Reviews attached to April 2, 2011

April 2, 2011 Umphrey's McGee — Park West — Chicago, IL, USA "UMBowl II"

Set 1: Cummins Lies > In The Kitchen[1], Bonafide Lovin'[2] > Q*Bert > All In Time[3]

Set 2: Stew Art Event

Set 3: Ruled By Secrecy[4], Bus Call[5], Going to California[6], #19[7], I Heard It Through the Grapevine[8], Great American[9] > Jam[10] > Great American[9], Big Bottom[10], FF[11], Zeroes & Ones[12], Much Obliged[13], In Violation of Yes[14]

Set 4: Nothing Too Fancy[15] > "Mrs Robinson's Strut", Divisions > Glory > Divisions, A Fifth of Beethoven, Blue Echo > 1348 > Blue Echo > 1348, Tom Sawyer[16]

Encore: Another Brick in the Wall/Thriller

Footnotes:
    [1] Spanish version
    [2] with TV Rules the Nation (Daft Punk) jam
    [3] completes 2010-04-24
    [4] debut, Muse; Joel solo
    [5] debut, original; Brendan solo on keys
    [6] debut, Led Zeppelin; Jake on acoustic guitar and Brendan on mandolin
    [7] debut, original; Jake and Ryan
    [8] Jake, Ryan, and Andy
    [9] Jake, Ryan, Andy, and Joel
    [10] with Jake on drums
    [11] with Jake, Ryan, Andy, and Brendan on bass; Joel on keytar; and Kris on drums
    [12] debut, original; with Jake on moog Taurus, Ryan on iPhone, Brendan and Joel on keys, Kris on drums, and Andy on percussion
    [13] with Brendan, Joel, Ryan, and Mike Mirro on drums (original line-up)
    [14] with Jake on bass, Brendan on guitar, Joel and Ryan on keys, Andy and Mike on percussion, and Kris on drums
    [15] "bluegrass version", unfinished
    [16] debut, Rush

Show Notes: first quarter was in "choose your own adventure" style, with attendees voting for the next "adventure" live: Jajunk (1st half), Tinkles (1st half) or New Intro > Improv; > In The Kitchen (Spanish lyrics) or Rocker (part II); Bright Lights, Booth Love, or Bonafide Lovin'; > James Brown-esque funk, Tool-esque prog metal, or Daft Punk-esque electronica; Jajunk (2nd half), Tinkles (2nd half) or keep playing this awesome jam; > Q*Bert or Pop Tart > Finish All In Time from UMBowl I, Plunger or Bright Lights

second quarter was a Stew Art event

third quarter was "special teams," with varying combinations of band members and instrumentation

fourth quarter was comprised of attendee votes, "All Request"

last Cummins Lies 2009-02-20 (255 shows)
last Big Bottom 2007-03-24 (476 shows)
last A Fifth of Beethoven 2009-02-15 (257 shows)

Links:
    UMLive

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