It doesn't go to Cosmic Railroad either. This band is the reliable Dead/Allman mash-up of the Midwest. I can say that there were some very competent, even enjoyable, jams, but they didn't make the band any less painfully similar to "a hundred others". The lush sound of the room and the sheer density of the three-guitar swath produced some nostalgic thrills from a time before "I'd already heard dozens of jams just like every one heard here". "None of the guitarists achieved any sort of distinction", although Pete Rallo came closest as he led the most notable jam during "All He Had." "This is the pickle countless bands find themselves in", but the crowd was surely appreciative, leading me to believe that if I could shut off my brain, close my eyes, and drink the generic cola, I'm sure it would begin to taste just like Pepsi. Nothing wrong with that.
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