Fox Theatre Boulder CO: November 2, 2002
Notable:
A three-set “surprise show” according to Jake at one point.
A cool 5 minute jam to start, goes right into The Crooked One.
A well developed JaJunk.
It goes into a jam which goes right into a smooth start to the beginning of Example 1 which is unusual. And then example one is a great version with a long improvisational jam first started off by Mike doing some real precise drumming and the rest of the band coming in.
Example 1 doesn’t have its ending instrumental part but instead goes smoothly into The Girl is Mine into Jane Says into The Girl is Mine, one of their early mash-ups.
Andy’s last beer, a jam into Uncommon, Miss Tinkles Overture into Mulche‘s Odyssey as usual, then a great Utopian Fir, where they go into a jazz scat jam for the improv section and then there’s a long jam afterward.
Then when the Jazz Odyssey transitions into “jam” in the tracklist we have another exploration of the beginning chords of In the Kitchen. We are leading up to the lyrical stew versions as the song gets written during improv live performances.
The In the Kitchen riff builds just a little bit and then slams right into Space Funk Booty.
Walletsworth, always worth it, into another fast Glory, and Dr. Feelgood, the cover by Mötley Crüe.
There’s a little metal-style jam, and they execute the new intro to All In Time, without the jazzy written beginning riff that they seem to have dropped by this point.
Second set ends with the drum solo within All In Time, as Jake plays timbales and then everyone leaves the stage except for Mike.
Drums starts the second set, and they finish All In Time.
Then it’s 40s Theme. BB finishes the second verse with an Ain’t No Fun rap verse, and the jam moves slowly towards Regulate…the song was teased before Glory earlier, during the second set.
Andy (Cousin Eli) comes out on the mic along with Brendan for the cover by Warren G and Nate Dogg. They’ve played Regulate 49 times, mostly in 2000-2003.
It’s interesting to hear them change key to get into Regulate, and then change right back into the 40s key as they go back into the song, and BB plays his solo.
Ringo! There are a bunch of cool synth sounds from Joel as they transition into the first chorus. Then they start teasing Wabash by John Scofield, the cool instrumental jazz number.
They’ve performed Wabash only 18 times, mostly in 1999-2000. This version is the third-to-last time they’ve played it, and it’s really only a short tease. The last two performances in 2005 and then not until 2018.
After Ringo, BB announces “thanks for listening, we really appreciate it…we only have time for one more song, and then we have to go back to Chicago.”
It’s a 11-minute All Things Ninja to end the third set, no encore. BB says “thanks everybody, we’re out of time; but have a good time all the time” quoting Spinal Tap. Jake says “you guys take care, thanks for listenin’…we’ll see you in like, 5 months or something.”
Fox Theatre Photo Credit: By Kvng – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29669470
Setlist from allthings.umphreys.com
Set 1:
Intro > The Crooked One-> JaJunk[1]-> Example 1 > The Girl Is Mine > Jane Says > The Girl Is Mine > Andy’s Last Beer
Set 2:
Uncommon[2], Miss Tinkle’s Overture > Mulche’s Odyssey > Utopian Fir-> Space Funk Booty, Walletsworth, Glory > Dr. Feelgood[3] > All In Time > Drums[4]
Set 3:
Drums > All In Time, 40’s Theme[5], Regulate-> 40’s Theme, Ringo > Wabash > Ringo, All Things Ninja
Footnotes:
[1] with In the Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg) tease
[2] began with Wake Up Dead (Megadeth) jam
[3] with Thunderstruck (AC/DC) and Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love (Van Halen) teases
[4] with Jake on timbales; everyone eventually left the stage leaving only Mike
[5] with Ain’t No Fun (If the Homies Can’t Have None) (Snoop Dogg) quote from Brendan
Show Notes:
with Regulate (Warren G) tease before Glory
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