TTFF: More Jams of 2004
Hampton 2004 (Unknown)
As promised on Monday, here’s another playlist to help prove that 2004 Phish featured far more than opiates and sloppy compositions.
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“Birds of a Feather” 8.10 I, Great Woods
This “Birds” is another monster jam that often gets lost in the shuffle of the dark, ending period of August ’04. This version closed the first set of the first show at Great Woods in scintillating and exploratory fashion— a stellar excursion through and through.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1.06-Birds-of-a-Feather.mp3]***
“Halley’s > Tweezer” 4.17 I, Las Vegas, NV
Though April’s Vegas run was the low point of ’04 (less Coventry), Phish still cranked out a keeper version of “Tweezer” in this first set combo that directly followed a “Soul Shakedown” opener on the third and final night.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1.02-Halleys-Comet.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1.03-Tweezer.mp3]***
“Piper -> Jibboo” 6.19 II, SPAC
The world-famous SPAC “Piper” and a slinky segue into “Jibboo.”
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2.02-Piper-1.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2.03-Gotta-Jibboo.mp3]***
“Chalk Dust Torture” 6.18 II, Brooklyn, NY
After Jay-Z left the stage, Phish dug into things for real with this perspective altering “Chalk Dust.”
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2.05-Chalkdust-Torture.mp3]***
“Nothing” 6.23 II, Noblesville, IN
Phish expanded on their Undermind single only one time, at this Deer Creek stop in June ’04. I’ve always liked this song (which I’m sure most will scoff at) and I think it could make for some interesting modern day jams. Not included in this clip is the “Forcety-Six Days” that follows a particularly ugly transition.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2.04-Nothing.mp3]***
“Seven Below -> Ghost” 6.20 II, SPAC
This is the first half of Phish’s last four-song set on the second night of SPAC. While the opening show focused more on groove, this pairing favored twisted psychedlia. “Ghost” was followed by “Twist” and “YEM.”
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2.01-Seven-Below.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2.02-Ghost.mp3]***
One of few versions of”Walls” in which Phish has crafted an interesting jam, this time with a quasi-then-fully ambient extension that blossoms beautifully before bleeding into a set-closing “Bowie.”
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1.06-Walls-of-the-Cave.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1.07-David-Bowie.mp3] Tags: 2004, TTFF
Miami tweezer
Sick ambience
Vocal jam flavorings
Mike led jamming
Very patient Trey
16 minutes none wasted. Sick Caspian.
I’m in love again
I hope a return to Dick’s is imminent.
imminent, lumpy?
at least we’ve got stupid tv night
yeah, imminent.
Whether that’s this summer or next I don’t really care. I just want it to stay in the rotation.
Ditto on Dicks in 12.
the inevitable is that the chinese counterfeit themselves . . . so, we’ve got that going for us
right on, lumpy.
OH! and I must say, I spun the Miami tweezre this weekend. It had been forever since I’d heard it.
So fantastic.
phoam. Did you happen to go to dicks this year?
Bob Marley doc coming to theaters. Opening 4/20.
http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/magnolia-picks-up-kevin-macdonalds-bob-marley-doc
no dicks this year . . . full on regret.
I like lots of jams from ’04, but the Hampton Chalkdust was not one of them. I think it’s an example of Trey at his worst. Just listened to it the other day and I was pretty disgusted, but maybe It was just me. SPAC jams on the other hand are just sick (in a good way). I can’t see how anyone could not feel the power of those jams. Trey’s playing is excellent is the SPAC jams, as well.
any boxes @ LB???
Miami ‘Tweezer’ = WAY too jammy
word. It was seriously bordering on perfection.
Let’s get together and feel alright
yes let’s.
MIA- those teams you mentioned earlier do have world class athletes. Unfortunately it’s only when they are playing Liverpool. : (
Good one eljefe. I’m actually a EPL fan. Just how proud should you be when you are a fan of Arsenal?
Having an AJ right. Straight Belvedere Vodka and ice. And a twist of lemon.
6.22.76 Crazy Fingers>Comes a Time
^^know it!!
Mia- arsenal looks like us in 04/05. Average in the league but watch out in the CL. Bet you guys take it this year. Big ears is always a welcome addition to the trophy case…
6.19.04 SPAC was a moment in time.
@MiA
At least you get to watch RvP do his thing. That guy is a stud.
Not to mention Oxlade-Chamberlain firing out of the gate on his career…
Having an AJ
^lol. Great, now a glass of vodka is called and AJ, I’m so proud!
I feel like a tube washed down with a bourbon and Jamaican ginger ale.