Review by Daniel Chester
To Be Alone - everything strong and clear especially the guitars
Black Coat - don't really see the appeal yet still sorta fun, guitars
seemed to be enjoying themselves
Ain't Me, Babe - verses kinda awkward while the chorus was straight,
yearned for some female backup singers, guitars crisp
Tryin' - didn't really recognize at first, lyrics cool, drums strong
False Prophet - decent bluezzzzz though good guitar work couldn't wake it
up (rather hear approximately 200 other of his songs)
I Can Tell - not bad, first of the songs that had things sounding like a
'50s school dance (in a good way)
Black Rider - again, pretty average blues sound, guitars almost salvaged
(wish the False Prophet was Black Riding out of town)
Share Your Love - average tune, fairly interesting arrangement, piano
worked
When I Paint - basically Irving Berlin's Puttin' on the Ritz
arrangement/rhythm, clean sound, differing intensities, perfect example of
how fine the singing was this evening
I'll Make It All Up to You - another '50s school dance feel, not bad
Crossing the Rubicon - sort of a gospel sound with a marching vibe, lyrics
cool, crowd singing 'woo' at the breaks was very fun
Soon After Midnight - another trip to the '50s, fairly average, guitars
made it better than it was
Under the Red Sky - There was a little boy and there was a little girl,
way more fun than it had a right to be, the one guitar (JP) was stellar,
harp most welcome
I've Made Up My Mind - voice/lyrics clear on another average tune
Jimmy Reed - nice little bounce to it, piano good, other guitar (JT)
shined and then a strong back and forth with the guitars
Shall Be Released - what a gospel gift (though it begged for backup
harmonies), harp wonderful, sung this on the way home
* outdoor show (day to night) very fun
* show got better once the sun went down
* sound impeccable
* again, guitars really fit and seemed to enjoy themselves which added to
the magic * singing clear and well-delivered * nothing was extended which
made everything concise which added to the quality of the show (not always
the case with a 'rock' show?) * while it certainly was essential in the
soundscape, at no point did the bass stand out * missed hearing Multitudes
* the hoodie is pretty funny * hats off to Jimmy Vaughn (three horns!) for
a superfun opener * try not to bring in expectations (especially when the
artist is 85), this was a surprisingly good show * thanks, everybody
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