December 30, 2021

First off ... KUDOS to tDB for making these shows happen. Setting the bar going forward for making things happen.

On to the review... I usually like to review while listening for more detail, but this is post-haste.

Caves jam and RLH are sweet. The Rock Candy sandwich actually didn't do much for me. Cyclone jam probably the highlight there for me.

Confrontation gets it nuts chopped (unsure it was going anywhere anyways) but the > Tribulations is a good one. the Tribulations jam is great. Maybe the highlight of the show. Tractorbeam (Eden?) is fun enough. It may not be what a lot of fans see Biscuits for, but it's a nice dance/groove party. I don't hate it, but I can see why some would be meh on it. Orch is alright, may need to listen back. Sven is really good, even if the formula is tried and true. Sweet peak > Confrontation.

WLTP is what it is.

I don't think this show is a 4.3 by any means, but the mere fact it happened is fantastic, and it' also not a "bad" show by any means either.

What a great show! They pulled this run off after all the other bands canceled & I can’t applaud them enough. That said, excellent show start to finish. It had a lot of similar songs to the Caverns run, not a complaint b/c why wouldn’t u want more of 1 of the best runs of the year. Caves w/ Fresh Prince Samples was cool, the Rock Candy>Astronaut>Cyclone>Rock Candy was a show highlight for me, haven’t seen a RC sandwich well played like that in a long time. 2nd set was 11/21 part 2, but still amazing! Anytime Confrontation opens a set in my experience it’s been a great one & the jam into an awesome Tribulations was another highlight. The jam here is so catchy & melodic, it’s a must hear. TBeam Eden was kind of a surprise, but makws sense in hindsight w/ Brownie playing the midi w/ both hands, nice jam here. The finishing touches were a killer Orch> (><)Svengali which had people jumping. WLTP encore just like 11/21 some people don’t like as an encore, I prefer it to Highwire though. Standard good version to cap off a solid night.

Top 3 of the year!!! First and second set are bangers.