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But at this show, with some of my closest friends on the lawn and coming off a scorcher of a show the previous night, I was calling a second set Tweezer opener all day. When I heard the opening notes of the Tweezer, me and my best friend (it was his second show) were halfway to the beer vendor. We began to run back but decided that chugging a beer during a second set opening Tweezer is mandatory. So we blazed on through the concession line spun as all hell. Somehow I made $20 in singles for change for beer that costed less than $20 total. I had an idea of the mistake the cashier made, but to be real, I was too excited for the Tweezer (and a little too out of it) to correct the mistake. From that point on, there was no place I would have rather been in the entire world than partying with my close friends on the lawn throughout a 27 minute Tweezer. The Tweezer was not even close to the best Tweezers I've ever heard to be honest, but goddamn there was no other place I would have rather been in the world.
I really really love this version (attendance bias certainly could be a factor), and have already re-listened to it many times. There is a lot going on here. More each time I listen. It is perfectly suitable as a passive listening experience, but there is a lot of subtlety here that requires a little more active engagement. I think each member poured a lot of heart, soul, thought and effort into this one and it does achieve its mission. This is a special Tweezer. I hope people revisit it often, and I think they will be rewarded if they do so. I predict it will gain more and more cachet over time.
I agree. I think the description undersells this jam, which is magnificent (and no attendance bias for me, unfortunately).