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Jefferson Starship   04/04/2002

Sweetwater Saloon, Mill Valley, CA
Media CDR   2 discs
Notes Audience tape. Background tape hiss throughout. Several songs are not present. See notes for track list.
Tech Notes A review by Cricket:

JS @ SWEETWATER 4/4: NO RED MARKS! INSTEAD, A FKNG FIRMAMENT...



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OF SHIMMERING GOLD STARS...

Two incredible shows! At one point, some of us just started turning to each other & saying how lucky we felt to be there...
Thank you, thank you: Paul, Darby, Slick, Chris, John & everyone else who put on the shows...

It was such a joy to hear you -- You were wonderful!!!

Longer version:

It's late & I won't be articulate, but here are the setlists.

FIRST SHOW:
Wooden Ships -- totally nailed it; great Slick solo
Good Shepherd -- awesome keyboards (Chris), another terrific Slick solo; great lead vocal by PK -- all vocals really sharp
Lawman -- Darby!!! So much passion! (especially fine closing verse)
All Fly Away -- again, beautiful in every respect: vocals, guitars (yet another amazing Slick solo), great keyboards
Shadowlands -- beautiful vocals again, & perfect finish (I'm sorry if you're starting to think there's overstatement in this report; I'm only telling the truth)
Love Has No Pride -- I was blown away by the expressiveness of Darby's voice -- an incredible range of feelings in this song
When the Earth Moves Again -- great surprise! A delight.
Women Who Fly -- beautiful musical intro & then another phenomenal vocal by Darby (esp. the fierce"... don't give me wings and take away my sky") -- Terrific solos by both Chris & Slick on this. A couple tiny glitches (quickly righted) contributed to the relaxed & cozy "in your living-room" feel...
Hyperdrive -- Again, beautiful playing all round (PK's mike briefly out, alas), & another incredibly passionate vocal by Darby.
It's really not my fault if the adjectives are getting redundant!
Baby Tree -- PK & Darby trade-off verses. Really nicely done.
Let's Go Together -- again, some soaring vocals & beautiful playing by Slick, Chris, & PK -- a nice long finish to this song.

[Brief interlude, in which Paul announces that tonight we're on green alert because they couldn't find any terrorists. He asks Chris for a D & a G#, and he & Darby start to sing Mao Mao Amerikon and suddenly notice that Slick's not onstage -- so they interrupt themselves to look for him -- he's offstage having a smoke & gets teased when he gets back. Stay tuned, revenge coming...]

Sunrise -- furious & beautiful
intro to Hijack
[at one point, walking behind where PK's sitting in his chair playing the opening bars of "Have You Seen the Stars Tonite", Slick takes his lighter & flicks on the flame just for a second behind Paul's head as he leaves the stage. Very funny! PK didn't see. orry to bust you, Slick, but it was too entertaining not to share] -- terrific keyboards on this, too.
Hijack -- great Paul & Darby vocals AGAIN
The Mountain Song (forgive me, but beautiful singing again, & some lovely, lyrical playing by Slick


SECOND SET
[We were thrilled with the first, but this one was even better: band & audience looser, more relaxed, fluid, vocals stronger & louder]

I'm going to try economizing on the descriptions--

The Light -- outstanding (all)
The Mountain Song -- great PK vocal, another gorgeous guitar solo by Slick
Good Shepherd
[PK makes a joke @ wanting a tempo like "Keep on Rockin in the Free World"...Slick & Chris obligingly bounce up & down & go straight into...]
Lawman (even better than 1st set; Darby really let loose)
Triad -- perfect. (my note about her singing on this: "incredible, deep vibrato") Am almost done here, promise... Another note about some beautiful, poignant playing on this by Slick
Sketches of China -- what a pleasure to hear this again & done so well
OK-- even I've had it with the descriptions: imagine the rest beautiful, passionate, & transcendent...

Good Shepherd
Love Has No Pride
Hyperdrive
The Baby Tree
Let's Go Together
Sunrise
Hijack
Have You Seen the Stars Tonite
Hijack (gorgeous finish)
Volunteers

I'm still so happy & excited, I doubt I'm going to get much sleep.

Anyone considering traveling to upcoming shows: DO! The band is magical, in top form, & holds nothing back...
Thank you again!



J-Card Comment Jefferson Starship
April 4, 2002
Sweetwater Saloon
Mill Valley, CA

FIRST SET:

Missing ?Wooden Ships?
1. Good Shepherd
2. Lawman
3. All Fly Away
4. Shadowlands
5. Love Has No Pride
6. When the Earth Moves Again
Missing ?Women Who Fly?
7. Hyperdrive
8. Baby Tree
9. Let's Go Together
10. Sunrise >Intro to Hijack>
11. Hijack
12. The Mountain Song


SECOND SET:

1. The Light
2. The Mountain Song
3. Lawman
4. Triad
5. Sketches of China
6. Good Shepherd
7. Love Has No Pride
Missing ?Hyperdrive?
8. The Baby Tree
9. Let's Go Together
10. Sunrise>Hijack>Have You Seen the Stars Tonite>Hijack
11. Volunteers
Trades Allowed Yes   Traded from: Brian Lehrhoff
Ratings Show: A-    Sound: B+
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