The Music By no means Stops
There is a band out on the freeway
They’re excessive steppin’ into city
It is a rainbow filled with sound
It is fireworks, calliopes and clowns
All people’s dancin’…
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros performed in San Diego at Humphreys Concert events by the Bay on September 18, 2019 in a stupendous marina setting; fairly a tropical view with palm timber and the rapidly altering orange, pink and pink sundown colours earlier than the present began. If you’re going to this venue, attempt to have dinner on the restaurant earlier than the present, particularly if there’s a live performance dinner package deal. The manager chef Jason Gethin ready a tremendous dinner, which included luxurious appetizer, most important course and dessert decisions. The decadent pink velvet marquise cake was a foodie deal with from heaven.
Bob Weir, an unique member of the Grateful Lifeless together with dreadhead drummer Jay Lane and the ever smiley bassist Don Was didn’t disappoint, as they performed largely Grateful Lifeless tunes, with a pair Bob Dylan songs. The trio’s massive sound makes you overlook there are solely 3 band members; how do they do it?
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San Diego people had been dressed of their greatest, posh tie dye outfits for the present, standing, dancing, ingesting and posing within the aisles to flee the seating plan, which was not as detrimental to standing up and dancing as initially thought. The gang was a talkative one and there have been some becoming Shut Up and Dance stickers going round. The primary set began with the suitable “The Music By no means Stopped” and continued with “Simple Solutions”, “Standing on Shaky Floor” after which the soulful Dylan tune, “Once I Paint My Masterpiece.” Weir then performed certainly one of his personal songs, the danceable “Gonesville.” However nonetheless, nobody yelled out, “I like you, BOBBY!” throughout this present. I could have finished that a few times earlier than. “Deep Elem Blues”, “Tennessee Jed”, “Unfastened Lucy”, “Misplaced Sailor” adopted by a “Saint of Circumstance” first set nearer.
The second set began with The Beatles’ “Blackbird”, main into “Cassidy” and “Truckin’.” “Fever”, “Scarlet Begonias”, “I Want a Miracle” had been subsequent. Bob Weir singing Bob Dylan is all the time a deal with and he didn’t disappoint within the second set with one other Dylan traditional “A Onerous Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.” Weir enunciated the phrases so you would hear each syllable and virtually each single letter. After which we had been “Going Down The Street Feeling Unhealthy.”
The prime quality sound got here from Weir’s Diamond Sequence ELA M 251E Telefunken microphone; retail value between $10-$12,000.00, American {dollars}, which converts to about 3 Million Canadian Loonies. Jason Scheuner of Telefunken mentioned, “It’s essentially the most wanted studio microphone in historical past. Absolutely the holy grail of microphones.” The stage was stripped naked of monitor audio system and cords, leaving solely the musicians and their devices. The drum package which appeared like a daily drum package was truly an digital set with digital cymbals that despatched indicators to the soundboard and PA system. This microphone may be very delicate and was used in order that the band might hear themselves play; the noise degree on stage was diminished, creating a snug and private surroundings and removed the deafening impact. We wish Weir’s ears to remain wholesome!
The present ended completely with the timeless “Ripple” encore, penned by Jerry and the beloved Robert Hunter, the lads whose literary lyrics are important in our each days.
RIP Robert Hunter 23 June 1941- 23 September 2019
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros… “They are a band past description.”
*Thanks to Jason Scheuner for the data on Bobby’s ELA M 251E Telefunken microphone.
Assessment by: Ann Horvat
Photographs by: Dave Stotts Pictures
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