Woke Up This Morning…
"Makisupa Policeman" (Bruno)
On the ultimate stoner holiday, 4/20, let’s take a look at the band’s lone reggae song and herbal reference, “Makisupa Policeman.” This article was first posted a year ago today and I excerpted the intro below with a link to the entire piece.
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Of all the musical genres in which Phish dabbles, reggae is, perhaps, the least significant. With mere passages of “Harry Hood” and “Slave” flirting with a roots-based groove, “Makisupa Policeman” is Phish’s lone original foray into the genre. A relic from the band’s stonier days, “Makisupa” is actually the first known publicly played Phish original, making its debut on 10.23.84. Mentioning this fact in Philadelphia on 11.29.03, Trey also also noted that its lyrics were written by Tom Marshall as a kid. Though it was the “original Phish song,” the band’s homage to ganja has been somewhat of a rarity throughout their career. Always eliciting comedic cheers with Trey’s chosen “keyword,“ ”Makisupa” is Phish’s only musical reference to many fans’ recreational smoke. Usually highlighted by the creative dub lines of Gordon, this song has played multiple roles throughout Phish’s career….Read on!
Click here to read the entire post strewn with audio clips!
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“Makisupa -> Night Nurse -> Makisupa” 10.26.2010 II
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“Makisupa” 10.4.99 Normal, IL II
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the dr d remaster isn’t half bad, either . . . 🙂
then it turns full on psicadelic!!!
the slide into twenty years later makes this segment an allstar from 2010.
what is a bruin anyway?
AC Cities was tight also.
Bruin is a bear.
ahh… learn something new everyday
another for the Fall 98 highlights — 11.11.98 birds. hard driving and clean. wicked treyzor action. $$, at least.
11.11.98 theme now; gonna spin 11.6.98 simple>caspian per jtran pre-phils.
decided to stay up and catch the west coast phils game – vs. san diego. hope to last through 6, unless the mango gets me first.
A baby bear, specifically
a scrappy baby bear?
The Sand carini is def some of the hipper more open jamming from fall tour
too bad the transition is pretty rough. as separate jams real nice.
@phoam
I think ideally scrappy in the context of sports mascots, but the name itself doesn’t imply it, no.
I’ve had that AC weekend in steady rotation the last few days
As been said. That Stash is heaven
and the Ghost>Spooky is silky smooth
and the whole LF set
yes..can I have another
Trey singin and swingin this Corina too
great version. slick little Page rhodes work.
I can’t believe that the only time they’ve played Jibboo and Sand in the same show they played them back to back, but they for some reason make the transition ambient instead of just melding the two practically identical grooves…
i’m switching over to the AC Sand . . . i loved that 10/29 first show of the run . . . was awesome!
AC 10.29 and 10.30.2010 personal highlights:
10.29: LUOLMA, moma>cities; the aforementioned sand->carini>caspian, corrina.
10.30: wolfman’s->undermind>gin, coil; tube, tweezer, 2001
11.11.98 theme — $$+.
need to give AC a spin soon.
cheers guys . . . it’s been realz! raise a glass!
Bulls not lookin’ very sharp tonight 🙁
commence jtran rec. – 11.6.98 simple>caspian
@dude, those creek shows were hot, and that first night first set is nowhere close to the worst of 3.0
like that simple a lot — $$$. transcendent, indeed.
Just got to the Mike’s of 12.1.95. Nice Stash in 1st set.
back to greek 3 ii . . . .