, attached to 1998-12-31

Review by spreaditround

spreaditround SET 1:

1999: Very cool nod and turns into a very funky jam! >

Mike's Song: Typical first jam. The second jam is dominated by Page, can’t think of a version that is quite like this! Very cool and would definitely recommend. >

I Am Hydrogen: Standard. >

Weekapaug Groove: Standard.

Ghost: All gas no brakes. Outstanding version, especially in light of the placement. Coming right out of a Mike’s Groove and then this bad ass? Pretty awesome. Absolutely recommend this version, it’s a killer! The last minute of it is fantastic too. And then they set up the segue absolutely perfectly. A thing of beauty! ->

Ha Ha Ha: Standard. >

Cavern: Standard.

SET 2:

NICU: Standard. >

Character Zero: Absolutely shredded. That was Jimi Hendrix up there playing this one. Highly recommended, easy all timer. >

Tweezer: Very cool Tweezer, mellow and funky. Would recommend this one – it exemplifies the sparse nature of 98. Out of absolutely nowhere it segues into Cities. That segue is so sick. ->

Cities: Nicely jammed, wish they would have kept going. >

Wading in the Velvet Sea: Standard.

Run Like an Antelope: Brief yet cool ambient section in the middle. Really long, funky breakdown after the jam. Very long, lol. >

Frankenstein: Standard.

SET 3:

Runaway Jim: Big time face melter. ->

Auld Lang Syne ->

Simple: Outright Trey just wanking forever, reverse reverb to the max. Not a fan – not for as long as it went on. I like that sort of jamming but not in such a large dose such as this. The last three minutes he chills and lets it breathe. Very ambient after this.

Harry Hood: Deeply psychedelic intro with tons of digital delay and then some loops for the icing on the cake. Awesome! Other than that, this one is just another Hood. Guess the band was more interested in watching the glow ring war and strand than rocking this one out. >

Tweezer Reprise: Standard.

Llama: Standard. Interesting placement. You would think everyone would be ready to call it a night. But not the band.

ENCORE:

While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Standard.

Summary: Legendary first set, strong second set and then your typical meh 3rd set on NYE. Would rate this as a 4/5. Current rating of 4.557/5 (203 ratings) is inflated a good bit.

Replay Value: Mike's Song, Ghost, Character Zero, Tweezer


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