Wow, just wow.

Set 1, while seeming like relatively standard fare on paper, was played with exceptional energy and without major flubs or mistakes top to bottom. You can just tell that the band took on every single song with balls and it paid off wonderfully. Bathtub Gin and Tube got some jamming treatment as well which is always nice.

Set 2, just listen to it start to finish. My jaw was on the stadium bleacher floor the entire time. Incredible HOSE Crosseyed opener, a perfectly placed and well played Steam that served a great stopgap for a killer Piper with all four band members on the drums. They decided to follow this up with arguably the best “Type I” Light to date, and yes that holds up still in 2022, in my humble opinion. The Lizards is the cooldown song of the set, again impeccably played. First Tube was a great closer as it always usually is.
Can’t argue too much about a Walls of the Cave encore, I really enjoy the song and was perfectly satisfied with it.

My first show was 1/3/15, and this night was my fifth. I’ve seen 17 shows since then, with the best of them including 7/30, 8/1, 8/2, and 8/4 at the Baker’s Dozen, and 8/3/18 Alpharetta. But 9/4/16 has remained my favorite, and for damn good reason.