by Bisexual Lightning » Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:13 pm
good posts, all. productively nonsensical, just the way I likes it.
I'm a little behind here, but I'm just finishing Chicago... BOY what an interesting show!! I've always loved that Simple, but I think I spaced out and stopped paying attention the past 3 times I've listened to that Jibboo. frankly it might just be TOO peaky, I lose interest. this Tweezer is twisted and radiant as ever, and for the record I don't like the comparison this rendition gets to the Nassau Tweezer, unless it's to call each other polar opposites.. I feel like the bouyant, light side of jamming got a lot more of an overt workout on this tour, vs the darkness peering in through the cracks in transitional spaces, creaking voices, and missed changes, and this Tweezer is more the sort of conversation they carried on with the Twists from NJ on 2/24 and 7/30 than it is the triumphant celebration of THE Nassau Tweezer.
Anyway, Seven Below totally blew me away!! I always remember being sort of bored of this version after about minute 13, like Guy said, but WOW, what incredibly unique rhythm jamming! the ever plodding groove, leaping modes and key signatures like Brian Eno interpreting Giant Steps.. while on heroin. this may be the closest they came to interpreting the music and feel of the Victor Disc live on stage, and I can't wait to listen through this jam again. Pebbles and Marbles, which like most Round Room tunes I'm particularly fond of, delivers one of the its finest renditions... however you can hear Trey and Fish straight up fighting over the tempo at the end, a far cry from the egoless, open grooves in the preceding jam. you can hear Trey continue to drag the tempo in the beginnings of each of the three encore songs. between ending the show with a botched new tune, Trey seemingly trying to fade out while Fish pushes harder and harder in P&M, and the craggly vocals and ENERGY SUCKING PLACEMENT of Anything But Me, I can understand why some fans walked out of this room feeling underwhelmed. I literally love Anything But Me more than probably 99% of Phans, but this was just a mistake. it's a gorgeous version, though, and you can hear the pain and struggle behind Trey's voice, which makes it that much richer. like Jerry, it was the vocals that betrayed the state he was in when he was at his low points.
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