Let the Madness Begin…
Tourney Time 2012
Enjoy the first round of action today, and here is a powerhouse playlist to rock with or without the ballgames. Also, make sure to cast your vote in Trey Is My Friend’s championship song bracket‘s Round of 32 by the end of today! And then head back for the Sweet 16 tomorrow! In the Phish universe, ticket madness is about to explode over the weekend as all the show of Leg One go on sale in two days! Get your strategies prepared!
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“Split Open and Melt -> Catapult” 12.31.99 I, Big Cypress, FL
One of the top highlights from Big Cypress—an all-time great.
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“Reba” 6.13.94 II Kansas City, KS
1994 and “Reba,” a match made in heaven. Here is another stellar version.
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“Ghost” 8.7.98 I, Raleigh, NC
A first set bomb after the rain stopped at Walnut Creek ’98.
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“Piper” 8.8.98 II, Columbia, MD
As Phish came back from Europe, after dropping Prague’s 7/6/98 version, “Piper” continued to expand.
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“Tweezer” 11.3.96 II, Gainesville, FL
A groovy and percussive version with Karl Perazzo; two shows after “Remain In Light” you can already hear the influence of the album’s style.
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“YEM -> Izabella” 7.26.97 II, Austin, TX
Everyone knows “Tweezabella,” but do you know her sister “YEMabella?”
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“Stash” 11.13.97 II, Las Vegas, NV
Phish dropped this mammoth “Stash” on the first night of Fall ’97. Funk, what?
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2-03-Track-03.mp3] Tags: Jams, TTFF
I want a plaid fucking dragon.
I want a bigger wang.
i just want my kids back
want want want…
hahaha
never heard this piper before. love the chord soloing by trey at the end holy shit.
impressive endeavor overall.
Boheim is the plaid dragon with big Wang.
in the works Mr. P. all ingredients procured. just need a day with no kiddo in the house, should have one in another week or so.
I <3 sweet tarts.
evenin' all.
“Don’t I look happy!” Hahaha. Statefarm. Sweet tarts sound delightful. Go Indiana.
So much for my brackets. I have u conn and unlv.
Less ear jam, more phish jam
Gotta get prepped for hanging at the woosta box office for a couple hours, oh joy
Good with onsales tomorrow, esp in your shows go onsale at the same time
Don’t forget that (most) multi dates are selling 2/3 day passes
At least Portsmouth, SPAC, and did I hear Jones Beach too?
MIA- Plenty of time left in both those. I’ve got em both also. My bracket is BUSTED. 6-5 so far. Ack. In other news Phish plays Life in Mars better than Bowies band circa 72.
don’t know if anyone dropped this but one cut from the new Dr. John record produced by Dan Auerbach is up on the nonsuch sight: http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/locked-down
its dope
LW- how’s it been? Seeing any good avant jazz stuff lately?
Nice Rec LW….Dr John is awesome. Swampy Psychedelia
halloween ’98 lonesome cowboy bill jam is excellent. listening to that halloween set tonight. very jammy, especially for a halloween costume. it’s really pretty remarkable how “inside” of all of these songs they were, for having never played em before. 98 is an underrated year IMO. overshadowed by fall 97, no doubt.
My fav Halloween set Day. Killed it! Somehow still haven’t listened to the LF set though. Liked the Stones one a lot too.
Speaking of jazz, anyone listen to Vijay Iyer?
I’ve been reading rave reviews about this guy, though I’ve not heard his music yet. His latest just got a glowing review in the recent New Yorker
http://www.vijay-iyer.com/
http://allmusic.com/artist/vijay-iyer-p203631/discography
@jefe – agreed man, this set is all killer no filler! i’m hoping the band brings more little feat out this summer, that was a great cover. definitely recommend checking it out if you’ve got the inclination
I think more of ’98 than ’97, but maybe because I liked the gins so much.
@MiA – i think you’ll appreciate this, seeing as you’re on a breaking bad bender. not very witty, but def good for a chuckle.
http://chilipyo.tumblr.com/
’98 over ’97 if I had to pick one. The progression into the ambient from the straight cow is awesome. cow ambiance.
^couldn’t agree more, vegas. mmm cow ambiance, tasty.
the jam out of horn on 7/15/98 is the essence of why i love 98 so much.
Any opinion on using Livenation v. Ticketmaster or are they equally frustratingly evil?
Sumo
Highly recommend Vijay Iyer. He has a comprehensive body of work and the music is excellent. Panoptic Modes is recommended. Will be checking out his latest real soon. Beautiful Jazz. Sweeping and engrossing.