Today in Umphrey's McGee History

[UnCommon_5]

I’m guessing @Whinergetsnothing I swear I recall him saying that on more than one occasion on a previous incarnation of TheBort

[Yawnspterodactyl]

2/21/07 is the goat tho followed by 1/27/11

[StoneJackBaller]

1/27/11 > 2/21/07 > 11/2/11

[Whinergetsnothing]

Got it all wrong, i fluff 11/2/11 endlessly. I would never rate it behind 1/27/11 because 1/27/11 is too polished.

[SchladopianFir]

I think I’m a 11/2>1/27 guy. The encore is the tiebreaker.

[gatroe]

1/27/11 > 11/2/11

11/2/11 has one of the best encore jams they’ve ever done

[snuckaskitchen]

@SchladopianFir

The encore is the tiebreaker.

this guy gets it.

[LarrySellers]

10/9/08 > 11/2/11 as far as Clifton Park shows go, imo

[Southern_Dan]

Yessir, that 2008 show was kick ass!

[nextmovement41]

[Whinergetsnothing]

The 08 show rules but idk 11/2/11 has this ‘je ne sais quoi’

[CarpetCrawler]

@solvethebox

November 3, 2006 Umphrey’s McGee The Barrymore Theatre — Madison, WI, USA

Set 1: Plunger, Got Your Milk (Right Here) > Walletsworth, Intentions Clear > End of the Road[1], The Girl Is Mine[1] > Jane Says[1] > The Girl Is Mine[1]-> August[2] > Out Of Order

Set 2: All In Time → Smell the Mitten, Wife Soup, Ringo[3] > Shine On You Crazy Diamond[3] > Ringo[3]

Encore: Prowler > Glory > All In Time[4]

2nd Encore: That’s the Way[5]

Footnotes:
[1] with Brendan and Jake on acoustics
[2] with Brendan and Jake on acoustics for part; with National Anthem (Radiohead) jam
[3] with Kevin Sinclair on saxophone
[4] with Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin) teases
[5] just Brendan, Jake, and Joel; with Brendan and Jake on acoustics

Umphrey’s McGee - Glory - 11/3/2006

I still watch this Glory sometimes when I’m feeling down

Anniversary bump!! This show is very solid, and each set has wonderful flow & some very tight jams. If it weren’t for the profound excellence of the nights before and after this one, it would be viewed with much more love by the UM fanbase. Even the fact that they dropped SOYCD in the middle of Ringo, rather than just full on improv, doesn’t sting as much as some would complain about since it has that sax element. The 1st set is so damn solid, top to bottom. I used to spin that set, set 2 of 11/2 & set 1 of 11/4 an obnoxious amount for a couple years after these shows. What an amazing 3 night run!!

[OSUmBeaverPhreak]

I still laugh at the fact I was new to the scene in 2006 and that night I was at the Mars Volta / RHCP concert in Metro Detroit instead of Madison. I’ve listened to that version of Glory 100s of times. Probably my favorite rendition of the song - so much energy from Jake!

[CarpetCrawler]

@CarpetCrawler

@CarpetCrawler

That 11-2-06 show is packed full of top tier moments, and I would’ve never expected either of the 2 shows that followed to hit anywhere near those same levels, but this show is right there with it, IMHO…

11.04.2006
THE EAGLES BALLROOM
MILWAUKEE, WI

Set 1: Ocean Billy > Blue Echo[1] > Ocean Billy, Push the Pig > Partyin’ Peeps, 2x2

Set 2: Pay the Snucka > The Triple Wide[2] > Pay the Snucka[3] > Words > Red, In The Kitchen > Miss Tinkle’s Overture

Encore: JaJunk > Hajimemashite > JaJunk

[1] with Jake on keys
[2] with Shhh/Peaceful (Miles Davis) and Rhiannon (Fleetwood Mac) teases; “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[3] with Winkie Chant (Wizard of Oz)

Obligatory yearly bump, and the 15 year anniversary.

Motha-fückin’ bumpski. Such an amazing end to an epic 3 day run. The 1st half hour of each set is just so dialed in, then both sets also bring more goodies after that. Such a stacked show all around.

[CarpetCrawler]

@CarpetCrawler

@LandLandNever

11.05.2011 The Eagles Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI, USA

Set 1: Catshot > All In Time, Preamble > Mantis > Pay the Snucka > Rocker Part 2, The Haunt > Mantis, Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None)[1]

Set 2: Hurt Bird Bath[2], Ringo[3], Bridgeless, The Linear[4] > Glory > In the Flesh? > Another Brick in the Wall > All In Time

Encore: Come As Your Kids > Pay the Snucka

[1] with Xxplosive (Dr. Dre) tesae
[2] with Hells Bells (AC/DC) intro; with Paradise City (Guns N’ Roses) jam
[3] “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[4] with Who Are You (The Who) teases

This show, 10 years ago today, was so much damn fun! I’m so very happy that UM has finally left that f’n venue in the past, but there’s no denying some of the legendary nights at the Eagles/Rave. This was a great way to end that era, and move on to the better, greener pasture that is the Riverside.

11 year anniversary bump!!

[DiabetesCOLE]

Listened to this on my drive back from Michigan today. Love the rocker 2

[CarpetCrawler]

@CarpetCrawler

@CarpetCrawler

This was an amazing 2 nights of UM. The 11-9 show has amazing flow & some great moments, but I still feel like the 11-10 show slightly nudges it out overall.

11.09.2007
INDIANA UNIVERSITY AUDITORIUM
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
BLOOMINGTON, IN

Set 1: Andy’s Last Beer, Divisions > Ringo > Dear Lord > Ringo, Mullet (Over), The Haunt > Divisions

Set 2: Breathe[1] > The Floor, Hurt Bird Bath, Slacker > Sweetness > Slacker, Alex’s House[2] → Prowler > Breathe

Encore: Much Obliged > Waiting Room

[1] dub version
[2] with Prowler and The Triple Wide Teases

11.10.2007
THE EAGLES BALLROOM
MILWAUKEE, WI

Set 1: Morning Song, Got Your Milk (Right Here) > The Triple Wide, Liquid > Der Bluten Kat

Set 2: The Floor, August, Blue Echo > Water > Blue Echo[1] > Mulche’s Odyssey[2], FF[3] > No More Tears

Encore: Great American > Walletsworth > Great American

[1] “Jimmy Stewart” with lyrics
[2] with Masoko Tanga (The Police) jam
[3] with Miss Tinkle’s Overture teases

I recently revisited these 2 shows, and I still lean towards the 11-10 show, by just a tiny bit. I’m sure it’s partial song preference bias, but even that isn’t a very big margin. I just loved that 3X, Liquid > DBK so damn much, and then that August, Blecho > Water > Blecho was fire. The 11-9 sets each had better flow than the 11-10, but I still dig the jams more in 11-10. Encore of 11-9 def wins that battle though.

Yet another obligatory (double) bump!! Does not feel like these were 15 years ago.

[Southern_Dan]

Worst Blue Echo off all time. Not even debatable.

[CarpetCrawler]

Haha…the hate for Gulf Stream is so strong with some of you folks. I don’t love that tune by any stretch of the imagination, but in the moment at the Eagles Ballroom, it was a different thing all together IMO. I don’t care to hear GS these days, but doesn’t kill that Blecho or set for me.

[sabretooth]

Josh, maybe you have to come to terms with the fact that all your friends are here on the -Bort and bashing Gulf Stream is what they came to do.