Brilliant and boring, Im not even sure what I think so far.
Ehh, who knows, I just know that set was as uneven as they come. What in the world can make you so incredibly focused yet sound so impatient at the same time. He does not sound dosed and really doesn’t sound blown out either – but off. Jerry sounds loaded to me, but I just can’t put my finger on it. Very intense, incredibly well played but impatient at spots. OK, so thoughts on the first set – Strange. Incredible way to close this mediocre first set. This cowbell laden LIG is one for the ages. The really amazing part is the gentility this one floats in with, just as soft as could be and that is that. MAN, Jerry is unleashing yet another mind bending solo blast that turns this jaw-dropper inside out. They slow it down just in time for another go round from Jerry, which really does not let up for the remainder of the song. Really enjoying the rhythm of this one as Jerry starts to really ramp this one up – and then at about the 330 mark, Jerry takes off again. Unlike any other tune from the first set, they sorta slip their way into this one like a pair of old comfortable jeans. Weird….Alright, next up is the set-closing LIG and it is everything I wanted to be. I love this tune, and I think this one doesn’t really work. The vocals are definitely strainy and shaky at spots, and his soloing never really develops like the others have this evening. It sounds like Jerry wants to play it faster really bad, yet Phil and Billy wont allow it. I love Dupree’s, but this one sounds off to me. I would definitely use one of my favorite descriptors – disjointed. OK, so next up is the oddball of the night – Dupree’s…I still don’t really know what I think of this one. Bobby sounds really good tonight, and Jerry is still crushing everything he plays. Minglewood follows up those two and is really well done. Jerry’s vocals definitely sound a little shaky during Roses and I really do not care for Sunrise. Roses and Sunrise come up next, and this was really a low point for the set imo.
Precise and hard fought, and then closed right on the button. It was like a perfectly played radio version or something. The tune was rolling around my head in double helix fashion right up to the point that they closed it like the album version, no second time around and no slow landing either. I was literally like WTF? 5 minutes man? Quitting on that fat-assed groove? Sheesh, that was great but also criminal – I mean to quit on it like that. Fast and furious, this one is done seemingly as quick as it lifted off. Jerry starts weaving in and out of the percussive groove of this one almost immediately. Next up is Cassidy, which straight UP fantastic from start to finish. I put it in quotes because they sound more than a little odd, they sound a bit overdone. This was also the first time I noticed Jerry’s vocals – a little “different” sounding.
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Phil has a really punchy, full sound as well tonight which is accenting Jerry perfectly. MAN, are you kidding me? The time on this one is dead on and Jerry’s soloing is lengthy, free-wheeling and just plain wonderful. Very nice job…Pull up a chair boys and girls, because shit is officially on with the first few licks of BEW. Jerry is just burnin’ shit up and the boys sound really freakin’ tight tonight. The transition into Good Lovin’ was very nice and I would go so far as to say this is one of the best non-primal GL’s I’ve heard. I could tell immediately Jerry had a little extra jump in his game this evening by how fast he was pickin’ out the gate. We start off with an innocently enough with a Bertha>GL combo, that pretty much takes off with Jerry’s first solo and never looks back. This show is very unique and once again caught me completely off guard. The mountainous terrain of this show is only overshadowed by the ridiculous precision they play with. It was a totally blind first listen for me (with the exception of Eyes), which is why I ended up reviewing this bad boy right away. Surrounded by shows that are all pretty much monsters in their own right, this one had a lot to live up to in my book. This week we find ourselves smack dab in the middle of a shit hot Fall ’77 tour which contains very few, if any blemishes.
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