Saturday night rocks out and leaves us wanting more. The Hog Farmers had to just wait until the next night for that call. The only blemish, if you can even call it that, is that Phil does not sing one song the entire afternoon.maybe Box of Rain could have been the encore instead? I believe the last time they had do such was in the fall of 1984. It is very rare that they end a second with this song but this night they did. You guessed it with Jerry being in the driver's seat, its gotta be Morning Dew and it is a monumental version of this classic.īrent explodes on the B3 and Phil continues to raise the ante with it all coming together in a glorious peak which Jerry just devastates the entire Auzten Stadium audience with. You get a moving Wheel which then explodes into a firestorm performance of Miracle, which of coarse Phil steals the show on, and then they drop into what else? The drums space is typical of this era and is quite enjoyable. They launch into a upbeat and intense PITB which transitions into a majestic UJB that concludes with a great PITB reprise. Jerry follows with a text book perfect reading of Crazy Fingers in which his stellar vocals shine. The LL Rain is a perfect as the band really gets romantic on it and passionate, deeply passioante. They jump into a slower tempo version of Eyes, this one may not start off as strong as other versions from this year but blossoms into a note worthy one.
Set two begins with poetic sweet Jerry noodling which lets the devoted know full well that they are in for a excellent second set. The set closing trifica of Cassidy, which is subtle, piercing and expansive, followed by a full out Jerry hoot of Tennessee Jed and then a rocking Promised top off this top level first set. Jerry breaks out TLEO and has a couple vocal missteps but it is a welcomed return version.
Phil as mentioned in earlier reviews steals the show. He as well as the rest of the band are at top of their game. Jerry teases at Cumberland before they launch into Me & My Uncle then comes a barn burning version.įar from Me is Brent at his best and this version is unique as it is played at a slower tempo. The first set starts off with a lively Stranger which follows with a stupendous West LA.maybe the best one they ever played. This show is really something quite special.