For all those phans who believe 1992 to be completely inessential Phish - I'm looking at you, @waxbanks - this is the ONLY show you'll need to hear to change your mind.
All four 'big jam' songs - Reba, Tweezer, SOAMelt, and YEM - are absolutely destroyed, with the incredible 15-minute...
I was at this show. It was my first show. It was 23 years ago today. I'm giving it a 5 because it rocked my world. I haven't listened to the show in over 20 years so I'm pulling from memory of being there experiencing it live, and seeing a band I'd been anticipating for a year.
The...
Hidden gem indeed! First headliner in Canada, and twentieth show of fall tour. Excellent recording of an excellent show! Really exceptional for 1992.
Good opening Llama right out of the gate. Foam is smoking. Maybe a little wavering while they are getting settled in, but good overall....
This is the only show from 1992 that I consider essential in the grand scheme of things. I feel they didn't really fully developed their listening skills until sometime in the second half of their Spring '94 tour. I can't fully articulate what the difference between everything before late...
Early 90's Phish can be hit-or-miss for me, personally. Some shows I can listen to on repeat (Durham, Murat, Schnitzer), while others I just don't really "get" (Roxy - all of it).
That said, I think this is a really good, fun, well-played show. I'm a huge Antelope fan (@n00b100 said in his...
This Tweezer is a wonderful example of the band just having an absolute BLAST.
There's chatter and excitement - audible electricity - at the start, and then, just zaniness!
There are times where I feel I'm listening to Hydrogen. Really rather delicate .. and then SMASHING, POUNDING...
One of the better '92 shows for sure, 12/12 at the Spectrum sees the band shine as they ease their way into the tight, consistent jamming of later greatness. Like the rest of the official releases from this year, this show throws out a relatively high number of tunes from all over the catalog,...
Amazing energy and playful. Spectrum was just a cozy club venue. Page and Mike milled about with the crowd on the floor during the setbreak; who are these Canadians, they wanted to know. Stage was a single riser or two. Super casual vibe even though the music indicated something extraordinary....