El Dorado Café

Crested Butte, CO, USA

Top Rated Shows

Highest rated shows at this venue by Phish.net users:

Date Rating
1990-10-30 17 votes 4.0000/5
1990-04-07 14 votes 2.7857/5
1990-04-06 15 votes 2.6667/5

Top Reviews

Highest-rated reviews from shows at this venue:

1990-04-06 by forgemaster 4
I lived in Crested Butte at the time & being from NH was already a big Phish fan. Myself & one other guy made soundboard tapes of the whole colorado tour. My friend & I especially liked all the ski area shows as we would sneak on the mountains during the day & "shred the rad" & then go catch...
1990-04-07 by TheEmu 2
To me, the highlight of the show is an amusing Bike, where Fishman is introduced by Trey thusly: Trey: "Ladies and Gentlemen, sucking on the sac-vac of Boulder..." Page: "His majesty, Phil Collins!" Trey: "Ladies and Gentleman, Phil Collins will now perform Su-Su-Sudio!" Fish: "Bike."...
1990-10-30 by Oliver 1
Fun night, though it got off to a late start. if I recall correctly the band opted to use portions if not all of the house's sound gear. The house gear failed a song or two into the first set. So the crew with help from "others" had to roll in gear from the truck, making for at least a 30+ minute...
1990-10-30 by GeeForjay 1
There are some "Who Knows" teases in this Bowie.
1990-10-30 by DemandOpener 1
For a good chunk of the first set (possibly due to the malfunctioning gear and the subsequent swap out), Trey's vocals seem to be hanging slightly behind the music. It gets distracting to the point where the songs are almost unpleasant to listen to, so I wouldn't recommend this set. The...
1990-04-06 by TheEmu 1
I thought this was not a very tight sounding show at all. It was cool to hear the Rhombus narration (which I had read about but never heard) and to hear the original Cavern lyrics. But since the show highlights were, to me, a C+ Reba (some echo-y choppy chords and lots of sustain from Trey) and...

Notable Jam Chart Performances

Individual jam chart entries from this venue:

1990-10-30 Possum (8:56) Set 1
A very cool section with Trey and Page in a sort of call and response. Then a blazing hot build up to blow the lid off.
1990-10-30 Llama (4:40) Set 2
> in from "Reba." First recorded version is played at a slightly slower tempo. Format includes the now customary Page and Trey sections and has additional vocal refrains at the ending.


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