Show Breakdown
| Furthur Thursday, July 21, 2011 Comcast Center Mansfield, MA |
Show Info
| Venue Info | |
| Address | 885 South Main Street [Map] Mansfield, MA 02048 |
| Web Site | http://www.livenation.com/Comcast-Center-tickets-Mansfield/venue/8213 |
| Capacity | 19,900 |
| Seating Chart | [Seating Chart] |
| At this Venue | The band has played here 1 time. [Setlist] |
Setlist
| 7/21/2011 Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA [Reviews] |
| I: Iko Iko, Passenger, Doin That Rag, Loose Lucy, Althea, Mission in the Rain, Two Djinn, Might as Well |
| II: Foolish Heart, Hard to Handle > New Potato Caboose > Estimated Prophet > Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain > King Solomon's Marbles, Dear Prudence, Not Fade Away |
| E: Liberty |
| First ''Mission in the Rain'' |
| Thanks Lizzy Lightnin |
| First Played | Origin | Played (ttl.) | Played ('11) | |
| Iko Iko | 3/22/2011 | Traditional | 6 | 5 |
| Passenger | 9/20/2009 | Grateful Dead | 20 | 8 |
| Doin That Rag | 12/8/2009 | Grateful Dead | 16 | 6 |
| Loose Lucy | 12/11/2009 | Grateful Dead | 17 | 8 |
| Althea | 9/18/2009 | Grateful Dead | 27 | 10 |
| Mission in the Rain | 7/21/2011 | Jerry Garcia Band | 4 | 4 |
| Two Djinn | 1/11/2010 | RatDog | 10 | 3 |
| Might as Well | 3/25/2011 | Grateful Dead | 2 | 2 |
| Foolish Heart | 1/4/2010 | Grateful Dead | 12 | 6 |
| Hard to Handle | 1/12/2010 | Otis Redding | 14 | 6 |
| New Potato Caboose | 12/8/2009 | Grateful Dead | 17 | 7 |
| Estimated Prophet | 9/19/2009 | Grateful Dead | 26 | 11 |
| Scarlet Begonias | 9/18/2009 | Grateful Dead | 40 | 16 |
| Fire on the Mountain | 9/18/2009 | Grateful Dead | 36 | 15 |
| King Solomon's Marbles | 9/20/2009 | Grateful Dead | 28 | 11 |
| Dear Prudence | 2/20/2010 | The Beatles | 10 | 6 |
| Not Fade Away | 9/18/2009 | Buddy Holly | 29 | 12 |
| Liberty | 1/4/2010 | Grateful Dead | 13 | 5 |
Photos
Reviews
Would love to see some reviews on this show, what a 1st set, Mission in the Rain and Might as Well, plus all the other Goodies, can't wait to see these fellas at the Greek in October, wish I was still able to travel to shows, but Obamas pledge for Change has changed that for me!!!
Blanch, San Diego
Show rocked from the start.
Althea, Estimated, Mission Scarlett into Fire were some of my favorites.
I thought Bob had one of his better nights of late.
"Thinking a lot about less and less"
Hope and Change Baby!
Althea, Estimated, Mission Scarlett into Fire were some of my favorites.
I thought Bob had one of his better nights of late.
"Thinking a lot about less and less"
Hope and Change Baby!
Foxboro Ted, Foxboro Mass
Sock it to me!!! Furthur at Great Woods 7/21/11
G'day! The Remains of the Dead rocked out Great Woods last night and here is my Top 10 list of highlights:
1. Mother Nature gave a us a blazing summer night! Hot time, summer in the city, back of neck getting dirty and gritty... It may have been hot (TOO HOT!), but I love summer!!! Stay cool out there during this national heat wave!
2. Fun times with family and friends! While the band's music varies from show to show, the band's audience is one of a kind every night! Fun to be in the hippy crowd with Ben! So many many freaky music fans... Where do they all go when the band is packed and gone??? :-)
3. Great Woods looking and sounding better than ever! Video screens for the people on the lawn, good audio reinforcement and Furthur has a new video screen behind them that is very psychedelic... Big improvement over the standard light show of years past. No historical video footage of the band's early years like the Allman Brothers show but still cool to keep it visually dynamic!
