Hindsight is such a game changer.
I read the setlist and show notes for this just before listening, so it was interesting to hear Brendan say "Look at him, Pony sure is fired up!" at the very start of the show. I think I read somewhere that Wizard's Burial Ground is one of his favorite songs to perform, and after a lead-in Peeps they locked in and started into night two of Jazz Fest.
(For future consideration: is Wizards Burial Ground a love song?)
There was some dialog during the transition into Hangover that I think came over the PA. It was certainly digital, and I'm not sure what the source of it was. In an case, it really did a great job pulling me back in sync as my mind started to wander listening to this set.
About 5-6 minutes into Hangover there was a chant from the crowd that made me double check what night it was... listening one year later, my day of the week should be shifted by one day. I was listening on a Sunday night, and the energy level was very obviously geared for a a Saturday night party.
(For future consideration: the Triple Wide is quite clearly "happy" at the beggining, but does it transition to worried or angry as it matures?)
Someday people will refer to the Bayliss proverbs when all else is gone and the lyrics of DBK remain to haunt us: God knows, I know... think before you speak, look before you act!
I also realized tonight that the Bottom Half and Haji are currently too much song for me to digest. There are pieces of each that click, but overall it just goes over my head. I am really looking forward to taking a more disciplined approach to listening this spring, as I think my ear will develop and unlock new things in songs like this.
Like I said, hindsight tells me that while he may have had a hot start, blowing an amp probably brought Pony's night crashing down on him. Nice job on the drumset to hold the flow of the show, but I'll bet it was a sight to behold seeing them all scamper to fic things on the fly.
Come Closer was the first Mashup of Tour in Arrears, what a great closer...
House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
Taped, Transferred & Seeded by Dennis Tyler
One Set:Partyin' Peeps, Wizard Burial Ground, Hangover, The Triple Wide, Ocean Billy, Fussy Dutchman > Gulf Stream > Der Bluten Kat, The Bottom Half > Der Bluten Kat, Drums >Der Bluten Kat
Encore: Hajimemashite > Push The Pig, Come Closer
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