This week, Ten Tunes For Friday features one selection from each year between 1993 and 2003. Enjoy the juxtaposition of jamming styles, and hopefully it will take you right into the weekend!
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“2001 > David Bowie” 11.11.95 II
This combination kicked off the third night at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, a run that revved up the second half of a marathon Fall Tour.
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“Mike’s Song” 12.30.93 II
A classic piece of Phish history.
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“Down with Disease” 12.30.03 II
A passionate version that gets lost in the shuffle of Miami ’03 that features a spine-tingling re-entry into the song’s theme at the end of the jam.
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“Reba” 8.14.96 I
An eternally underrated show in Hershey ’96 finally began to get its props over a decade after the fact.
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“Piper” 6.10.00 I
In the band’s second night in Tokyo, this 20-plus minute “Piper” batted third in the first set after a near half-hour “Disease” sparked the show.
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“Ghost” 11.11.98 I
One of my favorite Fall ’98 “Ghosts” from Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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“Limb By Limb” 12.3.99 II
This version from Cincy ’99 is far more your average “Limb.”
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“Split Open and Melt” 12.7.94 I
A shredding first-setter from Spreckels Theatre in San Diego near the end of Fall ’94.
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“Harry Hood” 11.16.97 II
The night before Denver ’97’s monumental show, Phish dropped this stellar “Hood” towards the end of the second set.
