@nichobert said:

And i feel that the uninteresting rock jam and bluesy coda are the same thing, aren't they? I love how restrained they slip into rocking harder, nice and patient, no shredding. but the little part at the end is part of the same theme they're into by around 17 minutes, Page really lays into it around 20 though.

This doesn't seem uninteresting to me at all thou

I guess it isn't Chicken Shack, but I'm surprised i haven't seen anybody else mention it.

this has always been my favorite part of the jam. they explore the same musical idea in so many ways and from so many angles, leading in such buttery smooth fashion to a raucous finale and great coda. it may be "bluesy shredding," but it's also an exclamation point at the end of a coherent piece that includes much more than that. takin in context, it's a pretty freaking outstanding piece of improv, imo. there is so much density to dissect and listen to that i can listen to this jam twice in a row and not get bored with it (in fact i just did)..

i wish i was there to see it, but i think the MSG run proved that they are at a point where they are confident and in the pudding enough to do this sort of thing, if not on a nightly basis, every other show or so. can't wait for this summer.