Album Review - Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert, Volume 2
Each year since 1989, during the Christmas holiday season, Warren Haynes
has been holding court in his hometown of Asheville, North Carolina in
order to raise money for charity. Beginning in 1999, however, his forays
grew considerably more ambitious. Selecting Habitat for Humanity as his
sole beneficiary, Haynes turned his Christmas Jam concert from a low-key
acoustic affair into a major event by cajoling what has become a
rotating group of headlining acts as well as a small army of special
guests to participate. As evidenced by the two-disc, 150-minute
running-time of Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert, Volume 2,
the artists involved have been extraordinarily generous with their time,
and stunningly, the set contains only a portion of the music that was
performed at the 12th annual gathering, which was held on December 21,
2000 at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
Even in its edited format, however, Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit
Concert, Volume 2 contains more material than most fans will care to
hear. It rambles and meanders, sometimes quite aimlessly. In addition,
the constricting nature of the abbreviated time slots -- a problem that
is inherent to all multi-act benefit shows -- meant that most of the
outfits were forced to leave the stage just as their music was beginning
to congeal.
This is an excerpt. To read the complete review, please visit:
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