I just downloaded the 04-03-98 DVDs and was watching those for the first time earlier today.
listened to the Wipeout show while delivering tonight. Haven’t heard it in a while.
good times.
12-30-93 fpr the first time. solid solid solid solid. that opening bowie is gorgeous
03-20-92
THe Reba just melted my fuckin’ face and whatnot, on to Brother! peace!!!
07/30/03 Tweeter Center, Camden, New Jersey
Set I
My Friend My Friend, Lonesome Cowboy Bill, Scents and Subtle Sounds, You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere, Spock’s Brain > Chalkdust Torture, On Your Way Down, Fast Enough For You > Taste
Set II
Twist, Bug, You Enjoy Myself, Walls of the Cave
Encore
Secret Smile
As if to spite the trickle of '95 shows on Live Phish lately, I’ve been digging back into post hiatus. I downloaded 5 shows about a month ago and haven’t given them all a substantial listening period yet. I quite like shows like this, though, that are surrounded by shows others would much prefer–in this case, a fan favorite “instant classic” (7/29) and an old school flavored setlist extravaganza (7/31). However, 7/30 tickles my fancy for its sheer “throw everything at the wall and see what sticks.” It’s the sort of show that has no flow or sense of energy building to an inevitable conclusion. Instead, there’s a bit of everything.
Like 7/29, there’s a fair amount of rarities, including a debut of ‘You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere.’ However, I naturally like the show for the jams, of which the show offers a 30 minute Scents workout, an experimental but not-as-long-or-good-as-IT Chalkdust Torture, and a second set opening rollercoaster ride of Twist. Oh, and a solid YEM. To be quite honest I don’t think any of these jams are ‘best of’ fodder in my book, but they make the show unique and worth listening to a few times, doubly so given the juxtaposition of the other songs.
::shakes fist::
Damn yous '95s!!!
But for real… I am listening to some '97.
From Dublin.
I think Mike is shaking the Blarney Stone with his bombs.
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10-21-89 The Front, Burlington, VT
1: Fee, Ya Mar, In a Hole, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters-> Fluffhead Jam-> Foam, AC/DC Bag, Lizards, Dog Log, David Bowie
2: Mike’s Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Wilson, Possum, Reba, The Sloth, If I Only Had a Brain, Frankenstein, You Enjoy Myself, Highway to Hell
I used to have a tape of this (set 1 and Mike’s groove), but it eventually broke, as it was always in the car rotation. I was excited to get it when Shnfamily did their project '80’s but alas, it did not come. However, it recently surfaced, and for this I am happy. This copy is a little rougher than I remember, but still listenable. I think the Bowie is a standout from the time, though I don’t have much to compare it to. Everything though is a very solid. Check out one of the rare versions of ‘In A Hole’ too!
^i think the lot threw that up in the uncirculated show thread or something the other day
in the seasonal mood today so i figured the island tour would be a great choice so it is
04-02-98 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale (Long Island), NY
1: Tube, My Mind Got a Mind of Its Own, The Sloth, NICU, Stash* > Horn, Waste, Chalk Dust Torture
2: Punch You in the Eye, Simple, Birds of a Feather**, Wolfman’s Brother > Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley > Frankie Says*** > Twist+, Sleeping Monkey, Rocky Top
E: Guyute
*Unfinished - middle jam extended, into Horn. **First time played (original). ***First time played (original); with Mind Left Body intro jam. +With a crazy “aliens-are-coming” jam.
gotta luv a tube opener & the entire show, i just luv me some island tour
That Twist jam may be better than the Roses jam on the next night!
But it probably falls just short, imo.
I just popped in the bonus disc that came with the Brooklyn DVD. All I can say is there ain’t nothing wrong with this Tweezer. This whole disc is pretty damn sweet, maybe even better than the DVD as an overall release…nah…but it’s good.
Phish
Arena, Vienna, Austria;
Thursday, 06-19-1997
Disc 1/Set I:
01: Crowd/Tuning [00:47]
02: Limb By Limb [08:22]
03: Dogs Stole Things [04:14]
04: Theme From The Bottom > [10:16]
05: Punch You In The Eye [08:31]
06: Water In The Sky [02:54]
07: Maze [13:38]
08: Waste [06:46]
09: Vultures [05:39]
10: Runaway Jim [08:10]
[69:23]
Disc 2/Set II:
01: Crowd/Tuning [01:28]
02: Stash > [21:34]
03: Ghost > [09:21]
04: I Saw It Again [04:51]
05: Wading In The Velvet Sea [08:06]
06: The Piper [04:24]
07: Jesus Left Chicago > [10:36]
08: Prince Caspian [12:32]
[72:55]
Disc 3/Encores:
01: Crowd/Tuning* [02:39]
02: Beauty Of My Dreams [02:43]
03: Character Zero [07:50]
04: Hello My Baby** [01:39]
[14:52]
- Part of Break Crowd Noise is cut out (on the DAT too); Trey thanks audience
** without mics
Its funny you mention this show. I’ve busted back into my '03 binder that I’ve had stashed at my parents house this week, and, as of right now, I am of the opinion that this show is probably the coolest show they did post-hiatus. Its so damn unique, and I agree with the “throw it against the wall and see what sticks” sentiment.
The first set is anchored by the 30 minute SASS, which is an interesting jam, very typical of summer '03 jamming–it sums up summer ‘03 nicely for me. But everything else in the set seems to fit so well to me. My Friend opener, although not played perfectly, is such a cool beginning to a show. The last MFMF :’(
Fishman has always liked Lonesome Cowboy Bill, even though he forgets to sing the first verse right away.
