DOWNLOADS OF THE WEEKEND:
Listening to Prague ’98 this week inspired me to dig into the international archives. I’ve dug up two stellar show, continents apart. The Osaka show from 200 features a creatively demented “Down With Disease” that may be the greatest jam that nobody talks about from Phish’s prolific run in the Pacific. The first set “Ghost” brings another dark-horse highlight from a show that took place three stories up in a massive shopping complex, (the second show of Japan to take place within in an elevated shopping plaza!)
The second selection comes from the transformative tour of Summer ’97, and the band’s gooey, raw funk is on full display throughout. The second set brings the heat from start to finish, bookended by thick explorations of “Wolfman’s” and “Ghost.” Have a great weekend!
6.15.2000 Big Cat, Osaka, Japan (Matrix) < Torrent
6.15.2000 Big Cat, Osaka, Japan (Matrix) < Megaupload
I: NICU, Chalk Dust Torture, AC/DC Bag, Uncle Pen, Ghost, Frankie Says, The Divided Sky, Farmhouse
II: Down with Disease > The Lizards, Bike > Hold Your Head Up, You Enjoy Myself
E: Gotta Jibboo
Source: source: DSBD+AUD Matrix Mix AKG C1000′s
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6.24.1997 La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France < Torrent
6.24.1997 La Laiterie, Strasbourg, France < Megaupload
I: Split Open and Melt, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things, Vultures, Guelah Papyrus*, Runaway Jim^, Talk, Free, Prince Caspian, Rocky Top
II: Wolfman’s Brother, Reba, NICU, Twist, Piper, Wading in the Velvet Sea, Ghost
E: Loving Cup
*aborted, ^Gypsy Queen jam
Source: Schoeps CMC6/mk4v > SX-M2 > D8
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Jam of the Weekend:
“Bathtub > funk > Gin” 7.10.97 I
A relic from Marseilles, France in early Summer ’97; back when tapers tracked “funk” jams, and Phish grooved unmercifully.
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VIDEO OF THE WEEKEND:
“Farmhouse” 6.11.00 Hibiya Outdoor Theatre, Tokyo, Japan
(Check out my review from back in the day.)
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“Tweezer” 2.26.97 Cologne, Germany
