12 28 22 New York
Set 1
The show opens with Buried Alive. Good energy and playing but a definite stiffness is present.
Wolfman and Maze both turn in very strong versions. Neither reach must hear but both are definitely excellent.
Sigma is 12 minutes. Goes type 2 for a bit but doesn't really impress. Ok version, gets an Eh/10.
NICU is pretty weaksauce but thankfully Steam is excellent. Along with
Maze, this is the closest to "must hear" so far. Really fantastic.
After a screechy Tela (Treys tone sucks!) we get a real nice Stash.
Worth a mention, now THIS is must hear. The jam is downright magical,
holy crap!!! PEAK CITY!!! MUST HEAR!!!
Melt to close. Pretty awesome version, imo. It's wacky and shreddy and has a unique vibe, imo. Definitely a must hear!
All in all, this a was a GOOD set with nice flow and selection
that suffered from a definite "stiffness". The energy is there and they
"come close" many times but never truly reach the true magic, if you
will, for the most part.
Stash and Melt are only true must hears, but Steam and Maze get in the ballpark.
Id put this set in the "strong side of average" kind of area. Get that Stash though - wow!
Set 2
An excellent Free opens the set. This sucker flows hard and is red hot. Great stuff.
Up next is a 20 minute Wave. Wave is excellent - it rocks hard, going
into an awesome robo funk type 2 before coming out into a massive finale
ala Seattle 2023. Awesome version, id definitely call it must hear.
Crazy ending where they somehow pull off a segue into...
...Its Ice!! Very good version, pretty much flawless to my ears. Killer.
Up next is Leaves. And my god, I swear, that was the most perfectly
sequenced Leaves ever. Flow out the wazoo. Outstanding as hell, this is
super powerful and they crush it. Must hear.
Following that we get a must hear jammed out Simple. This one is
AWESOME, spending a lengthy time in ass kicking robo funk land. Killer.
Twist and Plasma keep the good times going excellently before a nothing special yet still excellent Hood to close the set.
Insane encore of Esther in a blazing 46 Days
All in all, set 2 was pretty much a smack in the face with no let
up. Id say Wave through Simple is one giant must hear sequence, though
everything in this set was at least base level excellent
Id rate this show higher than the 3.7 on .NET. This one feels like a
straight down the middle 4.0 for me. The 2nd set just flows like butter
with no let up.
Good show!
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