Tell Automatic Slim , tell Razor Totin' Jim
Tell Butcher Knife Totin' Annie, tell Fast Talking Fanny
We gonna pitch a ball, a down to that
Wang Center hall
We gonna romp and tromp till midnight
We gonna fuss and fight till daylight
We gonna pitch a WANG dang doodle all night long!

Looking forward to it!

wooohooo tour on the horizon, doing most of it from the couch but i can't wait all the same. "the bus came by and i got on, that's where it all began"

when will wang dang doodle be played? it's gotta happen, right? first night? second night? opener? encore? ideas everyone? my call is second song first set of first night. ej

Wang Ist nite at the Wang or close first set.
Or at Wallingford, they are the original Pranksters.Then again,2nd night opener or closer.Nails it Right down.Love
WEIR!!!!! watch your cup.

hopefully taper rob willl be spreading the love with a stream for all of us on the couch this evening.

First nights of the previous Furthur tours have generally featured great setlists of classic songs.
Wang Dang for sure.
Help>Slip>Frank 2nd set closer is almost a guarantee.
UJB>Playin'>Other One...?

zman usually provides stream for boston area shows. hopin' so tonight!

High everyone this should be interesting after Crossroads and Bobby/Bruce

Those Colo shows were awesome

Phil should be playing real good after all of those nights at crossroads

hopin for a streamm

Opener ~ I'm callin: Let The Good Times Roll

music never stopped opener

stream not lookin good

Hey Pigeon!! What up?

Streams up!

opener:
playin

link?

is there a link to stream?

search for wang on ustream

try creampuffwar on ustream

found it!

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/creampuffwar

Ramble on Rose :
>>>>Streams up!


???? Any help please ????? sailorsaint@hotmail.com

got it thx

beggars cant be choosers

crazy fingers, nice

crazy fingers

gone are the days where we stop to decide where we should go we just rideeee

is JK using a new guitar?

oops... did I drop the ball? Do you want me to do a setlist off of the ustream or is someone else stepping up? I will be around as long as the stream holds up

go for it ramble!

Wang Center

Playin
Crazy Fingers

btw

I'm calling it. I bet they do Black Throated Wind> My Brother Esau.

Wang Center

Playin
Crazy Fingers
Black Throated Wind (my spelling looks so wrong!)

spell check = correct
you may want to include lengthy jam comin out of playin

EJ... I'm old, slow and my hearing aid needs a new battery.... Want to help an old grey mare out and take over? He he! Thanks for the spell check!

Brown eyed women

i can for now but will be breaking away at some point later on

Wang Center

Playin
Crazy Fingers
Black Throated Wind
Brown Eyed Women

Wang Theater - Boston MA 4/5/2012

First Set:
Playin' ->
Jam ->
Crazy Fingers
Black Throated Wind ->
Brown Eyed Women

No problem... Im just not a good commentator!

Wang Theater - Boston MA 4/5/2012

First Set:
Playin' ->
Jam ->
Crazy Fingers
Black Throated Wind ->
Brown Eyed Women
They Love Each Other

nice solo

Wang Theater - Boston MA 4/5/2012

First Set:
Playin' ->
Jam ->
Crazy Fingers
Black Throated Wind ->
Brown Eyed Women
They Love Each Other
Big Bad Blues

aka big bad buzzkill

New and Bluzzy

EJ.... I just sprayed red wine all over the computer screen laughing so hard!

Bluzzy and Wang Dang Doodlieee

whoops sorry rose lol

Wang Theater - Boston MA 4/5/2012

First Set:
Playin' ->
Jam ->
Crazy Fingers
Black Throated Wind ->
Brown Eyed Women
They Love Each Other
Big Bad Blues ->
Built to Last

did you guys catch that? i totally heard ruben & cherise then john started to sing built to last?!?!

oh we have a problem here.

heard that EJ

stream down?

EJ... I did too but again... I am old. Glad to know Im not senile yet!

Drag... let there be songs to fill the air!

without the stream i can not update setlist. however would venture to guess that r & c would be next as somebody (bobby most likely) seemed to forget where they were in the setlist!

