Live in Colorado

Live in Colorado
Live album by Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros
Released	February 18, 2022
Recorded	June 8–12, 2021
Venue	Red Rocks Amphitheatre Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre
Genre	Rock, Americana
Length	79:47
Label	Third Man
Producer	Bobby Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane
Bob Weir chronology
Blue Mountain (2016) Live in Colorado (2022) Live in Colorado Vol. 2 (2022)

Live in Colorado is an album by Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. It was recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on June 8 and 9, 2021, and at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre in Vail, Colorado on June 11 and 12, 2021. It was released as a CD and as a two-disc LP on February 18, 2022.^[1][2][3][4]

Critical reception

On Pitchfork Jonathan Willinger said, "There have been previous stints where Weir assumed center stage, rather than looking for someone to fill the space left by Garcia, but Wolf Bros have lasted long enough to establish its own rugged and spacious approach to the music. It feels like a tacit acknowledgement of the need to move on, implying that if Weir is to fully embody the legacy he helped build, part of that is finding other ways to live inside it."^[5]

In Glide Magazine Dave Goodwich wrote, "Wolf Bros have gone on to perform nearly eighty shows and have seen their catalog rapidly grow as they continually find ways to reinvent the timeless material of the Grateful Dead in a unique stripped-down fashion that offers up a welcome counterpoint to the bells and whistles that accompany Weir's main project, Dead & Company.... While their laid back style may not be for everyone, Wolf Bros has already proven to be a formidable addition to the Grateful Dead family."^[6]

Track listing

1. "New Speedway Boogie" (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) – 10:27
2. "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (Bob Dylan) – 9:45
3. "Big River" (Johnny Cash) – 6:45
4. "West L.A. Fadeaway" (Garcia, Hunter) – 12:44
5. "My Brother Esau" (Bob Weir, John Barlow) – 5:40
6. "Only a River" (Weir, Josh Ritter, Josh Kaufman) – 6:43
7. "Looks Like Rain" (Weir, Barlow) – 9:53
8. "Lost Sailor" / "Saint of Circumstance" (Weir, Barlow) – 17:49

Personnel

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros

• Bobby Weir – guitar, vocals
• Don Was – double bass
• Jay Lane – drums
• Jeff Chimenti – piano
• Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar

The Wolfpack

• Sheldon Brown – tenor saxophone
• Alex Kelly – cello
• Brian Switzer – trumpet
• Adam Theis – trombone
• Mads Tolling – violin

Production

• Produced by Bobby Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane
• Executive producers: Bernie Cahill, Matt Busch
• Recording engineers: Derek Featherstone, Michal Kacunel, Vadim Canby
• Mixing: Derek Feathersone, Chenao Wang
• Mastering: Warren DeFever
• Design, layout: Darryl Norsen
• Photography: Chris Phelps, Dave Vann

Charts

Chart performance for Live in Colorado

Chart (2022)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	179
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8]	21
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9]	31

References

1. Bernstein, Scott (November 18, 2021). "Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Announce New Live Album 'Live in Colorado'". JamBase. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
2. O'Brien, Andrew (November 18, 2021). "'Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado' Album Set for Release via Third Man Records". Live for Live Music. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
3. "Bob Weir & Wolf Bros Announce Forthcoming Debut Vinyl". jambands.com. November 18, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
4. Broerman, Michael (February 18, 2022). "Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros Revisit the Rockies with 'Live in Colorado'". Live for Live Music. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
5. Willinger, Jonathan (February 18, 2022). "Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
6. Goodwich, Dave (February 17, 2022). "'Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros: Live in Colorado' Gives the Songs a New Sense of Purpose & Progressive Flair". Glide Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
7. "Billboard 200: Week of March 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
8. "Independent Albums: Week of March 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
9. "Top Rock Albums: Week of March 5, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2022.