let me start by saying i give my 2 cents on most shows that are on here - and i am quick to give kudos where it's due. i love umph and feel they are the finest jamband in in the land. i support them by seeing them when i can and buying just about every show they make available. that being said, i thought this show was a RARE VERY OFF NIGHT for them. with the exception of a nice AIT (not epic, but solid) that saved this show from being an all time LOW for me, i thought everything else was very weak. it's been noted by others that the show was better than it looked on paper? i think the opposite (my opinion). there is a LOT in the setlist to get excited about (plunger, higgins, AIT, jajunk, intentions clear, slacker...ALL songs that regularly open up into great jams) and none of them (again, except for AIT) did. higgins was just plain boring for me, as was plunger and slacker. jajunk wasn't terrible, but didn't "do" much. i am actually kind of shocked. i didn't love the atlanta shows either, but other than that, there's been a SHITLOAD of good stuff coming out of 2009. that's just my opinion. hell - i know they're human (although that is something i often forget...especially when watching jake do his thang!) and they're going to have off nights. and feel free to disagree. far be it for me to tell people what's good music - that is a matter of taste and opinion. i can only speak from my experience and knowledge of what umph can do when they come to play - and i just didn't feel it in this show. sorry...
