I was in attendance for the show and would like to give this Buquebus a full endorsement as my favorite of all-time. For me, it topped Puppethouse.
In addition to the length, the greatness of this Buquebus was exemplified by the perfection of every section. The initial buildup got the crowd moving moreso than at any point in the show and developed a tremendous intensity as Tim took a step back. But then he was ready to go in the post-pancakes and bacon section, which sometimes wears on me because of the prior insanity, but not this time as he played superbly and the jam maintained the zip on the fastball with the crowd still raging. Eye of the Tiger segued naturally and was good for some laughs. They had a lot of balls bringing it back full-circle after everything that had already transpired, but once again, they delivered as Buquebus showed as much ferocity at the end as it did throughout with Adrian doing some exceptional drumming at the very conclusion, which the band drew out like they did every part of it.
That was the thing about this Buquebus: they extended every section to the max, but kept up the level of gusto in their playing, were not redundant, and demanded and received the focus and attention of the crowd. Truly epic.
This show also had top-of-the-line Honey Butter and What the Funk jams in addition to a stellar performance of my favorite new Breakfast song: Over Exposure.
