The Drum Logos Warmup.

This show is actually pretty solid if you take into account the rust that must be shed going that far over seas. It's a really really good warmup show.

DWD kicks off the jams right off the bat. The jam starts with a thunderous hose jam and then drifts off into a nice tranquil space. They nail the ending pretty well, what a way to kick things off! Piper continues the jamming. This one is more of a crazy roller coaster. It gets very heavy. You get some more meat out of Guyute. There's not too many 5 song first sets and this one is a bit of a diamond in the ruff.

Quick little Heavy Things played pretty well. Sand get's down to business. They do a pretty good job at keeping it from getting too repetitive and I appreciate that in a good Sand. Gin has a very nice quick hose jam with an excellent peak, very potent Gin. The rest of the set is pretty straight forward.

I love this encore because it features the very nice and mellow Inlaw Josie Wales and then goes into a LxL that is very powerful in it's playing. They seem to play pretty excellent encores in Japan (Remember the cool Brian and Robert encore from the year before?)

Overall an above average show that is a great first step towards the legendary jams a couple shows later.