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Phish Live Shows
#1941

One of the best all-around, front-to-back shows I’ve heard. Ever! The second set is really, really good.

8-20-93 Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO

1: The Divided Sky, Harpua, Poor Heart, Maze, Bouncing Around the Room-> It’s Ice-> The Wedge, Ginseng Sullivan, Rift, Run Like an Antelope

2: Also Sprach Zarathustra-> Slave to the Traffic Light-> Split Open and Melt, The Squirming Coil, My Friend My Friend-> Chalk Dust Torture, You Enjoy Myself-> Purple Rain*-> HYHU, Cavern

E: The Mango Song, Freebird

*With Mimi Fishman (Fish’s mom) on vacuum.

#1942

^ They definitely played some great shows at Red Rocks.

Right now I’m listening to

02-07-89 The Front, Burlington, VT

1: Esther, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters-> Foam, The Sloth-> Possum, Mike’s Song-> I Am Hydrogen-> Weekapaug Groove, Golgi Apparatus

2: Makisupa Policeman, Dinner and a Movie, AC/DC Bag, Lizards, Timber (Jerry), Contact, Alumni Blues*, Fee, Run Like an Antelope

3: Sanity**, Fluffhead, Suzy Greenberg, Slave to the Traffic Light, Bike-> Whipping Post

E: Fire

#1943

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 (1:08)

2: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Mike’s Song -> Weekapaug Groove, Character Zero (1:04)

E: Punch You In The Eye, Rocky Top (0:11)

Nice Gumbo, though the set kind of peters out. I’m in the middle of the 2001 now, very niiiice.

#1944

^^ Fast Sanity rulz!

#1945

08/12/1996. good stuff.

#1946

Moving up in time…

02-21-91 Trax, Charlottesville, VA

1: Reba, Dinner and a Movie, Split Open and Melt, Fee, Llama, Lizards, Mike’s Song-> I Am Hydrogen-> Weekapaug Groove

2: Golgi Apparatus, Cavern, The Landlady, Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, Guelah Papyrus, Uncle Pen, Hold Your Head Up* > The Asse Festival** -> Hold Your Head Up, David Bowie

E: Suzy Greenberg

Jolly Llamas opened. *“Happy Birthday to Fish two days ago.” **With Fish on vacuum.

The levels were a little different from most of the show recordings I’ve heard. The piano was almost equal with the guitar, and it’s very cool to be able to hear some of Page’s wonderful playing. His two handed work on Stash and Reba is incredible.

Damn, I love these guys for what they left behind. I really hope they can be as happy about it as I am.

#1947

11-09-98 UIC Pavilion, Chicago, IL

1: Llama, Horn, I Get a Kick Out of You*, The Divided Sky, Frankie Says, Dogs Stole Things, Poor Heart, Free, NICU, Bold as Love (1:16)

2: Bathtub Gin, The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday -> Avenu Malkenu -> The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday, Moma Dance, Slave to the Traffic Light, You Enjoy Myself (1:16)

E: Frankenstein, Freebird** (0:11)

*Cole Porter cover; second time played. **A cappella.

#1948

^ What a great run! The only lowpoint was my nemesis, Dogs Stole things! Possibly my least favorite Phish original! My favorite Gin of 98 but you knew that already Neil. Enjoy!

I’m listening to 10-27-95. Super show with my favorite song as well!

10/27/95 Wing Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
Set I: Runaway Jim, Fluffhead, Taste That Surrounds, Horn, I Didn’t Know, Rift, Stash, Fee> Suspicious Minds

Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra> David Bowie*, Dog Faced Boy, Poor Heart, Simple, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Keyboard Army, Bouncing Around the Room, Possum*

Encore: Life On Mars

  • with Beat It teases
    Possily the best Poor Heart ever!
#1949

07-19-98 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA

1: The Moma Dance, Beauty of My Dreams, Sample in a Jar, Guyute, Ghost, Limb by Limb, Roggae, You Enjoy Myself

2: Llama, Wolfman’s Brother -> Piper, Tweezer -> Jesus Just Left Chicago, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters -> Down with Disease (1:14)

E: Possum, Tweezer Reprise

Nice Ghost and YEM in the first set. Very ragin’ Llama. Just about to leave the main section of Piper, mmmmmmmmmm.

#1950

10/18/94

#1951

^
You know the rule Spooks…you have to post the setlist too.

Anyway, I’m just about done with 10-4-99. Not too shabby IMO.

10-04-99 Redbird Arena, Normal, IL

1: Uncle Pen, Funky Bitch, Vultures, Runaway Jim, Jesus Just Left Chicago, Limb by Limb, Wilson, Down with Disease (1:05)

2: Ghost > Sample in a Jar, The Wedge > AC/DC Bag > Makisupa Policeman*, Sand, Ya Mar, Character Zero (1:12)

E: Rock and Roll

*Keyword was “NORML.”

#1952

^ See 99 aint so bad! that makisupa is top 5 IMO!

Listening to this one. Shitty opening band!

04-15-92
Wednesday, April 15, 1992
Variety Arts Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

  Opening Act: Widespread Panic

  Set I: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg, Foam, Guelah Papyrus, Sparkle, Stash, Uncle Pen, Cavern, I Didn't Know, All Things Reconsidered, Runaway Jim

  Set II: Chalk Dust Torture, You Enjoy Myself, Reba, The Landlady > NICU, Cold as Ice > Cracklin' Rosie > Cold as Ice, My Sweet One, Golgi Apparatus

  Encore: Memories, Sweet Adeline, Rocky Top

  Show Notes: Uncle Pen was played, according to Trey, "with all due respect to Bill Monroe." It was also explained at this show that All Things Reconsidered is a variation on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. YEM included a Sunshine of Your Love tease segment and the vocal jam centered on a "rolling" theme, including the quote "Rolling on the River" from Proud Mary. It also included quotes from the theme to "Rawhide." My Sweet One was announced by Trey as being written by the third greatest songwriter of all time while Fishman took a bow of recognition. Memories and Sweet Adeline were performed without microphones.
#1953

It definitely is one of the better ones I’ve heard, that be fo sho.

I just had a hard time getting into that first set. The “Wilson” and “Disease” were good, but nothing else really sticks out to me.

I really like the “Ghost > Sample,” though.

#1954

^ great transition

#1955

12-28-95 - Worcester, MA

#1956

The Real gin!

#1957

^ Uh,…No.

That was the next night. Nice try though.

#1958

No meat to this Piper, Tweezer seemed to fizzle. Nice outro to McGrupp, fine DWD. Overall just so-so. Probably won’t ever make it into high rotation.

#1959

Love that Ghost.
I like that show.
Pretty solid, IMO.
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#1960

Me too, but I don’t like it quite as much as the one 2 days later.

7-19 is a show early in the U.S. tour that I seem to forget/overlook.

Huh.