Blues Parish, New Orleans, LA 5/5/2001 
BARN49 - String Cheese Incident, Cajun Queen Riverboat, New Orleans, LA 5/3/2000 
BARN50 - New Mastersounds, House Of Blues Parish, New Orleans, LA 5/2/2008 
BARN51 - Funky Meters, Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN 6/13/2003 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN52 - George Porter And The Runnin' Pardners, Village Underground, NYC, 5/19/2001 
BARN53 - Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Tramps, NYC 10/29/1993 late show 
BARN54 - The Meters, Tramps, NYC 5/15/93 late show (on dimeadozen) 
BARN55 - The Meters, Tramps, NYC 10/29/93 late show (on dimeadozen) 
BARN56 - Wild Magnolias, Wetlands, NYC 2/10/2000 (on bt.etree.org) 
*** end of New Orleans Jazzfest Appreciation mini-series *** 
BARN57 - Blues Traveler, Livingston Gym @ Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 4/17/1993 
BARN58 - Phish, Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 10/29/1998 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN59 - Jazz Is Dead, Bottom Line, NYC 2/7/1998 (late show only) (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN60 - Grateful Dead, Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA 5/27/1993 
BARN61 - The Dude Of Life (w/Trey Anastasio and Jon Fishman for entire show, plus Page McConnell for a bunch), Wetlands, NYC 2/5/1994 - on bt.etree.org 
BARN62 - ALO, High Sierra Music Festival Main Stage, Quincy, CA 7/3/2005 
BARN63 - Leo Kottke & Mike Gordon, High Sierra Music Festival Main Stage, Quincy, CA 7/3/2005 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN64 - Dan Bern, The Bottom Line, NYC 11/11/1998 
BARN65 - Galactic, Knitting Factory, NYC 10/18/1997 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN66 - Bruce Hornsby, Paramount Theater, NYC 12/7/1993 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN67 - God Street Wine, Irving Plaza, NYC 8/26/1993 
BARN68 - Warren Haynes Midnight Southern Jam - Wetlands, NYC 8/5/1993 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN69 - Dave Matthews And Friends (Trey Anastasio, Tim Reynolds, Tony Hall, Brady Blade, Ray Paczkowski) Bonnaroo 6/11/2004 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN70 - Rana at Bret & Joyce's wedding, Whitehall, NY 9/17/2005 
BARN71 - Soulive - Baby Jupiter, NYC 6/11/1999
BARN72 - Chris Barron, Nightingale Bar, NYC 7/14/1997 
BARN73 - Chris Barron, Nightingale Bar, NYC 11/17/1997 
BARN74 - George Porter's 60th Birthday w/PBS and friends, Blender Theater, NYC 12/29/2007 
BARN75 - Jennifer Hartswick Band with special guest Trey Anastasio, Lion's Den, NYC 11/7/2003 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN76 - moe., Gathering Of The Vibes, Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT 6/20/1999 
BARN77 - Project Logic, Gathering Of The Vibes, Seaside Park, Bridgeport, CT 6/20/1999 
BARN78 - Phish - Beacon Theater, NYC 4/13/1994 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN79 - Phish - Beacon Theater, NYC 4/14/1994 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN80 - Phish - Beacon Theater, NYC 4/15/1994 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN81 - The Recipe, Wetlands, NYC 11/12/1999 
BARN82 - Ominous Seapods, Wetlands, NYC 6/4/1999 
BARN83 - Coby Brown Group, Wetlands, NYC 11/12/1999 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN84 - The Big Wu, Wetlands, NYC 11/12/1999 
BARN85 - Moon Boot Lover, Wetlands, NYC 6/5/1999 
BARN86 - Percy Hill, Wetlands, NYC 6/5/1999 
BARN87 - Miracle Orchestra, Wetlands Lounge, NYC 6/5/1999 
BARN88 - Jiggle The Handle, Wetlands, NYC 6/5/1999 
BARN89 - Jiggle The Handle, Wetlands, NYC 10/2/1998 
BARN90 - Lake Trout, Wetlands Lounge, NYC 6/5/1999 
