So which is it? It’s tough, but my favorite is actually the first one… 08/02/1997. Killer versions of Theme, Ghost, Divided Sky, Melt, Disease, Tweezer, and Hood. What a show!!!
Toss up between 8-3-97 and 9-11-99.
Gotta go with '97 though.
8/2 is so huge…it’s gotta be my favorite, but I haven’t heard the post-hiatus ones.
^they’re not better than the '97 ones, that’s for sure.
I think I remember thinking 7.16.98 was way underrated, but I can’t remember.
7/12/03 Mock Song, never thought we’d get to hear this one live.
SICK BOWIE. thats why i voted for it. there are two options for it though. i hope i chose the right one
I was only at the Gorge in 98’ (my 1st tour) so I will go with 2nd night 7-17…Any 2nd set with only 4 songs is the set for me (over 1 hour), Mikes Groove was sick and PYITHE Encore is great…1st night was cool, but I was way too fucked up to remember the music that well…
07-17-98 Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA
1: Makisupa Policeman, Ya Mar, Gumbo, The Divided Sky, Waste, My Mind’s Got a Mind of its Own, My Soul
2: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Mike’s Song -> Weekapaug Groove, Character Zero
E: Punch You In The Eye, Rocky Top
^
Love that 2nd set, especially the “2001.” Glorious “Mike’s Song” jam, too!
I’m going to listen to 8-2-1997 this morning.
08-02-97 1st set is as good as any that month…2nd set does not move me as much as the 1st…Good DWD though
Set I: Theme From the Bottom, Ginseng Sullivan, Ghost, Dogs Stole Things, Divided Sky, Wolfman’s Brother, Water in the Sky, Split Open and Melt
Just started up “Theme!”
What year did Trey ask Chris to kill the lights during Harry, 97 or 98?
^ 8/2/97 Encore.
That show was pretty sick!
They’re pretty good.
I love the transition back into “Disease” from “Tweezer!”
My bad…it was more of a brief “Disease” jam, but still. Nice. Then some JBG.
Saturday, August 2, 1997
The Gorge, George, WA
Set I: Theme From the Bottom, Ginseng Sullivan, Ghost, Dogs Stole Things, Divided Sky, Wolfman's Brother, Water in the Sky, Split Open and Melt
Set II: Down with Disease -> Tweezer -> DWD -> Johnny B. Goode > Sparkle, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Loving Cup > Tweezer Reprise
Encore: Harry Hood
Show Notes: Ghost featured jamming based on Who Knows. The Disease intro included a tease of Three Blind Mice.
With nice versions of Ghost Melt Divided sky, one of the best wolfmans. sick disease -> Tweezer -> disease. An rockin loving cup -> tweeprise, with a hood encore to cap it off. welll folks it doesn’t get much better that. Other than the 97 show i would have to say that this one takes the cake
Friday, July 17, 1998
Gorge Amphitheater, George, WA
Set I: Makisupa Policeman > Ya Mar, Gumbo, Divided Sky, Waste, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own, My Soul
Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike's Song > Weekapaug Groove > Character Zero
Encore: Punch You in the Eye > Rocky Top
Show Notes: Gumbo included a Manteca tease. This unfinished Weekapaug included syncopated jamming and a tease akin to Who Knows.7-17 just edges out 8-2. Both are 10’s IMO.