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sbryant April 27, 2025
When the band busted out "700 Houses" back in November, I listened back to the known 2010 versions (this one and 10/1). There's no telling how many times I've listened to this version since then...it's perfect.

The studio version of this song features a horn section playing the melody, but in this iteration of TTB without horns, it's Kofi on flute. Susan's vocal performance on this is flawless throughout. And Derek's solo...sheesh. Comes out of the gate punchin', full on attack - which isn't the approach I would think to take on this tune, but it works on this night. Continues to build with the drums at the end of the walkdown, and then Derek just sends it at the turnaround, with Oteil laying the bass line beautifully beneath him. Can't listen to this solo and have dry eyes by the end - it's easily a contender for my favorite Derek solo under a minute. In the recording on archive.org, it's the second half of track labeled "Give It Up or Let Me Go" - do yourself a favor and give it a listen!!

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