Sun Caught Fire

Boy, did it ever. Thank you for all of these details. I would love to have been at the this show, and now I almost feel like I was.

Glad I was not there. I always feel so bad for Jeff when this level of disrespect rears its ugly head.

I also could not tell if it was for the better or worse when noting about a once a tour occurrence. Patience is a virtue i suppose in part because it is difficult to achieve. 

During the live feed of soundcheck he was asked about the hat and Jeff confirmed a Stetson and noted it said inside made especially for Jeff Tweedy by Stetson. Nice. He also played two of the new tunes and You and I. 

Thanks P for the report, as always the next best thing to being there (no pun intended here either).  A webcast would be nice!

Great recap/review/report as usual, thanks. Interesting that we heard during soundcheck Jeff and Bony on guitars doing California Stars together but decided not to do it during the show. Really enjoyed the show and venue and meeting softguitar.

If anyone is looking pm me. Thanks

We really enjoyed the show and a beautiful theater with very good sound. On the setlist my recollection is that there was actually a new tune before and after IATTBYH and another after New Madrid and he played the same open tuning on back to back tunes after Jesus of Laminated Cat and BBN. Only used 3 guitars the whole show with Misunderstood being the only tune played with the third and so most of the show with the old nylon strung martin. The somewhat difficult crowd does bring out the banter and others no doubt can remember better than me. He was funny in saying he had to reject the applause for his guitar playing as any guitar player in the audience would know he was not doing anything hard to play (but those comments were before the open tuning wizardry). He said it was like applause just for playing a harmonica which anyone could do and then when woman in front of us in front row disagreed Jeff walked over and handed her a harmonica and told her he would be back tomorrow and she should be able to learn it by then. He also mentioned again Sammy comment to lose the hat after someone got taken for task for saying none of us like the hat. One person near us just had a loud obnoxious voice and Jeff noted he now knew him by his voice. He again talked about being arrested on way into Canada, had to get a Rush tattoo to get out and it did not go over well with the police when he tried to sing a Gordon Lightfoot song, and how police never searched the trailer and of course that is where the heroin was kept. Let's go rain he introduced with the idea of Noah's ark washing away the sins of the earth and how he saw a need for that to happen again now.  Thought the new tunes were all really good and had been a long time it seems since seeing One Sunday Morning which was beautiful.

SOLD                         Have 2 extra tickets for Jeff solo at 7:30 pm at the Matthews Theatre in Princeton, NJ tomorrow, 4/18.  Tickets are orchestra row E and hard tickets from box office so would meet at venue before the show tomorrow. Thanks. 

Yes, a very big thanks as always the next best thing to Being There. And even when I go they are a great read! Perhaps JT could webcast a few shows as that is getting more common.

Saw last night's Bob and Phil Duo show, with Larry and Theresa back for night 2. I thought the show was Fantastic! Pretty much a perfect show for me. What a great vibe to the music. Hard to pick out highlights in a show that blew me away the entire night, but Black Throated Wind (2nd song of the night), Mountains of the Moon>Rosemary>Mountains and Morning Dew definitely come to mind. Exceeded my expectations for sure. From the Boston Globe's review of the Wednesday show: "But Weir and Lesh demonstrated yet again that one of the greatest catalogs in American music stands up to interpretation from seemingly infinite points of view. And in that sense, everything went just as they planned it."

Cosmic Charlie done old style probably the highlight for me but a great show overall and loved both nights in Boston. It has been a great tour and sorry to have to step off the bus after night 1 at Radio City and both in Boston. funny for me that the last time i was in the Wang Theater was to see the Grateful Dead 11/13-14/1978 when it was called The Boston Music Hall. Great venue and really hard to recall seeing Phil having as much fun as this little tour. Living in New York I have been back more often to Radio City, including for Furthur but recall well going to 10/29-31/1980 for the Grateful Dead there too. 

Another great read, thanks much. I totally relate to the points about anything can happen when seeing Jeff solo and the review as close as one can get on this side of the pond to Being There. Webcasts would be nice!

1978 began to sound "drunk" if that is possible or psychedelically sloppy. It began to come apart at the seems. For a lot of the Garcia's music to work there needs to be a certain amount of structure or alignment or tightness with the band (sometimes not much but a little bit is always necessary). In 1978 that tightness was really waning and the music suffered. I think 1978 is the worst year from the 70s...(folllowed by .... 76? or maybe june 1976...or maybe january through september of 1971?)...

