9 3 22 Dick's
Set 1
Heck yes! A super rare Punch opener! Punch sounds excellent for the most
part. Very high energy and uptempo, its excellent aside from Trey
completely botching the Landlady section.
He makes up for it though. Wolfman is exceptional!! Laid back yet high
energy jamming leads to a volcanic Trey eruption. Extra sauce all over
this. Totally must hear!!
And then, mother of Icculus, what comes next....
Walls of the Cave!!! 16 minutes long, this aint your typical version,
just ERUPTING at the seams. They take it into fantastic robo outerspace
funking and then back out into a ridiculously insane peak finale like
the Bangor Disease. This is an all timer reading right here. This sucker is special. X Factor for days. OH MY GOD.
The hits keep coming with the 3rd and final (to date 
) Heavy Rotation. And it sounds fantastic! Everyone is locked in tight and it kicks ass. Killer. Why is this not in (heavy) rotation?! This is sick! Must hear!
After a short but high energy Reggae Woman, we get spectacularly good
type 1 readings of a flawless Stash into a simply FANTASTIC Free. Free
is must hear - played perfectly and tightly, the robo jam is fantastic
(if way too short) and the whole thing just kills. Seriously. You wont
expect it to be this good.
Apply the same to the Mikes Song we didnt get last night. If it was
longer id call it must hear. Its tight and it smokes. Not much else to
say. They absolutely crush it.
The set closes interestingly with a terrific Bug. Im calling it must hear. Its really exceptional.
All in all, wow! What a set! They came to kick ass and take
names!! Walls, Wolfman, Heavy, Free and Bug are all must hear, imo but
there isnt a single lowpoint besides the botched Punch.
This set kills. Nothing more, nothing less.
Set 2
After a rocking SANTOS to start, we get a heavy hitter 15 minute KDF.
High energy, excellent melodic jamming, a lengthy robo/deconstruction
freakout, the only bad part is that it fizzles out at the end. Real good
stuff. It ultimately feels slightly undercooked, but definitely give it
a listen!
Sigma Oasis is good but annoyingly Trey yanks it just as it goes type 2. Skip!
So far, the set is good but definitely doesnt feel as "flowing" as set 1. Thankfully that is about to change big time!!
In reference to the storm on 9/2 we get the incredible bustout of
Thunderhead. This is spectacularly good and sounds as if it has been in
rotation for ever!! X Factor all over this, this is spectacular!!!!!
A 13 minute Moma (fresh show placement!) picks things back up. Another
must hear, going into a late night groove lasting its entirety. This is
sick in every way. Must hear for sure!
The hits keep coming with a soupy dive into No Quarter. An exceptional
version, Trey really goes ham and its hot as balls. Absolutely must
hear, yet again.
After a solid 2001 the set proper concludes with Melt. This one is
terrific, simultaneously going off the abstract robo looper deep end
while still maintaining structure throughout. This one feels
particularly standout and Im calling it must hear.
Inspired encore of a flubby Fee into a hot Slave
All in all, once things clicked, this set was a steamroller from Thunderhead onwards.
Thunderhead, Moma, No Quarter and Melt are all must hear with a nod to KDF.
Awesome show all around, Id give this a solid 4.2ish rating!!
THUNDERHEAD WAS AMAZING!! WHY IN THE HELL WAS THIS A ONE OFF?!
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