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Review by spreaditround

spreaditround SET 1: Cars Trucks Buses: Standard.

Timber (Jerry the Mule) – Standard.

Poor Heart: Standard >

Taste: Standard.

Billy Breathes: It’s fine, but the set is not looking so great at this point.

Chalk Dust Torture: Here we go, this is a game changer for this first set. It RAGES. Aside from 12.31.94, I believe this might be the longest Chalkdust to date. Actually, Lake Place from 10.16 might have it by two seconds. 5.17.91 really shouldn’t count as there was a power outage in the midst of that one.

Guelah Papyrus: Standard.

Ginseng Sullivan: Big ovation for My muddy water Mississippi Delta home. Trey seems a little tentative with his playing after the first verse.

Reba: Fairly average version.

Character Zero: Standard.

SET 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra: Easily the longest played thus far at 12:07 – the next longest was just under 7 minutes at the Clifford Ball. Dance party! >

Simple: I love the loops Trey throws down right before he jumps on his drum kit. Amazing version, they brought out the big firehose for this one. All-timer for sure, a true break out performance. ->

Swept Away > Steep > -- Standard.

Scent of a Mule: LOL @ the OG cow samples in the beginning of this one. Foreshadowing of 3.0 Fishman samples. Another charted version of this tune.

Tweezer: With El Buho. I am sure there are many fans of this version with him on trumpet. I just am not a big fan. It certainly is unique, and I will give them all credit for taking chances.

Hello My Baby: Unique with Gary.

Tweezer Reprise: Different and unique >

Llama: Interesting take with the trumpet. Trey turns up the heat but just momentarily.

ENCORE: Waste: Standard.

Johnny B. Goode: This one gets a proper ripping, good send off!

Summary: Set one is a bit of a throwaway as really only Chalkdust has replay value. But 2001 and Simple are both game changers for the band, historically speaking for both of these tunes. SOAMule has replay value for those that like that song. The El Buho stuff is admirable for having the guts to take some chances. Many love it for sure and with good reason – personally, it doesn’t trip my trigger. I would rate this show as a 3.9 out of 5, a good bit lower than the 4.27 currently shown.


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