You Ain’t Goin Nowhere–Perfect! What a great song. Nice cool down after the monster jam.
Spock’s Brain–sick. Mike’s bass part gives me chills. I find this song fascinating.
Chalkdust–unique, non-standard version that really rips. Jedi Trey at his best.
On Your Way Down–HUGE bustout. Lounge-singing page gets a chance to sing some bluesy lines, and I love it. I wish Phish would’ve done a little more with this genre, since Page’s voice is so perfect for it.
FEFY–>Taste=beautiful close to the set. Taste as a set closer might urk some people, but I like it a lot. It has nice “finality,” whatever that means.
Overall, I just can’t see a weakness in this show, and that’s why its recently catapulted up my list of post-hiatus favorites. The jamming is tight and energetic, the song selection is full of well-played rarities and solid versions of classics. The Secret Smile encore is OK with me. Every encore can’t be a raging one–sometimes a cool down is a nice way to end the show (i.e. 6.19.04), and rumor has it the band found out about a crew member or friend who had died on his way to IT when they walked off stage after set 2.
1995-11-14
Willy Breat…
Excuse me.
Billy Breathes.
4-4-98 More island tour please
04-04-98 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
1: Tweezer > Taste, Bouncing Around the Room, Funky Bitch, Ginseng Sullivan, Limb by Limb, Lawn Boy, Character Zero
2: Birds of a Feather > Also Sprach Zarathustra* > Brother^, Ghost^^ -> Lizards, David Bowie
E: Harry Hood
*Unfinished (only one “verse”). ^After the song, Trey said, “we’re going to play that again”, and they played a one-minute instrumental version of “Brother”. Then Trey said, roughly, “That was the single-edit radio-friendly version. This next song is radio-unfriendly; it’s long and slow.” ^^With tease/jam of “I Can’t Turn You Loose” (originally by Otis Redding, but associated with The Blues Brothers; see also 12-29-97)
^that 2001 had my non-phish friends dancing around like fools a weekend or two ago. Good stuff.
08-02-93 The Ritz Theater, Tampa, FL
Soundcheck: Slave to the Traffic Light, Funky Bitch
1: Chalk Dust Torture, Guelah Papyrus, Poor Heart, Brother, Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Suzy Greenberg, All Things Reconsidered, Bathtub Gin-> Makisupa Policeman-> My Mind’s Got a Mind of its Own, Dog Log-> La Grange
2: Also Sprach Zarathustra-> Mike’s Song-> Heavy Metal Jam*-> Sparks-> The Ballad of Curtis Loew, Rift, The Squirming Coil-> Weekapaug Groove-> HYHU-> Bike-> HYHU, Run Like an Antelope-> Makisupa Policeman (reprise)-> Run Like an Antelope
E: Sleeping Monkey, Amazing Grace
*With Joe Rooney of First Born on vocals.
Whoa. Can’t believe I’ve never heard that one. That setlist just makes me smile. 
Usually I’ll stream LP at work, but today I don’t feel like doing that. I think this afternoon I’ll listen to both shows of the '97 Hampton run. Yeah.
Phish
5/28/94
Laguna Seca Raceway - Monterey, CA
Source: SBD > DAT
Source: (YEM -> end) CMC54 > Sono > DAP1
Conversion: DAP1 @48khz > COAX > S/PDIF > SoundForge > CDWAV for Tracksplitting > Shorten32.exe
Taper unknown. Seeded by Jonathon Schuster
Seeding notes: There were a few pops on the dat. Since I am not that experienced with smoothing
I figured I would leave them in for integrity.
Disc 1
Set I
- Rift (6:10)
- Sample in a Jar (4:51)
- Foam (9:55)
- Bouncing Round the Room (3:42)
- Stash (12:01)
- The Horse > (1:28)
- Silent in the Morning (4:57)
- The Sloth (3:36)
- Maze (11:11)
- Cavern (4:42)
Disc 2
Set II
- Crowd Noise/Tuning (0:28)
- Axilla (Part II) (3:10)
- It’s Ice (10:20)
- Tweezer (15:13)
- Lifeboy (8:25)
- Reba (12:21)
- Fee (5:23)
Disc 3
Set II, Encore
- Llama (3:55)
- You Enjoy Myself* (23:25)
- (e) Bass Jam* > Poor Heart (4:03)
- With Les Claypool on Bass
This is a monster and I am only on the second song! Can’t wait for Les on bass at the end…
edit- here’s a link for y’all if you don’t have this gem. What a setlist!
Phish
12-31-91
The New Aud
Worcester Memorial Auditorium
Worcester, MA
Source: SBD>?>CDR>EAC>SHN by Derek Java
Disc 1: requires an 80 minute disc
Set 1
- Possum
- Foam
- Sparkle
- Stash
- Lizards
- Guelah Papyrus
- The Divided Sky
- Esther->
- Llama
- Golgi Apparatus
Disc 2:
Set 2
- Brother
- Bouncing Around the Room->
- Buried Alive->
- Auld Lang Syne*
- Runaway Jim
- The Landlady
- Reba
- Cavern
- My Sweet One
- Run Like an Antelope
Disc 3:
Set 3
- Wilson->
- The Squirming Coil->
- Tweezer->
- McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters->
- Mike’s Song->
- I Am Hydrogen->
- Weekapaug Groove**
E: - Lawn Boy
- Rocky Top
- Tweezer Reprise
*With countdown to midnight.
**Included “Wimoweh.”