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1st Set

2nd Set

Start of a 5-day run at Meadowlands, following the famed (and better) Warlocks/Hampton show.First Set. Lots of flubs/rough playing - close to a train wreck on. And not just Jerry - Bobby has no voice for; a bad sign at the start of a 5-day run (though they did lay down the well-regarded 16th at the end). Jer loses the thread again onbut the solo is good. Oddly ( i.e . typically for this band!),is a classic version. Jer does something cool and Bobby's shout-mood, this night, fits.has Bobby attempting to play slide andis wreckage. Brent is likewise not his best on- though he's the only one playing right on a flubbedSecond Set. The set starts at its best (notwithstanding the encore) with athat's a little unique (albeit slight, unenthused) and then slides downhill. Bobby just monotones through, saving up, likely.is trainwreck city: flat, with missed cues.andare a respite before one big struggle of a. The rest is average, though it does seem great in comparison, and the set is stretched to 1:45 to make amends. A goodleaves 'em happy.: D+: DOverall = 1½ (1-star show plus ½ for Masterpiece)Highlights:When I Paint My Masterpiece - perhaps the year's bestRUN:12th 1¼ stars [D-, D+]13th Letterman14th 2 stars [C+, D]15th 3 stars [C+, B-]16th 3½ stars [B+, C]SOURCES. The miller.83292 sounds best (the balance is easily corrected on the second set) but there's also a hansokolow matrix using it, that has the energy.is on