If there ever were an example of "don't judge a shoe by its setlist," this show is it.
At least the second set. I don't think I would be alone if I said that Carini and Tweezer are THE 3.0 jam standard bearers. To have them next to each other to open the last set of a hot shit Wrigley run....MAN that must have been awesome, right?!?!
I mean, kinda. Carini immediately switches to the bliss and I can't help but think that I've heard that jam before a lot over the precious few years. Tweezer (the one song I look forward to more than any other) starts awesome and there are a few minutes of the jam where I wish I still ate acid. But they really seemed to lose their way after Trey kept screwing around with his delay. Hood (I lied- this is the song I look forward to the most) just...ugh. I try to be mindful and appreciate the now and not look back, but this song has gone to the dogs more often than not. Yes, there are very good 3.0 hoods, but this was not one of them. It's directionless and limp and, really more than anything else epitomizes how the band is sometimes searching for a voice during a jam.
Maybe they're tired of playing the same songs? Maybe just need a few shows to warm up? I'll stay positive and look forward to hearing the new material. And to see them on the road.