, attached to 2025-04-18

Review by lofus99

lofus99 I thought this show was very very good. Full disclosure, I was completely straight. Nothing to influence my opinion. I find it bizarre that some folks found much fault in this show. Been seeing them since 95 and I thought this was one of the best I have ever seen. Pretty much everything was jammed out. Everything. My buddies have been listening to the show since and they can't stop raving about all the jams. The arena is fantastic! Had perfect sound on right side looking at Mike.

Everybody that I talked to at the show was in awe of how well they were playing. Sand jam was strong as was Kill Devil. Theme well played and then Train went into a monster jam that was like no other Back on Train I ever heard!! Find me a better one. Could was Could. Heard talk of that being the best Mull ever too...but I'm no expert on that. Then Wolfman to end set 1 was rare placement and smokin. No filler. Was almost like a 2nd set.
Set 2....was for me a perfect psychedelic masterpiece! The ones I search for to listen to when tripping!! There have not been that many over the years. Usually a Bouncin or a Farmhouse or a Sparkle or some tune that has no psychedlic properties, appears for a breather to knock the show out of contention for a perfect tripping set. But this show has none of that!!! The Page song Wanted was maybe the break, but it was a great disco jam party that still dripped!!! Give me that cool off sauce any day thanks!! I saw whining about Blaze and Wanted not going anywhere.....but that is just stupid talk when you have the other 3 monster jam tunes in this set! You think they do that with every song?? Don't be dumb folks. Some songs are just meant for grooving and laying it right in the pocket. Wanted was that. Seen and heard plenty of monster 2nd sets where the 1st song just kind of warms them back up. This was also that...but it was Blaze On! so bonus. The Golden Age > Mind was off the charts amazing stuff. Golden Age was one of the best I have ever seen. The Melt jam at the end...5 stars. The Mind went into VERY deep deep space and was phenomenal!!! Can't wait to listen dosed. And the Ghost closer was also world class.
My friend next section over texts me....what can the encore be?? I just said it doesn't even matter at this point...the show was so good! And then when they repeat the Bug line "it doesn't matter" over and over at the end, I think that the band is sending that very same message!!! Who cares what we play for the encore we just delivered a perfect psychedelic masterpiece....so suck on that! But then Possum was world class!!!! to send everyone home happy!!
Top level show. Does not seem the next 2 nights had the same magic. Good shows but not the extra special sauce.


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