Watch Goose Perform Longest Song To Date, 45-Minute ‘Echo Of A Rose’ In Seattle

On Saturday, Goose played the first of two shows at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle but was plagued by problems with the PA that resulted in a shortened first set. The band responded to the tech troubles by playing their longest song to date, opening the second set with a 45-minute “Echo Of A Rose.”

JamBase contributor Ryan Storm was at the Paramount on Saturday and recounted the “Echo Of A Rose” in his show review. Here’s how he evaluated the 45-minute excursion:

“Echo of a Rose,” a consistently delivering jam vehicle that was tapped as the second set’s opener and seemed to be the band’s way of releasing all the pent-up stress from the repeated delays earlier in the night.

Quickly finding a blissful major-key theme, the capacity crowd soared along with the band through a series of beautiful peaks, arms raised in joy. Landing down from the peak and immediately transitioning into a funkier motif led by bassist Trevor Weekz. Anspach dug into some seriously grimy clavinet tones as the quintet took their time developing the space.

Hinting briefly at the “Loose Ends” riff, Goose continued to chug along in funk land, displaying the group-oriented improv they have been working on so far this tour. While much of their jamming relies on either [guitarist Rick Mitarotonda] or [guitarist/keyboardist Peter Anspach] leading with solo-like playing, this funk section of “Echo” contained some truly amazing interplay between the two and [bassist Trevor Weekz] while [percussionist Jeff Arevalo] and drummer Ben Atkind laid down a heavy beat.

Hitting on a theme almost like a reverse “Heartbreaker” tease, the intensity grew as it was clear we were destined for a heavy peak. Mitarotonda switched on his wah pedal and drenched it in delay for this even grimier section of music.

Many in the audience were likely expecting the jam to wrap up there – having recently crossed the 20-minute mark – but Mitarotonda had other ideas, starting into a two-chord progression akin to their intro jam to “Crosseyed and Painless.” Anspach took to his Vintage Vibe electric piano next and drenched the room in warm and buttery tones. Taking on a vibe like the keyboard solo section of “SOS,” the drummers began to push the pace as Anspach began to sprinkle some clear synth tones into the mix.

Mitarotonda took the reins and headed for peak land while Anspach pulled triple duty on keyboards, continuing to lay down Vintage Vibe while spinning himself around to activate textures on both his Prophet-6 and Nord Lead synths. Coming down from this incredible and explosive peak could have been the end of the jam once again, but Goose was far from finished.

A transitional space was reached next as all five band members used the contemplative energy as a breather in between monster jamming sections. Mitarotonda and Anspach quickly pivoted into an evil motif as the build began anew.

Dark synth undertones helped build the heavy jamming further and further as Atkind pushed the tempo. Anspach’s textures stood out at the forefront once again as he added some dirty low-end clavinet work to the angry jam. Similar to during the Philly “Echo” played last month, the multi-instrumentalist utilized his guitar for an extra layer of madness – activating and tweaking different delay and filter pedals with his left foot while continuing to play keyboards with both hands. Evil Goose reared its head for one final peak and all the tension exploded out into a perfect return to the light and the ending of the song – an incredible 45 minutes later (note: Goose’s previous longest jam was the March 9, 2022 “Rosewood Heart,” which clocked in at 38 minutes).

Stay tuned for Ryan’s recap of Sunday’s Goose show in Seattle. Set aside 45 minutes and watch the band play their longest song to date via pro-shot footage of Saturday’s “Echo of A Rose” below:

Goose performs next on Tuesday, April 25 in Eugene, Oregon. Livestreams are available for free to nugs.net subscribers.