SET 1: Buried Alive: My first so I was very excited to hear it. Not many better ways to open a show. >

Poor Heart: Good energy and I like the placement.

The Sloth: Can't go wrong with this tune, glasses tinklin'.

Divided Sky: Loved it, went crazy for it as this was my favorite song at the time. Well played.

Horn: Standard.

Tube: Oddly enough, not much of a reaction for this one. Good to hear it, played close to the vest.

Talk: Standard.

Split Open and Melt: Straight ahead rager. No frills, no left turns. Just in your face.

The Lizards: I love the placement.

Character Zero: Again. Dead horse'd.

SET 2: David Bowie: Solid version, love it in this slot, definitely sets the tone. Some good peaks in this one.

A Day in the Life: Standard, but appreciate it not being at the end of a set.

You Enjoy Myself: Red hot version and the B & D is not to be trifled with. Lot's of replay value here.

Taste: Fairly typical Fall 96 shreddy Taste.

Swept Away > Steep: Standard. I was good with the placement considering all that came before it, a breather was not wasted on me. >

Harry Hood: Average to below average version. Never felt cohesive live or on tape. They sort of just fall into the peak which there is not much of one.

ENCORE: Julius: Ripping as you would expect.

Summary: Don't get me wrong, we had a great time. Good seats. All was good. But the band didn't truly deliver the goods on this night. It happens. YEM is a very good version and one that I have gone back to over the years and will continue to do so. The rest, not so much - even with the attendance bias. I would rate this as a 3.6 out of 5. Really good setlist. One other thing, this show is quite short. Walking out of there and for years to come we always complained at how similar the setlist was here to that of the show we saw in Pittsburgh a month ago, except Pittsburgh took way more chances and jammed much more. Auburn Hills was a very vanilla show.