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Ah, here we are, less than a week from Phish at the Greek. While Justin swears that he’ll listen to all the shows I selected for last week’s Phish Friday before the band takes the stage next Thursday, I thought I’d pile on some more homework for all you intrepid readers out there. Based upon all of your comments on last week’s post (and thanks for those by the way), you clearly know your old-school Phish. Hopefully the list below will remind you of some old favorites, inspire some debate, and maybe, just maybe, give you one or two jams that have never graced your ears.
For reasons I’m not even sure of, I’ve decided to split this list into two sections: 25 jams included on the infamous “Best Phish Jams” spreadsheet, along with 10 others that (for whatever reason) have been overlooked or not yet added to this master list. It goes without saying that the spreadsheet is an incredible resource, but clearly, it’s not infallible.
For your aural pealsure, we’ve included two of the best from the list for you to stream and/or download to help get you through your Friday afternoon. And finally, in an attempt to mix it up and keep it fresh, I’m not including any jams from any of the shows listed last week, so please don’t get all up in arms when you don’t see, for example, the 12.30.99 Melt -> Catapult, the 4.3.98 Roses, the 9.14.99 AC/DC Bag, the 12.31.95 Mike’s, or the Halloween ‘95 YEM included below. Just know this: whichever jams you seek out (whether from my list or the spreadsheet), they’re all sonic gold and you’re in for a treat. Happy listening!
** – My Top 10
5/17/92: This Possum is absolutely ripping from start to finish. It takes the band a good four minutes of secret language cues, an incessant build, and well placed Rocky Mountain Way and LA Woman teases before they even get to the first verse. And once they actually get there, Trey wastes no time implementing his trademark early 90′s, takes no prisoners machine-gun licks. Aid did I forget to mention, forget to mention, the lengthy It’s Ice and Divided Sky teases?
Phish – “Possum” (live, 5/17/92) [mp3]
11/2/96: Coming off of their triumphant Halloween ’96 gig, the band wasted no time continuing to exploring the polyrhythms and groove based jamming of Remain In Light that would come to define their ’97 sound. And what better way to do it then open the second set with one of the standout tracks from that album? With Karl Perazzo guesting on percussion for the entire show (and week), the band absolutely crushed the actual song and then took it about 18 minutes deeper than the album cut. This exploratory jam goes all over the place, before landing into an ambient section from which out of the ether emerges the opening licks to Antelope. A clear highlight from the transitional year of ’96; Norton Charlton Heston, anyone?
Phish – “Crosseyed and Painless” > (live, 11/2/96) [mp3]
Phish – “Run Like an Antelope” (live, 11/2/96) [mp3]
Well, there you have it: my not-even-close-to-being-exhaustive list of some classic Phish jams. What no-brainers or under-the-radar jams did I leave off? Tweet to @LiveMusicBlog or drop a comment below.
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Phish: Summer Tour in Review [Jambands.com]
In fact, Phish’s Summer tour, which is presently on a brief hiatus before it continues in August with three shows at Berkeley’s Greek Theater, has already covered all of the bases that fans have come to expect from Phish on every tour. While no show has been a start-to-finish, hear-at-all-costs shredapulooza, almost every show had something noteworthy. There were huge bust outs, blistering jams, goofy gimmicks, and now-legendary encores.
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A little later starting this morning. 3 nights of shows caught up to me. Slept in before grabbing some food. Ready for tonight. Planning on getting there a little earlier today, and hopefully get a good spot in the pit. At this point you’ve seen the setlist, and probably listened to last night. I won’t go into great detail, but it was an excellent setlist, good energy throughout, some nice surprises mixed in both sets. Based on last night, I think we are in for a treat tonight. Here is some photos… see you out there.
The Lot
In Line
From the Seats
From the Lawn
More From the Lawn
The Shed
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Phish just kicked off Night I of their 4th of July Weekend festivities outside of Hotlanta. Our buddy Nelsorp is once again on the scene, so we hope to continue with some play-by-play updates. Plus, we’re watching along with the usual crew of phans on twitter, like YEMblog, PhishTwit, OhKeePah Blog, and Coventry Music, and tonight we’ve even got the Butter Room dudes in on the updates.
