2010-06-25 Camden, NJ

 Starting 6/25/10 right now with the first Alumni Blues since 1999 and the first Letter to Jimmy Page since 1994!

That's a promising start, no?

Just looking at the setlist I'm excited - if it's anywhere as awesome as the previous show It'll be a good night
 

Set one is interesting. It's a lot more inconsistent than set 1 of 6 24.

Up through SOAM so far. Melt is doing some good stuff but it's a bit too meandering in a "not sure what to do" kind of way, like everyone is waiting for Trey to get it together. Eventually the boys have a mini meltdown and we achieve lift for a minute or 2. I'll accept it!

That being said, Alumni>LTJP>Alumni was an excellent opener and the unexpected following BBFCFM was great as always.

Runaway Jim was ok - Jim is always good, this one just wasn't incredible.

Army of One isn't a favorite, but I enjoy hearing the Undermind songs because at least they aren't ignoring the album completely (there's some great stuff on there!)

Free Man in Paris was an excellent cover I'd welcome hearing again.

Summer of '89 was MILES better than the debut. I picked this version for my compilation series and I really, really like this one!!

So now it's on to another rarity - The Sloth....  

Ok set 2 began with a RIPPING 18 minutes CDT into....Prince Caspian *ok*

Out of Caspian we got a great segue into a subpar Heavy Things

Then Alaska came and FREAKING MELTED MY FACE OFF HOLY COW!!!!

This show is weird!!! 

Ok, so as I said this show is weird - Alaska comes along and unexpectedly destroys worlds, then we segue into maybe the best 3.0 2001 yet (loaded with Michael Jackson teases - one year on from his death date) and then another segue into Light.

Light is only 10 minutes but it goes full type 2 percussion/bass solo jamming and feels more like a 20 minute workout just condensed a bit. Absolutely worth hearing.

And out of this mini-epic Light into...Possum?!

LMAO only Phish could get away with this

Lots of individual highlights, but as a whole the show felt disjointed and I much preferred 6/24 (going against the .NET grain again...)

That being said there was still lots of fun to be had, but if you had to choose, go for the set 2 CDT, and then the Alaska>2001>Light>Possum sequence.

Cap it off with the epic Shine a Light closer and you've got a nice sample of the gig