Date:    Tue, 16 Mar 1999 15:26:00 -0500
From:    sonorous 
Subject: 8/8/97 Gumbo

I gotta say i just adore this gumbo, and how can you not. From the opening
of the jam its downlow and funky with the phinest. I think summer 97 was one
of the Best yet, and this jam emphazises it. Its just sooooooooooo sweet. I
have a crispy DAUD1, and it just sounds so good. The funk is prevalent to
start it, with the whole band following Trey's intro solo. But it's not
heavy and loud, like the versions of yester years. Instead, its low to the
ground, funky, lots of Wah action, and trey uses an effect on top of the
Tubescreamer(he uses it in the Gin theme now too, you know what i mean) he
does these Trill rolls from one note to the other. As im listening to this,
Its clear that Trey is seriously Jazz influenced. I think he uses
syncopation in his Jams better than almost any other guitarist ive ever
heard. Anyone agree....well moving on.....

they solo drifts, page playing the organ softly i think. Then Trey turns on
his midi harmonizer, which has to be one of the coolest effects ive ever
heard. He starts repeating a phrase, and the band joins him, building,
louder and louder. Its a rock jam, but its not played like rock, its played
like funk, which is awesome. Mike punches out some tight bass lines. Page on
the Clav. The phrase is just repeated and played with, till it changes. Page
becomes more apparent on the lower octaves of the clavs. Trey drops an
octave and repeats a similar phrase, letting the band join him. All of a
sudden, the jam goes from being trey led, to being an organic one. Fishman
becomes clearer, more defined. Trey takes the lead with some nice climbs up
the doc, in time of course. He plays with a theme, fishman and mike get
excited at one point, fishman plays some syncopated funk, then returns to
the old beat, adding toms in for fun. Mike is slapping, but maintaing a low
bass too. How does he do that?? He can play like two basslines at
once....shite....trey starts funking it out with the wah, adding in a chord
between phrases, which get quieter. Page is definetly clearer now, he starts
using what i think is the organ, softly and quietly, almost over the band.
Everyone quiets down, except fishman who's syncopating like a mad man. YOu
hear Trey turn on the Tubescreamer and he comes in high on 'doc. Mike
repeats a funk bass line, page lowers his organ with a loud swoosh, then
raises it again. I sense a build up and there it is. Its a pretty simple
riff, but it just sounds so good. It sounds like an oldschool rock song.
Page is using the organ like a huffer(like he does in the 8/20/93 Harpua
when he makes the sound of the Lizard walking). Were back in Gumbo mode now,
Trey belts out some nice high pitched sustained notes to bring up the Jam.
Page floats to the Piano. They're back to the riff but Trey is playing it an
octave higher. THe jam kinda falls back, breaking loose, Trey takes a
definite lead now, playing in major rock mode, playing and inspired Jam.
Then revisiting the riff, fishman is playing very loosely. Page is rocking
out on the piano. The jam is now in full on rock mode, the way the ghost jam
does. Trey begins to Trill some notes in rock star fashion, then he pulls a
sustained high note to bring the jam back around. Then he lets it quiet
down, with a long drawn out fading note. MIke drops out, page and fishman
stick around, page carefully playng high. Trey comes in with a harmonizer,
playing uphigh but quietly, the note still fading(digidelay) page playing a
little theme. It sounds like the Diedown in Halleys from Hampton
97'.....then note is still there, everyone stops, the note draws out and
fades as trey steps into Lizards....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

well i guess i made a review of this post. Just wanted to comment on this
nice ass Gumbo.