Saturday, 07/03/2010 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park , Alpharetta, GA
Set 1: Character Zero, Destiny Unbound, Rift, McGrupp & the Watchful Hosemasters, Bathtub Gin, Mountains In The Mist, NICU, Gumbo > My Sweet One, Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan, Strange Design, Sanity, Run Like an Antelope
Set 2: Rock’n’Roll -> Prince Caspian, Tweezer, Slave To The Traffic Light, Bouncing Around The Room, Possum, Backwards Down The Number Line, Harry Hood > Loving Cup
Encore: Sleeping Monkey, Tweezer Reprise
Set 1 Notes:
-First time Character Zero has ever opened a show (second time it has been a set opener since set II of 11/26/97 Hartford)
-McGrupp by request (another sign in crowd; seems to be a 2010 trend)
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Just another Friday night with this band called Phish. Justin is off gallivanting at High Sierra, so I’m filling in with some setlist updates for tonight’s Phish extravaganza from Charlotte. We’ve got some updates streaming in from Nelsorp and a few others, so stick with us or follow along with @YEMblog, Jambase, Phishtwit, and all the other techie Phish nerds for your nightly fix. Yep Yep…
Phish @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Charlotte 07/02/2010
Set I: Buried Alive > AC/DC Bag, Vultures, Wolfman’s Brother, Back on the Train, The Wedge, Mexican Cousin, Stash, Sparkle, Chalk Dust Torture
Set II: Drowned > 46 Days, 20 Years Later, Lizards, Carini, Fuck Your Face*, 2001, YEM^
E: A Day in the Life
Notes:
*Last Fuck Your Face 04/29/1987
^”Proud Mary” and “Get Back” during vocal jam
Set I Notes (via Nelsorp):
–hell yeah!!! vultures. view & sound are great!
–locked on. energy good. on point. hitting….
–Mexican cousin by request. seriously.
–yanked up my tunic!!! oh…….
–chalkdust explodes! bass hitting hard. entire crowd is moving….
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I rolled into Raleigh about 12:30 this afternoon and got checked into my hotel. Took a break before meeting up with Chris & Dennis. I have never been into a venue as early as I was today. We were at the gates, waiting for them to open. It gave me a further appreciation of tapers dedication. I also scored a merit badge, for being early. I met several interesting people, including Chris, the Kool-Aid Man. I met Billy & Robin before the show, spearheading the recycling effort. A great start for the evening, and the show hasn’t even started.
LLAMA in huge white letters appeared near the front, just as the band took the stage. A few finger pointings, a little discussion, and the band was opening with a great request. The first set was full of good energy, and the bass had a really nice sound. To me the mix sounds greatly improved. Both the band & crowd end the set on a high note.
It’s finally dark. The second set had several surprises. Halley’s Comet, Have Mercy and Light Up Or Leave Me Alone. I particularly enjoyed Page closing out Squirming Coil on the piano, and the band really picked up to close the set strong with Suzy Greenberg. All I can say about the encore is bass. Sharp, punchy, bass.
After a short trip back to the hotel, I snagged a couple photos of Chris & Dennis transferring tonight’s show, before getting started myself. I got a brief listen of Moma Dance. It’s been less than an hour from the last note being played, and I am listening to it again. Start checking etree, for their nice FOB recording.
Here’s a few photos, until tomorrow.
Lots of mics, lots of download options…
Behind the Lawn
Blue Lights & The Exit Sign
Just Trey
Suzy Greenberg to end the Set
Chris & Dennis transferring tonight's show
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We’re just tuning into tonight’s Phish show from Walnut Creek in Raleigh. Our buddy Patrick is sending us updates from the band’s jaunt down south, so hopefully we’ll hear more as the weekend progresses. Tune into the audio stream and follow along for tonight’s setlist:
Thursday, 07/01/2010 Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek , Raleigh, NC
Set I: Llama, Roses Are Free, Kill Devil Falls, Time Loves a Hero*, Alaska, Water in the Sky, Runaway Jim, The Moma Dance, The Divided Sky, Cavern,
Set II: Backwards Down the Number Line, Halley’s Comet, Light > Fluffhead, Have Mercy^, Light Up or Leave Me Alone# > Free, Wading in a Velvet Sea, Squirming Coil, Suzy Greenberg
E: Boogie On Reggae Woman
Setlist Notes:
*last “Time Loves A Hero” – 12/31/02
^last “Have Mercy” – 12/10/99
#last “Light Up Or Leave Me Alone” – 12/30/99
Show notes via Nelsorp:
–Llama by request, Roses
–wow, just wow
–Jim, everyone’s moving around pretty good…Jim peaks
–Moma on point
–Divided Sky as the sun is setting; the pause was deafening, chairs being drummed
–great energy into Suzy. crowd really into it. Light Up tease at end?
–most notable change since last time I saw them is the mix. lots more mike, and that’s good!!
(ha, damn right!)
See ya’ll tomorrow night!
-wp
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