At least I'm enjoying the ride

Wang Theater - Boston MA 4/5/2012

First Set:
Playin' ->
Jam ->
Crazy Fingers
Black Throated Wind ->
Brown Eyed Women
They Love Each Other
Big Bad Blues ->
Built to Last
Hell in a Bucket

thank u streamers!!!!!!!!!!!!

Set II:
Saint Stephen

St. Stephen

stream back up

Could have been a better 1st set to open the East coast. Well last time I saw them in this building they opened the 2nd set with St. Stephen. Uh yeah that was in '77 man!! Hope for a better 2nd set for you guys!!

OMG I didn't even see the post and am not at the show and they did the cosmic effen thing and did the same opener for the 2nd set that they did in '77!! Can't believe it. Very very strange indeed!!!

Sorry it was the 2nd nite in '76. Opened the second set with St. Stephen then Dancin and Music. We'll see what they have in store.

I believe it is the last time that they played this venue. June '76. I was a college kid at the time and loved this show. One of three at the Music Hall after their layoff. Very Sweet.

Set II:
Saint Stephen
Cosmic Charlie

I cant post the set lists no more so feel free to take over.

Set II:
Saint Stephen
Cosmic Charlie
Mountain Song

where's the set going anyone out there?

According to Source at Furthur.net

Set II:
Saint Stephen
Cosmic Charlie
Mountain Song
Wheel
UJB

https://twitter.com/#!/furthurband

welcome to he who holds the key,another spring tour,it's rudderless...

king sol. marbles...

adam dean,where are you?we miss you....howz thee old lady and the two dogs...

I remember Adam, wasn't he a Philly guy?

Black peter

yup...he's the philly guy,a good guy,he missed a show last year when his mom passed,and he posted the address of the guy that passed at the show last spring tour...i have written to the kids parents twice now,thanx again adam...

maybe adam is out golfing in the dark....
don't smoke in bed adam,cause i'm a bad example,but smiling all the way...

dale, i guess you still can't post,try and get him to fix it again,third time's a charm...

yes I remember the two incidents. The second more vivid than the first. A very bad scene. In Pittsburgh if memory serves. Have to sign off now but I will make tomorrows show. Until then.

dale (chapman) spencer...

good nite richard,and yes it was pitt.

adam dean,where are you?we miss you....howz thee old lady and the two dogs...

i'm here pam - thanks for the shout-out - my shitz apsos are fine n' dandy - lovely wife remains, lovely - nice to be back on the bus - kind of you to remember the dear departed - lookin' forward to our 3rd annual mann soiree and everyone's invited to pre-show @ my house!!

I had published this in the Pittsburgh thread, and am doing so again so that anyone wishing to reach out to these people can do so. I try to imagine what these parents are going through right now (and for the rest of their lives as well), but even then can't truely grasp at it.

Having recently lost my Mom, the sense of grief is tangible and yet so intangible. Cosmic confusion. Listen to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul.

Any one wishing to send a letter of condolence to the family may contact them here; remember to be kind.

John & Susan Kimutis
407 Pin Oak Dr
McDonald, PA 15057-2676

RIP Joseph

Lot of "B" songs in the first set for Boston....

Saint Stephen
Cosmic Charlie
Mountain Song
Wheel
UJB
King Solomons Marbles
Black Peter
Shakedown
NFA
---
Liberty

Everything was ridiculously tight - MUCH tighter than the Dead ever were. The transition from Wheel-->UJB was unbelievably precise.
First set highlights for me: Nice rocked out Playing to open - followed by Crazy Fingers just like the old days. I loved watching Jeff and John trading solos in Brown Eyed Women as Phil sang "and it looks like the old man's getting on." And Built to Last always brings a tear to my eye.

St. Stephen ripped. Cosmic Charlie sounded as good as ever. Mountain Song->Wheel->UJB - all played and sung well with lots of nice lyrical jamming. And the musicianship on King Solomon's Marbles was admirable. That song has a lot of moving parts and they didn't miss a beat. But a long Black Peter was a little much after folksy midset, though played well. Shakedown was tighter than ever, except that Bobby managed to get the most annoying sounds out of his guitar on that one.

