Thunder & Lightning strikes TXR 2/25/18
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25/18
Tangled Up In Blue
Candyman
Stagger Lee
Half Step Mississippi Half Step
Jack a Roe
Crazy Fingers>
Uncle John’s Band
Playing in the Band>
Shakedown Street
Unbroken Chain
Music Never Stopped
Terrapin Station>
Help on the Way>
Slipknot>
Throwing Stones
Encore:
Franklin’s Tower
That was an absolutely stunning show. Stu, Phil, Scott Law, Jay Lane and Jason Crosby all turning on top notch performances. The two plus hour second set was crazy good. I’ll stop here as Treble will be more loquacious and have the videos to back it all up LOL! I’d go see that lineup again anytime!!!!! the playing ranged from the delicate and subtle to melt your face off intense. Just fabulous all night long.
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Painted Mandolin
Indeed it was "incendiary!"
Indeed it was "incendiary!" to say the least.
But the experienced required patience and a long attention span!
Last night's TXR throwdown with Phil, Stu Allen, Scott Law, Jay Lane, and Jason Crosby (just back from a world tour with John McGlaughlin's Mahavishnu Revisisted and Jimmy Herring's Invisible Whip), was long, exploratory, mighty fine on paper and even better for real....
This experience was enhanced by a thoroughly respectful audience that listened with nearly the same intent as the players did. The room was remarkably quiet in comparison to the show I saw Friday (with RMFJ, Gelbuda, Law, Korford and Lesh - which raged with swinging for the fences energy and a boisterous crowd).
Every song last night was thoroughly explored with Stu, Jason and Scott crushing licks, trading off and amplifying tension and release.... they soaked every song for nearly every possible nuance of expression....
I am literally too tired to do a song-by song review as the show (which started at 8:15) ended at 1 AM and I got less than 4 hours sleep - which for me isn't that intolerable, but I face a full day of work with a bunch of meetings.... (Like they say in NOLA - sleep when you're dead...)
I can say with a fair degree of direct exposure that Scott Law (who just played the last 3 of 4 nights alongside Phil) is every bit as exciting and fantastic a player as Stu Allen, if not a better technical player with less of an identity emulation issue. He simply smokes on guitar (and you ought to see him pick a mandolin!)
Jason was, as he always is - sparkling. Stu had sublime moments last night and the too much of everything is just enough factor was present in spades. Phil, as usual, is always the most interesting thing in that room and Jay Lane is a dynamic powerhouse. I used to not think so, but I am utterly convinced of his skills now.
Who the hell else out there gives us so much for our money???
Thunder & Lightning
Playing Bombs and Ballads
At Terrapin Crossroads
February 25, 2018
Vid Caps by Ted Silverman via Sony RX100ii
Phil Lesh, Stu Allen, Scott Law, Jason Crosby, Jay Lane
Set 1
Tangled Up in Blue (No vid cap sorry).
01 Candyman
https://youtu.be/AYJz-RhI5Ds
02 Stagger Lee
https://youtu.be/BVcRUnDULoQ
3 Mississippi Half Step
https://youtu.be/mYY_OLMrEco
04 Jack a Roe
https://youtu.be/_uqhRiwkfrk
05 Crazy Fingers
https://youtu.be/mQnOqttaj_A
06 Uncle John's Band
https://youtu.be/et7Ojg59IJk
Set 2
Playin' in the Band
https://youtu.be/nrLAtnWu5pE
Music Never Stopped
https://youtu.be/aERO8tCsw0k
Shakedown Street (1)
https://youtu.be/Zj09WmEjGBQ
Shakedown Street (2)
https://youtu.be/-TTlw_h2J9s
Unbroken Chain (1)
https://youtu.be/Y88mEfxCNwI
Unbroken Chain (2)
https://youtu.be/mGIm-rXdeR4
Terrapin Station
https://youtu.be/wezvfgwoDKE
New Potato Caboose
https://youtu.be/JAK9ilNJSQ8
Help on The Way - Slipknot
https://youtu.be/UOYHtW8Mu9M
Throwing Stones
https://youtu.be/fdiVE-Hcs2A
E: Franklin's Tower
https://youtu.be/UNP27b9qd08
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
Thank you both. I wish I were
Thank you both. I wish I were nearer...
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Can I get the TXR thumb drive
Can I get the TXR thumb drive for this sbd??????
