, attached to 2013-08-05

Review by ForgeTheCoin

ForgeTheCoin Right from the get go, something sounded off with Trey in this show, and it never really got any better... Supposedly there were problems with his gear, but it sounded like something more than that to me... end of tour weariness? Who knows.

The only real nugget in the first set that I could find is the Moma Dance, which is a fun and interesting little version with some great vocals from Fish and general sort of slightly tweaked mood about the tune. Dug it.

Page's Lawn Boy was a good and spirited version and featured some beautiful bass work by Mike... seemed almost placed to give Trey a moment to deal with whatever he had going on.
There were micro moments here and there sprinkled throughout the set, but by and large I can't comment on much that wasn't somewhat painful to listen to given whatever issues were happening.

Set II, Chakdust seemed to be almost a re-set button, as in a show-opener. That was my take... It was spirited, but was followed by a Golden Age that just plain died in the jam. What was going on?

As BOAF begins, Trey sounds absolutely exhausted in his vocals - having a rough night - feeling bad for him at this point!

Things continue this way with Sand, where Trey is playing so timidly and quietly that you can barely hear him... The rest of the band here (and in the rest of the show as a whole) did a beautiful job of stepping in and filling the void....

Skipping to the Hood, the jam starts with promise... finally, it seems, the ambient, quiet jam is more suited to whatever the heck is going on with Trey...some beautiful mellowness, and then out of left field, Trey segues it into a funk jam... Which sounded nothing like a Hood jam, but rather VERY much like the Tahoe Tweezer jam. It continues in very disjointed fashion, with Trey starting this little theme, and then another, and then another, with the band just playing keep-up... Really awkward. It was not an enjoyable 20+ minutes to listen to for me...

The band pulled up the reins and finished strong with Zero, a standard version, but at least played without too much noticeable discomfort.
Likewise with the Loving Cup encore - a power tune to finish up and leave a good taste in the mouth...

This was my take on the show. Listened to the SBD, didn't attend. As always, I'm sure a good time was had by all at a beautiful venue with a killer light show. I really would like to see some video of this show to try and get a read on what in the heck was happening with Trey. Having listened to most of the shows this tour and having been mightily impressed at the quality, diversity, looseness, strength, and imagination of the shows during the run, this one was a real head-scratching bummer to hear. Perhaps someone can weigh in with some additional info.


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