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I've been hearing this somewhat this tour too, either live at Lakewood or whatever I could catch on webcast. I also would hear this moment you talk of, that roughly 10 minute mark, and the searching or trying to find the thing that clicks and then, the Light, or #line, etc. I've been waiting to finally hear how Trey was going to bring, what was it, 6 months of continuous Dead song playing into summer tour. It wasn't going to be Dead songs, duh. It has to lie deep in his playing and especially jam style.
he's having almost too much fun up there, you can hear it in almost every song he's playing. There's such a light, airy feel to what Trey is playing, and he's making the whole band play around quite a bit with songs. It's the whistle ending during Bathtub Gin set2 Lakewood2 that made me say, "he's like an F'ing kid again up there!!" They have done fun stuff, antics, tucking, etc. always, but the looseness in the playing and the feel of the songs; I am finally feeling like I can say to myself again: "they OWN these songs, they can do whatever they want to with them, I'm at ease" that feeling is back for me.
And he's bringing that to those 10-minute marks and saying, "I'm having fun with this." He doesn't have to play the idea or melody that will set Mike off like no tomorrow, or grab all the juice Page is feeding everyone (man, that guy is absolutely a major idea-maker lately!!!), because Trey has the ability to lay down something that will make you dance and smile hard and make the band go off from his lead almost whenever he probably feels like it. Instead, he's playing all this fun little stuff while the band does the same. I am absolutely loving it so much right now! All the space they are creating, the soundscapes are really intense, and its so minimalist. The twist (sorry for the Lakewood refs still) from L'wood really hit me hard with how subtle and deep it got fast and stayed that way. I was mostly taken aback in a way I hadn't felt in a long, long time that weekend, and Raleigh and MPP should be amazing in their own unique ways, too.
I appreciate the Dead relationship stuff, smoothatonalsnd, it told me what I've been trying to hear and catch this tour, what Trey borrowed, adapted, modified, transformed and creolized. It's all falling into place