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Holy crap, it was even better than Saturday night's show! The first set was better on Sat, but the second set rocked last night, and would have even without Warren, but it was great to hear Blue Sky and Roadrunner.

A friend called the Samson opener, as well as West LA and (sadly) Seven Hills of Gold (not my favorite of the new songs - why don't they bring back Bartering Lines?). First set picked up with BE Women and West LA, by which time it was starting to sound like what we had heard from them the night before. And although a fully acapella Because would have been great (now that we know they could have done it), it was still wonderful. I know technically we should only get 1 Abbey Road song on Tuesday night, but I hope they make an exception and give us the Sun King medley as well.

Second set was obviously going to deliver when Warren walked out, and as they launched into Blue Sky, I seriously wished I was going to see the Allmans tonight to see if Furthur would return the favor. Roadrunner should appease some of the folks who have been pining for more Jerry tunes, and then came the sinister Viola club sandwich, with a double-layer of Caution and Shakedown. The playing was spot-on phenomenal by this point, and even Warren must have been wondering to himself where this "new" Furthur has been hiding out. Death Don't (R.I.P. Bear), Marbles, and Franklin's were all great (glad to hear them splitting up the different parts of HSF), and of course the encore was nothing short of amazing and extremely heartfelt, again R.I.P. Bear.

So what can I say? I hope they keep delivering on this level for the foreseeable future, but selfishly speaking, especially on Tuesday night. ;-}

WOW...What a smoking show..My 4th in a row and they got better every night!!..With Warren on stage it kicked it up to the sky.....John K looked like he was playing in a dream world on stage and trading licks with Warren Haynes. After the solo on Blue sky Warren gave him a big smile......
Can`t wait for tonight at the Becon and tomorrow at the BB...

I personally had a great show. Oh, the playing was pretty good too, lol!

Called the Samson opener, like when they do it early in a show. The Queen Jane was performed at a rather mournful and deliberate pace, perhaps as a tribute to Bear RIP whom Phil acknowledged when they initially stepped on stage. After Midnight smoked and Seven Hills of Gold was actually ok. BE Women was welcomed and spirited and my friend commented that it might have been the best West LA Fadeaway that he's ever witnessed and I wouldn't argue with that assessment, John K ripped on it. I thank them for doing one of my faves, TLEO, then the eighth song on Abbey Road to be performed at the eighth show was next and did not disappoint, Because was beautifully performed.

Warren & Blue Sky, truly a breath of fresh air. Roadrunner rocked the Best Buy but the Viola sandwich was a little more hit and miss, the Viola itself was hot and so was Caution instrumentally but vocally, Bob will never be a match for Pigpen and I'm not even that much of a Pigpen fan but IMHO Bob just can't "sell" the Pigpen material like Pigpen could. And Shakedown is just being both overplayed and, worse, not being really used for any kind of exploratory purposes as it once served at one time.

Fortunately Bob and the rest of the band stepped up for a heart-felt Death don't Have No Mercy which certainly felt like it was directed towards Bear. All the aforementioned tunes featured Warren but he stepped off stage for a jamming King Solomon's Marbles but returned for a damm good Franklin's Tower. "May the four winds blow you safely home...". Indeed.

Though I feel like I know the intent behind the a capella Attics, it was a mini-train wreck of sorts during some of the transitions and to these ears always comes off better when played with the proper instrumentation. Still, all in all, a very worthwhile show and one that I was glad to be in attendance for. Onward to Phil's birthday...:-smile.

Peace,
Alex