While I agree that the band will continue to improve over the course of the tour, the devil's advocate in me wants to note that the "they sound good...for a tour opener" stance is kinda weak. Last year the band had the Jazz festival gig as well as plenty of rehearsal time due to Fuego prior to the solid Mansfield show which featured a huge Hood. The year before that, Bangor saw a really energetic and musically interesting performance that, bias aside, I found way more interesting and tight compared to last night's show. 2012 has Worcester 1...and that doesn't even count the second leg tour openers that have absolutely slayed the last few years.

The band will lock in. Last night seemed to have quite a few moments of the guys having ideas and not really syncing up or having the thoughts click among the four...we all know that won't last long.

Surprised at the new material. The band continues to do the unexpected.