, attached to 2017-07-25

Review by MrPalmers1000DollarQ

MrPalmers1000DollarQ Man it just keeps gettin better! This aptly named Jam-filled night of the Baker's Dozen run delivers quite heavily on a number of levels. We got the jam treatments on a few tunes that really don't often (or ever) get drawn out, making for a few spectacularly standout versions throughout the night. At points, the band felt a little aimless (particularly in the middle of Crosseyed and Painless), but overall this is a super fun show with a lot of great improv.

Setlist Thoughts
- Derailed in the middle of the tune, Sample in a Jar immediately confirms what the jam-filled donuts are for. Transitions in and out of the jam are real smooth.
- "Is this still Lawn Boy?" What a tune to get this 30-minute jam in the second slot of the night. Several awesome sections that allow for shining moments from all four band members. Definitely the highlight of the evening.
- My Friend, My Friend keeps the energy high with an excellent performance of the composed song. Once again we enter unexpected jam territory, though this one is a little bit more laid back than the first two.
- Stash and Bathtub Gin round out Set 1 with two more 10+ minute jams, though not super noteworthy in comparison to other renditions. Still some great stuff though.
- Set 2 opens with a near 20-minute Fuego whose jam divides into a few distinct moments. Most noteworthy to me are the few minutes where the beat all but fades out, allowing for Mike, Trey, and Page to lay out an airy ambience for a bit. Page on some sweet synths, and Mike busting out the drill.
- Thought Thread was fine. Nothing super awesome in my book.
- Crosseyed and Painless is a classic jam vehicle, and it certainly serves such function here. Clocking in as the longest tune of the night, this one seems to meander a bit. The peaks around 18 minutes in are awesome. Again we enter a more airy and ambient space here for a moment and it takes the band a little bit to get their groove back together. The transition back to Crosseyed is pretty well done (good job Mike!).
- After the behemoth Crosseyed, Set 2 ditches the jam-heavy theme for a bit. Makisupa -> End of Session is a great 1-2 in which Trey hands the floor over to his bandmates before a beautiful debut of an almost 20-year-old song. A great cooldown / reset if you ask me.
- Never heard Tuesday before, but this is a pretty fun tune! Page really crushes his piano solo and the end jam is full of fun energy from Trey. Super spirited vocals.
- And out we go with a pretty standard Cavern. I'll take it :)
- Loved this encore. Julius gets just enough Type I jamming in before the end of the evening, and the callback to Lawn Boy closes it all with a nice little ribbon.


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