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Review by Divided_Stash
The Sloth: couple mishaps by Trey but solid otherwise
Llama: nice solos by both Page and Trey
Gumbo: not fully jammed quite yet but enjoyable middle section before Page's ending solo
Reba: with a fast tempo they get through the composed sections pretty much flawlessly, and the jam is gorgeous as always. Great stuff. No whistling
Talk: Trey on acoustic guitar
Funky Bitch: the PA cutting out is funny and crowd is patient as they fix it, and when they do the raging continues
Theme From The Bottom: standard
Good Times Bad Times: fun way to end the first set, solid performance
Timber: straightforward to start off the second set. Fun but not too exploratory
Uncle Pen: standard
AC/DC Bag: jammed with a little exploration but mostly type 1
Guyute: standard, no notable flubs
Tweezer: stays in familiar territory for a while with a tremendous buildup then gets type 2 for the last couple minutes. Highlight of the night for me then segues nicely for the last time into
Lifeboy: standard
Scent Of A Mule: another great highlight here. Pages part of the jam is awesome, then Mike takes over with a cool bass jam + vocals then they finish it off. One of my favorite versions of this song
Slave To The Traffic Light: fantastic way to end the set. Nothing out of the ordinary but you can't ever go wrong with this
Possum: longer than usual version to end the show. Energy is high and the band and crowd are ready for New Years Eve the next night
This is a solid show after a great run in Philly. Probably the least notable night of the 1996 NYE run but not bad at all. Only significant exploration is in Tweezer and SOAMule but every version of the songs played are either standard or very good. No disappointments unless you don't like the switch-up to acoustic for Talk. For me this is a 6.5/10 show