October 27, 2000
Bluebird · Bloomington, IN
17 songs8 segues3 sets
Set 1Floodlights > I-Man★* > Run Like Hell* > I-Man, Bernstein and Chasnoff★*, Mulberry's Dream
Set 2Basis for a Day★*, Crystal Ball, Svenghali > Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, Helicopters > Svenghali, Stone > The Devil's Waltz > Afro Blue > The Devil's Waltz
Encore 1Three Wishes
Footnotes
I-Man - The jam out of the first jam section begins as very mellow trance, but Magner quickly incorporates the Gates of Hell synth and some of his other abrasive effects. Barber uses a cool distortion that creates an excellent complementary effect. After a tense theme it moves through more blissful territory and then builds up to a sinister crescendo. After a breakdown, it builds up to a short Run Like Hell intro.
Run Like Hell - An unusually long mid-verse jam, which incorporates atypical percussive patterns and repetitive trance synths and vocal samples from Magner. It has a darkly foreboding mood, shifting to bliss territory as it returns to the second verse.
The jam features thunderous percussion and abrasive Magner synth effects. It stays in this territory as Magner returns to more melodic synths, and the jam builds up to a thrilling crescendo that comes crashing into the middle section of I-Man.
Bernstein and Chasnoff - A unique version. Where most B&C jams featured a (sometimes extensive) detour through sinister territory, this jam breaks down to an atonal passage before the buildup to familiar territory.
Basis for a Day - The main jam is spectacular, and vaguely sinister. Various themes build off of each other, while Sammy’s drum work keeps the jam moving. After a small breakdown, Magner develops an excellent theme on the trance synths that builds in intensity for the rest of the jam, and a couple minutes later he begins to incorporate the Gates of Hell. Paradoxically, the key change comes shortly after. The jam builds to a phenomenal Basis peak.
Setlist data from the Biscuits Internet Project (discobiscuits.net).