Unexpected MAMU opener tonight! A nice Loose Lucy, very fun and bouncy – nice Donna vocals. Loser and BIODTL are ok. Sugaree is very minimalist still but is an overall nice version with some tasty leads throughout. The guys seem very sleepy today. Not lazy, but certainly not energetic. Check out Brown Eyed Women and Keith's tinkling piano! Gorgeous!!!
This seems to be the turning point and from there on out we are on our feet. El Paso is perfect, Row Jimmy lovely....We then get a rather short but still very good WRS. Let It Grow is awesome! Check out Jerry's sick leads! The set ends with a roaring Around and Around.
Set two begins with a GREAT Scarlet! It doesn't start out as tight as most versions, but once the groove gets going and the jamming begins, everyone is in sync and ON IT! Jerry is doing some great and unusual leads. After a tight Big River we get another stab at Roses. And it's a really nice one too!
Up next is Jack Straw. This is on a whole 'nother lever than the rest of the show. It's got that spark that has been missing all night. Maybe the best song so far?
What follows is a 33 minute Dark Star (the first in a while!)>Slipknot>Stella Blue. The main Dark Star jam occurs until around 11 minutes and it is wonderful – full of intricate little leads and whatnot. Then around 12 minutes in everyone leaves except the drummers and Keith. A little threesome occurs for a few minutes before everyone else slowly joins back in and builds the jam back up. Things get energetic and frantic for a bit.
Around 17 minutes we begin to fly towards outer space. We are still grounded, but at least we are looking towards the direction of the stars! We have liftoff and head for the stars. This is a more relaxed ride than previous journeys into the exosphere, but we have still left Earth, nonetheless.
Annnndddd into Slipknot! This tiny jam is basically a segue into a gorgeous-as-all-hell Stella Blue. This Stella is sooooo lovely and tender. It's so quiet as well that the background hiss is almost louder than the music itself! This Stella is wonderful!!! That piano flourish that ends the song... omg. :D
Aside from the Ship Of Fools encore, from here on out we are rockin'. JBG, UJB, OMSN.... Overall, a highly enjoyable show. I wouldn't call it a classic, but from WRS onwards, the show is basically very worth hearing. :)
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