BARN91 - Olu Dara, Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival, South Street Seaport Atrium, NYC 6/6/1999 (on bt.etree.org / www.dimeadozen.org) 
BARN92 - Donna The Buffalo, Wetlands, NYC 11/12/1999 
BARN93 - Radiators (w/Merl Saunders sit-in), Irving Plaza 10/8/1998 
BARN94 - Tiny Lights, Wetlands, NYC 8/18/1993 
BARN95 - Tiny Lights, Wetlands, NYC 1/5/1994 
BARN96 - Radiators, Irving Plaza, NYC 11/14/1997 
BARN97 - Radiators, Manny's Carwash, NYC 5/30/1998 
BARN98 - The Wood Brothers (w/Medeski, Wolleson, and special guest Amos Lee), Bowery Ballroom, NYC 5/17/2008 - on bt.etree.org 
BARN99 - Pieta Brown, Bowery Ballroom, NYC 5/17/2008 - on bt.etree.org 
BARN100 - Jeff Buckley, CBGB's 313 Gallery, NYC 12/18/1993 - on dimeadozen 
BARN101 - Tiny Lights, CBGB's 313 Gallery, NYC 12/18/1993 
BARN102 - Tiny Lights, The Lion's Den, NYC 2/18/1994 
BARN103 - Tiny Lights, Club Sine', NYC 2/3/1994 
BARN104 - Ha Ha The Moose (moe. side project), BB Kings, NYC 11/23/2001 
BARN105 - Medeski Martin & Wood, Hilton Hotel Ballroom, NYC, 4/29/2005 - on bt.etree.org 
BARN106 - Tiny Lights, The Court Tavern, New Brunswick, NJ 11/24/1993 
BARN107 - Tiny Lights, Knitting Factory, NYC 10/26/1994 
BARN108 - Tiny Lights, Mercury Lounge, NYC 7/13/1994 
BARN109 - All God's Children, The Lion's Den, NYC 2/18/1994 
BARN110 - Dan Bern, Bottom Line, NYC 1/2/1999 (w/Moxy Fruvous guesting in the late show) 
BARN111 - Moxy Fruvous, Bottom Line, NYC 1/2/1999 (w/Dan Bern guesting in encore) 
BARN112 - Peter Rownan's Reggaebilly!, High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA 7/6/2002 (on The Trader's Den) 
BARN113 - Conehead Buddha, Wetlands, NYC 10/2/1998 
BARN114 - Conehead Buddha, Tramps, NYC, 2/12/1998 
BARN115 - Conehead Buddha, The Lion's Den, NYC 7/2/1998 
BARN116 - Frogwings (w/special guest Warren Haynes), Wetlands, NYC, 2/9/1999 on bt.etree.org 
BARN117 - All God's Children, Jack's House Party, Long Valley, NJ 9/4/1994 
BARN118 - God Street Wine, Irving Plaza, NYC 10/9/1993 
BARN119 - David Bromberg, Tarrytown Music Hall, 10/15/1999 (on bt.etree.org / www.dimeadozen.org) 
BARN120 - The Concept w/George Porter, ?uestlove, Ivan Neville, Eric Krasno, Bill Summers, Casey Benjamin, BB King's, NYC 9/26/02 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN121 - Percy Hill, The Lion's Den, NYC 7/13/1996 
BARN122 - Spin Doctors, The Wetlands, 9/27/1995 
BARN123 - Aquarium Rescue Unit, The Wetlands, NYC, 3/4/1994 
BARN124 - Allman Brothers Band, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 8/3/1996 (not publicly posted due to ABB trading policy) 
BARN125 - Spin Doctors, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 8/3/1996 
BARN126 - Col. Bruce Hampton and the Fiji mariners, Wetlands, NYC 9/2/1994 
BARN127 - Phil Lesh and Friends, Irving Plaza, New York, NY 5/21/2002 
BARN128 - Merl Saunders and Friends, The Wetlands, New York, NY 5/10/1990 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN129 - God Street Wine, Wetlands, NYC 12/31/1993 
BARN130 - Bernie Worrell And The Woo Warriors, Wetlands, NYC 12/28/2000 
BARN131 - Bernie Worrell And The Woo Warriors, Knitting Factory, NYC 2/16/2002 
BARN132 - Spin Doctors, Wetlands, NYC 2/2/1991 
BARN133 - Bela Fleck And The Flecktones, Wetlands, NYC 11/10/1992 
BARN134 - Indigo Girls, Central Park Summerstage, NYC 10/10/2003 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN135 - John Popper & Chan Kinchela acoustic, Irving Plaza, NYC 5/27/2008 
BARN136 - Moonalice, Irving Plaza, NYC 5/27/2008 
BARN137 - Spin Doctors, Irving Plaza, NYC 5/27/2008 
BARN138 - Cowboy Junkies, Supper Club, NYC 3/2/1994 (early show only) 
BARN139 - Wayne Horvitz & Zony Mash, High Sierra Music Hall, High Sierra Music Fest, Quincy, CA 7/5/2002 