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Painted Mandolin
Sunday night's at TXR can be
Sunday night's at TXR can be markedly different from other nights....
Took me the better part of an hour to even get a nibble for the extra tix I had.
All the normal frenzy rules were not-in-effect.
Very few loiterers in the bar and hardly a sole stepping up to purchase tickets at the sales desk for this not-sold-out show that turned out
to be huge, packed with jams and thoroughly absorbing!
I did manage to off my spares and I can only say in summary -
if you invest your time, ears, and emotions in participating in the current Zeitgeist of TXR the payback is very satisfying!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Painted Mandolin
My vids of last night on
My vids of last night on jambase:
https://www.jambase.com/article/phil-lesh-stu-allen-lead-thunder-lightni...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Roarshock
Am I misremmebering, or didn
Am I mis-remmebering, or didn't John Cipollina and Nick Gravenites play under the name Thunder & Lightning?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Painted Mandolin
They did indeed Roarshock!
They did indeed Roarshock!
I saw them at the Lonestar Cafe in NYC decades ago and then at the Saloon in SF!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcdwZgcbTo0
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rob
Lollolololololol. Zzzzzzzzzz
Lollolololololol. Zzzzzzzzzz boring. Really this lineup? I played a couple snippets from a few songs and nothing about it is stunning. Slow and aweful. Really how many times do need to see these hacks play the same songs over and over? I am blown away by how many Stu groupies there are here. I just don't see the draw to this lineup.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Woz
Slow and......you spell much?
Slow and......you spell much? LOL!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: thinthread
They look like a motley group
They look like a motley group kicked outta middle earth
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No beard if they go to a six
No beard if they go to a six-man lineup, I'm guessing.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Back to Back
>>> Jay Lane is a dynamic
>>> Jay Lane is a dynamic powerhouse.
... really ...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rando
^? Huh?
^? Huh?
Lineup looks really good to me and if I had my act together, would've been there last night.
I appreciate the reviews. Sounds right on. Will ride on the vibes of those in actually attendance.
Hope to make the next one.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: ogkb
you think jill trots phil out
you think jill trots phil out to these things just so they can sell some alcohol? i mean, that band was terrible. flat, uninspired, boring go thru the motions bs.
you txr regulars really love anything phil huh. weird.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High
>>>>>you think jill trots
>>>>>you think jill trots phil out to these things just so they can sell some alcohol?
That's how most restaurants/bars make their profit.
Phil's mostly retired. He likes to play music. People like to play with him. Other people want to hear it. Even Phil needs an income stream.
Don't worry about it - you don't have to go.
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^haha, awesome.
^haha, awesome.
<<<>>>That's how most restaurants/bars make their profit.
by trotting out a legendary musician? wow, never knew that.
thanks for easing my worries, surfdead.
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It’s true....I don’t know why
It’s true....I don’t know why or how and I surely wasn’t expecting it... but something entirely magical
subtle and beautiful went down in that room Sunday. Maybe you had to be there? I’ve seen probably well over a
hundred Phil shows at TXR and this one is firmly in the top few of my favorites of all time. You should
have seen the room by the end...all four corners were dripping spinning vortices of joyous smiling and even crying-with
the-beauty-of-it-all dancers. I haven’t thrown down like that in many many years
scott law serves this music with a pristine understanding and intention. Dude GETS IT and can totally shred with a tone that
stands up and grabs the room
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Watched/listened on youtube
Watched/listened on youtube - the magic def. made it through.. Phil, Stu, Scott, and Jason really threw down Sunday night. It was all I could hope for - except for Jay. Yes, he kept time, and didn't really get in the way, but man, that guy ain;t got no soul when it comes to drumming. He can't swing, bounce, or reggae. Don't even know if he could pull off a simple shuffle - all he's got is a simple 4 to the floor every song.
If they could switch him out for Ezra, this is a band I would gladly pay 50 bones to see.
Scott was a monster - I love his tone, and he's a master at playing ideas that spill over boundaries of line and verse. Stu and Jason had a great little.duet thing going on - they were totally locked in musically to each other all night. Phil seemed happy about the whole thing, and his bass tones were full, round, and warm - just how I like it. I wish they could take this on the road.
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Phil has a new Alembic bass
Phil has a new Alembic bass that is pure power and thunder
BIG round thumping enveloping tones