This is obviously a subjective exercise so all have our favorite and least favorite shows/time periods/band configurations/tours etc. Personally, i think there were some stellar shows during 1978 and think 2 of the best of the 209 I saw between 1977 and 1995 were 4/15/78 William & Mary College and 11/14/78 Boston Music Hall. I also really like the two from July at Red Rocks and many think the Madison show on 2/3/78 among their very best.  12/31/78 I consider to be another stellar show and the video of 4/12/78 is priceless. For me at least the 93-95 period were clearly the weakest and also not a big fan of the shows i saw in 86. Tapes from 76 can sound a bit sterile as many in such clean soundboard quality and clearly overtaken by '77. 

Thanks so much for the reliably stellar recap. Very much appreciate it and as close to Being There as one can get when on the road in Colorado.

the April 1971 shows mentioned above are 4 solid CDs of great live Dead. Harpur College 5/2/70 also released is a must have. Agree generally on the 80's (was at both listed MSG ones but 9/18/87 was better in my opinion (also released, as was one I was on the rail for 10/12/84 which is great). I prefer to early stuff so agree with the late 60's mentions and 1970 my favorite year. The box of 30 shows from 1965-1995 is a great collection and picks the "best" from each year after giving effect to many already released picks. As one of my Dead buddies likes to say, the well is deep. Enjoy. 

I am pretty inept with technology and facebook included. I see the Wilco facebook page but cannot find the setlist. Is it under a tab I am just not seeing?

Better to watch the video of the interview if able: I cant seem to post a link given my lack of tech skills but the facebook page for the Hilarious World of Depression has the video of the interview. Wonderful perspective and inspiring.

Have 1 extra e-ticket for each of 11/15 and 11/16 at the Palace Theater. Will sell each for $50 and can email ticket. Thanks. 

I forgot it’s the 2/5/78 Scarlet that I love: upbeat tempo, bright, and 5 choruses of Jerry soloing before “the wind in the willows” plus a fully developed transition jam. I just dig this one. 4/24/78 is not far behind. ‘78 had great Scarlets, slightly more developed than ‘77s and no Donna screech unlike the otherwise sweet standalones from ‘74

Many consider 2/5/78 to be the definitive version of Scarlet>Fire. Many good ones and I would need to go back and listen to dozens of them just to pick what i would consider to be the best of the many versions i saw them do. Actually, there are worse ways to spend some time! 

Sure does make me feel old since he was still 29 when i first saw the Grateful Dead at the Palladium 4/29/1977. I also saw a great show on his 42nd birthday 10/16/89 at what was then called the Meadowlands area in NJ.  Pretty funny that John Mayer and Mr. Weir share the same birthday.

Great Tedeschi Trucks Band show last night at the Beacon Theatre as part of a six night run and last night celebrating their 25th show at the Beacon. Not announced but a few different special guests and Nels joined and just ripped it up (no surprise) on Miles Davis' Ali. TTB tune Let Me Get By" and then the Allman Brothers' Ain't Wastin' Time No More. Video of the latter and for those in a hurry the Nels' solo starts at 5:20:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTI5mek6xVg&feature=youtu.be

Thanks, as always!  Next best thing to being there is getting to imagine the gig with the benefit of these descriptions. Wish they had pulled The Lonely 1 out of the hat at one of the first 4 tour stops, but all good. 

"But that was from our first album, which a lot of you probably don't know. So we'll just keep working through different albums until we get to one you're familiar with."

 

Jeff is a funny man.

Indeed and that reminded me that he then said "that's ok you don't have to sing along, dicks." He then said they sing along, well except for Glenn. Jeff also at one point said he thought the world would be a more peaceful place if everyone was just a little cold. "Just throwing that out there."

Another fun show and a well-described evening. Absolutely beautiful theater. Full roof but as noted open on the sides. There was even a 2 or 3 foot wide "fountain" of sorts with water flowing at stage height across the whole front of the stage. The stage was about 3 feet high, but band was set back quite far, perhaps to be underneath the heaters in the ceiling (but I doubt it). Only things in addition I remember Jeff bantering were he apologized for not talking more but said he couldn't breathe acclimating to the altitude. He was later going on about nothing in particular - a really good audience/they don't like most audiences etc. and eventually saying that Glenn was sabotaging him into still talking because Glenn wouldn't count off the next tune. Sorry to have to get off the tour bus here and head back home.

Has Jeff played acoustic on precious Scmilco tour versions of Pot Kettle? Sounded great to my ears. Great show. Great venue too

On PKB Jeff used the red sunburst type acoustic with flowery pickguard. That us the one he has used for that song most every time I have seen the song the last couple of years.

If I knew how to post photo I would of venue. It had a nice bit of incline front to back like the Mann Center or the Pritzker but temp seats. Crowd stood from start in the front at least. Outtasite on youtube.