, attached to 1997-11-14

Review by frankzappasmustache2012

frankzappasmustache2012 Set 1
Jim starts the show out strong. Very solid short version with a good full band peak. Gumbo starts up the funk. Thick wah laced vamping eventually fades into a short effects laden spacey section with some great minor notes from Mike. Maze is next, and it is a killer version. Page has a great solo, and Trey's lead section is awesome. The build of tension during this part is incredibly precise and purposeful, yet retains that unpredictable and loose '97 feel. The peak is a little wobbly with no one quite coming together perfectly, but it's still very high energy. This version is unfinished, and bleeds into FEFY. I like this song a lot, and it works well as a breather. Trey's solo is a little sloppy at parts, but finishes strong. 2001 starts with a minute or so of space and then funks along for about ten minutes. Not a lot to say about this version, which isn't a bad thing. It's your standard '97 2001. Ten minutes of unabashed stagnant funk. This leads into Funky Bitch which is well played. A error-less Guyute is next which is always good. Antelope is really good. Good build to an interesting peak where Trey uses metal chords rather than individual notes. Gives a different, heavier feel to the song. BBFCFM tease possibly?

Set 2
Wolfman's Brother starts out just pure funk and eventually gives away into a slightly looser, spacier jam. Very pretty towards the end. True -> segue into Piper. This is before the days Piper was a jam vehicle, so it's only about seven minutes long, but Trey actually has a killer solo at the end. Twist starts up and begins with some really tight funk. Mike is all over the place here, in a good way. He's pushing the jam along, making it interesting. The music eventually starts to fade/turn into a wall of sound of sorts and fizzles away into just Trey playing over a synth note. Trey's solo here is incredibly pretty, and made up of mostly arpeggios. Mike joins in at the end for a minute or so, and Slave begins. This is a very patient Slave. It takes time to build, but it's never boring. The peak is beautiful as well.

Encore
Bold as Love. I love this song, and Page does a decent vocal job this time.

This entire show is really good. Solid first set and an incredible four song second set.


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