4. Song selection! Surprising and creative song choices add to the fun. Started out with Aiko-Aiko into Passenger and carried on from there. Keeping it interesting by playing old songs, new songs and classic covers!!!
5. Vocal harmonies are much improved! On songs like Doing That Rag, the singing sounded much sweeter thanks to some great harmonies!!
6. Bob Weir! What's a summer without getting a little Weir'd? His mustache continues to grow to Yosemite Sam lengths but his guitar playing was very solid and he has written some classic tunes. The vocal jam at the end of Two Djinn was awesome: Dreams are lies, it's the dreaming that's real... Dreams are lies, it's the dreaming that's real... Go Bobby!!!
7. The ghost of Jerry was large and in charge! While it is a fair complaint that this is a cover band, during classic Garcia songs like Mission in the Rain and Althea, John Kadlecik channeled Jerry's voice and guitar phrasing so very well. Strangers stopping strangers, just to shake their hands!!!
8. Robert Hunter's lyrics: Phish may be a more versatile band in the jam, jazz, Zappa-style groove, but the words of Robert Hunter still ring true...
9. OTIS, my man! During Hard to Handle, the spirit of not just Otis Redding, but Pigpen was in the house (and even the Black Crowes who had a big hit with this song). At one point, the songs went off the rails and Bobby vamped some lyrics to the effect of "Sock It To Me" and it was a lot of fun to hear the band be spontaneously creative and have some new fangled fun up on stage right there in front of us! SOCK IT TO ME!!!
10. Buddy Holly will NOT FADE AWAY! This song may be overplayed but it is a true classic and had the crowd fully engaged in singing, stomping and clapping along. I wonder if this was a Crickets cover or a Stones cover? Or just another Bo Diddley rip-off???
***Extra credit: The jazz jam on King Solomon's Marbles! Jeff Chimenti on piano and keyboards was awesome on this technically challenging and inventive composition. Very cool to hear that live and it was something that Garcia would never have taken on. Fun stuff and well done!
FINALLY! The Beatles made their monumental presence known yet again. John Lennon's classic Dear Prudence was so sweet to hear again...
Thanks for reading and let me know what you think!!!
:-)
07/21/11 (Thu) Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
Set 1: Aiko Aiko > Passenger, Doin' That Rag, Loose Lucy, Althea, Mission in the Rain (1), Two Djinn, Might as Well
Set 2: Foolish Heart, Hard to Handle, New Potato Caboose > Estimated Prophet > Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain > King Solomon's Marbles, Dear Prudence, Not Fade Away E: Liberty
Comment: (1) first time played live by Furthur
Lineup: Phil Lesh - bass
Bob Weir - guitar & vocals
Jeff Chimenti - keyboards
John Kadlecik - guitar & vocals
Joe Russo - drums
Jeff Pehrson - vocals
Sunshine Becker - vocals
G'day! The Remains of the Dead rocked out Great Woods last night and here is my Top 10 list of highlights:
1. Mother Nature gave a us a blazing summer night! Hot time, summer in the city, back of neck getting dirty and gritty... It may have been hot (TOO HOT!), but I love summer!!! Stay cool out there during this national heat wave!
2. Fun times with family and friends! While the band's music varies from show to show, the band's audience is one of a kind every night! Fun to be in the hippy crowd with Ben! So many many freaky music fans... Where do they all go when the band is packed and gone??? :-)
3. Great Woods looking and sounding better than ever! Video screens for the people on the lawn, good audio reinforcement and Furthur has a new video screen behind them that is very psychedelic... Big improvement over the standard light show of years past. No historical video footage of the band's early years like the Allman Brothers show but still cool to keep it visually dynamic!
4. Song selection! Surprising and creative song choices add to the fun. Started out with Aiko-Aiko into Passenger and carried on from there. Keeping it interesting by playing old songs, new songs and classic covers!!!
5. Vocal harmonies are much improved! On songs like Doing That Rag, the singing sounded much sweeter thanks to some great harmonies!!
6. Bob Weir! What's a summer without getting a little Weir'd? His mustache continues to grow to Yosemite Sam lengths but his guitar playing was very solid and he has written some classic tunes. The vocal jam at the end of Two Djinn was awesome: Dreams are lies, it's the dreaming that's real... Dreams are lies, it's the dreaming that's real... Go Bobby!!!
