DICKS DICKS DICKS DICKS

This is my first Dick’s run, and it’s been incredible so far! I really enjoyed Thursday’s show, but tonight managed to surpass it.

Set 1 was a very fun and high energy set. Wolfman’s was a superb opener. Sparkle was Sparkle, but then they follow it up with a great first set Bathtub Gin. Back on the Train was also a really fun version, and Halfway to the Moon is a song I will never complain about getting. After Bouncing, I was stoked to hear Stash, and this version did not disappoint. I love Esther, and this was a very well performed version. Bowie closed out the set in fiery fashion. Overall, a great, high energy first set.

The second set started out with Sand, and this was a heavy-weight version easily among the best ever played. It explored many ideas and never lost steam. The results were incredible. No Men continued the jamming energy from Sand and delivered a sweet jam, with Llama rocking us out to close the third quarter. Mountains in the Mist was a welcome cooldown, and Scents was a welcome return to improvisational territory. Shine a Light was an unexpected but nice set closer. A really great, improvisational second set.

Wilson was standard encore fare, but nobody was prepared for what was next. Unexpectedly, the Melt drumbeat starts, and this was not just a standard short version one might expect from an encore. This was a wild, deranged Melt among the best modern versions. A wild jam to close a wild show.

Overall, this was an excellent Friday night show, and I look forward to seeing what we have in store for Saturday and Sunday. If these past two nights are anything to go by, we have some great stuff ahead of us.