Live Trax Vol. 1

This really is a great show. Thoughts: To me, the Chet is the quintessential Dave guitar, and it makes certain songs shine like they don’t with other guitars. So Much to Say is a top example. I love and miss mid-set Stays. As has been said elsewhere, I prefer Tim as a guest to Tim as a member. I also think his style has evolved towards harder rock, which while I don’t dislike, I certainly like less. Although the 4/20/2002 version of #41 is the reference point, I actually find this version to be more true to the song. I also prefer the outro with Dave’s improvised lyrics here. Linus and Lucy never has, and probably never will, do it for me. If the band is going to do a cover, I’m looking for it to be really different from the original, and this isn’t that. The key change in The Last Stop is kinda sloppy. I don’t like the drawn-out ending to The Last Stop. The band has always had a tendency to do these long, slow endings (see also Seek Up, Bartender, etc.) and they don’t do it for me. Short sets aren't automatically bad sets! I’ll Back You Up needs to come back. Jeff seems to have stagnated. He was so brilliant back in the late 90s and early 2000s… what happened? Is it him or the band? I like him now, but I loved him back in the day.