The Simple from this show gained some attention after being released on Live Bait 8. On the bus ride out of town, I had the biggest grin hearing "this has all been wonderful but now I'm on my way!" Also, this is how I like YEM to be played, with standout solos from Page, Mike, and Trey.Īs another reviewer mentioned, this is an unusually strong version of Sparkle. I had met my (now) wife a few weeks earlier but had already booked this trip. But I also remember taking this tape with me when I visited a girl in France around 2001. It goes down and then up at first- but then it goes up and then down!" Yeah. I remember trying to explain it to a buddy "you hear that? It's like he's turning it around or something. Back in the tape days, I would rewind Trey's last solo over and over to try and figure out why it feels so right. I'm not a musician, but it sounds to me like the DWD was played in a slightly higher key than normal - especially Mike's opening line. The second set opening DWD > YEM duo is probably the single biggest reason why I've returned to this show so often. The Theme is by no means an 11/23/97 version, but it's played well and turned the Coliseum into a fishbowl. Train Song is so tender! It's fun to hear the band move from the wailing Reba climax to whistling to a quiet ballad without losing the crowd.
While this version doesn't have the bottom-of-the-gut antics of the studio version, it's well played and energetic. Reba has been my favorite tune for a long time. Other first set highlights include Reba, Train Song, and Theme. I remember playing this version for my dad years later because I thought he would appreciate the swing beat. But I do! This is a strong version, with an uptempo driving rhythm that gets the crowd worked up right off the bat. Even in the balcony, I could see that Mike was wearing bright green pants rolled up halfway.
Anyway, I went to this show with those same friends, and we had a blast. It took another year, but I remember hearing MFMF for the first time and being so happy. My friends wanted me to go to 11/19/95 but I wasn't into the band at that point. It's probably the show I've listened to the most - and maybe I have beer goggles because it was my first time but I still think the song selection and performance are fantastic. And twenty years later, I still love this show so much. I've said those words a bunch because this was my first show.
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