Part of my full run through of Summer '98, see here

After a strong two nights at Deer Creek the band makes a quick stop in Atlanta, with mixed results. The show gets off to a very fun start with Oh Kee Pa > Suzy (the first 1998 version in fact). Roses Are Free doesn't do much for me without a jam, and sadly this one has none. The band continues to nail Roggae on this tour and this is no exception. The run of the next four songs is very standard (and seriously, I feel like they paired Train Song with Billy Breathes frequently during this era ). The band seems to mean business at this point though, kicking into another really great version of Fluffhead. Much like Roggae, this Moma Dance is also as consistently good as this song was all tour. The Cracklin' Rosie bustout is really fun, but in a completely different manner than the Bike bustout from the previous show; the energy from the crowd and the band is high. My Soul is a serviceable closer. Overall it's hard to find much to say about this set. The band didn't go deep, the selections were decent. Moving on.

The Set 2 BOAF opener continues this trend of solid, standard, and fine from Set 1. Then we get to Wolfman's Brother, and this proves we are still in the golden age for this song here. The band seizes on the groove right away and this one doesn't miss a step as the song proper transitions into the jam. Fishman rocks this one in the early going as the band takes this song on a ride, another '98 style exploration on variance in theme. As we get past 8 minutes Mike starts to deviate and things get real quiet for a moment as the rhythm section holds it down. At about nine and a half minutes the key changes as Trey strikes out, and the band follows (and what a fantastically smooth transition it is). Trey sets up a quiet loop in the background and then locks into another breezy theme similar to the previous night's Gumbo. Trey sounds almost bluesy while the rhythm section generates driving rock. Page is there to bridge the gap. The final section has the band petering out while flirting with earlier ambient themes, and then empties out into a surprising version of Talk. Finally this show has given us something to talk about.

NICU is a good follow up and, when it comes to versions of Prince Caspian, this one does seem to have the proverbial extra mustard, thanks in large part to some unrelenting force from Page. Mango Song is standard, fun. You can't really expect a long jam from Down With Disease when it's used as a set closer, so this was also fine. The encore is fun though, with a nice Running With the Devil cover and a great YEM (complete with Running With the Devil teases) to end things on a high note.

Honestly not much more to say about this one. Feels like a step down after the Deer Creek shows, but the Wolfman's Brother > Talk is pretty sweet as is the encore.