November 12, 2006

The Fiddler to begin the show has a lengthy, extended jam. This is fairly unique for Fiddler on its own, and I’ll note this as a highlight for that reason. The jam itself has a sort of glorious, spacey sound to it. Very tom-heavy from Allen, and Barber has some beautiful soaring stuff near the end. Really fantastic. Liquid Handcuffs has a boring jam. Buddha’s jam has a decent pocket to it, but feels like the dragged out the ending progression way, way too long. Spraypaint is mostly filler here.

I literally couldn’t care less about Barfly. What a boring song. Munchkin’s jam is fast, and that’s about it. However, the first Memphis jam is really nice. This has a great vibe to it. Eerie with a great little head nodding groove. Echoes has a fantastic ambient intro jam, and an incredible ambient middle jam. This is seriously awesome and an absolute highlight for any fan. Crystal Ball is jamless. 42’s jam is not bad, but mostly filler. Spy is jamless. The Hope encore has a “Gentle Nature” jam. This turns very jambandy. Not necessarily the worst version of this, but not something that really moves me, either.

Highlights: Fiddler**, Memphis (1, 2**), Echoes**