07/30 - Red Rocks - Morrison, CO - Post-Show Discussion and Review

[sprobeck]

Stash was about 19min, well almost and Ghost clocked in at 18, so not bad for 1st show of the tour I guess.  My ears will be the judge.  Nothing however, jumps out at me when reading the setlist.

One question though:
Was it raining all night or did it break during divided sky, like in '93?  Just curious if the weather had an effect on the show....

The rain held off thankfully. It was cool though. Glad I remembered my jacket! The only thing that was weird about the event was that Entrance 1 was completely closed off so they had us park in some huge fields right by Entrance 2. I'd never parked there in 11 years of going to shows at the Rocks.  I got the last space in a shuttle bus that took me to the top but it was a one-way ticket so I had to walk back to my car when the show was over and it took me 1 hour!! That was a long walk. Glad I had my new key chain LED flashlight!

[thechad]

Set I is up on No Spoilers now. Nevermind, they're doing differently, set I is broken up into at least three parts, don't know how many there are going to be?

[thechad]

I don't know about the no spoilers for this show, the torrent at any rate, part 1 is just a single track and it's mostly pre-show crowd and the first part of DS.  It being as late as it is, it might be fixed by morning when you "normal" folks are getting ready for work and the like or just get the megaupload.

[Gol D. Roger]

Schoeps mk22:
http://bt.etree.org/details.php?id=527148

[easts_vault]

...meh... I hope today is better

[rowjimmy]

Also, I edited the setlist. Page on Piano for Horse (!?!?!) deserved an annotation.

[mattstick]

...meh... I hope today is better

lol

[okelnard]

I'll try to jump back into the fray tonight...  This one looks good on paper; only one new song and a nice twist to the silent.  BB was busted out for the first time since 07/23/03!  Not sure if that is good or bad, I haven't listened to any version of that song in quite a while. 
I suppose tonight will bring a TTE to close out the first set.  :rawk: But redemption in 2nd with YEM...

[easts_vault]

...meh... I hope today is better

lol

But then again it is playing at RR. I hope that they enjoyed being back there. Haven't got a chance to listen to the show yet, prolly get to it after work, I hope.

[rowjimmy]

Also, I edited the setlist. Page on Piano for Horse (!?!?!) deserved an annotation.

Upon listening... Page isn't really taking Trey's part on that.

[blatboom]

if it ain't broke...

[rowjimmy]

I read many reports...

all greatly exaggerated.

[PIE-GUY]

pulling down the LP now... gonna hit that Stash first!

[mattstick]

Show was sick, best second set since 10/7/00.

Some flaws here and there with some of the more difficult passages, but the jams were creative and very Mike-oriented.

Mike sporting a new 'do was nice and present in the mix.

Very thematic jam in the Ghost, definitely jamming over one chord progression for a while, could have been a tease but I couldn't place it.

First set was a warm-up - standard but not exceptional, but the Stash was close to being a monster, unique jam for sure.

The locals think they own the venue here it's stupid, people were harassing us because we wouldn't let 15 people stand in a space large enough for 5 people - lots of drunks spilling beer and being chatty on phones, especially in the first set.

Obviously the sickest outdoor venue there is, acoustics are mind blowing, the surroundings are awe inspiring.

Lots of fake tickets on the lot, one guy was selling a stack of fake mailorders for $50.

All my running training paid off in the sprint to the GA seats, I pwn'd that shit.

Hard to imagine they'll top that song selection in the second set tonight or the rest of the run really, that's how much I enjoyed it.

[Undermind]

Descent article, but I wasn't aware that they played It's Ice!

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_12957336