The Live Review:
11/19/16: Okay, I'm going to follow up last week's 8/28/16 CRB review with a review of their latest Capitol Theatre show.
11/19/16: This was the second show of theirs that I 'saw' as a webcast after the Lockn' show got me hooked.
11/19/16: Lindsey was out of town, it was a Saturday night, and I sat down on the couch, smoked way too much and had an absolute blast.
11/19/16: The most fun I've ever had watching a show while not physically there.
11/19/16: I'm a little afraid to see how it stands up to a sober, afternoon listen :)
11/19/16: A little wall of noise action to start the show...
11/19/16: New Cannonball Rag opener
11/19/16: Damn I love this band.
11/19/16: Traded solos from Neal and Adam lead into a more start/stop-style jam.
11/19/16: Now, some tension-y syncopated piano.
11/19/16: Tony shifting to a blues beat now.
11/19/16: Ends a great opening jam and sets up a smooth -> Tomorrow's Blues.
11/19/16: Great little solo from Adam as the Tomorrow's Blues jam picks up speed.
11/19/16: Great opening sequence. Roan County Banjo is next.
11/19/16: Love the bridge (or whatever you'd call it) in Roan County. Especially the way it ends with a giant Neal solo.
11/19/16: Bit tension-style jam to end the song. That's probably my favorite version of the tune that I've heard.
11/19/16: Reflections On a Broken Mirror next. Such a great slow song.
11/19/16: I Want To (Do Everything For You)
11/19/16: Great clav solo from Adam in the middle of this blues cover.
11/19/16: Quick, shuffling outro jam after a vocal breakdown.
11/19/16: Little Lizzie Mae is next.
11/19/16: Some scatting from Chris at the end of the vocal section of the song. Pretty sure that's not typical.
11/19/16: Angular synth bits from Adam to lead into the jam.
11/19/16: SONIC CHAOS resolved by the pure sound of Neal's guitar bringing us back to rock and roll terra firma.
11/19/16: Getting quiet now.
11/19/16: Adam over to what sounds like an electric piano now.
11/19/16: Nice landing > California Hymn.
11/19/16: Love Adam's barroom-style piano on this song.
11/19/16: Descending set of chords from Adam to lead into a post-lyrics jam in California Hymn.
11/19/16: Bit o' blues, bit o' shuffle.
11/19/16: Awesome beat from Tony as the jam builds in intensity.
11/19/16: After a big peak, returning to the quiet, piano-led spot they kicked off from.
11/19/16: > Lazy Days
11/19/16: Totally weird but great solo from Adam in the middle of Lazy Days.
11/19/16: End set.
11/19/16: S2 opens with Saturday Night in Oak Grove, LA
11/19/16: I like Chris's voice on just about any song, but this one in particular is great.
11/19/16: Leave My Guitar Alone.
11/19/16: Love the outro on that song. Forever Is the Moon is next.
11/19/16: So far, the second set is a bit songier and less jammy.
11/19/16: Chris really leaning into the vocals on this version.
11/19/16: Shadow Cosmos in the ballad tune slot in S2. Gorgeous new(er) song.
11/19/16: Ain't It Hard But Fair is next.
11/19/16: Vocal jam in the middle of Ain't It Hard.
11/19/16: Vibration and Light Suite.
11/19/16: Love this song so much, especially the angry groove in the middle section.
11/19/16: Adam leading the charge into the Vibration jam proper.
11/19/16: Downright evil/funky clav work from Adam now.
11/19/16: Neal's tone on the following solo is just ridiculous.
11/19/16: Crazy interplay between Neal and Adam now.
11/19/16: Jam slowing down a bit now. Quieting.
11/19/16: -> Narcissus Soaking Wet
11/19/16: Love the combination of Neal's tone and Chris's harmonica in that song.
11/19/16: Rosalee.
11/19/16: End of Rosalee's bridge > Magic Carpet Ride.
11/19/16: Droning space-rock jam forming out of Magic Carpet Ride.
11/19/16: Space jamming madness reaches a peak and then fades into noise.
11/19/16: > Rosalee.
11/19/16: End set.
11/19/16: The second set started off a little songy, but Vibration -> Narcissus, Rosalee > Magic Carpet Ride > Rosalee sequence was nuts.
11/19/16: Rock and Roll encore.
11/19/16: When I watched this live, I was SO HIGH, and I could not understand how CRB was playing a Phish song.
11/19/16: Well, a Velvet Underground song, but you know what I mean.
11/19/16: An excellent show, and (surprisingly) just how I remembered it.
11/19/16: I've definitely seen shows of theirs in person where they've jammed more and more weirdly that I've liked better.
11/19/16: But this one is a perfect mix of good, songy songs and accessible longer jams.
11/19/16: There's no dull moments for nearly three hours of music.
11/19/16: In short, if you don't like this show, you probably don't like this band.
11/19/16: If you're interested, I actually have an SD video of the webcast on YouTube: https://t.co/j2EELQv798
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