September 27, 2009

At around the half way mark of this great '42', it really rocks out with some tasty Barberino licks in tandem with Magner's 'in-between' psychedelic synth strokes; very nice bliss jam eventually finding 'Gangster'. The '42' theme stays within' the 'Gangster' rhythm which also contains very nice guitar playing especially as it exits the main portion of the song. The rest of the song is good, nothing mind melting, but interesting nonetheless because it's mainly Magner tilting the song into a bit of mayhem. An above average version of "Ladies" AKA "Cosby" (Even when Shelby spiked his cup) after the first Barber solo they enter a weird but nice conga-like pop jam until Brownie grabs the bull, drops some nasty bombs and head towards a kind of 'RLH' pre jam until a nice rewind to a 42 ending blast off.

set deux; solid yet average 'Spectacle' opener but with no dancing partner it stands alone (we're so spoiled in this era lol)
This 'Dribble' is all over the place with a lot of promise yet never really finding it's magic. The sound is great,AGAIN, so those lower register notes and chords from Brownstein come through your speakers or headphones right into the esophagus...yes that's a good thing. He is the MD mvp tonight.
First jam is funky, well constructed with great patience...maybe a little messy(?) perhaps at times but there are fun moments.
The 'Ladies' ending finds it's mark very well, a feel good, fist-pumping moment for sure.
The show ending 50+ minutes of tVM > U & I > RLH > Helix will make this a very good or average show; two of the tunes being completions from the previous night.
Well...the tVM is average at best. I don't enjoy 'You and I' except for the last 4-5 minutes; Barber's rhythm guitar with Mags' nicely laid down keys salvage the song and the transition into 'RLH' is wonderful! no rush...they know where they need to go so why not stop and smell the flowers. This beginning jam is definitely "happy-go-lucky super-fun-time" as the song officially blasts off. 
After the chorus and main sections out of the way they bring it down, wayyyy down into a sexy mid-tempo beat where the silent parts are just as pretty as the played notes. 
The euphoric ending of Helix brings us to end. The encore is WiS but nothing much to report there.

This show was a little better than an average show but it does have fantastic long parts of magic but unfortunately almost as much 'stuck in neutral' jamming as well.
Very much worth listening to.
B / B+ or 7.1/10

apologies for not being a better analyzer but I never remember the particular pedals, or keyboard lingo/names of particular sounds etc...

peasse,
pace
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