While I felt the first night rode off of more of a "rock" vibe, feeding off the energy of the Garden, last night's was a bit more groove and funk oriented (and we were definitely feeling it). While some of the "funk" could have gone on a bit longer, I certainly did not leave wanting.

I am always a big fan of the Punch opener (for some reason it was off my radar; I am stuck in a Buried Alive rut, lol). The Number Line was very well played; at one point, Laura grabbed me and said it reminded her of the Dead. I have to agree; Trey just seems to channel Jerry or something during that song. Laura got a Boogie On at Jones Beach, and she got one again last night. A bit short, but was full of Mike's bubbly tone (that I heard in Light the night before). Stash was well played. Time is still better with the NY Phil, but I don't mind the ending. And I thought that Back On the Train, Julius was a nice way to end the set (by the closing refrains of Julius, I had forgotten about any let downs that may have occurred).

Jam of the run so far, imo, was the Down With Disease. Explored many different areas, from the "standard" DWD jam to some blues rock to some spaciness; it was really nice to see them venture out a bit. I wrote "gooeyness" in my book. I am a fan of Piper, so I was happy to hear it, even if it was relatively standard. And the Fluffhead was well played and was a crowd pleaser. During Fluff, these two people just in front of us were holding up "Cities" signs. I turned to the other Jeremy and joked that they were just going to stop Fluffhead and go into Cities; so when they started up Cities after some discussion, my jaw dropped, lol. I am not sure if they saw the signs, but that didn't stop the two fans from jumping up and down, receiving high-fives. I feel as though the Cities ended a bit early (the Haley's certainly did, imo), but I enjoyed the Free. (I quite enjoy the Billy Breathes songs, mostly for Trey's playing; but I am always reminded how interesting Mike can be. Both Taste and Free were good examples of that last night.) Bowie was a strong way to close, and Zero was just rock.