This Alpine Valley show was the first of 6 shows of the 2000 summer tour I caught, along with 3 Deer Creek shows and 2 at Polaris. It was also one of 6 shows Phish released as part of their initial Live Phish collection (one of 3 shows from 2000). Was it worthy of the [...]
I can still remember the first batch of live Phish shows I ever got on cassette tape. I had a buddy Aaron who was a few years older than me. He looked like he was perpetually on tour, and used to play pretty much nothing but Phish anytime we hung out. Eventually I got interested [...]
About my grading system – this is something I picked up a number of years back as a quick way to identify standout versions of songs. I’ll put these in the setlist at the top, as well as in the standout versions section.
* Above average, or is notable for some reason
** Good version, usually on [...]
For my first review, I decided to pick a show I’ve never listened to before. I basically chose it from random from etree on the strength of the setlist and one of the recommendations in the comments. Here goes:
Set I:
Chalkdust Torture, Sample in a Jar, Foam, Fee, Maze, The Horse -> Silent in the Morning, [...]
Welcome to the Helping Friendly Book!
If you’re here, you’re probably a Phish fan looking to see what somebody else thinks about your favorite shows. Of course there are lots of discussion boards you could probably look at, but let’s face it: Most so-called “reviews” at those places aren’t particularly helpful, because a) everything is too [...]
