Pretty standard first set but a great second set with a phenomenal Reba, the debut of Simple, and an interesting YEM.
Score: 0
Saturday, 05/28/1994
Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, CA
Set 1: Rift > SampleSample in a Jar, Foam, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, HorseThe Horse > SilentSilent in the Morning > SlothThe Sloth, Maze, Cavern
Set 2: Axilla (Part II) > It's Ice > Tweezer[1], Lifeboy > Reba[2], Fee[3] > Llama, YEMYou Enjoy Myself[4]
Encore: Poor Heart[5]
[1] Popeye theme (Sailor's Hornpipe) tease from Trey.
[2] No whistling.
[3] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[4] Les Claypool on bass and Fishman on vacuum; Gimme Some Lovin' tease from Page, Dueling Banjos tease. No vocal jam.
[5] Dueling Banjos teases.
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Les Claypool (Guest)
Notes: This performance was part of the Laguna Seca Daze Festival that also included Sausage, Gin Blossoms and Freddy Jones Band. Trey teased the theme from Popeye (Sailor's Hornpipe) in Tweezer. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. YEM featured Les Claypool playing on a second bass guitar and Fishman on vacuum, and included a band-accompanied bass duel between Mike and Les and a Gimme Some Lovin' tease from Page and Dueling Banjos teases in the jam segment. YEM ended without a vocal jam. Dueling Banjos was also teased before and during Poor Heart.
This show was part of the "1994 Spring Tour."
Pretty standard first set but a great second set with a phenomenal Reba, the debut of Simple, and an interesting YEM.
Super-duper standard first set. If you've listened to lots of '94 you can look at the setlist and know what you're in for. There's really nothing to comment on, just the same ole same ole.The second set has many individual highlights that don't create a very succinct whole. It's Ice is average. Tweezer, Reba, and YEM are all very quirky. At one point Tweezer reaches this place that, if I were to attempt to describe, I'd call Phishgrass + folk music from the alps. That probably isn't very close, but it gets different in the middle of the jam. The Reba is the highlight of the show. Despite not having the best peak, it is a very unique version that warrants multiple listens. YEM with Claypool is pretty fun. Claypool definitely adds some new flavor to it.
This is an oddball, lopsided, disjunct show. It's not *bad*, but it all doesn't work together very well. Definitely seek out the Reba though, and if you've got time, the Tweezer and YEM.
Score: 0