1997-06-22 Koblenz, GER - Loreley Festival

 Home early from work so onwards with Euro 97

6 22 97 Koblenz, GER - Loreley Fest

A mediocre Taste opens. The final couple minutes are grear but 2/3 of it is just not up to snuff, unfortunately. Tech issues? Fishman even drops out and stops at one point. Solid climax though.

After the slow Water In the Sky we get a lengthy, and downright spectacular reading of Stash. It absolutely explodes in the best way. A+!!!

Typically gorgeous Dirt follows for a great breather before a ridiculous Uncle Pen gets us moving once more. Then, after C Zero, it's time for Theme.

Theme is very strong. Someone on .NET labeled it the best ever but I certainly wouldnt go that far. Its about equivalent to the Stash. Strong but typical Type 1.

Following a very random Hello My Baby, we get the highlight of the set - a raging 11 minute Ghost! Incredibly funky right off the bat - check out Gordo's liberal use of FX! Slowly the funk gets heavier and eventually they are just straight up spitting rock and roll fire. Fantastic.

This festival set ends with Taste Part 2, I mean Limb By Limb.

Overall, this set is nothing really to get overly excited about, but at the same time its a better listen than you expect it to be. Stash and Ghost are the highlights, imo. A festival set is a festival set though. Fine for what it is!