I don't know if there's any real standout versions of anything, but this was a great show, beginning to end. IMO, the short but really really sweet jams cause it to play out like a well planned studio album; the energy never lets up and the playing was largely very-polished (aside from Iron Man, which was clearly just a fun cap to the evening and not a serious attempt at nailing a song down).

I would gladly suck the toes of this tweeprise until the sun goes down. The back up singers add a lot of flare and I think the band stepped up to push it into overdrive; its very theatrical, very beautiful. The Sandwedge is fantastic and Fly Like an Eagle fit snugly in the set and occupied a perfect spot for a debut.

Set three was a party for sure. Set two was a road trip. They covered a ton of jamming ground within the shorter-set time crunch. Ghost was very reminiscent of the 12/31/2010 edition, but didn't nearly reach its humongous peaks. Piper stole some people's lunch money for sure, with a killer and sudden build and release. The opening of 2001 was beautiful and a fun YEM closed out.

I was hoping Page would drop a few hints as to what the 30th Anniversary Year would hold during his pre-Iron Man speech, but I guess we'll have to settle for the mere acknowledgment for now. All in all, the band sounds as excited about 2013 as the fans, so onward and upward. Happy New Year .Net.