https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:27:23 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-276529 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 18:15:33 +0000 Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Blueline https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-276529 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-276125 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:15:46 +0000 Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Rum Runner https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-276125 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-273988 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:00:13 +0000 Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Musenfreund https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-273988 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-273978 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 01:11:53 +0000 Did they play "Bullhead City"? That's one of my fav songs by them. Also like a song called "Believe the Lie"

If you liked them, you should also check out a band called "Moe." Same kind of thing...jam band roots but their music is very sophisticated/complicated. Not just jamming for jamming sake.]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Blueline https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-273978 https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-29197 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:22:14 +0000
Fantastic musicianship. Six musicians: Two guitarists (both playing lead), bass (frankly, one of the best bassists I've come across); keyboardist, drummer, and percussionist.

At any rate, if you don't know them, they're part of the "jam band" phenomenon. I found their music really engaging because the jams weren't really the kind of meandering jam that such bands often play. They were focused with a clear progressive rock influence and jams where the underlying structure of the improvisation made itself manifest as the instrumental unfolded. I think Rolling Stone had it right when they suggested they were jams "with a destination". At any rate, the sheer quality of the musicianship, including frequent tricky harmony lead playing between the two lead guitarists, makes them worth your consideration. I suppose Phish is the band that jam band afficiandos most often use as a base for comparison nowadays. I found Umphrey's McGee's music to have significantly more substance than Phish's jams -- leaner, funkier, and a bit more cerebral might be a way to describe it.]]> Reviews of Instructional Material, CDs and Shows Musenfreund https://guitarnoise.forum/reviews-of-instructional-material-cds-and-shows/umphreys-mcgee/#post-29197