7. The ghost of Jerry was large and in charge! While it is a fair complaint that this is a cover band, during classic Garcia songs like Mission in the Rain and Althea, John Kadlecik channeled Jerry's voice and guitar phrasing so very well. Strangers stopping strangers, just to shake their hands!!!
8. Robert Hunter's lyrics: Phish may be a more versatile band in the jam, jazz, Zappa-style groove, but the words of Robert Hunter still ring true...
9. OTIS, my man! During Hard to Handle, the spirit of not just Otis Redding, but Pigpen was in the house (and even the Black Crowes who had a big hit with this song). At one point, the songs went off the rails and Bobby vamped some lyrics to the effect of "Sock It To Me" and it was a lot of fun to hear the band be spontaneously creative and have some new fangled fun up on stage right there in front of us! SOCK IT TO ME!!!
10. Buddy Holly will NOT FADE AWAY! This song may be overplayed but it is a true classic and had the crowd fully engaged in singing, stomping and clapping along. I wonder if this was a Crickets cover or a Stones cover? Or just another Bo Diddley rip-off???
***Extra credit: The jazz jam on King Solomon's Marbles! Jeff Chimenti on piano and keyboards was awesome on this technically challenging and inventive composition. Very cool to hear that live and it was something that Garcia would never have taken on. Fun stuff and well done!
FINALLY! The Beatles made their monumental presence known yet again. John Lennon's classic Dear Prudence was so sweet to hear again...
Thanks for reading and let me know what you think!!!
:-)
07/21/11 (Thu) Comcast Center - Mansfield, MA
Set 1: Aiko Aiko > Passenger, Doin' That Rag, Loose Lucy, Althea, Mission in the Rain (1), Two Djinn, Might as Well
Set 2: Foolish Heart, Hard to Handle, New Potato Caboose > Estimated Prophet > Scarlet Begonias > Fire on the Mountain > King Solomon's Marbles, Dear Prudence, Not Fade Away E: Liberty
Comment: (1) first time played live by Furthur
Lineup: Phil Lesh - bass
Bob Weir - guitar & vocals
Jeff Chimenti - keyboards
John Kadlecik - guitar & vocals
Joe Russo - drums
Jeff Pehrson - vocals
Sunshine Becker - vocals
Alex, Billerica, MA
It doesn't seem fair to compare what was, to what is. But I think
I'll go furthur anyway.
Put another way, to quote a famous sage enamored of the G.D.,
"Do you love me for what I am, or for what I am not?"
Hence, the Deadhead's dilemma when assessing the band's glorious
legacy, and Furthur's place in it, is: What to expect?
You can certainly expect the molten, white-hot lava of a G.D. Show,
but you might get something different sometimes.
Ergo, you get the mystical "Two Dijinn," which as a middle-aged
Head, I don't know from Adam, yet which had me dancing like a dervish at
Thursday night's Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA show (whatever happened to the venue known as "Great Woods"?)
So, in a nutshell, you get a mix of Jerry tunes, Dead tunes, Bobby
tunes, etc., and the Furthur experience feels uneven; (Perhaps even when the Dead were doing, say, "New Potato Caboose," only those totally into it would experience it to its fullest. I'm embarrassed to admit, I can't even place where it lies in the
Dead's canon.)
So, the highlights:
1."Hard to Handle." Furthur took this song into places it had never been before: Somewhere between spaceyness and gut-bucket bluesiness. Pig lookin' down from heaven must have been proud.
2.Estimated Prophet/Scarlet Begonias/Fire on the Mountain.
OK, so "Estimated" is not of a piece; the way "Scarlet" and "Fire" is, but it signaled an incredible denouement to this show. Scarlet into Fire is arguably one of the most catacslymic
seques in the history of rock 'n' roll. Wait a minute _ let me rephrase that _ it is the most cataclysmic seque in the history
of rock 'n' roll _ and that from a band that kills when it comes
to seques! ( Oh yeah, forgot about GDTRFB-NFA)
Arguably, I'd rather be half-DEAD these days than half-ALIVE, given
the circumstances, but I had to cut out early, having had a run-in with the
-2-
wonderful State Police of Massachusetts a day earlier (I broke down in my car with
my kids, age 5, and 6, and a State Police officer humiliated me with a field sobriety
test when I was totally sober and in need of support, not harassment).
