The Verdict:
If the first night of the Mullins Center run was interesting and provided jams in unexpected places, the second night...really doesn't do either of those things. But not for lack of trying.
There are a lot of great song choices here, both sets hang together really well, and the energy's high throughout (and Trey's in his usual 2010 form). But what you end up with is basically two really good first sets. In the first set, the "Ride Captain Ride" cover is great, "Stash" gets extended in interesting ways, and there's a brief harmonics jam at the end of "Fee" that leads perfectly into "TTE"...and that adds just enough novelty and variety to offset the jukeboxiness of the rest of the set.
Set two is a similar deal. "Seven Below" opens but doesn't go anywhere, there's a great first-set "Wolfman's" jam, and the rest is all show-opening fare except for the typically great "Roggae" and a surprisingly varied "Bowie" to close the set.
The Live Review:
10/24/10: Time for a super early review this morning. Yay?
10/24/10: Bag to open the second Mullins Center show.
10/24/10: Some relatively understated guitar work from Trey in the build-up of this Bag.
10/24/10: Camel Walk is second, with an extra-weird bridge in the middle.
10/24/10: Divided Sky next. Usually a sign that it's going to be a composed-epic-heavy setlist.
10/24/10: Ride Captain Ride!
10/24/10: Stash. Really minimal breakdown to start the jam.
10/24/10: Trey switches modes mid-solo. Stash getting a little weird.
10/24/10: Extended Stash doesn't ever get more than just a little weird, but a strong version. Now,
megaphone sirens and Fee.
10/24/10: Extended the harmonics-based outro 'jam' of Fee a bit.
10/24/10: Sirens and synth coming in now.
10/24/10: Electric piano.
10/24/10: 10/24/10: -> TTE. I think that's the first time I've ever been excited to hear TTE start. Great segue.
10/24/10: I think that Fish is switching up the beats a bit in this version it's neat.
10/24/10: TTE was TTE. Cavern next.
10/24/10: Cavern > Antelope.
10/24/10: That S1 was weird. 4 songs at 10+ minutes, 2 at 15+, and yet nothing really of interest to speak of.
10/24/10: The Stash was a little weird, so check that out if you're a Stash jam completist, I guess.
10/24/10: S2 starts with Seven Below!!!
10/24/10: So far, Seven Below jam is just a huge rock and roll jam. Looping, screaming guitars.
10/24/10: 'Just' a huge rock and roll jam :)
10/24/10: Return to main riff @ the end of the song, > Wolfman's.
10/24/10: Another excellent Wolfman's. Continues to be one of the standout tunes of 2010, despite mostly being deployed in the first set.
10/24/10: Wolfman's, Number Line, Alaska. All high-octane versions but no real jams on the horizon again tonight.
10/24/10: Seems like 10/19, 10/20, and to a lesser degree 10/22 were an anomaly rather than a resurgence.
10/24/10: Put Free in that category, too.
10/24/10: The Lizards is next, though, which is nice.
10/24/10: 10/24/10: Brother > Roggae. At least the setlist is getting interesting even if the playing isn't.
10/24/10: Great Roggae jam. Fantastic runs from Mike throughout.
10/24/10: Fluid segue into Taste from out of the Roggae jam.
10/24/10: Taste > Waste. Fun with setlists!
10/24/10: Waste fades into the Bowie intro.
10/24/10: really interesting Bowie jam so far. Kinda moving toward a bliss space there for a minute or two, then back into the typical mode.
10/24/10: I typically try to avoid the whole 'for 3.0' qualifier when I can, but Bowie is perhaps the song most neutered by the comeback.
10/24/10: That said, that was a better version than most, 'for 3.0.' Now Quinn.
10/24/10: Trey playing more melody than rhythm in Quinn, even during the vocals. Was unique, but seemed to throw the band off a bit.
10/24/10: So, CDT is a weird encore choice. But there it is.
10/24/10: That was one of those shows that just felt like a whole bunch of songs. Good songs, well played, but nothing to get excited about.
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