BARN140 - Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA 7/5/2002 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN141 - Rickie Lee Jones, Town Hall, NYC 3/29/1994 (on dimeadozen) 
BARN142 - Minor Swing (John Patton / John Zorn / Ed Cherry / Kenny Wollesen), CBGB 313 Gallery, NYC 11/22/1995 - "pure jazz" series 
BARN143 - Minor Swing (John Patton / John Zorn / Ed Cherry / Kenny Wollesen), CBGB 313 Gallery, NYC 11/23/1995 - "pure jazz" series 
BARN144 - Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band with special guests Buddy Miles, Odetta, Oteil Burbridge, and Larry Hunter, Manny's Carwash, 10/22/1996 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN145 - Melvin Sparks, The Lion's Den, NYC 11/15/1997 
BARN146 - Melvin Sparks, Wetlands Preserve, NYC 6/14/1998 
BARN147 - Melvin Sparks, Wetlands Preserve, NYC 10/17/1998 
BARN148 - Railroad Earth, High Sierra Music Hall late night, 7/6/2002 
BARN149 - Joan Osborne, Roseland, NYC 9/14/1995 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN150 - Joan Osborne, The Beacon Theatre, NYC 10/20/1995 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN151 - Officially released by Ani DiFranco http://righteousbabe.com/collections/ani-difranco/products/barnard-college-ny-ny-3-30-1995
BARN152 - Phish, Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 7/19/1992 (on bt.etree.org) 
BARN153 - The Replacements, LATE SHOW, Rutgers University, Cook Campus Center, New Brunswick, NJ 4/8/1989 
BARN154 - God Street Wine, Irving Plaza, NYC, 4/30/1994 
BARN155 - God Street Wine, City Gardens, Trenton, NJ 6/11/1994 
BARN156 - Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Wetlands, NYC 6/14/1998 
BARN157 - Dan Bern, High Sierra Music Fest solo tent show 7/6/2002 
BARN158 - Dirty Dozen Brass Band (w/guest Chris Robinson), Irving Plaza, New York, NY 8/24/1996 
BARN159 - TJ Kirk (Charlie Hunter/Will Bernard/John Schott/Scott Amendola), Knitting Factory, NYC 11/6/1996 - "pure jazz" series 
BARN160 - Ryan Adams And The Pinkhearts - Battery Park, NYC 7/4/2003 
BARN161 - The Headhunters w/George Porter - Knitting Factory, NYC 1/24/2006 
BARN162 - Neil Young, Bonnaroo, Manchester, TN 6/13/2003 - on bt.etree.org 
BARN163 - Tom Waits, The Beacon Theatre, NYC 9/25/1999 - on dimeadozen 
BARN164 - Branford Marsalis Trio, Knitting Factory, NYC 3/22/1997 - on dimeadozen - "pure jazz" series
BARN165 - David Murray Octet, Knitting Factory, NYC 2/16/1997 - on bt.etree.org - "pure jazz" series
BARN166 - Van Morrison, Parc De L'Ile St. Germain Paris, France 7/3/1991 on dimeadozen
BARN167 - "The Duo Buggin'":Marco Benevento/Joe Russo/Skerik/Mike Dillon, Rocks Off Boat Cruise, NYC 7/22/2004
BARN168 - Southside Johnny And The Jukes - Paramount Theater, Asbury Park, NJ 12/30/1988
BARN169 - Umphreys McGee (w/moe. setbreak takeover), The Other Tent, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN 6/11/2004
BARN170 - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 7/7/1990 - dimeadozen
BARN171 - Joe Cocker, Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 7/7/1990 - dimeadozen
BARN172 - Deep Banana Blackout, Boot Camp Week 1, Wetlands, NYC 4/8/1999
BARN173 - Deep Banana Blackout, Boot Camp Week 2, Wetlands, NYC 4/15/1999
BARN174 - Deep Banana Blackout, Boot Camp Week 3, Wetlands, NYC 4/22/1999
BARN175 - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ 8/20/1989 - dimeadozen
BARN176 - Phish, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 12/30/1997 - bt.etree.org
BARN177 - Lettuce, Wetlands, NYC 1/10/01
BARN178 - Lettuce, Wetlands, NYC 1/17/01
BARN179 - Deep Banana Blackout, Allgood Festival, Brandywine, MD 5/22/1999
BARN180 - Widespread Panic, Thomas And Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV 10/31/2005 - on bt.etree.org
BARN181 - Deep Banana Blackout, The Lion's Den, New York, NY 12/6/97
