Back to 2019 this morning.
6 28 19 Camden
Set 1
The first half of set 1 is enjoyable but bland. Skip straight to Birds
of a Feather. Very awkward version but it has some great moments of
jamming. Not anything must hear but worth a mention.
After that interesting but awkward Birds its into a nice sequence of Wolfman, Wombat and Timber!
Wolfy is about 11 minutes and has a wonderful little jam to it that goes
kinda dark befoe building to a rocking climax. As with Birds, it aint
must hear and is slightly awkward, but its still a nice little piece.
Wombat goes nowhere and Trey ripcords them right into Timber. Whiplash!!! Timber is decent but nothing special
Drift to close - just what this set did NOT need!
All in all, an enjoyable but kinda off set. The boys try hard but
are fumbling over arrangements and lyrics the whole time. Hell, Birds is
basically a train wreck in the back half. Fine set but not one of the
best of the summer. Hey, they gotta have an off night some time, eh?
Not a great one...
Set 2
Thankfully set 2 opens with a terrific 20 minute Mercury. Excellent
version that funks hard before peaking out and returning to the song for
a proper close!!! Must hear!
11 minute No Men up next. Super funky late night supeme. Killer version.
Absolutely stellar bliss peak on this!!!! Must hear!! It was absolutely
spectacular!!! Fades out with dark ambience into WACTOOB.
WACTOOB and About to Run are good but nothing special.
The following 11 minute Light is pretty good. Not must hear but worth a
mention - does a lot in its short run time and the final 2 or 3 minutes
are excellent WACTOOB reprise!!!
Stellar segue into an 11 minute Antelope to close the set!!! Pretty strong version but not essential.
Nightmare encore (for me) of Monkey and Quinn
All in all, not a great show. Mercury into No Men was the easy
highlight if the whole night with Light as a bonus. It was an ok show,
but something like the much derided Toronto gig wipes the floor with
this.
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