This band has come a long way. It is scary how JK can turn the Jerry off and on at will. They have gotten much better at finding a balance between intensity and control and Phil remains a force of nature well into his 70s. We were up close on Phil's side, and my seat shook all night...

That looks killer folks,thanks for the setlists and reviews,Eddieboy!

>>>>Everything was ridiculously tight - MUCH tighter than the Dead ever were.


While this is likely true in contrast to the shows you experienced and it is true to the large part of the shows I experienced, give the Dead more credit than this. They wailed every tune they ever created. Beyond the wailingness level of Furthur. I like what Furthur is doing, don't get me wrong. Give tapes from '73 to '78 a listen. Try the second set of 8-1-73 for some ridiculous tightness.

The Dead certainly had their moments of tightness, and I agree that tightness was especially needed to bring off many of the more complex mid 70's "jazz" period songs like Slipknot, King Solomon's, etc. But they never had whole shows so choreographed from beginning to end like Furthur does. While the choreography makes for more consistency, the down side is the lack of spontaneity. No more watching Bobby play the first two bars to Around and Around, only to have the rest of the band launch into Sugar Mag like Binghamton 79. But I will check 8/1/73 when I get a chance. Thanks SailorSaint!

agree with all of the above. I think to get the most enjoyment out of Further, you shoul;dnt compare to the Dead. All I know is when I am listening to them, it makes things better and when i am watching them there "aint no place I'd rather be." last night I enjoyed second test alot. In the first set I'm not a big playin in the band fan, especially to start a set. BTW was a treat I don't seem to see alot and I really enjoyed they love each other, though i wish my girlfriend was there with me (she will be tonight!!). second set I especially enjoyed opener of St stephen and cosmic charlie. Though i have seen it regularly of late, KSM showed the talent and style of this band. I enjoyed closing of set with Shakedown and NFA. cant wait til tonight.
On a diffeent note is it just me getting old or is the nitrous scene out of hand? Is this really what we want to be associated with Further coming to town? If drugs are your thing cant we try something that is more private and not so public? Just my thoughts!

Found this on youtube... Tour Opener! Crowd sounds amped!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UktZNQUFv2E

>>>>Everything was ridiculously tight - MUCH tighter than the Dead ever were.

Yeah but if I wanted to hear tight back in the day I would listen to king crimson......I mean, isn't just about any band tighter than the dead? Futhur is great but comparisons to the GD are irrelevant. Looks like a good show tonight though.

I love my sprawling lurching any-note-at-any-time-is-possible 2 drummer GD. Long live the psychedelic slop!

I love my sprawling lurching any-note-at-any-time-is-possible 2 drummer GD. Long live the psychedelic slop!>>>>>>

I concur

One might argue that the St. Stephen last night wasn't all that far off from the court of the crimson king.

Joseph Kimutis

This show's highlights were the beginning of both sets.
Playing -> Crazy Fingers
and
St Stephen -> Cosmic Charlie

these were the highlights, lots of energy, lots of jam, and innovative

the rest of the show was really good, but it is the first 30 minutes of both sets that are the real jems at this one

Quick review. Agree with first 30 min., except the jam in King Solomons was also very fine. I do not think that set I was "B list" songs, thought it was a good set for a first night, to get the team going. And they did a great job. Some nice jams all night, Phil was great, especially the second set, dropping some nice bombs. It appears that they have worked on the "new songs" (Big Bad Blues,Mt. Song)as they explored a bit more and on Mt Song had some nice jams, especially moving into the song. Transitions were tight as well. As far as tghtness? Yes this band is tighter, they appear to get to the meat and potatoes of jams a bit quicker rather then some of the noodling (which I also enjoyed). Where it also shows is between songs and transitions. Some of you may remember way back in the 70's that the band would take sometimes 10 min or more to get their acts together between songs, tuning, scratching butts, whatever, THAT was anoying. I just feel that Furthur gets better each time out and that makes it fun. BTW I also heard Ruben and Cherise and thought they were going to do that only to hear Built to Last. Sound in the first set was not crisp but vastly improved second set. Great time, lots of smiles, good crowd. Lose the nitrous.

