4/18/24 The Sphere, Las Vegas, NV
Set 1
After some intro music, the run opens with the band launching into a 16
minute Everythings Right! Really excellent version, this one goes a
strong "type 1.5" getting slightly psychedelic before hosing out to a
conclusion. Absolutely worth a listen!
After a standard hot BOTT, the first true monster of the run arrives in a 16 minute Wolfman! Absolute insanity, this one goes deep into
dark heavy psychedelic stomping craziness before hosing itself to a
massive, peaking finale!!! Definitely proper type 2!!!! Powerful as hell!!! INSANE!! MUST HEAR!!!!!! HOLY EFFIN CRAP!!! ALL TIMER WOLFMAN!!!
Following another strong modern Maze we get an A+ Leaves. Full of extra
finesse, the outro jam rocks hard and is as long as the song itself!
Must hear!
And then...oh boy...a friggin 17 minute Life Saving Gun!!!! Filled with
nuclear energy, this one goes proper type 2 right out of the gate into a
swirling, soupy mess of keyboard psychedelia. They rage this for
several glorious minutes before morphing slowly into a fantastic upward
momentum bliss rock zone. Closes with a move into a darkly rhythmic
section before a return to the song. X FACTOR MAGIC ALL OVER!!! Hands down the greatest played to this point! ESSENTIAL!!!
After a lovely Dirt, set 1 comes to a ridiculous conclusion with the hottest, grimiest, most filthy Melt-esque psych breakdown Carinin of all time! UTTER ANNIHILATION!!!! MUST HEAR!
All in all....HOLY CRAP WHAT A SET!!! The boys came to KILL! LSG,
Wolfman and Carini are all ESSENTIAL and Leaves is must hear as well! An
absolutely spectacular set and beginning to the run! My god!!!
And into a friggin 25 minute Tweezer we go!!!! Tweezer spends most of its time in a laid back bliss zone before going wild in the last few minutes. Great jam overall but not my favorite.
After a gnarly MyFe we get the good but inessential run of Mikes Lifeboy Groove followed by a ripcorded Tweezer. Thankfully a fantastic Fluffhead closes the set in perfect fashion!
An acoustic Farmhouse into a fine Antelope is the encore. Farmhouse is just gorgeous....
All in all, set 1 blew away set 2 for sure. The Sand and Tweezer and Farmhouse are all essential listening, but set 2 definitely took a slight dip in the midle for a while.
Still, this is a KILLER show that everyone needs to hear once!
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