In the wake of the 48 minute Soul Planet, I return to 2019 instead 
Onwards to 6/21/19, Charlotte, NC
I've actually been to this venue so I can finally "relate" to a show for once, lol
Set 1:
Have Mercy - 1st HM since the Baker's Dozen and only the 16th ever
played at this point. Not my favorite song, but great to have a
feel-good little opener to ease everyone in. Kinda like when the Dead
would open with a chill Let The Good Times Roll or something. Nice.
Gotta Jibboo - Great Type I, nothing special, but I love Jibboo and am always stoked to have it on a setlist 
Free - Gonna admit it - come at me - this is "just another first set"
Free. That means its hot and nicely played but pretty boring if you are
reaching saturation point with first-set Frees!!! Very nice but not worth mentioning. See Jibboo.
Ginseng Sullivan - Is Ginseng Sullivan
Tweezer - OOH!! First set surprise, eh?! Immediately goes
chill-funk Type II. Cool stop-start jam section. From there it slowly
morphs into a Page-led, upbeat, blissful kind of sound for a good while.
The guys hit some phrases and repeat them, working them out for a bit.
Great stuff!! Wonderful Type II!! Another case of the "microjam"
phenomenon I kept hearing about??
>Passing Through - Talk about the most did-not-see-that-coming
segue ever!! I did not realize at all they had left Tweezer until the
vocals began! Very nice jam that feels like a continuation of Tweezer.
Great duo!!
Ya Mar - Not a very good version, imo. Some nice playing from Leo and
Trey, but they rhythms are all over the place and playing-wise they
don't really lock in until the song is almost over.
Mercury - My favorite 3.0 tune 'fer shure. I can't get enough of this song. It's just wonderful
In the pre-Sigma Oasis days of non-album-song-compiling, this was a
go-to version for me as far as "album-ready" versions go. A terrifically
well played, straight-ahead, Type I kind of Mercury. Rosemont 2018 won
out in the end for me but this was tied with it for a while.
>TWEEZER JAM! - While it's unfortunate that they straight up
ripcorded Mercury, it's redeemable that they go back into Tweezer out of
nowhere for a solid minute and a half. Gotta love these WTF moments and
I'll take whatever ones they wanna toss our way!
>Say It To Me SANTOS - And into set closer we go! Talk about
another unexpected segue, lmao. Just when we thought Mercury/Tweezer was
fading to a proper conclusion, they switch it up and launch into
Santos. Awesome. Clunky, but awesome! And speaking of awesome, who
doesn't love a rocking SANTOS to close the set? C'mon now folks, let's
do this!
Overall, Set 1 gets a strong B+ from me. There are strong highlights
sprinkled throughout, but on the whole it felt a bit haphazard and not
knowing what way to go tonight. A for effort though. I'd rate it higher
but the fact remains that shows immediately proceeding this one brought
the heat way higher in their first sets, so...Gotta love the goods, but
tonights goods were not as good as the goods from a few nights ago, make
sense? No? Who cares anyways.
On to set 2!
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Runaway Jim - 20 min, Type II. Very nice, but I've heard 20
minutes used much better, lol. A for effort!! The last 5 or 6 minutes
get pretty cookin', but this was a jam that felt like they didn't know
what they wanted to do and just vamped for 15 minutes before hitting
some good stuff, lol. But those last 5 minutes go OUT THERE!
You can hear Scents coming from a mile away but the jam to it is PURE
space psychedelia, MANDATORY listening. Very, very weird and
unsettling!!! Somehow Trey reintroduces Jim and they morph back into
another chorus!!! And it almost kinda works, lol. A very interesting
experimental Jim.
>Scents and Subtle Sounds - Short but great jamming. 'Nuff said! Trey ripcords the budding jam into....
>UNMARKED TWEEZER JAM
>Sand - And out of that tiny little Tweezer teaser, Trey steers us again into another direction. Make up your friggin' mind!! FINALLY THE GUYS LOCK IT IN AND TEAR THE ROOF OFF THE PLACE!!! SPECTACULAR SAND!!!!!
THIS SAND IS ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER PLAYED.
Take a deep breath....woah nelly that was insane in the membrane...
Lifeboy - Gorgeous, rare, and always welcome!
A Song I Head the Ocean Sing - Wow, BOTH Undermind heavy hitters
in the same show!! I always want them to slam into this one but they
NEVER get the intro down pat 
Ah well, what's here is 10 minutes of dark and groovy aquatic
descension. Awesome stuff. We get an incredible jam with Trey reaching
back to the aforementioned greatest-ever Sand (well, besides Big Cypress
) . Another homerun, boys. Just when we are headed for bliss heaven though, Trey guides us into Taste....
Taste - A strong version. Nice to hear! Nothing special at all, just very well played with lots of energy
>20 Years Later - Pretty nice little chill version.
Trey busts out the effects and gives us some tasty soloing, but as a
whole the song sounds slightly tired/underrehearsed. Worth checking out
Trey mangling his guitar but on the whole not the songs definitive
version.
Possum/Have Mercy Reprise - Awesome Possum! Goes into a cool
chill section and the guys break back into Have Mercy before lighting up
again. Worth checking out. Stupendous set closer!
More - Is More
Tweeprise - Is Tweeprise
All in all, I'll give this show a strong B+, probably a 3.8-4.0 rating
on .NET. Some very strong highs, but lots of dips between.
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6/21/19 Charlotte (Set 1 has some great peaks but is also very haphazard. Set 2 is wacky with weird Type II and unexpected segues. SAND IS ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER PLAYED. NO JOKE.)
Gotta Jibboo (Great Type I, hot peak!)
Tweezer (1st set surprise! Short but wonderful Type II!!!)
>Passing Through (Wow! Unexpected segue! Wonderful jam)
Mercury (The song is performed studio-perfect. Really great Type I version. Really, REALLY great version!!!!!!)
>Tweezer Jam (!!!)
>SANTOS (Rip roaring set closer).
Runaway Jim (19 min Type II beast! Not the most amazing jam, but the final 5 minutes is space fun)
>Scents and Subtle Sounds (Short but great jamming!)
>TWEEZER JAM
>Sand (FRIGGIN SPECTACULAR. SHORT BUT NUCLEAR!! TREY IS A GOD!)
LIFEBOY!
A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing (See Sand :) )
Possum>Have Mercy Reprise
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