Saw UM at the famed First Avenue in Minneapolis all 3 nights last weekend. Only got one Prince cover which was surprising in 8 hrs. of music. Totally different setlist and vibe every night, as usual. Lots of other killer covers like Zeppelin's "Dancing Days", Talking Heads "Making Flippy Floppy", The Police "Walking on the Moon", and even TLC's "Waterfalls". Their standards "All in Time", "Plunger", "Cut the Cable", "Spires", "In the kitchen", "The Floor", and "Morning Song"(a bonus track from the Similiar Skin album I had never heard that blew me away) were highlights for me. I know its been debated on here before whether these guys are a PROG band. Well if you count Incredibly complex time signatures,stellar musicianship ,and unmatchable improvising all done unbelievably tight- they're the best touring contemporary PROG band out there-IMHO. Guess thats why I've seen them 7 times now, and that was by far the lowest count of any diehard fans I met those three nights(most are in the 50's and above). BTW-Jake Cinniger is one of my favorite 3 or 4 guitarists to see live. He blows my mind every time. As good as they all are, I always end up watching him and being mesmerized most of the night. And as many have said before, you must see this band live to fully appreciate them.
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