“Let this music relax your mind”
After several months of speculation, the day finally arrived. Despite the fact that Phishbills were handed out upon entrance to the venue in the afternoon stating that they would be performing the Rolling Stone’s Exile on Main Street, it didn’t seem to dampen any of the anticipation. Sandwiched between two [...]
Following a smoking hot show, Phish came out loose and energized on the third night on the Red Rocks run.
I: AC/DC Bag, The Curtain With, Mound, Gotta Jibboo*, Guyute, Punch You In the Eye, Tube, Alaska, Run Like an Antelope**
II: Rock and Roll -> Down With Disease, Free, Esther, Dirt, Harry Hood
e: Sleeping Monkey, First [...]
The Alpine run were the only shows I actually saw in person for the first leg of the summer tour. While this wasn’t the craziest show ever, it was still a pretty good ride.
I: Punch You in the Eye, Runaway Jim, Stash*, Ya Mar, Bathtub Gin*, Kill Devil Falls, Train Song, Farmhouse, Sparkle, Run Like [...]
Phish’s highly anticipated Bonnaroo sets have now come and gone, pretty much according to how everybody expected them to go. For the most part, the band played two pretty straightforward shows – lots of songs popular among casual fans, a well-known guest, and the jamming was not exceedingly exploratory. Still, the shows were pretty solid, [...]
Several weeks ago, I was reading the excellent Phish blog Mr. Miner’s Phish Thoughts which featured an entire post devoted to the version of Split Open and Melt that appears in this show. According to Mike, this was one of the moments where the band “got it” musically, and really served as a turning point [...]
In anticipation of Phish’s triumphant return this coming Friday, I decided to give a classic Hampton show a spin: 11/22/97.
Set I: Mike’s Song*->I Am Hydrogen->Weekapaug Groove**, Harry Hood**, Train Song, Billy Breathes, Frankenstein, Isabella
Set II: Halley’s Comet** -> Tweezer -> Black Eyed Katy*, Piper, Run Like an Antelope**
E: Bouncing Around the Room, Tweezer Reprise
Set 1 [...]
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, [...]
