Just a friendly reply to the review by @upstateholly: I count 6 songs debuting 2009 or later ... that's 21 other songs all coming from pre-2009, and actually they all come from pre-2000 ... doesn't get much more "classic" than that these days, my phriend ...
Agreed this show pales a bit in...
We drove up with no tickets, got them for 60 dollars flat at the box office, wandered on to that lawn and had a blast. The band sounded tight out of the gate. My only thoughts were "turn it louder" - which they did, and I also moved up as far as I could to that speaker.
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Interesting reading some of the initial reviews of those who attended. I just finished listening to the show on Live Phish and thought it was pretty raging. Felt like a lot of energy to me with some songs having a bit of a faster tempo than normal (especially Twist). The early stage banter helped...
I dont understand the hate for this show at all. This was a fantastic show at a fantastic venue. Trey was on fire tonight. There werent any 20 minute deep space jams but they were tight and the energy was there. Definitely worth a listen. One of the best shows of the tour so far.
What a show. We were in the lawn, roughly center, and the sound, view, and weather were great. Phish started it off with "Free" (a favorite of mine) and solidly moved through song after energetic song, finishing the first set off with a kick-ass "Kill Devil Falls" jam. The second set was a real...
do you like songs under 10 min ? if you don't, then you don't like phish. most songs are not going to be jammed. I would love a sick 20 min tube, but that's not going to happen every time you go to a show. You know what else is not going to happen every show, getting a mango, ha ha ha, land lady,...
I'm pretty much still a noob I guess, I've been listening to this band for like a year and half now and this is only my 6th show but it was my first show going solo. After hitting Hartford the night before with two first timers, I made the trek up to Syracuse on my lonesome Sunday morning.
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I had mixed expectations for this one, especially following two stellar shows at Star Lake, and the fact the last time Phish played this venue in 2016 the show was… just not the greatest. But this is Phish mind you. Happy to report, my 25th show was an absolute heater.
Free is a great way to...
I loved everything about this show!!! Great new spectacular venue, I flew from Colorado back to Syracuse( I grew up in Utica & went to college in Plattsburgh) it was like a huge high school and college reunion! Haters gonna hate but they sounded fantastic, even the trippy drums/space like Martian...
I was at Deer Creek, all 3 SPACs, Great Woods, Hartford and Syracuse and this was my favorite of them all. They were in sync from the beginning, the venue was gorgeous. Highlights: Drowned, Simple, Curtis Loew and Rocky Top in the same show, keytar and Frankenstein fakeout in 1st set, Bold As...
Firmly in the conversation for best "KDF" to date, this version diverges quickly with a driving, upbeat jam which then becomes more textural and hard-edged after 9:00. It then reverts to major for the stretch run to a strong peak which Trey hammers home with a memorable melodic hook.
Begins with a brief major tangent but then reverts to a typically rocking "Tweezer" jam, albeit in a different key, then finds its footing again with a segment anchored by Trey's off-kilter, cyclical lead. From there, it builds more conventionally until the main riff returns, seemingly to bring things to a close, but the band really makes a meal out of this denouement by running through different permutations of the "Tweezer" theme, reintroducing Trey's mid-jam riff, and closing with a Moog-ified final volley, then -> "Oblivion".
The second leg of a mammoth 1-2 punch following "Tweezer", "Oblivion" proves to be a prime vehicle for synth-drenched improvisation. A late-night, portentous atmosphere persists until the pivot to major shortly after 11:00, bringing to bear an encouraging blissful payoff.
After a thoughtful, contemplative start, the jam gains momentum, moving into a faster paced, uplifting section with great, clear playing by Trey, and solidly grounded by Page.