Set 1
The show opens with a powerful Theme into a blazing BOTT. Sand, in slot 3, is the first true must hear of the night. An
absolutely next level rendition, it delivers one of the sickest, most
"developed" kind of hose explosion jams. Its not just straight
shredding, it has some unique character that I cant quite place. It
feels "jammed", if you will. Insane!
After BATR and a solid Number Line we get the live debut of Human Nature!!!! Human Nature destroys!! THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!! HOLY EFFING CRAP!!! GIVE US A 20 MINUTE JAM BEAST!!! IT HAS THE POTENTIAL!!!!!!!
The following Its Ice is anothe very good recent version. Trey fumbles a
little during the technical section but this is 95 percent clean. Good
stuff.
Wolfmans is next. MUST HEAR! The song itself is janky as F! Seriously, ugh - tempo issues and everything! But
thankfully the jam just CRUSHES! Gordo gets filthy for a good long
while before they rage it to an insane hose climax ala Sand. Must hear, for the insane jam!!!
Obligatory Drift set closer.
All in all, set 1 was very much a MIXED bag. Lots of looseness and
"average" versions, offset by the towering behemoths of Sand, Human
Nature and Wolfman. Those three stick out like a sore thumb!! Basically,
grab those and forget the rest of the set - the rest is FINE, just
positively unimpressive (wel, BOTT does rage..)
The 2nd set gets off to a very awkward start with a strange YEM. It sounds pretty flawless and has great energy, but they barely jam it at all! They head straight for the vocal jam and even though we get a coveted 2nd jam out of it, they abandon thst very quickly as well. It barely reaches 15 minutes! What a buzzkill!
Thankfully the rest of the set is all up from there!
Oblivion is a satisfying rock and roll rager. Probably not must hear but great all the same.
The duo of No Men and Monsters are friggin incredible, however! No Men rages hard before eventually going completely off the deep end!!! A psychedelic black hole vortex of craziness! Pure X Factor Magic all day!!!!
And the following Monsters is one of the most impassioned performances Ive ever heard - this sucker RIPS! LISTEN TO TREYS VOCALS!!!!
Both of those are absolutely must hear, essential listening at all costs!!!!
After a solid 2001, the set proper ends with a 14 minute Chalkdust! An absolutely fantastic "unhinged" reading ala SPAC 2023. X Factor abound once more! MUST HEAR!!!
We get a lengthy encore of Circus, Bowie and Santos. B
Bowie is 1.0 tier!!!! GRAB THAT SUCKER!!! ITS INCREDIBLE!!!!
All in all, set 2, aside from YEM, is a complete and total winner!!!! Id say the 3.7 for this show on .NET is low. This is a 4.0 level show, imo. The 2nd set (and the few 1st set highlights) really are just THAT good!
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