John Hiatt - 1993-06-26- Chicago IL (FM)

John Hiatt

1993-06-26

XRT Summer of 93 Free Concert

1993-06-26

Grant Park

Chicago, IL

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. It'll Come To You

02. Drive South

03. Paper Thin

04. When You Hold Me Tight

05. Child Of The Wild Blue Yonder

06. Straight Outta Time

07. Thing Called Love

08. Cross My Fingers

09. Feels Like Rain

10. Have A Little Faith In Me

11. Perfectly Good Guitar

John Hiatt - 1993-06-26- Chicago IL (FM)

After not seeing a concert for over 2 years, from July 2019 to August 2021, due to the pandemic, the first show I attended as concert halls re-opneed was John Hiatt on September 25, 2021 in Morristown. That was 34 years after the first tine I sw Hiatt, in August 1987 at the Pier in New York City. That gap is the 3rd longest time for me between seeing an artist, behind America (38 years between 1978 and 2016) and Pat Benatar (40 years between 1981 and 2021). 

If you've been a regular visitor to So Many Roads, you'll know that I'm a big fan of John Hiatt. While his 1987 and 1988 albums Bring The Family and Slow Turning are his best known, His album, Perfectly Good Guitar,  released in September 1993, however, may just be my favorite. Almost every one of the album's 12 tracks is worth playing again and again, with the title tune, Cross My Fingers, Straight Outta Time, Loving A Hurricane, and Buffalo River Home being true standouts. In fact, that last tune, with its catchy tune playing counterpoint to its saddening lyrics, just may be Hiatt's best. This FM broadcast captures Hiatt about 3 months before the release of Perfectly Good Guitar, in Chicago on June 26, 1993, 3 decades ago ago today. Hiatt gives everyone a sneak peak of his fpthcoming disc, plating the title track to finish the set.