[attendance bias] This was such a joyous show, with several remarkable highlights. After the Jive warmup, Elizabeth launched quickly into a stunningly beautiful bliss jam. Easily my fave Elizabeth played. From 5:00 to the end, you’re floating, and Goedde’s lights greatly aided in getting you off the ground. All I Need showed the band’s patience, or perhaps more accurately, how sometimes the sublime jam muse doesn’t always show up exactly when you want it to. The Jam meandered until around 14:00, when the turn to a too short dissonant jam was just what the doctor ordered, and the lights again made a case for show MVP. So Ready laid down the party vibe that continues into the second set, with Peter’s guitar solo raising a lot eyebrows. The trio of songs that start the second set are a 30 minute dance party for the ages. Ben keeps an intense, propulsive disco beat going in the back half of Myst, with Rick flying all over some middle eastern sounding modes. And then what might be the slickest segue in Goose history, they NAIL the transition into Echo. Still a dance party, nothing earth shattering, though Peter’s piano toward the end is rowdy. I heard the opening chord of Take on Me and then it actually took the rest of the band a full minute before Peter finds the synth to launch the opening lick. Crowd went bonkers and the dance party continued on. Seriously, this trio was seamless and perfect for matching the energy in the room. Bob Don was my much needed bathroom tune and the Doobie Song was a good opportunity to set our minds right for the Tumble that we all seemed to know was coming next. ThisTumble isn’t a deep type 2, but the major key joy jam built to several
incredibly well-conceived peaks.
In addition to this probably being a top ten show of the year, it was further evidence that Goedde’s light game has elevated significantly! Show MVP. Which is why I’d suggest you WATCH this show while you can on Nugs.
