Nice LONG ride at work today, so that means I can continue on with 2024 
On to 8/3/24 Noblesville. I hope set 2 is as bonkers as it looks!!!
Set 1
And we begin the show with a classic Mikes Groove. High energy
throughout but nothing particularly impressive or noteworthy. Trey
sounds hesitant in his playing and it all fails to truly ignite.
The following C Zero and the worst placed Drift of all time follow suit,
both being sloppy and uninspired readings pretty devoid of anything you
could call fire or heat. Basically, throw them both in the trash.
Maze continues this trend at the start. Thank goodness Trey seems to
switch himself on and the back half is suitably facemelting if not
exactly must hear.
Man, an off night or what? They just sound kinda tired and disconnected tonight, especially Trey.
I Didnt Know is fun but Reba is terrific!!! The hard part is flawless
and Treys solo is great. Maybe a hair below truly must hear, but if you
grab 1 thing from this underperforming set, this is what you need.
Surprise Isabella closer. Good stuff but ultimately inessential.
All in all, yea this set REALLY just "underperformed" in a big
way. Maze is pretty good and Reba is GREAT, but the rest of the set is
just tired sounding. Its like everything fails to launch, ya dig?
Set 2
A 20 minute Chalkdust opens the set. The song itself is SUPER lackluster
and wimpy, but thankfully it does have a great jam. Never peaking in
the fiery explosion we all hope for, this jam nonetheless spends its
duration in a very cool ultra melodic zone. Not quite "bliss" jamming,
but its like a snake fluidly weaving all around. Maybe must hear. Basically, its better than I expected for such a "meandering" jam. Its pretty great.
The following 15 minute Plasma, however, is another story!! This is one
of the sickest jams of the summer! Complete X Factor Magic, this one
goes through multiple sections of highly inspired playing and brings the
heat. Proper type 2. MUST HEAR AT ALL COSTS!!!
And then, just when you think that cant be topped, here comes Monsters....
HOLY. F###### SH1T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
INSTANT GOAT STATUS!!! WHAT IN THE LOVE OF X FACTOR MAGIC!! TREY SOLO OF
THE FRIGGIN YEAR!!! AND LISTEN TO HIM JUST EMOTE THOSE VOCALS LIKE
THERE IS NO TOMORROW!!!!!
A wonderful Crosseyed follows, going into some blissful excellence and
morphing into a sick ambient kind of section. X Factor strikes thrice!!!
I wouldnt say it tops the Mansfield version at all, but this is still
KILLER. Definitely another must hear!!!!!!
The show closes splendidly with a fiery Fuego and a ripping Rock and Roll. Perfect!!!
All in all, set 2 was a homerun, full stop, from start to finish! Aside
from Reba, set 1 is pretty much forgettable-to-poor. Not as bad as East
Troy #1, but closes. Definitely the 2nd worst set of the tour, imo.
Set 2 was just fantastic though!!! The Plasma, Monsters and Crosseyed
are all essential and the Fuego and Chalkdust are both worth some
attention. Hot damn!
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