Log in to post an entry
OK.....I posted this on the Listserv too. Saw the dTb and ABB in Hotlanta Fri night. Met lots of list and GB
folks, which is always a treat. I stopped by the Potter's pre-show gathering for an hour or two earlier in the day too. Great folks!!!
ABB probably had their smallest Atlanta crowd since 1989, but it was an entusiastic crowd of around 12,000 (reserved was pretty full). The ABB opened with Midnight Rider, then Trouble No More and then in no particular order Woman Cross the River, Aint Waisting Time, Loving You Too Long (with a bit of an extended Derek solo near the end), Statesboro Blues (Warren on slide), Dreams (Warren solo), Wipping Post,
Revival (encore), Rockin Horse, No One To Run With, Good Clean Fun,
Southbound (Derek, Warren & Jimmy Herring going toe-to-toe), New
Instrumental w/drums & bass (not my favorite concert time at all - I preferred the way the dTb worked two shorter drum duos w/Rico & Marc into the songs), Soulshine, (Warren/Gregg duet) and probably two more. Show ran either 2hr 40 or 2hr 50 minutes.
We were 14th row in front of Gregg. He really lines up near the middle of
the stage. They are all bunched up almost as if the stage were half the
size it really is. We couldn't see Jaimoe all night, even though we
weren't that far from the center. The sound was very clear and Gregg's
vocals were right on. The stage was very dark all night. Brotherhood of
Lights probably went for 1/3 to 1/2 the show. They could use a few more
brighter lights on stage to give the whole atmosphere a more upbeat feel
(maybe not the right words but something like that). In the end it was a great show. There are times when Warren & Derek don't bother to even attempt melodic solos in a few tunes (Rockin Horse, Whippin Post, New
Instrumental) where I miss the lyrical guitar work of the Dickey a good bit. Some of the "fun" get up and dance tunes like BWIAB, Blue Sky and Jessica were the type tunes that would have taken last night over the top. While Derek is 1000% lyrical player in the dTb and he is less so in the ABB. Still, amazing musicians and great show.
End of Part I