SET 1:

The Curtain: First since 2.20.97, a 57 show gap. Intro is a little rusty. >

You Enjoy Myself: Killer placement. You would have to go back to 2.14.97 and then 12.2.96 to see similar placement in a two set show. Crowd is first shocked then goes bananas upon the opening notes. Great nirvana section with some cool yet brief Page effects. Crosseyed And Painless by Talking Heads at 14:40. Love the loops when the jam hits. Super funky and then eventually turns into a rager and then turns back into a funky space. Would recommend this version. ->

I Didn't Know: Standard.

Maze: Page’s solo seems a little out of sync. Pretty average version here.

Farmhouse: Standard.

Black-Eyed Katy: Not quite as good as Winston Salem, but not too far off that level. Would recommend.

Theme From the Bottom: Super solid. >

Rocky Top: Standard.

SET 2:

Timber (Jerry the Mule) - Nasty, dark, and evil. Intense version for sure. Would recommend. >

Limb By Limb: Two fabulous peaks. Trey puts on a clinic. Would recommend.

Slave to the Traffic Light: I LOVE the loops in the intense part of the composed section. Adds so much tension. The crowd is downright unruly during the quiet part of the jam. There is one false peak that is pretty good. They weren’t satisfied with that, so they go for it again not long after. This climax is a little bit frantic but strong, nonetheless. Would recommend. >

Ghost: Lots of spirited goofing around during the lyrics from Trey and Fish. Mike leading the charge in the beginning of the jam with Fish and Trey still goofing off vocally. Big time loops in the late 4’s set the stage. Things settle a bit at 7 and a half. Trey yells something to Mike. They basically do a stop start thing a few times that was so typical during this tour. We are deep down the funk rabbit hole. Mike puts on a clinic in the mid 9’s and from there Trey comes charging over the top. It’s on now. Not so fast my friend. By the 12 minute mark things have gone quiet again with Mike stomping on his bell and Page and Trey taking the jam in a bluesy direction. Around 14:40 the jam is starting to take on that klezmer sound you would expect out of SOAMule. By 16:20, Trey comes charging over the top in a blaze of glory intent on setting fire to the Centrum. Awesome last couple of minutes to this one, all time version and would highly recommend. >

Johnny B. Goode: Ripped it up.

ENCORE:

My Soul: Typical hard rocking version, no surprises here. Fishman eggs Trey on during his solo – and he delivers, he kills it. Two straight ahead rockers to close out this show.

Summary: First set comes charging out of the gate with that The Curtain bust out and then a surprise YEM in the two hole. From there, the set is pretty much standard fare. The second set though, they really open it up and put on a show for the fans. An absolutely great set of music during one of their best tours. Awesome stuff. Tons of highlights. I would concur with the current rating of 4.493/5 (286 ratings).

Replay Value: You Enjoy Myself, Black-Eyed Katy, Timber (Jerry the Mule), Limb By Limb, Slave to the Traffic Light, Ghost