Let me start this review by stating that the energy was off the charts! When the crowd is up, on their feet, and engaged, the band feeds off it and raises the stakes to a whole other level. Susan and Derek were smiling the whole set! A really nice distribution of original material from their catalog, including 3 tunes off the next soon-to-be released studio album. Plus, 2 Derek & the Dominos off Layla! I really love the Manic Depression tease in Let Me Get By, which is new for this year; it fits really well. And oh my gosh, we got Spanish Moon, which is a gigantic bust out for them (with a 570 show gap)! I heard them sound check this one while waiting outside the venue and was like, "Holy shit they are gonna bust out freaking Spanish Moon tonight!" And they certainly didn't disappoint! Great band, great show, great vibe!

Just when you wonder what could they possibly do next..The band is on Fire!! They are creating great new songs (Future Soul, Moon), all while reworking older classic TTB songs (Shame and Bound For Glory w/ Alecia out front) and covers (Tangled Up In Blue, Leavin Trunk, Tell The Truth)!! And a great nod to friends and idols during Soul Swet Song on the big screen. They are a force to be reckoned with Live! This is one of the best shows I've seen to date. Thank you to the whole band!

 

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!!