canadianphan

Acording to my source The Stones, U2 and Floyd all want to tour next year. The economics of three concurent mega tours isn't feasable, so the bands management and promotere (read "Clear Chanel") are working to schedual the three tour in sucession.

Economics rules all art.

My friend Damien is a Vegan Chef. He soaks his limp vegies in a sink full of ice water. They are then rejuvinated and ready to be stir fried.

Yum...

My $0.02 on the first night.

Great show. In the top 5 of the 40 or so I've seen since 96. Beautiful venue, and a groovy vibe from the crowd with an altogether chill attitude from "the man". Phans still talk about the funk, but I think that the funk has given way to a decidedly more hooked rock sound. Very inspired playing from the whole band, with stand out moments from both Mike and Fishman.

The Reba opener was very strong. Set the tone for the evening; which was very rock driven. I absolutely love this bliss jam, so I had a great start to my evening. They kept the energy high through Jim and NICU. You could tell that they were moving into a comfortable space with Scents. The jam was indicative of the direction that Phish has been heading with its recent creations; it flowed nicely through a psycadelic jaunt in the woods. Everyone had some subtle contribution. Wolfmans was pretty standard, fun, but nothing special. Walls of the cave was a bit of a suprise. I don't really groove on the first section of the song, but the second movement was outstanding. It's this sort of creativity that make me wonder why they don't see a future together. Bowie was entertaining but didn't have the intensity of some of the previous tunes in the set.

I was stoked to here Ocean as the second set opener. I think it’s a highlight of the new album and it didn't disappoint live. The liquid jam was totally engrossing, a beautiful way to start the second set. Piper... What to say? As with all jams of this length there were many peaks and valleys. My love for these types of jams comes from hearing the creative development of the bands collective thought process. The second half of the jam had Trey vamp on the Twezzer reprise lick (on Mikes subtle suggestion), but they never fully launched into the tune. Instead, Trey built the jam by playing a single note from the progression and holding it for 8 bars a time. Totally sick. Jiboo was beautiful with Trey playing in an almost Jerry type style with and auto wah type effect. Limb by Limb is a favorite of mine because it always leads to a soaring jam. As I expected this was full speed ahead, and they should have ended the show at this point. Cavern was entertaining but forced and partially forgotten (Trey highlighted the "foggy cavern" of his mind). A fun sing along nonetheless. I enjoyed Velvet Sea, simply because it's nice to head off into the lots on a chill note after such a raging show.

I really feel as though Phish is playing as a cohesive unit right now. This is their last tour and they're out to show everyone that they've still got the magic. There were many of the blissful moments we search for throughout the show, reaffirming again my love for music and life.

peace

I'll be @ the JAzz and in the T-dot if all goes acording to plan

Maybe Chuck will bust out some dank ass Karate Jams on this tour.

Isn't it funny how the world wide web can blow just about anything out of proportion?!

Especially when it come to music fans and bands.

Take EVERYTHING you read on the internet with a grain of salt.

peace

tND for me

The link above is dead. You can listen to a real player version here:

Walls of the Cave

BTW, there is a second track in this file, I think it's called 46 days. The lyric is "Listen to the Silent Trees". It's got a bit of a WSP feel to it.

Jeff Farrow

Guelph

Earth

The big friendly had his hotel rooms for vegas booked two weeks ago ;-)

For me it'll be cinci thru uniondale (in my dreams).

stoked dude

Can I be #40?

Who loves ya? ;-)

I'll be there with the west coast crew.

Bringin the dancing shoes ;-)

I love being naked...

I'm in.

Rock out on the air guitar.

canadianphan

canadianphan is a hearing aid that checks your spelling, explodes when dropped and is transparent.

Reba and Bathutub Gin for their famous floaty jam segments... Slave for lyrical content and Billy Breaths for studio work.

Aw Ya

Hey who am I going to see at the show tonight?

Nope... no after party for me. Too wasted

Pizza and Bed

Great show. The energy was great. Lots of folk boogie'n... Jomamma was great too.

Red and white/blue suede shoes

I'm Uncle Sam /how do you do?

Gimme five/I'm still alive

Ain't no luck/I learned to duck

Check my pulse/it don't change

Stay seventy two/come shine or rain

Wave the flag/pop the bag

Rock the boat/skin the goat

Wave that flag

Wave it wide and high

Summertime

Done come and gone

My oh my

I'm Uncle Sam /that's who I am

Been hidin' out/in a rock and roll band

Shake the hand that shook the hand

Of P.T. Barnum/and Charlie Chan

Shine your shoes/light your fuse

Can you use/them ol' U.S. Blues?

I'll drink your health/share your wealth

Run your life/steal your wife

Wave that flag

Wave it wide and high

Summertime done

Come and gone

My oh my

Back to back/chicken shack

Son of a gun/better change your act

We're all confused/what's to lose?

You can call this song/the United States Blues

Wave that flag

Wave it wide and high

Summertime done come and gone

My oh My

Summertime done come and gone

My oh My

Words by Robert Hunter;

music by Jerry Garcia

thats quite the find!!!

Well I've got to say that Bonnaroo was a highlight of my summer, BNB in Guelph was a highlight of the Spring and Downtime / DaysOfYou tearing apart Babylon was an unexpected highlight.

Music makes everything better.

Being high is fun.....

Being sober is fun....

It's all a mater of perspective.

When I first went on Phish tour in 96 I bumped into a group of kids on tour who had a booth (some of you may have seen it) something along the lines of Phish Phreeks who party Sober. I hung out with them at a show and had a GREAT experience (I mean euphoric). I've also been really high at shows and had equaly as memerable experiences. It all depends on your situation and your energy.

peace

P.S. wasn't phil great (I was high)

How about at the trash in guelph on thursday? anyone going? I'll be there.