Watching you tube video of 2nd set through apple tv and I am loving it! Wheel > UJB > King Solomon's Marbles ...
Furthur is it for me (after 30 years of bus riding).
I like all the friends but this is what does it for me!
Can't wait for my trip to NC to see the band live again.
Until then I am grateful to sit in my favorite chair and watch on the big screen tv!

Well It's a start.everybodys sayin how tight they are ,I like loosey goosey, but I can dance to either Couch tour Until Summer the time is right for dancin in the streets..................Happy Easter Friends.

Sorry to be in the minority, but I was in the front row for the entire show (except the encore, which I walked out of), and except for Lesh being precisely where he needed to be, I thought this was a half-assed show that never really got off the ground. Weir was obviously having equipment issues the entire show, playing his little pantomime by the words and also forgetting a number of lyrics outright (an example was "You know you're the reincarnation..." during Hell in a Bucket). I thought Kadlecik's playing was naive and uninformed and the drummers and keywords were about average. Weir was by far the weak link in the chain and I thought he turned in an execrable performance. Show was a near dud except as I say again for Lesh who was outright superb. It is he who totally caries this band. Maybe it was an off-night for Weir but I was watching the interplay on stage while leaning on it, and it was obvious the band was in significant disarray.

I thought it was the worst post-Dead performance by any member(s) of the band I have ever witnessed. I have never walked out of an encore before but did so on this night. Big Bad Blues for example is a song that has to come out like a snake and eat you alive, and it positively lacked teeth that evening. It was white-bread and watered down, lacking any real grit, slinkiness or snaz (a really good version of The Same Thing would have a similar type of effect).

I don't mean to be a snothead or superior, but I thought the band kinda sucked. Having seen Lesh with Dylan Tour in 99, The Other Ones, many runs of PLF at the Orpheum, Beacon and Hammerstein, The Dead etc as well as the original band over 80 times, I thought they were very self-indulgent EXCEPT FOR LESH who I have great admiration for. Thing is, I think the band knew they sucked. Hopefully things will have/have improved for the rest of the tour and it was just opening night jitters, but the band kinda made a fool of themselves on stage in my opinion. I could go on about how the jams were kinda lacking sparkle etc but I think I've said enough.


P from Boston

ps Highlight of show by far, King Solomon's Marbles

was in the third row and I enjoyed it immensely. let's just say I disagree with Ecce. The shakedown was a monster. the entire band was tight, tight tight. St. Stephen was spot on. Entire second set was great fun and the brown eyed was a highlight of the first.
haven't been in the Music Hall to see the dead since November of 78. Great to return!

My GF and I were at the show and I totally agree with Ecce Homo. This was by far the worst Furthur show we've ever seen after having caught them on both coasts over the last 3 years. It was very disappointing. We were far away where the sound was sub-par and I couldn't see interaction so I don't want to comment too much about that, but the entire show fell apart in the second set (for me). That encore was horrific and they were off the stage 4 minutes before they had to be.

I hope it improved over the weekend.

It appears Ecce Homo is a Phil lover and Bobby basher. However everyone has their own opinion. The constant banter about forgot lyrics....I wish people would give it up. They have been dong that for 40 plus years, so nothing is new. I do agree that the sound was sub par for the first set (sitting in the balcony did not help)but improved greatly in the second set. Yep, I think everyone noticed that Weir and even Lesh were having some sound issues. However after listening to this while working out on headphones (ear buds) the keyboard/piano was very good, Weir was good, Lesh was great JK was equally as sound and had good interaction with JC. Was it the best Furthur ever, nope, but it was far from the worst. Having seen over 300 GD shows, this was way better than some of their shows of their last 5-10 years.

Finally listening to this show!! Wow! I remembered it being killer but this first set is better than I remembered!!! They boys came out swinging, ripping and jamming!! This first set is as SOLID as it gets!!!