Ok, so I know the setlist looks pretty average. That's what I thought too. And while the first set is pretty average (save for a fairly experimental Stash that's worth a listen), the second set here SMOKES. Add up set 2 and the encore, you have 84 minutes of excellent fall 99 Phish. Sand isn't...
This is a nice, average, almost end of tour show from the fall of 2000. Pretty good playing overall, but nothing really stood out to my ears as being significantly better than average.
First set opens with a nice Chalk Dust, good, but not great. Guyute was good though it had some off parts...
I know I rated this show a 5 but this was my first show : )
First song played was NICU which corresponds with my name NIC-HOLAS. : ) I thought that was special : ) This show was really good and the venue was almost as cool : ) My one and only Phish show in Cali (not forever though)
The...
A re-listen review. This Stash has to be one of the best jams of the tour, if not the year. It has some of everything: 99's signature precision and haziness, and then a fiery conclusion that reminded me very much of 7/25/99's My Left Toe> Whipping Post.
I love the second set, but it's pretty...
This show is definitely plagued by some major issues. Quite a bit of flubbing especially in the second set, as well as some "connecting issues" between the guys. Also you have the issue of 3 slow songs in a row during the second set, surprisingly it works better than you'd think, but still is...
A pretty solid show, until....which I'll get to in a second.
Really nice opening sequence of Chalk Dust through Limb by Limb. Also, maybe I'm just projecting because of the show's location, but was Trey playing some surf rock guitar in Possum? Like some Beach Boys/Dick Dale power chords? Maybe...
What will show 2 in the final run give us? Some surprisingly good segues and an atypical Zero?
Chalk Dust opens the show with a fun little Walk This Way tease. Guyute is well played and is a fine choice for the 2nd song. Wolfman's gets into some cool funk rock and has a super slick...
NICU: Solid opener, nice energy.
Funky Bitch: Standard
First Tube: Rages as you would expect. Imagine folks would be getting tired of this by now though. 5th time played since it’s debut at the Vancouver show.
Gotta Jibboo: Solid jam
Heavy Things: Standard
Farmhouse:...
The Sherminator was in attendance at this show and I had the pleasure of meeting him. That was cool. But the coolest thing about this night was the absolutely gorgeous Stash. The fact that it isn't considered "highly recommended" or even "noteworthy" by this site's rating system is kind of...
> Piper, Trey alights upon a cool, swinging riff, and the version rides this vibe, with on-point fills from Page, the jam not so much building as unfurling, a heavy sort of bass and drum stomp. Play then becomes outright weird when Page shifts to his keys and a moody, brooding, outro ensues, with Trey quoting "Fast Enough For You".