But Jerry's back with Ship of Fools into He's Gone. The Shakedown is just as mellow, Brent throws in some of Cape Cod-style funk and then Sampson rocks, of course. I don't know if I have ever encountered a show that slowed the music down for soooooooo much of both sets! Check out the 11+ minute Althea, just note after note after note. Five stars on the strength of the music, alone. This one's a scorcher, my favorite of this run. It's a good one! These runs seem to just keep getting better. They would return in August '80 for another three-nighter. In short, this is a fantastic show to close out the run. To boot, after that you get another solid 30 minutes of music- with a double encore. This whole jam sequence starting with he's gone is excellent. Short drums, but the drums theme continues from the end of o1 through to space. 17-minute absolute savage version, especially enchanting near end. at the start of o1 you know he's not messing around. Bobby wasn't kidding: At the start of He's Gone, he said "We're gonna beg your indulgence and do another semi-slow song, but it won't stay slow forever." With the avalanche unleashed by Phil and co. Phil is really prominent in the jam, too- getting ready for Other One. Some discussion on headyversion that it might be the "best post '77 version." Whoa! Then comes He's Gone, with Jerry and Brent trading licks toward the end. Serious MUST listen version." It's followed by a beautiful Ship of Fools. Bob preaches fire & brimstone and Jerry shreds the living daylights out of every jam. The 60+ minutes that follow are great, must-listen: Grendel, again, on Samson: "Possibly best-ever of the Brent era. Notable for A+ vocals & harmonies and Bobby shines in end jam!" Solid start to an excellent, nearly two hour set. Headyversion love by grendel: "A funk-laden but more laid-back, groovier vibe marks this excellent entry from Chicago. Second set pops out the gates with a 17 minute Shakedown opener. At any rate, this show is really all about the second set. But it's not sleepy and in general it works. I hear ya, sugareesupreme: Some slower, mellower playing throughout this show. Can imagine some might've been less than enthused, but I think the sequence to close the set, highlighting Go to Heaven, is great: Easy to Love You->Althea->Sailor->Saint. This new era dead still finding its way, some curious choices, but all told I dig it a lot. First night segues into Promised Land, tonight into the Greatest Story Ever Told. Give this one a listen and you know that this is the new dead sound they were looking for.
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