, attached to 1997-06-19

Review by Bob_Loblaw

Bob_Loblaw Yet another average show.

Sometimes It takes a show or two for the guys to get their footing. This tour seems to take a little longer than usual to really get started in my opinion. There are several possible reasons for this. 1.) They have a ton of new material a lot of which will end up on "Story of The Ghost" and a few on "Farmhouse". 2.) They are playing in a totally different country. Yes a lot of folks came across the pond to see them play these shows. But maybe there was a need for them to tend to people who were maybe not as familiar as those following them in the states. Either way they're not playing bad at all so it's not that big of a deal.

The show kicks off with LxL and Dogs Stole Things. Two of the most played songs so far. Not too much of a difference besides the tightening each time they were played. Theme once again delivers they have been on fire with the last couple of them. I like the lightening fast segue into PYITE they were definitely in tune for that. Maze is very good with some nice "Cool Jerk" type teases. Waste has a especially strong ending to it.

Stash starts the 2nd set. It is there first true dip into some jamming this tour. It escalates into a tense jam with some great work by Page. It mellows out into a nice jam led by Fish and what sounds like a germ of what will become Black Eyed Katy. Nice segue into Ghost, it's interesting to think that the intro to Ghost will change quite a bit and this is one of the few segues that goes into the quick funk into of Ghost. Strong Jesus Left Chicago Trey just goes off. Caspian ends the set on a very gorgeous note, it is very inspired.

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