I don't usually enter a couch tour review here. But honestly this show was one of very few I've streamed where I actually experienced extreme fomo... and here's why. Let's start with the obvious things that made last night special and work our way to the things that might be more personal to...

God I love this band. I always feel like the first night of tour is kind of one bug sound check, and maybe it still is, but I love when they pull out all the stops at a time when no one really expects it. Was it ultra tight? No. Was it fucking awesome? Ohhhh yeahh. The things they've done with...

Here's the thing: I actually think this show had more individually great moments than N1 but as a whole it was weaker than N1. Set 1 was pretty strong in my opinion. I liked Plasma as an opener and the Sigma Oasis was gorgeous. Really enjoyed Evolve and the Mull jam. Stash was kinda...

A gritty, sweaty take that bakes in southern heat before opening into a cooler sonic space that bubbles to a rolling peak and simmers to conclusion.

Don't bother looking for Vikings, but listen early for a flourish from Page that kicks off a rush of play, gathering the rest of the band and using the momentum to catalyze a slowly fermenting brew of synth and effects from which the four friends extract an echo-laden groove that -> "Piper".

Almost from the start of the jam segment Trey appears to have a sense of the melodic theme he wants to explore. Within only a few minutes he begins repetitively strumming in a life-affirming, charming, Franklin's Tower-esque way, over grand accompaniment, and then his solo soars and peaks in a delicate, seemingly restrained way, and just when you might wonder if The Hose was at play, he cools the groove down and a drawn-out segue into -> Free occurs.