The Dead Atlas

From the Curator's Journal · Today's Show

Smoking Shakedown to start. Hard to go wrong with Sept. shows from what I've heard. Bruce was really adding such a wonderful dynamic and the boys were locked in. We get that really cool combo of CC Rider into It Takes a Train and it's only second to that insanely good Branford pairing from 9/10. Tremendous Let It Grow to end first set. Bruce came to play hard and this is most evident at the start of Samson in the second set. His piano is vibrant, bouncing, and just tremendously good. They also slayed Iko on this tour and this one is no exception. So funky. Wonderful He's Gone that drifts right into gritty bluesy Nobody's Fault But Mine and Spoonful. Very pretty play between Jerry and Bruce on an already perfect Stella Blue. I said that you can't miss with a Sept. 91 Bruce show and this is no exception. Hot as hell start to finish. Beautiful Knocking as encore.

Jerry Tone · for Today's Show

Keyed to 1991 · Final era (1990–1995)

Guitar

Rosebud primary; Wolf briefly returns '93; Stephen Cripe builds Lightning Bolt (1993) and Top Hat (1995)

Signal

Full MIDI rig (GR-50/GR-1) + heavier digital reverb + JBL stage monitors, dry guitar through clean tube preamps

Vibe

Tone gets softer, more delicate. Jerry's reach goes longer; the rig handles it with extended delays and lush reverb tails. The fire is in the spaces between phrases.

Dial in

Dial back the gain. Compressor on, very light overdrive (like a Klon clone at unity), long delay (550–650ms, 3+ repeats), big plate or hall reverb. Play behind the beat. The point isn't fire — it's the question mark at the end of each phrase.

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