@waxbanks said:

interesting how all you need to place the year of this clip is a single note of mike's bass. but then, it's hard to imagine trey laying back and letting things mutate this way at any other time in their career -- he steps back into full participation instead of saying 'ok i'm in the background.' this is a gorgeous jam!

i'm not sure how to rank years anymore (thank heavens), but i'd certainly stack the best of 2012 up against anything post-1997.

it's so nice to hear them orbiting a lively planet, for gravity to pull them toward melodic expression and polyvalence rather than the gas giant of the late 90s or the fearful sludge of '2.0.'

So true. When Trey controls his patience, and his anxious tendencies, beautiful things tend to happen.