Such a fun show, amazing energy!
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That Wilson was a great way to start the night, and the blistering BBFCFM contrasts greatly to that Lawn Boy (standard Lawn Boy, nothing crazy). The Divided Sky is also great. CBC was out of nowhere, but fit surprisingly well with the set. NICU was nothing crazy, neither was the DST or Nellie. Foam was good, surprisingly so for me because I'm not exactly the biggest Foam guy (not to say I hate it, or anything). Guyute was tight and so good, and then Bold As Love wraps up the set in one of the best ways imaginable.
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The second set is the better set, not to demean the first one. The Sabotage is iconic, and for good reason; Mike's is full of energy and so groovy; Simple is an epitome of that '98 jam feel that we all know and love; Wedge and Mango are pretty typical, though great side by side; Free is fucking awesome as always, and the HHH in the middle is funny as hell as well as very smooth; Weekapaug Groove was, again, an almost perfect way to end the set. Great shit, all around.
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Then there's Tubthumping.
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OK, don't get me wrong: it sucks. But, hold on guys... Maybe that's the point? IMHO, it's absolutely hilarious and I cannot stress this enough. So funny. Some of the people in these reviews and elsewhere are very critical of the performance for no reason; I don't think they were trying to give their best shot at a transcendent Tubthumping jam... I think they were just having fun, and that's what I love about this band. Suck it up and laugh, why don't you!?