This Cities jam encapsulates a lot of my impressions of 3.0... SO much potential still there, but a hesitance to tread into unknown territory, more risky realms... I'm sure most of us start getting excited when the band begins to flirt with really deep explorations as they have in the past, and often feel a little let down when they back away from the abyss. Mike beautifully changed the tenor of this Cities jam, and set the stage for an incredibly interesting journey into beautiful, deep, and dark space... and in my opinion, Trey balked at the opportunity to let it happen. The way the jam sort of peters out hints at this hesitance... That said, there are many good things to be said as well - I have certainly enjoyed the 3.0 shows I have seen, and you can't complain about concise, tight playing... but I can wish for those moments when the band throws caution to the wind, follows their collective intuition, and takes us over the threshold into new frontiers...