8/10/22 Toronto
Set 1
The show opens with a 10 minute Sigma. Good high energy version but a
little loose. It gets a nice jam going when, outta friggin nowhere, they
execute a ridiculously smooth segue straight into Blaze On!!
Blaze On is the definition of A+ type 1. Uptempo and very hot, Trey just
laying down perfect soloing throughout. Id definitely call this opening
duo must hear!!!
Steam is totally must hear as well. Even by hot Steam standards this is a
cut above. Excellent soupy robo jamming gives way to the expected
volcanic eruption. Essential.
My Sweet One is great. MSO is MSO.
A 13 minute Theme follows and continues the excellence. As with Blaze
On, this is A+ type 1. The jam is very long and if it was more
adventurous I would call it must hear. Still, genuinely excellen.
Wombat is friggin great tonight. Aside from Trey completely forgetting
the first verse, this is as tight and hot as Ive heard in a while.
Really excellent and tight jamming with cool delay work. If this was
longer Id call it must hear.
Afterwards comes a 12 minute Stash. A really terrific version, this is
as perfectly played as possible. The jam is upbeat bliss but it is
pretty unique featuring stellar kind of...soaring leads. This is
genuinely fantastic and must hear.
The set closes with Sand. Even by "hot set closing Sand" standards, this
is a cut above. The X Factor shines in spades and Trey absolutely WAILS on this sucker like it beat up his momma!! This Sand is jaw dropping!!! Must hear at all costs!!!
All in all, I thought this set was GREAT!!! Tight, high energy playing throughout and Trey in top form. Id say the opening Sigma>Blaze, Steam, Stash and THAT SAND are all must hear, but really the ENTIRE set is excellent.
Smashing!!! Wow ....
Set 2
Ooh a 13 minute Sample to open? High energy and rocking, the jam
immediately goes into a some weird key change or something (SOMETHING
happens but im not sure how to explain it). After some nice type 1 they
get wacky and spend much of its duration going full blown type 2 robo
funk. This is friggin amazing. X Factor magi! Must hear!
Unfortunately the good times quickly come to an end. An 18 minute
Disease that is basically a jam trainwreck....the song itself sounds
good, spending its time doing that boring type 1 thing up until around
8:30. The jam finally shift gear and goes type 2 for a bit, but never
realizing its potential. Around 12 minutes it reaches a perfect natural
conclusion point and comes to a stop. For some reason Trey does a
reverse ripcord and YANKS them back into the jam. Lame type 1 bliss rock
ensues. Around 18 minutes it gets powerful finally abd they segue
into....DDHVL!
The short DDHVL jam is sick but the entire rest of that Disease is
garbage! One of the worst jams Ive EVER heard!! Just boring,
disconnected and extremely messy 
Twenty Years Later and Light are both SOLID renditions that try but
never really achieve. Neither offend but neither are special in the
slightest.
Bouncing is surprisingly rough, tempo and tech issues abound. Ugh!!
2001 is ok but barely 5 minutes, but at least it wakes us up.
Finally things get back on track with a high energy and inspired feeling Sally. Too bad its barely 5 minutes as well! Really a shame its not longer as this is fantastic!! Must hear!
An 11 minute Free ends the set before Lawn Boy abd SANTOS wrap it all up.
Free is really good and high energy woth excellent robo funm rocking! Great end to the set! No really this Free is fantastic grab this!
All in all, set 1 was just killer but set 2 was just a mess! That
Disease was astronomically bad and Light, 20 and 2001 were among the
most "solid but uninspired" versions imaginable. Sample and Sally and
probably Free are worth your time but the rest is just....not good.
Overall id rate this show like a solid 3.8 or 3.9.It was strong enough, just super messy!!
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