WTWIRD best jam of the run, but i think Bend and Seattle are both better shows.
Nah man. That Silent Type build from 8 minutes on is great, what Kris/Joel are doing makes me want them to form their own side project called “Cum with Me” where all they do is soaring uplifting jams
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I haven’t seen UM in 3 years so I had a lot of nut to bust.
Eugene + Seattle are still miles ahead of PDX.
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I would say bend and Eugene are just about equal for me. The 2nd set of bend really falls off after Spires, whereas this show is consistently good and finishes strong.
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Hot fire
And in contrast I started as king of fluff and have progressively become more critical of the band 
Thanks a lot guys
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I love Umphrey’s McGee but I’m willing to accept that they’ll disappoint me at some point. Kinda like everyone else that I love.
I consider myself lucky that I came along late enough, and combined with the priceless discussions archived here, that I can avoid most of their underwhelming performances by picking and choosing what I listen to.
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Fair point. But I think the biggest problem isnt with shows they’ve already played; its the fact that they keep playing shows.
Every now and then they’re good for a couple songs.
Like Bridgeless from 3/4/23, absolutely epic. Went back to it a number of times already
If a jamband can play a good show 1/3 of the time, i consider them great. Baseball logic.
Seems like there was a period where UM (IMO) was more like 1/20.
They are back to batting .300 for now, though, so i will enjoy it while i can.
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