I know there’s the concept of “that setlist looks awesome on paper!”
Sometimes it holds true, other times it doesn’t.
Are there any opinions on shows that just have an odd, strange-looking setlist? Whether it be song placements, song selections, etc.
And by strange-looking I don’t mean horrible or badly performed. Don’t even take into account the music, just what you see on paper.
I’ve always liked the random parts of Fluffhead tossed in the middle of jams/segues from the 80s.
Back then, sure it made sense… but nowadays… shocking!
Saturday, February 22, 2003
U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH
Set I: The Sloth, Dogs Stole Things, Piper -> Weekapaug Groove, Dirt, Scent of a Mule, Walls of the Cave, Mountains in the Mist, Sample In a Jar
Set II: Tube > Bathtub Gin, Friday -> David Bowie, Bug
Encore: Suzie Greenberg
Show Notes: For the first known time, Weekapaug was played without Mike's Song (possibly to bring closure to the Mike's Song a night earlier). Gin included a down-tempo DEG tease.
This one always shocks me. Just weird to see a weekapaug thrown in there outside of the groove itself. I’ve heard Mike’s a number of times without hydrogen or weekapaug, but never weekapaug.
The second set by itself looks kind of odd, too. A 5 song-er w/ both “Friday” and “Bug.”
I like the prepositional-phrase-titled songs all beside each other.
That’s a great idea.
Specifically set two on this one…
11-15-96 Kiel Center, St. Louis, MO
1: Wilson, The Divided Sky, Bouncing Around the Room, Character Zero, Punch You in the Eye, Prince Caspian, Ginseng Sullivan, Train Song, Chalk Dust Torture, Taste, Cavern
2: Makisupa Policeman, Maze, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Split Open and Melt, TMWSIY-> Avenu Malkenu-> TMWSIY, My Mind’s Got a Mind of it’s Own, Mike’s Song, Sleeping Monkey, Mean Mr. Mustard*, Weekapaug Groove#
E: Funky Bitch#
*First time played;Trey announced that the show was brought to you by the letter “M” and the number “420”. #With John Popper (Blues Traveler) on harmonica.
That’s some crazy shit Will. I was literally seconds away from pasting this one on. Hahaha…Great minds think alike I suppose.
07-01-99 First American Music Center, Antioch, TN
Soundcheck: I Saw It Again, Water in the Sky, Brian and Robert, Mountains in the Mist
1: Punch You in the Eye, Billy Breathes, Guyute, Wolfman’s Brother*, Beauty of My Dreams#, Doin’ My Time#^, Roggae#, Water in the Sky#, Get Back on the Train#, Poor Heart#^ (1:12)
2: Down With Disease, Prince Caspian > You Enjoy Myself**
E: Character Zero (2+E 1:04)
I know there was a massive rainstorm, but it’s odd to see a 3 song second set.
Set II: Theme from the Bottom> Tweezer> Tweezer Reprise
[From: a fresh batch of chili for you. August 2008.]
"Fishman > Voicemail > friend* > internet message board > gamecat > oh kee pa > friend reprise
*overheard by friend
Seck!!!"
This one was REALLY weird.
09-29-00 Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV
Soundcheck: Gingeng Sullivan, Mellow Mood, You Enjoy Myself
1: Carini*, Rift, Frankenstein, Mellow Mood, Wilson > Spock’s Brain > Bathtub Gin > Character Zero (1:02)
2: Dinner and a Movie, The Moma Dance > Also Sprach Zarathustra, Fluffhead > Meatstick**, Walk This Way#, Rapper’s Delight## > You Shook Me (All Night Long)### (1:00)
E: We’re An American Band#### (0:04)
Kid Rock was seen riding around the lots in a golf cart and signing autographs before the show. *Preceeded by a “Wilson” tease and Trey experiencing guitar problems, forcing techs (including Pete Carini) to come out on 4 occasions, including a visit from Paul Languadoc to assess the situation. **With Japanese lyrics and Trey and Mike doing the Meatstick Dance. #Aerosmith cover; first time played; with Kid Rock on vocals. ##Sugar Hill Gang cover; first time played; Kid Rock on vocals; Jon came out and rapped one verse with Kid Rock; Trey went back on drums and Jon picked up and played Trey’s guitar. ###AC/DC cover; first time played (previously soundchecked 07/06/97 and “jammed” on 04/20/89); Kid Rock on vocals. ####Grand Funk Railroad cover; Kid Rock on vocals; included made up lyrics about the Mandalay Bay casino.
I personally LOVE this show (thanks Will for the hook-up way back when the Pa was new!)
07-13-94 Big Birch Concert Pavillion, Patterson, NY
1: Buried Alive-> Poor Heart, Sample in a Jar, Foam, The Mango Song, Down With Disease, Fee, It’s Ice, Fast Enough for You, I Didn’t Know, Split Open and Melt
2: Possum, Tweezer tease-> Cavern tease-> Wilson*-> Cavern-> NICU-> Tweezer#-> Julius^-> Big Black Furry Creature From Mars**-> Tweezer-> Mound-> Slave to the Traffic Light-> Suzy Greenberg%
E: My Sweet One, Tweezer Reprise
*Played to the tune of “Cavern.” #With “Woody Woodpecker” tease. ^With “Rock and Roll Is Here To Stay” tease. **Played to tune of “Scent of a Mule.” %“Slave to the Traffic Light” jams inbetween verses.
This was my best tour. Three nigts before they played a full Gamehenge at Great Woods (I was there too)!! This was a GREAT show in a fucking tent. Since The Dead were only playing two hours away, all the cheeseballs were not at Phish. Great scene of REAL phans. We all started removing the portable plastic chairs by passing them back. We had an assembly line moving the chairs. By the end of the first set there were no more chairs (just two piles in the back of the tent). Front row tipping HARD!!! Those were the days!!!
UMMMMMMMMMMMMM helloooooooooo!!!
02-20-93 Roxy Theater, Atlanta, GA
1: Golgi Apparatus, Foam, The Sloth, Possum, Weigh, All Things Reconsidered, The Divided Sky, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Fluffhead, Cavern
2: Wilson, Reba, Tweezer-> Walk Away-> Tweezer-> Glide-> Mike’s Song-> My Mind’s Got a Mind of its Own-> Kung-> I Am Hydrogen-> Weekapaug Groove-> Have Mercy-> Rock and Roll All Nite*-> Weekapaug Groove-> Fast Enough for You, Big Ball Jam, HYHU, Terrapin, Harry Hood, Tweezer Reprise
E: Sleeping Monkey
*KISS cover; with “Gene Simmons” (a.k.a. Jay Von Lehe).
at least strangest sounding. nonetheless awesome
something about this setlist seems off…definately one of my favorites.
12-15-95 Corestates Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
1: Chalk Dust Torture-> Harry Hood-> Wilson-> Maze-> Ha Ha Ha-> Suspicous Minds, Cars Trucks Buses, Bouncing Around the Room, Free-> Possum
2: Tweezer Reprise-> Runaway Jim, It’s Ice-> Bathtub Gin*-> Also Sprach Zarathustra-> David Bowie, Sweet Adeline
E: Good Times Bad Times
*With instrument switching (Fish - keyboards, Trey - drums, Mike - guitar, and Page - bass).