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Sunday, May 5, 2024

2019-07-09 Uncasville, CT - 2024 revisit

 Back to 2019 this morning

7 9 19 Uncasville

Set 1

It begins with the spectacular, must hear duo of the return of Energy straight into a 9 minute Weekapaug!!! Energy goes a solid type 1.5 and Weekapaug is terrific. Truly some great X Factor stuff!!

An ultra slinky Moma is next. Super dynamic and full of extra mustard. Another must hear.

Then we go into Maze preceeded by Lengthwise! Maze is strong for the era if not entirely essential.

The following Petrichor is really excellent. Its performed nearly flawlessly and is TIGHT. As with Moma, very dynamic and nuanced. Is any Petrichor must hear? Eh, maybe, but this would probably qualify.

After a rare Things People Do we get a standard Sample. Really excellent, actually, but nothing essential.

Massive 15 minute Gin to close the set!!! Gin is groovy and relaxed, taking its time, until eventually it gains traction and positively explodes to a finale. Not essential but still excellent.


All in all this was an absolutely terrific set!!! Great playing, excellent flow and set "construction", this felt like a Bakers Dozen set or something. Not a weak link in the chain! 

Set 2

11 minute Soul Planet to open. Soul Planet is killer, spending most of its time in a bluesy kind if Type 2. Must hear! Eventually the jam starts to shift naturall and we get....

A perfect segue into the Ghosts song Wider!!!!! What the hell!!! That was some X Factor Magic!!!! And Wider is awesome, sounding great off the rip and going Type 2 itself!!!!!

THAT WAS FRIGGIN INCREDIBLE!!!!! WHAT IS EVEN HAPPENING?!?!?

And out of Wider with another A+ segue, this time into Undermind! Absolutely must hear Type 1 rager. Get it Page!!!! Following a terrific The Final Hurrah, we receive one of the greatest jams of 3.0 - this 16.5 minute Sea of Stars.

So Beneath a Sea of Stars is one of those indescribable x factor jams tonight. Multiple sections, beautiful and terrifying all at once. Constantly on the verge of collapse yet never falling apart.....

Incredible.

And the following Ghost is no slouch. 11 minutes, this one actually deviates and gets into a great uptempo groove. Definitely different than most recent ones! Then Trey sees his chance and they launch into a full blown Weekapaug reprise!!! FREAKING SICK!!!

The jam then resumes and they segue/launch into Birds of a Feather!!!! Nearly 12 minutes on this one as well. Chaotically ramshackle, this one shreds hard and teeters on collapse throughout. Its worth a listen - a definite thrillride!

After a beautiful Waste, a solid Golgi closes the set.

Inspired encore of Foam, Contact and the obligatory More.

My friggin golly what a show!!!! I always remembered this one sticking out and for good reason. Top 2 or 3 show of the tour, easily.

The Energy>Weekapaug, Moma Dance, Soul Planet>Wider>Undermind and Beneath a Sea of Stars are all must hear, essential listening!!!

Bonus points to Birds and Foam

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