TTFF: Dreaming of Summer
7.22.13, Toronto (Jake Silco)
“Mike’s -> Simple” Clifford Ball 8.16.96 II
A historic chunk of Summertime Phish.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ph96-08-16d03t01.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ph96-08-16d03t02.mp3]***
“Reba” 8.2.03 Limestone, ME
A daytime, post-hiatus gem.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/1.05-Reba.mp3]***
“Sneakin’ Sally” 8.8.98 Columbia, MD
Quintessential Summer ’98 grooves here.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/ph1998-08-08d1t05.mp3]***
“Disease -> Free” 6.26.95 I, SPAC, NY
Simply put, one of Phish most superbly executed psychedelic odysseys.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1995-06-26-Down-With-Disease-_-Free-1995-06-26-Saratoga-Performing-Arts-Center-Saratoga-Springs-NY.mp3]***
“Chalk Dust Torture” 8.31.12 II, Commerce City, CO
Some of Trey’s most blissful and cathartic playing of Summer ’12.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2.04-Chalkdust-Torture.mp3]***
“Light” SPAC, NY 7.5.13 II
This dense, virtuosic conversation kicked off Summer ’13 in earnest and is now my go-to version of the song.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2.03-Light.mp3]***
“Crosseyed and Painless” 7.10.13, Holmdel, NJ
This jam has so much staying power—truly an all-timer.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2.01-Crosseyed-and-Painless.mp3]***
“Harry Hood” 7.22.97 II, Raleigh, NC
After an intense, power-packed set of Phish, the band encored with this sublime “Harry Hood.”
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ph97-07-22d2t08.mp3]***
“Rock and Roll -> Meatstick” 8.5.11, George, WA
A jam—especially in context—that caused ripples throughout the modern Phish universe.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ph2011-08-05t14.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ph2011-08-05t15.mp3,http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ph2011-08-05t14.mp3]***
“Ghost” 8.15.98 II, Limestone, ME
The essential nugget of late-Summer ’98 Phish foreshadowed the shift to ambient jamming come the fall. This relatively under-the-radar “Ghost” sneaks into my personal top five.
[audio:http://phishthoughts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ph1998-08-16d3t01.mp3] Tags: Miner's Picks, TTFF
Glad joe won. Gophers have me eating 3 Xanax.
At least we all know MiA is sleeping like a baby. I mean who wouldn’t after 3 Xanax? I remember when the Packers played the Giants for the NFC championship way back when. Toward the end of the game I could of sworn I was having a heart attack. Shit was too stressful. And the Packers lost. Bummer night for sure.
I was just joking there. No Xanax. But not asleep yet either.
I figured as much. Just messing around. Couldn’t sleep if I had to. Sure I took enough sleep aids to put a horse down. They just don’t work anymore. I’m stuck with my thoughts all night long. It’s like a nighmare that won’t go away. I mean how does one convince themself that it’s OK to shut your eyes when they know what dreams lie ahead?
JK of course. Night all.
Another thing I figured out is that the Moma Dance from Coney Island on DVD 2004 is great for someone that hasn’t ever listened to Phish. I just think that song is so cool the way it’s put together. I saw some BEK posts today. Same song with words. Amazing both ways. Who writes songs like that anymore?
Maybe yes, maybe no?
October 17 – Seattle, WA
October 18 – Seattle, WA
October 19 – Portland, OR
October 21 – Boise, ID
October 22 – Salt Lake City, UT
October 24 – San Francisco, CA
October 25 – San Francisco, CA
October 26 – San Francisco, CA
October 28 – Los Angeles, CA
October 30 – Las Vegas, NV
October 31 – Las Vegas, NV
November 1 – Las Vegas, NV
No Portland or Boise or Salt Lake.
Seattle yes, three nights at the Bill Graham yes, also more nights in LA, Vegas.
http://www.cosmosontv.com
yes yes yes
Guess which note won for “greatest single sustain in history.”
Answer: http://www.reddit.com/r/Guitar/comments/20fyx2/what_would_you_say_is_the_greatest_single/cg2w30h
I was in Omaha on that cold icy night… You just never know when you are gonna be a part of history! I was a sophomore at CSU that fall and we drove from Ft Collins for the St Louis and Omaha shows. Both keepers!