look like stasik. writing something as stupid as sex metal on a setlist (night before) can only be one person
I will give them major credit for cutting Little Gift, but then they added 2 more songs… shoulda just stretched everything minus LG
LG usually brings the jams these days
My guess is the band didn’t truly intend to skip both jams in Utopian either so that also saved a bunch of time. Kris may have flubbed and done the drum intro to come back into the second half after Heart and Soul and forgot that it was just the wildcard slot and he needed to go back to the beginning section. Then Utopian was supposed to > LG, which would have probably involved a jam, but they did a hard stop and LG cut instead. The band conferenced after Peeps; it was clear they were deciding what to play on the fly. Good on them for doing a Plunger with a worthwhile jam - certainly wasn’t expecting a choice as good as that.
It was either going to be Plunger or Kitchen. Plunger was originally gonna have an ending jam and was changed right before the middle section to jam there
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100% this. Between the two added songs and the really obvious wrong notes when they come out of the wildcard it’s definitely a missed cue. Also seems like they tried to patch it by taking the last type 1 jam slightly type 2 but abandoned it quickly…probably because they felt off their game from the earlier flub and didn’t think it was a good time to experiment with a new jam section.
Also I was super close to notating a Black Magic Woman jam in Red Tape, but after more review I’m gonna say it’s not close enough…only mentioning it in case someone else thinks they hear it too.
EDIT: updated w/ Modest Mouse tease, good ear @kev347
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Also fun to see them return to a Plunger with the jam at the 3:30-4min mark, instead of the 7:30-8min mark (post-castanets) as the last 5-6 have been.
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Alright, I’m done complaining now. This Much Obliged is fantastic upon relisten. Dark, mysterious lyricals are back!
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I like them mixing it up but I generally like Plunger outro jams more than middle jams. They usually tend to go more into my preferred darker proggy territory. Although at the end of a set the middle jam lends itself better to having enough room to stretch out.
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I embrace all jams in and out of Plunger. The middle jams are usually pretty UM which are not so common anymore…a majority of Plunger jams are outro nowadays…
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I hadn’t heard a lyrical stew in years. So happy to hear one again
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Last lyrical Stew I heard was the RRX Phils in 2018. That was pretty awesome. Very happy that they’ve played two in the last month or so…
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I wish I liked UM this much
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It would be nice to not be jaded at all.
I haven’t listened back but by dad and brother-in-law loved that jam.
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Loving this Much Obliged. Like something off of the Two-Tone label.
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I honestly haven’t listened back to N2 at all yet. I do remember enjoying it as well. But an 11 min puppet as “the best improv I’ve ever heard” is just awesomely not jaded
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Smokehouse lodge ftw!
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Joel talking about the jamless U Fir. Probably confirms it was Kris messing up
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That place is the shit. Did you race bigwheels?
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Hell yeah we did. So much fun! No fucks given. Can only imagine what it’s like for biscuits. I might have to do a night in November and stay there again. Really want a cabin lol
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