Phish back out on tour this summer!! :-)

s_cervin · « **Reply #60 on:** 3 Nov 2009, 07:03 pm »

Glad to hear the shows are good! 11/18 Cobo show will be my first since 2000. The whale sound loop better be GONE!

TRM · « **Reply #61 on:** 4 Nov 2009, 09:04 pm »

Quote from: rydenfan on 3 Nov 2009, 06:25 pm

Quote from: TRM on 2 Nov 2009, 04:28 pm
Glorious weekend of music

Care to elaborate??

I am starting to make my way through the shows and will comment once I have listened more intently.

I will in a few days. I've been sick since Monday morning and haven't even had a chance to listen to the tapes - hell I haven't even gotten out of bed yet, except to puke a few times.

Quote from: s_cervin on 3 Nov 2009, 07:03 pm

Glad to hear the shows are good! 11/18 Cobo show will be my first since 2000. The whale sound loop better be GONE!

the digital delay loop made a brief appearance on Friday (I think), first time I've heard it since 2000

rydenfan · « **Reply #62 on:** 4 Nov 2009, 09:28 pm »

Sorry to hear you are not feeling well.

I made it through about half of Exile on my drive this morning and it is amazingly good. I can hear so much meaning in the lyrics and music and understand even deeper now why they chose it.
The addition of the vocal coach has paid off in spades and this voices sound more controlled and expressive than I have ever heard them. I can easy see Tumbling Dice and/or Torn and Frayed finding their way into the rotation. I look forward to listening more on my drive home.

Easily the best Loving Cup ever

TRM · « **Reply #63 on:** 5 Nov 2009, 12:35 am »

Thanks, I'm slowly getting better and did some listening for the first time this afternoon. The "Shine A Light" damn near brought tears to my eyes and the lyrics to "Torn and Frayed" really hit home. Like you said, I can understand lyrically why the band chose this album.

I did a little write up on my blog,
http://steampoweredopinions.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-halloween.html

the meat of my post...

The band played eight sets over three days, each better than the next. The weather was stunningly beautiful all weekend highs in the upper 80s everyday and a nice desert cool down in the evenings. The Phish crowd has grown up and matured since 2004 when the band broke up. No spun dread-locked hippies passed out in the road this weekend... okay maybe one or two. People are clearly partying and enjoying themselves but it's not a neo-hippie traveling Cancun Spring Break scene anymore.

Musically the band will never be what they were in 1997, 1994, 1993 or whatever year it is that fans believe was the epitome of Phish. That's ok though, so long as they are clearly rehearsing, creating interesting new music and (perhaps most importantly) having fun together on stage it will still be a worthwhile musical experience. They are creating very good and very worthwhile music every single night. The baseline is back up a respectable level - when they have an off night, and they have always had off nights, it will still be a good and mostly well-played show. Based on what I saw this weekend when they are on they can play as well as they ever have.

I won't do a blow by blow of every night but the highlights for me included,

* "Stash" from set I on 10/30
* "Wolfman's Brother"->"Piper" from Set II on 10/30
* "Runaway Jim"->"Possum", "Run Like an Antelope" from Set I on 10/31
* All of the Stones set on 10/31
* All of Set III on 10/31, even the slow "When the Circus Comes to Town" was well placed
* All of the acoustic first set on 11/1
* "Rift", "Guelah Papyrus" and "Split Open and Melt" from set II on 11/1
* "Tweezer"->"Maze", "Mike's Song"->"2001"->"Light"->"Slave To the Traffic Light" from set III on 11/1

I really have very, very few musical complaints about the show. There were a few flubs and a couple of songs I could have done without but when they band plays 96 songs in 3 days it's hard to complain too much.

jriggy · « **Reply #64 on:** 6 Nov 2009, 04:40 pm »

Ya'll tried out the HD FLAC's??? Is the recording on these worth the little bit of extra dough?
Would def love to hear the acoustic set in high-rez! Was thinking of purchasing today...

TRM · « **Reply #65 on:** 9 Nov 2009, 03:57 am »

Listening back through the boards tonight for the first time on the big stereo.

