1971-11-15 Austin, TX - Road Trips Vol. 3, #2

 

11/15/71 - Austin, TX - RT Vol. 3, #2 **

A good Truckin starts the show before a ROCKING and PERFECT Bertha takes us into the stratosphere!!! Jerry's solo is AWESOME! PITB and Deal are both hot and Jack Straw is a slow-building steamroller. Lots of piano tonight! Loser and BIODTL rock too. 

There's a GREAT and slightly odd sequence of Dark Star>El Paso>Dark Star. Yes, you read that right. And the weirdest part is that IT WORKS! Set two starts just fine but doesn't kick into high gear until a surprisingly ROCKING Bobby McGee and a FIERY Cumberland!!! 

We get a rare You Win Again before a stupendous Not Fade Away. Serously, if I have to hear this song, it better be this version! It's about 15 minutes long with a ROCKING jam that just burns and burns and burns!!! This jam then segues BEAUTIFULLY into a gorgeous GDTRFB. WOW! It then rightfully explodes with Jerry's SEARING guitar just slicing through everything like a hot knife through butter! 

Things cool down with the whole "We Bid You Goodnight" coda, but then they steamroll back into Not Fade Away. AWESOME. Overall, a great show and a phenomenal jam in set 2. :)

2018-07-31 Austin, TX

 Continuing on with 2018 right now with 7/31, Austin, TX

Haven't looked at the .NET page for it yet, but I think it has a great setlist and the opening Sample In a Jar just kicks total tail - lots of energy!

Nice to have Light in the #2 spot instead of trying to segue it awfully out of another song. Works great!!! 

Light was pretty good - the first half of the song and jam was so-so, but the final couple minutes REALLY got cookin. If they kept going it woulda been great!

Moma Dance is FANTASTIC!!!! Freaking hotter than the sun - same with Funky B. Good stuff! 

 HOLY CRAP THIS FUNKY B IS SMOKIN!  

If you like the songs, this is a really excellent first set. LOADED with energy, the guys are on fire. Also, Page is the MVP for the set - he is just murdering his keys (see Halfway to the Moon).

 Odd show for me - lots of energy and HOT versions, some great jamming with Everything's Right...
 

A very good show but it felt like set 1 outclassed set 2. Not by a lot, jsut a little.
A strong B+/A- show for me and one I'll cherry pick if I ever return to

 

Highlights:

7/31/18
Sample In a Jar
Moma Dance
Funky Bitch
Heavy Things
Theme From the Bottom
Halfway to the Moon
46 Days
Everything's Right>
Down With Disease
Steam
Seven Below
Loving Cup