Nine High a Pallet is the first studio album

Studio album

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 by the Athens, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...

-based band brute.

Brute.

brute. was a side project band by guitarist Vic Chesnutt and the members of Widespread Panic.-History:The first known grouping of Chesnutt with the members of the band was at John Keane's studio in Athens, Georgia. There, the collaboration recorded an album in early December 1993...

, which was a collaboration band between guitarist Vic Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt

James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...

 and members of Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic

Widespread Panic is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. The current lineup includes guitarist/singer John Bell, bassist Dave Schools, drummer Todd Nance, percussionist Domingo "Sunny" Ortiz, keyboardist John "JoJo" Hermann, and guitarist Jimmy Herring...

.

The first-known grouping of Chesnutt with the members of the band was at John Keane

John Keane (record producer)

John Keane is an American record producer based in Athens, Georgia, who has worked extensively with R.E.M., Indigo Girls and Widespread Panic. He owns and operates John Keane Studios in Athens, which opened in 1981....

's studio in Athens. There, the collaboration recorded Nine High a Pallet. The first official live performance by the band came in January 1995.

Track listing

1. "Westport Ferry" – 2:56
2. "Blight" (Houser, Nance, Schools) – 4:07
3. "Good Morning Mr. Hard on" – 3:46
4. "I Ain't Crazy Enough"
5. "Protein Drink/Sewing Machine"
6. "Let's Get Down to Business"
7. "George Wallace"
8. "PC"
9. "Snowblind"
10. "Miserable"
11. "Bastards in Bubbles"
12. "Cataclysm" – 8:36

Personnel

brute.

Brute.

brute. was a side project band by guitarist Vic Chesnutt and the members of Widespread Panic.-History:The first known grouping of Chesnutt with the members of the band was at John Keane's studio in Athens, Georgia. There, the collaboration recorded an album in early December 1993...

:

Vic Chesnutt – guitar, vocals, harmonica

John Bell – dobro, vocals

Michael Houser – guitar, vocals

Todd Nance – percussion, drums, vocals

Dave Schools – bass, percussion, vocals

John Hermann – keyboards

Guest performers:

John Hickman – harp

John Keane

John Keane (record producer)

John Keane is an American record producer based in Athens, Georgia, who has worked extensively with R.E.M., Indigo Girls and Widespread Panic. He owns and operates John Keane Studios in Athens, which opened in 1981....

 – pedal steel

David Lowery – guitar

Production:

John Keane

John Keane (record producer)

John Keane is an American record producer based in Athens, Georgia, who has worked extensively with R.E.M., Indigo Girls and Widespread Panic. He owns and operates John Keane Studios in Athens, which opened in 1981....

 – engineer

Scott Stuckey – producer, engineer, mixing, remastering

Don Zeintara – mixing

External links

• Vic Chestnutt.com
• Widespread Panic.com
• Everyday Companion
• [ All Music entry]