Monday Morning Minutes
12.4.09 (Wendy Rogell)
Though it is early in the Phish off-season, some noteworthy pieces of news have already made a splash in early 2011.
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# 1 – Last week, Phish made a buzz in the audiophile sector of the fan community by announcing the re-mastering and upcoming release of three shows from the first leg of 2010’s Summer Tour. The shows selected for audio collaborator, Fred Kevorkian’s treatment were Merriweather’s “I Saw It Again” escapade from 6.27, and the Alpharetta stand from July 3rd and 4th. These shows will be available on iTunes beginning tomorrow, January 18, and a limited number of CD versions of these re-masters will be sold in stores and online. When hearing three shows from Leg I were selected, I immediately thought it was an odd decision, since there were so many great shows after July 4th last year. But soon after I had that thought, Hidden Track uncovered the nugget of information I was waiting to hear. On Allmusic.com, Phish’s discography is now completed by releases from 8.6, 8.7, and 8.13.2010 — the second two shows from The Greek Theatre, and Deer Creek’s second show. Giving The Greek its proper due, the next round of remasters will juice up, arguably, the two most creative shows of summer and Phish’s twentieth-ever show from the cornfields. Unsure when this next round will hit the streets, they are, evidently, in the works.
Merriweather Post - 6.26.2010 - (Graham Lucas)
This news continues the trend of Phish releasing remastered audio and video footage of their recent performances. Why, one might ask, would Phish bother selling such recent material? Well, the simple reason is that fans will buy it now. People want mementos, and in this case the ability to re-listen to, their treasured experiences. It’s the same reason behind marketing downloads, posters, magnets, and other merchandise — there is an immediate market for the product. Why not archival releases, one might ask — relics from their heyday? I have no question the classics will come, but that is, likely, the band’s long term plan–especially after retirement. Phish knows that they are sitting on a goldmine of archival material, and when the end of the road does finally come, there will be plenty of golden-oldies to drop on the us. They know that any well-chosen release from 1993-1999 will sell like hotcakes in the fan community, so there is no real incentive to push them out now. We’ll ultimately get more remasters from the wheelhouse of Phish’s first era, but not likely any time soon.
Hampton '09 - ( J.DiGiuseppe)
# 2 – The second buzz-worthy piece of news is the rabid rumor that Phish will return to Hampton Coliseum for a three-night run over Memorial Day weekend, perhaps to kick off Summer Tour. The rumor has leaked from all the reliable sources and Hampton is booked solid for May 27-29. Since getting wind of the rumor, themselves, many hotels have ixnayed their cancellation policies as well as jacked prices considerably. And when rumors develop to this an extent, they most often come to fruition. If so, this will mark Phish’s first visit to The Mothership since their comeback in March of ’09, and they would return as a different band then the tentative quartet of yesteryear. Throw this rumor together with the looser buzz of a July 4th festival in Watkins Glen, New York, and Phish could, perhaps, have a marathon, five-week summer tour. But that sounds totally out of place for this day and age, so your guess is as good as mine. Hampton, however, seems to have to some real weight behind it, so hopefully we’ll be meeting at The Mothership in May.
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Jam of the Day:
“Piper” 9.27.2000 II
An impressive rendition of “Piper” from Englewood, Colorado during Phish’s final swing of Fall 2000.
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DOWNLOAD OF THE DAY:
11.18.1994 MSU Ausitorium, East Lansing, MI
Mp3 Torrent, Megaupload < Links
MSU 11.18.94
This show goes out via reader request for Jeff T. who “honestly can’t remember it that well,” but remembers “a smoking “It’s ice” jam and of course the bluegrass section was killer, too.” Enjoy the trip down memory lane, Jeff, hopefully the recording can fill in the missing spaces! (Note: Look out for the fierce second set “Tweezer.)
I: Rift, AC/DC Bag, Julius, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, It’s Ice, Tela, Split Open and Melt, Little Tiny Butter Biscuits*^ , The Old Home Place*, My Long Journey Home*
II: Llama, Bathtub Gin, Lifeboy, Poor Heart, Tweezer > Contact, Possum
E: Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms^, Runaway Jim**
*acoustic with the “Reverend” Jeff Mosier, w/ Reverand on banjo, ^debut
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no it’s all right, silly. it’s nature, I guess. my cat, Prince, got taken out by the dogs that came with my new rental. pretty pissed, but sort of speechless too. just a bad deal. he was a cool cat too. he’s follow us around the woods, playing disc golf and such. go on little hikes.
At least we’re not alone. I mean, Trey did write a song about it.
@robear,
two cats died? not that one cat dying isn’t bad buts thats awful.
took that last comment the wrong way.
no, just the one, LW. but when i mentioned it to the landlord, she told me that it had happened in the past to her kittens. thanks for the heads-up.
According to a lot of Native American traditions, mastodons and mammoths (as well as other giant versions of modern species) roamed this country as recently as 500 years ago. Check out Vine Deloria Jr’s book – Red Earth, White Lies. Compelling arguments against the Siberian land-bridge theories along with numerous other perspectives from those who know the true history of this land.
So its a serial cat killer, it really is harpua.
I’m going to bed………………….but something tells me this is gonna be one of those nights were we all have the same dream…………………..
What kind of dogs? Wild ones?
I’m too much of a city slicker/suburbanite to understand. Although we do have a bunny in the yard sometimes and a possum in the driveway
John Scofield ‘Piety Street’ is one of the best albums I’ve heard in the past several years. Can’t stop listening. If you’re unfamiliar, do yourself a favor. You’ll thank me.
Scofield on guitar; Jon Cleary on piano; George Porter Jr. on bass; Ricky Fataar on drums; John Boutte on vocals; Shannon Powell on percussion
Basically him with an allstar cast of NOLA musicians bringing the soul power blues. Enjoy:
http://www.fileserve.com/file/kZq32jM/John.Scofield.2009-%20Piety%20Street.rar
I would worry about a coyote taking out Bear, one of our cats, except he never goes outside without his big sister, Ellie the German Shepherd/American Bulldog mutt. She’s got his back.
“Fat Sweaty Bulldog”?
thanks vegas wolf… love scof. you heard his version of cars trucks buses?
Getting Harpua’d can’t be any fun.
My cat, Franklin, is a bad ass and despite no claws on his front wheels, tears birds out of mid flight to chomp on their heads.
His younger sibling, (yes) Poster, was Harpua’d a few years back.
Couldn’t hack it outdoors.
Coyote or something.
So this is a subject I’m severely familiar with.
My kids were about 10, though…so not too hard to take for them.
Cat disappeared and we made up the story about a coyote.
In retrospect, could’ve told the kids that he’s been taken to a farm to live out his life, but….who would that help….really?
“Cassidy…..”
“Yes, dad?”
“It’s about your cat…..”
“You mean….Poster?”
“Your cat died. Oh. And your mom is crazy. Which should we deal with first?”
humpy- If you’re referring to ‘Sharin’ In The Groove’ then yes I have heard it, but it’s been a while. Will revisit as I drift off to dream land. Thanks for the reminder.
Happy MLK day, y’all. For real.
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augustareba?
oh snap….for sure
It sure ain’t easy to boil it down to such a choice few.
I’d love to throw in the Utica Melt>, too.
And the MSG Simple.
It’s s great problem to have.
too many good jams, that’s my problem right there.
Bridgedwellers!
Last. Nice Piper.
Dude!!! Thank you so much for posting my show here!!! I’m listening to it right now. You just totally made my night, man. Much love, brother.
-Jeff T.