Promised Land opens the show on this Friday night in very high energy with the band flat out blazing while Deal continues in the same energy. Cassidy is it's upbeat short self as the song wasn't really the jam song that it would become at this point in time but it smokes nonetheless. Sugaree is a blast with hot leads and good vocals by Jerry, Bob and Donna. Looks Like Rain brings a somber mood to the stage with Bob and Donna sharing the singing. Row Jimmy continues the mellow mood and is just fantastic. Big River has Jerry playing some great metallic country leads and Keith stompin' on the piano. Tennessee Jed continues on in the "southern" tradition here in Williamsburg with the chorus sounding like a call to arms. The set hits it's climax with the set ending Playing In The Band->Supplication->Playing In The Band. The Playing is dark and moody before going into Supplication without it's usual Lazy Lightning partner before returning to Playing.
The second half begins with two songs which first appeared in the set lists in June. Might As Well is fun and Samson And Delilah is it's usual heavy self. Loser finds the band playing quite well and very fun. New Minglewood Blues made a return to the band's set list in June after being broken out by Kingfish (with Bob Weir) the year before. The Help On The Way is well done while the Slipknot is quite spacey before going into a short Drums. Franklin's Tower is long and jammy before turning into The Music Never Stopped bringing up the Blues For Allah content. Stella Blue is a standout version while Around And Around and the encore of U.S. Blues ends the show rocking.
This show wasn't given a good review in Relix and Bruce Hornsby, who attended, wasn't impressed but I don't think the show is all that band. The show has a lot of rock and roll songs which more than likely is due to the fact that the band is playing a college.
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