Huge props for this review, especially “amiable choogle” and “energy to questionable levels” and the way you broke down Evolve. Tell it like it is!

Have to also comment that I took my son to the show on Saturday and was writing a review in my head while driving all day with a very similar working title: “World’s Greatest Dad (Rock)”.

I haven’t listened back to anything yet so will reserve right to reverse any of these opinions, but:

- Disease jam didn’t do a lot for me on the spot, though it was welcome. Certainly not to the level of Wave of Hope in the two slot on Friday
- First set was pretty rough selection wise in the middle, though I’m a Bug fan and thought it was a good performance. (Speaking of good Bugs, ive been revisiting shows from 7/03 and my it had some hot ones then!)
- i was pumped to hear MY FIRST FOAM since starting to see the band in 94. Statistically almost impossible, almost couldn’t believe it.
- Moonage absolutely slayed. Hadn’t seen it before and like the Starman I saw on 8/6/17 had me pretty emotional
- definitely would take this Wedge over a More, but come on guys don’t be so predictable. Open straight with a 20 min Jim why don’t y’a
- Fuego obviously a beast.. and a nod to the brutal heat in NYC this week. There were segments part way through where it felt like the jam was falling apart, messy, and just meh, BUT whatever happened in the last segment may be the coolest sounding jam they’ve done since 21. Need to revisit, obviously.
- I’m a fan of Oblivion, and happy to hear Treys songwriting taking a darker more nuanced turn, nice little jam.
- By this point I was expecting a classic big oldie based on Friday’s Simple, with nary one in sight save the first set Disease. I don’t dislike Wingsuit, but was a let down for me in this slot. The lyrics “Nothing lasts, nothing stays / Caught in this procession of unchanging days / What's new is old, what's old is gone” certainly seemed to acknowledge this in a way that pushed me to the edge a little bit. My son knows tons of songs, mostly classics, and I kept waiting for one to drop!
- 2001 was excellent though based on the longer intro they did with it earlier in the tour kind of thought they would do more of it, but just dropped in. I agree it had legs and was hoping they’d finish it later in the show (coming out of Santos would have been perfect..). That said, the deconstructed jam and ensuring -> to HYHU was really cool, and seeing Cracklin Rosie was a huge huge highlight for me, despite it being such a train wreck. Too bad I wasn’t on the rail, I could have helped Fish with the lyrics, belting them out as I was jumping up and down from sec 119.
- the audible gasp from the room at the Farmhouse was downright funny. No hate on Farmhouse, but this is an MSG residency, guys. No theme is fine, but that was a terrible call. First Tube was terrific…and did not make up for it.
- of course I had to hit the road and miss the Sunday show, with Izabella redeeming last nights encore, and all those 1.0 classics compromising the entire 1st set, tongue in damn cheek. Enough to make me wanna freak out and throw stuff. Jerks