TTFF: Through The Years
12.31.10 (G.Estreich)
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.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ph1995-11-11d2t02.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ph1995-11-11d2t03.mp3]***
8.10.10 (G.Lucas)
“Mike’s Song” 12.30.93 II
A classic piece of Phish history.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/phish1993-12-30-mtx-d2t02.mp3]***
“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.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ph1996-08-14d1t05.mp3]***
“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.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Track-03.mp3]***
“Ghost” 11.11.98 I
One of my favorite Fall ’98 “Ghosts” from Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/2-06-Track-06.mp3]***
“Limb By Limb” 12.3.99 II
This version from Cincy ’99 is far more your average “Limb.”
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6.27.10 (G.Lucas)
A shredding first-setter from Spreckels Theatre in San Diego near the end of Fall ’94.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Split-Open-And-Melt.mp3]***
“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.
2000 Phil and Friends was crazy! 30min Wheel and a 25min Dark Star in the first set
someone mentioned it on here a while back – and I will second it (as I am currently listening to Island Tour “Piper” – let’s hope the long Piper intros find their way back. They are awesome.
Amen, @seif.
I have a feeling that this summer is going to be massive. Seems like whenever they have an album due, they really let it hang out and search for a sound. Billy Breathes was recorded post Fall ’95. Story of the Ghost, during and post Fall ’97/Island Tour. Et cetera.
The future is now. Or more specifically, it will be now in precisely one month.