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It's incredible.
Everybody likes something different, and everybody hears something different, but for ME, this jam instantly went right to the top of my "go-to" jams of all time list. They are so hooked up, it's telepathic. As a musician, perhaps I geek out the nuances more than I should - but the interplay between Page and Trey in this jam gives me goose-bumps and makes me whisper "Jesus" to myself. True story - it just happened again. I don't judge jams by how long they are, or how many bombs Mike drops.... I judge them by how hooked up they all are, together on the same page, during an improvisational excursion. There may be tighter, more hooked-up jams out there, but I haven't heard any that blatantly top this one....and I think I've heard most of them.
If you tend to dismiss "It's Ice" as "worked" song, as opposed to a jam launch pad (which would be almost understandable), DO NOT dismiss this one.
Thanks for listening,
~Nigel