The Friday show is better than I remember. Solid 3.0 Phish. Good warm up for the weekend.

Saturday has been playing all weekend on the ipod/bose upstairs so it didn't get a replay today.

Sunday though is remarkably good, particularly the second electric set. Acoustic set has some rough edges but I can't complain. The acoustic McGrupp is really tight, best tune of the set and not just because it is a "name" song - they nailed it.

First electric set has a few flubs (the Reba one is terrible) but the song selection in the set is great. The second electric set though is (.)(.) Tweezer->Maze is fantastic, Free is a bit short but rages. After hating Sugar Shack the first time I heard I now think it's a great tune. The major key solo from Trey still grates on me a bit but they have this song down tight now - Fishman's even throwing in some cool accents. Theme, Mikes->2001->Light->Slave... dear lord. Hot set, I could take or leave Limb By Limb but everything else is fantastic. I have seen Grind 3 times this year plus the debut in 98 :

but great recovery with Esther (which I had called that day) and tweeprise. Nice to not see them wimp out with a Waste or Contact encore but instead send us home with a rager.

Hoping they tighten things up a bit on fall tour, I think Red Rocks (last shows I saw prior to

were on the whole tighter. For a band that had been off the road for 10 weeks prior to this and learning/rehearsing "Exile" with 5 other musicians in that time they played really, really well.

What a great fucking year, I have had more and more fun at each successive run that I've made - Hampton, Red Rocks, 8.

Hicks · « **Reply #66 on:** 11 Nov 2009, 08:01 pm »

Curtain With and McGrupp from the acoustic set were my highlights, really moving/emotional stuff for me.

I had a great time at this fest, have you guys seen that they are posting fan mixes done at the House of LivePhish, check them out:

http://hood.livephish.com/media/3/default.aspx

Let's hope they do this again next year!

sts9fan · « **Reply #67 on:** 3 Dec 2009, 01:35 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrK4jxM9qe8

TRM · « **Reply #68 on:** 4 Dec 2009, 03:42 am »

anyone care to chime in about particularly favorite versions of tunes from this year?
I'm putting together a "Best Of" as a holiday gift for some friends.

zybar · « **Reply #69 on:** 4 Dec 2009, 04:07 am »

Quote from: TRM on 4 Dec 2009, 03:42 am

anyone care to chime in about particularly favorite versions of tunes from this year?
I'm putting together a "Best Of" as a holiday gift for some friends.

Gotta love their cover of "Exile on Main Street".

George

TRM · « **Reply #70 on:** 4 Dec 2009, 04:13 am »

I was there, its one of the greatest concert experiences of my life. Up there with Cypress for sure.

I was more meaning do you have a favorite YEM? Disease? Gin? Antelope? Tweezer? etc.

JDUBS · « **Reply #71 on:** 4 Dec 2009, 06:21 am »

Good Disease tonight!! Tired now...will report more tomorrow. aa

-Jim

Hicks · « **Reply #72 on:** 4 Dec 2009, 06:26 pm »

Quote from: TRM on 4 Dec 2009, 03:42 am

anyone care to chime in about particularly favorite versions of tunes from this year?
I'm putting together a "Best Of" as a holiday gift for some friends.

Sure thing, for me:

Tweezer- Red Rocks and 8
Seven Below- Albany
Ghost- Albany, although I really like Hartford and Jones Beach too
DWD- Bonnaroo, others have said Shoreline was really good too but I haven't heard it
Gin- Gorge by a mile
Backwards Down the Number Line- Chicago and SPAC
Drowned- Jones Beach and Red Rocks
46 Days- Merriweather
Twist- Jones Beach
Antelope- Gorge
Rock and Roll- Gorge and SPAC
Sneaking Sally- not much competition but the Gorge version must be heard!
YEM- Albany and Fenway

sts9fan · « **Reply #73 on:** 4 Dec 2009, 06:35 pm »

Fenway Curtis Lowe

TRM · « **Reply #74 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 08:40 am »

Final list, burned to a DVD and being distributed for the Holidays - thanks for all of your help. 116 tracks in total. I tried to keep it to the best version(s) or the rare bustouts. It's not a note perfect collection by any means but I think it does touch on the majority of the "best of the year" plus some other stuff that I just really like ;D

3 YEMS - Roo, 8, MSG
2 Tweezers - Red Rocks, Cinnci
3 Ghosts - Red Rocks, Hartford, Albany
both of the Drowned's made the cut, somewhat based on their placement within the set/jam.

