7/1/95 Great Woods, Mansfield, MA Had a great time at this show (HI CHRISTIAN!).. mail order gave me 4th row inside AISLE (I love the aisle!) straight back from Fish.. niiiice. Great sound. Anyway, Trey uses the Leslie watery-effect in the opening segment of this Hood (unlike in previous years.. Leslie is a relatively new device for him). This whole opening bit seems more laid back and harmonious than the 12/31/93 version above; 12/31/93 was more raw and fiery -- greater intensity. This version is more orchestral and grand. This jam segment also starts at about 5:32 or so. Page is UNBELIEVABLY PROMINENT in this opening. I completely forgot about this. Holy shit. Page just jams gorgeously right alongside Trey for this (Mike just plucks in the background, and Fish glides on the ride with the light hi-hat tappin'... as usual for Hood). This is incredible, folks. The interplay between Page and Trey in this opening. Wow. Trey doesn't break out until about 7:24 or so (Page then does the usual light chordwork.. what he ordinarily would begin doing at the start of the jam segment, and continue for the whole thing). Trey's jamming in here is very wavy and genteel. He doesn't jam at all as fiercely as on 12/31/93.. i.e., the 12/31 Hood was a PUNISHING, GRUELING, FIERCE Hood, whereas this 7/1 version is closer to a Classical Music Composition. It has a texture and progression that, though akin to many Hoods from the last two years, is in stark contrast to the 12/31 version, because 12/31 was effectively more of a rocknroll style of jam. This jam segment is, again, like a beautiful Movement in a Requiem. The final jamming prior to the final Hood verse is mesmerizing, as it usually is at this point. This is SOUL MUSIC (the 12/31 was not as soulfull, but definitely more Rockin'). The final "Feel Good about Hood" verse comes in at 14:02, and this extraordinary Hood ends at 14:26. Did I like this better than 12/31/93? It was different. Did I hate to hear Suzy, no matter how great a version, after this Hood on 7/1/95? DAMN STRAIGHT. charlie dirksen