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Thanks for writing. Was really looking forward to this recap and I enjoyed the first hand descriptions of the light and sound.Also, think you meant �tried� no �tdied� some typos there.
Unsolicited critique of your critique: 4th quarter lull/left turn about this Greg fellow. I�d like to learn more, but I think it�s a separate piece of writing.
Having gone to this show, your recap did a great job putting the overall experience into words. It took us a solid 30 minutes to process the �lobby� and overall scope once inside.I totally agree with this. I mostly �couch� but was able to go to night one. Sure, it�s attendance bias, but I thought it was great! There were times that the visuals were a best �4-bit� feeling to me. And they had to work out some sound kinks. In terms of playing, it hitting in so many ways in the room, and overall enjoyment from a fan�s perspective, I had an �A� experience.
On the music front, I thought it took the band and sound a few songs to settle in. By the Wolfman�s jam they were cooking. It seemed like the improv was patient all night which I can understand would come across differently from a couch tour perspective. But all these jams stood up upon relistening. The pretty songs couldn�t have been any prettier, Carini stayed evil, and when I thought they were done we got Blaze>Fluffhead. Without the Sphere this is a solid B+ show, and if you were there, bias easily pushes this into A territory.
Unsolicited critique of your critique: 4th quarter lull/left turn about this Greg fellow. I�d like to learn more, but I think it�s a separate piece of writing.