The Chameleon Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I was just listening to this show. It is truly an amazing display of Phish at the top of their game. Before the drama, the hiatus and the hard drugs.I was at this show and was blown away then and today I still am.. Phish: 12/11/97 Rochester War Memorial, N.Y. Thursday, December 11, 1997Rochester War Memorial, Rochester, NY Set I: Punch You in the Eye > Down with Disease -> Maze, Dirt, Limb by Limb, Loving Cup, Rocky Top Set II: Drowned -> Roses Are Free -> Big Black Furry Creature from Mars > Ghost -> Down with Disease -> Johnny B. Goode Encore: Waste Show Notes: This show marked the debut of Roses Are Free, which segued out of an amazing Drowned, as well as a hot Disease. BBFCFM (first since August 6, 1996, or 118 shows) featured teases of Black Sabbath's Electric Funeral. Video footage from this show appeared in Bittersweet Motel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 talk about a buzzkill for the encore!i'm still partial to detroit and dayton (especially dayton) from the 6 and 7 of december 97. but rochester is a great show nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted January 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) Agreed. The encore was lacking but the first Roses and a killer Johnnny. B. Goode made up for it.I also agree Dayton is killer I was at that one too, man I wish they were still playing shows like this! Edited January 11, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Photogeek Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 The Detroit show is still one of the highlight's of all of the Phish shows I was at (it helps that I was front row)...I am still kicking myself for not making it a run. I had a group of friends who went through all the way until the Albany shows. 1997 is my personal favorite era of Phish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 That is an unbelievable setlist. I'm not sure but that may be the Rochester show where my friend Kate and her son Sam were right up front and centre and are visible in the poster. One of those nights Trey was interacting with Same quite visibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Yeah, I made it to the Hartford show and one of the Worcester. Definately Phish at their best throughout the entire run. Wish I had seen more. Rochester always struck me as a weird 'had to be there' type of show. And hate me, but I love 'waste' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I fucking loooooooove the Down With Disease from that Rochester show. Trey was losing his shit all over us. I didnt think he was going to stop cumming in our faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 One of the best shows in the funk era for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 I saw him stop briefly at the back of the stage during one of those BBFCFM laps to take a blast of crack from brad sands so that he could keep runningBM is heavily edited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Hahahaha, I kept thinking about Frasier during that BBFCFM."I am running with scissors!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 This is awesome stuff.Also, 'Waste' is a good song. I think the only reason people don't like it is because other people other than fans might also enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 and after a set like that it puts you to sleep rather than putting you over the top.yeah it's a good song. i don't think it's right for an arena-rock encore though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Yup, great tune. Its never bothered me when a band decides to do a ballad for the encore, in fact, I quite enjoy it (provided its a good tune).The ironic thing about Waste is that Trey has become all those things he said he didnt want to become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Yup, great tune. Its never bothered me when a band decides to do a ballad for the encore, in fact, I quite enjoy it lets you get back to the wookies in the lot faster for your heady burritos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey Boy 2.0 Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) The ironic thing about Waste is that Trey has become all those things he said he didnt want to become.heeeeeaaaaaavvvyyyyyyyyyy man Edited January 11, 2007 by Guest very good point actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 that was my third show, and the one that hooked me in for the next bunch of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 wasn't that the jennifer dances show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 no, JD was Rochester 99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Im going home Donny Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) ahhh righty...JD nearly made me vomit. :crazy: 97 really was the bomb...gratefull to have wasted so much time phishing then. Edited January 11, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 The Detroit show is still one of the highlight's of all of the Phish shows I was at (it helps that I was front row)...I am still kicking myself for not making it a run. I had a group of friends who went through all the way until the Albany shows. 1997 is my personal favorite era of Phish...We may have been sitting beside eachother. We were front row for this one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB1 Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 The dayton 97 show is still one of my favorites. That REBA in the second set is great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Just got the new DVD of the 12.29.97 show and it is a killer too. Plus having the video aspect is nice even though it is only one camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB1 Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Where can I download some high quality Fall 1997 phish shows. Any suggestions besides phish.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted January 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Jennifer Dances is one of the worst songs Phish ever attempted and that Rochester 1999 show was one of the worst Phish shows I have ever seen.But out of the 75 shows, I did see that is the only one that was obviously terrible, although the second set from Albany with original member Jeff Holdsworth was a total train wreck. Not to bad an average all in all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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