Ten Tunes For Friday: 2010 Style
The Greek Theatre - 8.5.10 (W. Rogell)
We are back in the long-offseason, which will certainly mean more installments of Ten Tunes For Friday. This week, since we have been looking back on 2010, I decided to highlight jams from the past year. By no means was I trying to pinpoint the ten best jams, but simply ten outstanding pieces of improvisation from the past calendar year. Enjoy reminiscing over the last day of the week.
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“Rock and Roll > Carini ” 10.22 II Providence
This sequence kicked off an underrated second set with one of the defining jam sequences of fall tour; some avant-garde psychedelia to start kick off Friday.
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12.31.10 (G.Estreich)
“Ghost > Theme” 8.15 II Alpine
Shredding versions of each song came together to open Alpine’s final set with fireworks.
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“Simple” 8.6.10 I Greek
One of the most creative jams of 2010.
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6.25.10 (G.Lucas)
“Piper > Mist ” 8.19 II Telluride
After botching the Rocky Mountain “Tweezer” everyone had dreamed about since the shows were announced, Phish salvaged the set with one of the “Pipers” of the year.
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“Stash” 10.31 I Atlantic City
The much-heralded Halloween “Stash” has definite staying power.
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“Harry Hood” 8.12 II Deer Creek
8.10.10 (G.Lucas)
A dark horse version overshadowed by The Greek and Jones Beach’s centerpieces, this Deer Creek outing is right up there with the “Hoods” of summer.
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“Split Open and Melt” 10.11.10 Broomfield
The Broomfield shows seemed to get buried in the rubble of an east coast avalanche last fall, but several the pieces from the run, including this “Split,” deserve to be remembered.
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“2001 > Bowie” 10.30 II Atlantic City
Possibly the most fluid musical sequence of fall tour; a true pimp ride through the universe.
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Jones Beach -8/2010 (M. Ladd)
6/30>7/1 were fun shows.
Mikes>H2O>Weekapaugh>Nellie Kane, Ghost.
no curfew in hartford.
Exit THrough the Giftshop
great flick
I guess I was faded on H through the whole street art movement. Had no idea.
cool stuff.
im planning on watching that soon aw. ive heard great things from the film kids
oh wow kp didnt know you remastered 6 30… thats the great halleys right? i should get on that shit.
if its the halleys im thinking of, ive heard it but a real shity aud. real shitty.
20 shows in 2010 and only 3 in miner’s top 10, the best being #5
trey to kwl and robear: hit more shows!
at least i caught the famed telluride tweezer 😯
night kids
fuck that Telly tweezer
I was spun as shit and it took me a few songs to recuperate
my favorite song
to abort like that was burtal
only in 3.0
brutal
not sure what burtal is
@ poop. I cam EASILY, UNQUESTIONABLY say that that was the single worst moment in 2010. Not even a musical catastrophe like the “>” in the Ghost > Mikes @ the Greek when the band stopped playing to club baby seals onstage.(ref. Mr. C 2010)
Deep in the rockies, about to launch into a thick Tweezer that was gonna build off the Greek version…then Boogie On? a top 5 custy anthem? it was a joke. appalling. Boogie On was really sick…and it hardly mattered to me…
worcester seven below is just beyond amazing. Worcester jams felt so natural, regardless of mellowness. I think this seven below is right up there with just about anything from this era…and THEN they go into the mashup with whats the use…so good.
re: the Telly Tweezer abort, i remember thinking at the time (listening at home), “wow, i thought the MPP ’09 Tweezer was underwhelming…”
i mean, i get the whole move on if you’re not feeling an organic jam thing, but Christ why give all the dudes in the front row blue balls that early in the night