Mid-Tour Momentum
11.21.09 (W.Rogell)
Building off of an extensive Summer and Indio, and stepping indoors at just the right time, Phish is clearly getting their groove back. Their playing has oozed confidence and comfort, while characterized by precision and fire. When the band chooses to jam, they are doing it with a determined and patient creativity, and as we move on to the second two-thirds of tour, I’d imagine we’d begin to hear more open jamming. It would be nice to see the band focus on grooves and psychedelia a bit more than shredding rock and roll, but beggars can’t be choosers. Phish are definitely playing what they feel and playing it quite well. The most profound change in their dynamic since this fall tour started has been Mr. Trey Anastasio. While he may have been the slowest member of the band to regain his unbridled confidence, he has recently transformed into an absolute monster. Allowing his inhibitions to fall by the wayside, he has been shredding with an abandon unseen in years. Using meticulous lyrical phrasing amounting to guitar narratives, his sense of thematic jamming has returned in force, and it has effected the entire band.
11.20.09 (W.Rogell)
The most compelling second-set improv thus far has stemmed from Detroit’s “Disease,” and Cincy’s “Rock n Roll” and Syracuse’s “Drowned”- the three vehicles they featured the most this summer. It seems like time to switch it up a bit from the rock-only set openers; time to drop in some darker and slower type-II springboards to open set two. How about opening up “A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing” or dropping another “Sand?” In the end, it doesn’t matter what songs they play, as long as they continue to evolve into more frequent psychedelia…Three of the central second set jams over the last two shows – “Rock and Roll,” “Drowned” and “Piper” have held a great similarity to each other – percussive grooves turned ambient space…The two dirtiest pieces of music thus far have ironically come in first sets – Detroit’s filthy, dripping “46 Days,” and Cincy’s evil “Split.” Now let’s see some of that type of improv stretched out under the spotlight of set two! As we turn the corner towards Philadelphia and Albany, two cities that have historically played host to legendary Phish, the band looks to build on the momentum from their opening leg as everyone moves towards Thanksgiving. And this year, we have a lot to be thankful for.
Tags: 2009, Fall '09
I really love treys vocals in Sample especially since the comeback
I might be the only one up still. MnT. TIME
LET mE LiE
I just saw that people were complaining to Mr. Miner about having to wait for downloads of fall tour shows. Some people would bitch at a free keg party. When I started trading TAPES of first the Dead and later Phish we had to wait MONTHS even YEARS for shows to be available ( if at all) and then PAY for cassettes and postage and hope the show sounded half as good as these ones. Thanks Mr. Miner and Megaupload for the FREE SERVICE you are providing. I for one am GRATEFUL….
What it’s in the bag for night 2? This tour is turning into a ski season with all powder days, let’s hope this storm stays around for a while because this is turning into a BlizzARD.
Play this cover…. 3 Dog Night – Shambala ….vibes, vibes good vibes…
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Shambala
Wash away my troubles, wash away my pain
With the rain in Shambala
Wash away my sorrows, wash away my shame
With the rain in Shambala
*Ooooh… yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah*
*This part repeats twice after each verse
Everyone is helpful, everyone is kind
On the road to Shambala
Everyone is lucky, everyone is sooooooo kind
On the road to Shambala
How does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
How does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
I can tell my sister ’bout the flowers in her eyes
On the road to Shambala
I can tell my brother ’bout the flowers in his eyes
On the road to Shambala
How does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
How does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
Tell me how, how does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
Tell me how, how does your light shine
In the halls of Shambala
Go get em’ night 2 !
whats all the talk about derek trucks being such a good slide player
please i’ve seen him with the allman brothers band and with his own i’ve also seen the man daune allman play and in no way shape or form is derek a great or even a good slide player he is mediocre at best HELL
Bonnie Raitt is ten times better then he is come on people i can go on and on with good to great slide players and he aint one of them
OK did i hurt someones feelings i’m also a phish fan but just yesterday all the talk was about trucks come on no one wants to defend the boy