Some shows knock you off your socks immediately.
Others grow on you.
Some just end up being mediocre.
I have no idea where to place this one yet.
They were tight. Tighter than Hampton, but still searching each other out. I've seen lots of stuff about the rehearsal sessions etc, but live improvisation in front of thousands of people is different.
As you can read below, 3rd night of Hampton was when it came together. Nicely woven sets. Interesting jams with fun interplay and smooth endings and transitions.
I haven't heard Fenway yet, but i imagine a similar trajectory will occur on this tour. The more shows they play, the better it will sound.
It was good. Definitely not bad. The first set was incredibly tight, but i thought we were missing something to close the set. The outro of If I could was incredible, but the energy was very low and a short rocker would have been cool.
Speaking of rockers, both new songs were OK. Personally, i can pass on Kill Devil Falls, but Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan was good and i hope it stays in the rotation. It would have been perfect in the set ending slot.
Last night we were all saying second set better than the first, but I'm not so sure. I'll have more to say after the re-listen. The transition from Mike's to Simple was sloppy, but the jam was nice (both songs). I actually enjoyed the Fishman segue into Weekapaug, though it was half brilliance, half rescuing the jam. Hood flubbed, again...
Seemed like the curfew was closing in fast, but Loving Cup and a quick Suzy was a good way to end the show.
As I'm writing this my initial impressions are fading into second thoughts. First set may have been better. Jim was great. Foam tight. Timber amazing. Cities appropriately funky. Reba better than Hampton. Maybe more highlights than the second set which was more exploratory. The Hood jam was probably the highlight of the night for me, but it settled weirdly and felt that they sort of fell into the closing section after stringing together some nice peaks and valleys.
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