Fluffhead   2009/03/06 I Hampton, VA
The Squirming Coil   2009/03/06 I Hampton, VA
Backwards Down the Number Line   2009/03/06 II Hampton, VA
Sanity   2009/03/08 I Hampton, VA
While My Guitar Gently Weeps   2009/03/08 II Hampton, VA
Destiny Unbound   2009/05/31 I Boston, MA
Curtis Lowe   2009/05/31 II Boston, MA
Reba   2009/06/02 I Wantagh, NY
If I Could   2009/06/02 I Wantagh, NY
Buried Alive   2009/06/05 I Wantagh, NY
Julius   2009/06/06 Great Woods, Mansfield, MA 
Dog Faced Boy   2009/06/07 I Asheville, NC
Sand   2009/06/07 II Camden, NJ
You Enjoy Myself ->   2009/06/12 Bonnaroo 
Wilson ->   2009/06/12 Bonnaroo 
You Enjoy Myself   2009/06/12 Bonnaroo 
Down With Disease   2009/06/12 Bonnaroo, TN
Kill Devil Falls   2009/06/12 Bonnaroo, TN
Mustang Sally   2009/06/14 I Bonnaroo, TN
Ocelot   2009/06/16 I St. Louis, MO
Halley's Comet   2009/06/16 II St. Louis, MO
Tube   2009/06/18 I Burgettstown, PA
A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing   2009/06/19 II Noblesville, IN
Drowned   2009/06/19 II Noblesville, IN
Noblesville Jam   2009/06/19 II Noblesville, IN
Makisupa Policeman   2009/06/20 II East Troy, WI
The Lizards   2009/06/20 II East Troy, WI
Brother   2009/06/21 I East Troy, WI
The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday   2009/06/21 I East Troy, WI
Avenu Malkanu   2009/06/21 I East Troy, WI
The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday   2009/06/21 I East Troy, WI
Frankenstein   2009/06/21 II East Troy, WI
The Divided Sky   2009/07/30 I Morrison, CO
Stash   2009/07/30 I Morrison, CO
Ghost   2009/07/30 II Morrison, CO
Wolfman's Brother   2009/07/30 II Morrison, CO
Split Open and Melt   2009/07/31 I Morrison, CO
Drowned ->   2009/07/31 II Morrison, CO
Crosseyed and Painless ->   2009/07/31 II Morrison, CO
Morrison Jam   2009/07/31 II Morrison, CO
Tweezer   2009/07/31 II Morrison, CO
Mound   2009/08/01 I Morrison, CO
Esther   2009/08/01 II Morrison, CO
Roses Are Free   2009/08/02 I Morrison, CO.
Boogie On Reggae Woman >   2009/08/02 II Morrison, CO.
Undermind >   2009/08/02 II Morrison, CO.
Oh! Sweet Nuthin'   2009/08/05 II Mountain View, CA
Bold As Love   2009/08/05 II Mountain View, CA
Pebbles And Marbles   2009/08/07 I George, WA
Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley >   2009/08/07 I George, WA
Gorge Jam   2009/08/07 I George, WA
Bathtub Gin   2009/08/07 II George, WA
Rock & Roll   2009/08/08 II George, WA
Paul And Silas   2009/08/11 I Bridgeview, IL
Gumbo   2009/08/11 I Bridgeview, IL
Carini   2009/08/11 II Bridgeview, IL
Sugar Shack   2009/08/13 - Darien PAC - Darien, New York
How High the Moon   2009/08/13 Darien PAC - Darien, New York
Colonel Forbin's Ascent >   2009/08/14 I Hartford, CT
Fly Famous Mockingbird   2009/08/14 I Hartford, CT
Ghost >   2009/08/14 II Hartford, CT
Psycho Killer >   2009/08/14 II Hartford, CT
Catapult >   2009/08/14 II Hartford, CT
Icculus   2009/08/14 II Hartford, CT
The Sloth   2009/08/15 I Columbia, MD
46 Days   2009/08/15 II Columbia, MD
David Bowie   2009/08/16 I Saratoga, NY
Harpua   2009/08/16 II Saratoga, NY