Furthur onward!
Eddio, Wormtown
i'm gonna jump on the bandwagon with you guys - Eddio, Alex, Foxboro Ted...
This one was a classic, but a little bit of a sleeper/creeper too.
First set, shades of Rochester War Memorial Nov. '85, (also bookended by Aiko & Might as Well) were there for me just because I saw that fall tour show, but the middle of the set sort of both got my attention and lost it here and there. I was moving around a lot too, trying to find the best sound. So, Aiko was super groovy, hot Passenger, solid Doin that Rag (was there a harmonic struggle at the end? still dunno), Althea was really well done and was the point where the show stepped up a big notch, and although I LOVE both Mission and Might as Well, Two Djinn was better than either of them.
Second set was just really really really good. Foolish Heart came from a tease of a bunch of other stuff, most notably Throwing Stones (to me), and was the sort of rendition that captured the spirit of that song (admittedly a number that I used to find cloying/annoying and could do without) and was sooooo tight. Holy Cow, the Hard to Handle was great. Even aside from the excellent sock-it-to-me stuff, the jams were sublime - and the lights. New Potato perfectly executed but not too memorable based on what followed. As noted above, the Estimated > Scarlet > Fire was so excellent. Weir and JK both were amazing. I find Bobby's parts of those songs so awesome, and he just played the hell out of them, like, never better. JK was left alone to do his own thing, true to the GD arrangement, but I really felt he played it, and all the Jerry related criticism of him is unfair. It was a stellar 3-song run. The rest was gravy.
Couple more points:
1. The place was empty!
2. Been seeing this line up since the Fox in Oakland and have never gone for the 'buy it tonight' recording, and for some reason I ran to the line after the Estimated jam (good move)
3. As I said, I think it's a sleeper: I find more and more every listen, and any doubt I had about "hey, is this really good or am I imagining it?" has been removed
4. Furthur is Furthur. Dead in '67 vs. '73 vs. '77 vs. '85 vs. '89 were all different. This is what we have now everybody, and I love it. Thank you Bobby and Phil, and every member of this band is unbelievable.
/BW
This one was a classic, but a little bit of a sleeper/creeper too.
First set, shades of Rochester War Memorial Nov. '85, (also bookended by Aiko & Might as Well) were there for me just because I saw that fall tour show, but the middle of the set sort of both got my attention and lost it here and there. I was moving around a lot too, trying to find the best sound. So, Aiko was super groovy, hot Passenger, solid Doin that Rag (was there a harmonic struggle at the end? still dunno), Althea was really well done and was the point where the show stepped up a big notch, and although I LOVE both Mission and Might as Well, Two Djinn was better than either of them.
Second set was just really really really good. Foolish Heart came from a tease of a bunch of other stuff, most notably Throwing Stones (to me), and was the sort of rendition that captured the spirit of that song (admittedly a number that I used to find cloying/annoying and could do without) and was sooooo tight. Holy Cow, the Hard to Handle was great. Even aside from the excellent sock-it-to-me stuff, the jams were sublime - and the lights. New Potato perfectly executed but not too memorable based on what followed. As noted above, the Estimated > Scarlet > Fire was so excellent. Weir and JK both were amazing. I find Bobby's parts of those songs so awesome, and he just played the hell out of them, like, never better. JK was left alone to do his own thing, true to the GD arrangement, but I really felt he played it, and all the Jerry related criticism of him is unfair. It was a stellar 3-song run. The rest was gravy.
Couple more points:
1. The place was empty!
2. Been seeing this line up since the Fox in Oakland and have never gone for the 'buy it tonight' recording, and for some reason I ran to the line after the Estimated jam (good move)
3. As I said, I think it's a sleeper: I find more and more every listen, and any doubt I had about "hey, is this really good or am I imagining it?" has been removed
4. Furthur is Furthur. Dead in '67 vs. '73 vs. '77 vs. '85 vs. '89 were all different. This is what we have now everybody, and I love it. Thank you Bobby and Phil, and every member of this band is unbelievable.
/BW
ski_mrg, New York
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