@nichobert said:

I don't know if I have ever had feelings so mixed about a performance of a song as I do with last nights Slave.

The transition into it was flawless, the jam section was devestatingly great. But it immediately induced a feeling of "shows ending" melancholy that put me in a weird spot for the rest of the night. Strange having a song ruin your night while simultaneously getting you really excited on an intellectual level.

I remember when Slave was placed anywhere - so cool. So I loved its placement last night - but what you articulate makes sense. I was thinking that it'd be the tune to really launch the set. Particularly since it was played well, and gelled with the chilled-out Disease.

Was the band saying something about the floodlights illuminating the lawn at setbreak levels the entire show? DWD with the lawn reference, and then 3 of the next 4 songs have light in the title, and the other one is about Twisting. Maybe twisting a dial? Its terrible how much a bunch of floodlights can murder the collective experience. People were miserable about the lights and with good reason. I didn't even know the band had come back out because the ambient light didnt change at all. Gross.

Interesting thought -

Can't wait to hear Stash, Bowie, DWD-> Slave, Light-> Twist and Possum. I hope I can stand by my assessment of the last 3 first set songs as major highlights from the last 15-16 years of those tunes.[/quote]

I liked Stash in 03 and the jamming at Coventry.... 31/10 has some cool jamming too. You probably caught the MPP Stash a couple years ago. But the way Trey is playing; I love his melody and such; I thought it was cool.

Well Bowie 7/25/03 is wasn't, but it was 'better' than 7/15/13 (to toss out another) and Mann (which I thought was cool); this continues a trend I have been following with metered enthusiasm, as I do think Bowie can regain some of its former splendor - I assume you didn't find it totally tight?; and there was the extended intro....

I always like Possum (particularly in the first set; particularly to close the first). Just cause they went back to Blossom I remember a cool version a number of years back.

So I bet you are probably correct. Or will feel that way - which is all that matters.