I Kissed A Girl   2009/08/16 II Saratoga, NY
Harpua   2009/08/16 II Saratoga, NY
Ventilator Blues   2009/10/31 Festival 8
I Just Want To See His Face   2009/10/31 Festival 8
Loving Cup   2009/10/31 Festival 8 
You Enjoy Myself   2009/10/31 III Festival 8
Suzy Greenberg   2009/10/31 III Festival 8 
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters   2009/11/01 Festival 8
The Curtain With   2009/11/01 Festival 8
Wilson   2009/11/01 Festival 8
Mike's Song   2009/11/01 III Festival 8, CA
2001   2009/11/01 III Festival 8, CA
Light   2009/11/01 III Festival 8, CA
Slave To The Traffic Light   2009/11/01 III Festival 8, CA
Tweezer   2009/11/20 II Cincinnati, OH
Possum   2009/11/20 II Cincinnati, OH
Torn & Frayed   2009/11/21 Cinncinnati OH
Albuquerque   2009/11/21 Cinncinnati OH
Cities   2009/11/24 I Philadelphia, PA
Camel Walk   2009/11/24 I Philadelphia, PA
Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan   2009/11/24 I Philadelphia, PA
The Mango Song   2009/11/24 II Philadelphia, PA
Run Like An Antelope   2009/11/25 I Philadelphia, PA
Maze   2009/11/27 I Albany, NY
My Mind's Got A Mind Of Its Own   2009/11/27 I Albany, NY
Golden Age   2009/11/27 II Albany, NY
On Your Way Down   2009/11/27 II Albany, NY
Uncle Pen   2009/11/28 I Albany, NY
Vultures   2009/11/28 I Albany, NY
Seven Below   2009/11/28 II Albany, NY
Ghost   2009/11/28 II Albany, NY
Cool It Down   2009/11/28 II Albany, NY
Nellie Kane   2009/11/29 I Portland, ME
Weigh   2009/11/29 I Portland, ME
Meat   2009/11/29 I Portland, ME
Crimes Of The Mind   2009/11/29 II Portland, ME
Free Bird   2009/11/29 II Portland, ME
Peaches en Regalia   2009/12/02 I New York, NY
Down With Disease   2009/12/03  Madison Square Garden
Glide   2009/12/04 Madison Square Garden
Scents and Subtle Sounds   2009/12/04 Madison Square Garden
You Enjoy Myself   2009/12/04 Madison Square Garden
Shine A Light   2009/12/04 Madison Square Garden
Ya Mar   2009/12/05 Charlottesville, VA
Old Home Place   2009/12/05 Charlottesville, VA
Funky Bitch   2009/12/05 Charlottesville, VA
Sweet Virginia   2009/12/05 Charlottesville, VA
Tweezer Reprise   2009/12/05 Charlottesville, VA

zybar · « **Reply #75 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 02:22 pm »

WOW!! Thanks for putting together such an extensive list TRM.

Since I have all of the shows, I can simply create your selections as a playlist within SqueezeCenter and give it a try.

Happy Holidays.

George

TRM · « **Reply #76 on:** 19 Dec 2009, 11:44 pm »

enjoy!

rydenfan · « **Reply #77 on:** 31 Dec 2009, 02:46 pm »

It is a total throwdown in Miami

Night 1 was a bit of a warmup but night 2 & # have exploded with deep Type II jams and some sick bustouts

Looking forward to seeign what tonight brings

sts9fan · « **Reply #78 on:** 31 Dec 2009, 03:53 pm »

Last night looked sick. I think i will DL it when I get home.

TRM · « **Reply #79 on:** 31 Dec 2009, 10:29 pm »

I grabbed the board and Taylor's 4 channel schoeps from last night. We're staying home this evening so I've got some listening to do