Today’s playlist features more selections from Phish Thanksgiving history, all coming on the Wednesday before the holiday—just like today. Enjoy the tunes and have a great Thanksgiving! Download links to most of the shows from the last two playlists are below.
LINKS:
11.23.94 The Fox, St. Louis, MO
11.22.95 USAir Arena Landover, MD
11.27.96 Key Arena, Seattle, WA
11.26.97 Civic Center, Hartford, CT
11.25.98 “The Knick” Albany, NY
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“Split Open and Melt” 11.26.97 I
Some first set fire from Hartford ’97.
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After an aborted version of “Rift” opened the set, the band launched into the most exploratory “Free” ever played.
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“Tweezer -> Sweet Emotion Jam -> Dwd Reprise” 11.27.96 II
Segments of this “TweezEmotion” jam from Seattle illustrate the band inching closer to the funk of ’97, while other parts are anchored by Trey’s arena rock growl. A powerful sequence of Phish that gets unnecessarily sped up at the end.
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“David Bowie” 11.25.98 I
An intricate, yet heat-seeking, beast from the first set of Albany ’98. The band fires on all cylinders in this seething jam.
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“You Enjoy Myself” 11.23.94 II
This standout version capped the sequence of “Tweezer > Lifeboy” featured yesterday.
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“Piper” 11.25.98 II
Before “Piper” was a go-to jam vehicle…
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“If I Could” 11.23.94 I
Probably my favorite Phish ballad, ’94 was a year filled with peak performances of the song.
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“Run Like an Antelope” 11.22.95 I
The third song of Landover ’95—a raging “Antelope.
