6/18/74 – Louisville, KY
Aside from a perfect BT Wind (almost ruined by mix issues) everything up until Eyes is totally skippable. Just regular, fine versions. I mean, Ramble and BIODTL are excellent, but what's one excellent BIODTL compared to another, ya know?
The 20 minute Eyes>China Doll is the first genuien highlight. This Eyes COOKS! It's not quite the epic Eyes>Slipknot>China Doll that comes next show in Atlanta, but it's definitely a worthy warm-up act. Set 1 ends with a raucous Around.
Set 2 begins with a lazy sounding Loose Lucy but El Paso hears the guys going full-tilt. A rocking El Paso! But then SLAM out of nowhere comes an amazing, mind-melting 54-minute WRS>TOO>It's a Sin>Stella Blue.
Holy crap listen to this Let IT Grow jamming �FREAKING AWESOME!!!!! Check out the jamming that begins around 10 minutes in. WOW.
Another great jam develops around 21 minutes. It's very chill and almost Spanish-ey, but without the minor key mood. Eventually this jam continues evolving and seamlessly transitions into a 15 minute The Other One.
Now THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT! 6 minutes in and we are fully immersed into deep space. Around 10:45 the swirling vortex of darkness begins to suck us into the deepest reaches of the universe. Immense and intense.
Around 13 minutes we return to Earth and a cool bluesy jam begins. I don't know if this jam has a proper name but it's very Truckin-like and has some killer Phil Zoning going on. It unfortunately ends just as soon as it begins and before you can blink we are into It's a Sin. I guess the guys are feeling antsy tonight because as with the Truckin-jam,
It's a Sin ends just as quickly and slams us into a gorgeously perfect Stella Blue. Ahhhh yes. Perfection! This epic 54-minute marathon is followed up by an out-of-place-yet-excellent Big River. After T Jed, a rocking Sugar Mag and a wonderful Morning Dew take us out of this epic second set.
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