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I think the Bralove thing is completely different. He was a tech guy, there to run the midi effects. Very different from having a second drummer offstage and hidden from view.

Seems strange since they played Saturday in AC and by all accounts Weir appeared fine and it was a good show. Maybe that ambien story wasn't true after all?

Really, there's a hidden backstage guitar player and drummer for the Stones? I definitely have an issue with it, and I don't see any substantive difference between hidden backstage musicians and a singer not singing live.

Too funny!!!

I watched the guy pretty closely as best as I could see. When he played, he had a drumstick in each hand and at least one cymbal, and he was playing along with the band. Whatever it was that he was hitting with those drumsticks was blocked from my view. But as I said, there was one song where the drum beat was pounding pretty good, and when they showed Mick on the screen he was playing with brushes. Draw your own conclusions, but it was clear to me that the drumming was being augmented by some hidden tech and the vast majority in the crowd had no ability to know that Mick wasn't responsibl

I've never heard of or seen this before. As I said, I think it's bogus. Bullshit. I'm not a huge Mac fan (one of the main reasons I went is that it now frees me up to see Los Lobos at JazzFest on Saturday since they are playing at the same time), but Mick Fleetwood's drumming (along with Buckingham's guitar) was always one of the draws. I can't believe how bogus I think this is. Have a freaking second drummer on stage. This is lip synching bullshit Mr. Heartbreak, I'm not aware of the Bob Welch story. Did they just toss him to the side of the road for Buckingham and Nicks? Bare Tre

I've been meaning to post this for a couple of weeks now. Fleetwood Mac were in Boston a couple of weeks ago and a buddy picked up a pair of good seats cheap on the day of, so I went with him. We were sitting in Club Section 109, above Lodge 22, which is about one section out in front of the stage on the Buckingham side. We were high enough that we could see the entire stage setup and everything behind the amps. Throughout the show there was a crew member guy behind Buckingham's stack of amps to the side of the drum riser who was clearly playing drum pads along with Mick Fleetwood on many s

Love that show, particularly Bill's rant at the end. Happy belated anniversary. To celebrate, I'm going to put this on!

I don't remember it raining during Wilco's Saturday night set. It poured and lightning before. It certainly rained during most of Friday night's set as we huddled under rain gear and umbrellas, the rain is heard loud and clear on the recording.

Glad to read that Weir was fine last night. Must Have Been the Ambien.

So uncomfortably weird to watch that. Spoke to a friend who was in the house. Says Weir was screwing up lyrics big time earlier in the show. Maybe I'm naive, but I do believe the ambien story. He looks like someone who was drugged. So embarrassing for him. Yes they did, and I was there.

Pretty sure that Mansfield has 11:00 curfew. Been to tons of shows there, that's my best memory. This is the 3rd Boston show I will be missing while on vacation (2 nights of Furthur as well). Not that I'm complaining about being on vacation...

I like the Marquis Moon suggestion.

I have not been a John Mayer fan, other than when he plays as the John Mayer Trio. Which was part of the surprise of Friday night for me. And I like him a lot more after reading this: Have you been writing new music? No, but I've been listening to stuff and just falling in love with certain things. I've been listening to the Grateful Dead nonstop. Mark my words, the Grateful Dead are gonna make a comeback, because of how that music cleanses your palate. When everything is processed and quantized and gridded out – to hear "Tennessee Jed" played with that lope is a real palate-cleanser. They

I was listening to Ladies and Gentlemen on my commute this morning. That 4 night run at the Fillmore represents the very best of Pig and the band as a whole during that era. April 28 and April 29 were among the very first cassettes I got way back in the day in college in mid-70's. The Dark Star > St. Stephen > NFA > GDTRFB > NFA sequence of April 28 has always been among my absolute favorite Dead jams of any era. If anyone has not properly listened to that, I suggest you drop everything and give it a spin!

Hey Bosco, re: the Garcia channeling, I was referring to the song before Don't Let Me Down. My buddy and I heard it loud and clear, as did people posting on the Allmans forum (who referred to it as Fire on the Mountain). I get you didn't hear it, but it was unmistakeable and loud and clear to us. Then I read a RS interview with Mayer from about a month ago where he spoke about spending the last year in Montana just listening to the Dead. No doubt in my mind it was a purposeful tribute to Jerry. Maybe it will be on the dvd and you can give it another listen. BTW, I thought Friday was

Sorry Calvino for not responding sooner. Busy at work in Boston yesterday morning and then... Anyhow, I am likely to be a minority view on this, but after the fun of the surprise of seeing Keith on stage, and I love Keith as much as anybody, at that point in the proceedings I was ready to hear Clapton and his band do their set, rather than be a backup band for Keith (and Robbie Robertson who followed). It was a spectacular surprise to see Keith. There had been rumors of Jimmy Page, but I had not heard a word about Keith. The lights were out between performers, and this was the only time t

I didn't yet comment on night 2, but silence does not equal apathy. Another very fun night. Starting right off with Derek coming out to join Sonny Landreth right out of the gate. I hadn't considered that the players from night 1 would be around and play again. Can't keep it all straight in my mind, but do know that one of my faves, Los Lobos, were a highlight. Clapton joining them on Tin Can Trust was superb.

He didn't. Sunshine of Your Love last night with the Strat.

That's a great question, and I don't have any answer for it.

If you want a blow by blow, go here: http://allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=XForum&file=viewthread&tid=129318

Wow, that was a fun night inside MSG. I couldn't do it justice, nor could I piece back together all the different combinations of guitar players we witnessed. Suffice it to say, the Allmans simply killed it in the headlining slot, with Clapton joining them for a guitar romp through Why Does Love Got to be So Sad. John Mayer blew the roof off the place with his take on the Beatles Don't Let Me Down with Keith Urban, which followed a song where he completely channeled Garcia and turned the Garden into a Dead show circa 1990. He brought the house down. And then there was Buddy Guy, Booker T

And if you have time and space in your head, listen to the next night at Buffalo. Especially the first set. Often overlooked in the shadow of the great Cornell show. Simply the best first set ever to my ears, and that Comes A Time in the second set...

Sean Rowe added to the lineup, according to Solid Sound page on FB. Don't know him, but I assume many others do.

As discussed elsewhere around these parts, night 1 of Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival. On the Amtrak heading down right now. In what seems strange to me, they will not announce who is playing on which night, other than that the Allmans are headlining tonight and Clapton will play with them. Visions of 3-19-09 for me. And Clapton will open the night with a solo acoustic set. Going to get a chance to see my daughter, lots of friends, and lots of guitar.