, attached to 1989-05-28

Review by thelot

thelot There seems to be a couple different sources spliced together for this show. The source from Sky through Ride Captain sounds good but is a flat soundboard recording. The pitch seems to be a hair slow as well. Peaches through Hood is a lot brighter and the pitch is spot on. Also, this other source almost sounds like a microphone recording as the people in attendance come through much clearer. Set 3 sounds like it’s also a microphone recording. Unfortunately the pitch is also a hair slow for set 3. ;)

The standout highlights in set 1 come during a fantastic Slave and an incredible YEM! Aside from all the poopy craziness, this vocal jam is very psychedelic! It should also be noted that Trey teases or plays Bathtub Gin after Mockingbird but the tape cuts into Fee.

Set 2 is very strong. Other than Fire, every version played in the set is noteworthy. The Funky (Breakdown)->Price of Love was somewhat annoying, but I’m sure it was a lot of fun for those at the party. The debut version of Price of Love on 3/30 was much tighter. The last three versions of Sanity have had a miniature jam section added on. I felt the version from UNH 4/27 had the strongest jam of the last three. Funky Bitch seems to be from a different source. It cuts out early in the song and goes straight into Split Open. It should be noted that Fishman takes a drum solo before the “Steam Dream” section like in earlier versions. Seems kind of odd that they would bring it back after omitting it from current versions? Mango Song was similar to the reworked version from the other night in Rutland. It’s interesting that Trey says that Hood will be the final tune of the evening but yet they play a 3rd set?

It sounds like most of the party went home by the time the band played set 3. The playing is very loose throughout. Things kick off with a jam that reminds me of Black Sabbath song I can’t put my finger on. This segues into a very brief La Grange Jam. Sloth is cut short and unfinished because Trey says they’re trying to get more radio airplay so they cut all of their songs down to 3 minutes each. lol Ironically the Sneakin’ Sally that follows is probably the longest version from the 80’s! Great version with another trippy vocal jam. Unfortunately this will be the last version of Sally heard in quite some time. Ya Mar and Jesus Left are both spectacular and feature some great solos from Trey.


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