04-22-90 Cutler Quad, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:57:16 EST
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: 4-22-90

set I
Divided Sky, Uncle Pen, Oh ke Pa, Suzie Greenburg, Possum
I didn't know, Cavern, My Sweet one, Slave to the traffic light,
Mike's song, I am Hydrogen, Weekapaug groove.
set II
Dinner and a movie, Bouncin', You enjoy myself, Fluffhead,
How high the moon,  Esther, BBFCFM, Harry Hood, Fire

enc: Lawn boy, Golgi Apparatus

A friend had told me to come with them to see this band Phish who were
playing for free down at Colorado College. Never heard of them and didn't
know what to expect. I was living in Denver at the time and it seemed like
a great way to spend a Sunday. They has set a stage up between some dorms
and the backdrop was Pike's Peak. It happened to be sunny that day and
they came on late in the afternoon for the first set. I think there may
have been a hundred people there. I didn't really get them at first
although I enjoyed them. It was during the solo on Possum that they
started to click for me and then the rest of the show went by way to fast.
They came out for the second set as the sun was setting behind Pike's
Peak. The front range in Colorado Springs is a beautiful sight although
the town is pretty odd for me these days. Some clouds were hugging the top
of the peak and the colors from the sunset were beautiful. The stage
lights(what little one's there were) popped on in synch with the early
part of YEM where Trey hit's those high notes. I loved the various styles
of music they played throughout the show that really got me. Unfortunately
they got some noise complaints and the show had to end. I came home that
night a huge fan and am real happy for their success today although I
rarely see them anymore. Keep rockin'.
                                                  


tape review

From [email protected] Mon Jul 31 19:50:36 1995
From: prep school hippie [email protected]

tape review
4/22/90 Cutler Quad College, Telluride, CO

set I
Divided Sky, Uncle Pen, Oh ke Pa, Suzie Greenburg, Possum
I didn't know, Cavern, My Sweet one, Slave to the traffic light,
Mike's song, I am Hydrogen, Weekapaug groove.

set II
Dinner and a movie, Bouncin', You enjoy myself, Fluffhead,
How high the moon,  Esther, BBFCFM, Harry Hood, Fire
enc: Lawn boy, Golgi Apparatus

4/22/90 is one of my favorite tapes, one of my first tapes
but when I flip through my collection, 100+ tapes, I always
love to listen to this show.  the 4/22/90 show is classic phish, 
mainly due to the fact phish is an east coast band that hardly 
makes any stops on the west coast. It may be why they played
their very best this show, with a all-star setlist.  I wish  
I wish I went to it but I was only a 9 year old @ the time.
Phish played with so much energy at this rocky mountian show.

Divided Sky-
A great opener, every time they play at colorado they seem to 
use this awsome opener, at the '95 Red Rocks show they placed
it perfectly so that the Divided Sky jam was when the mountians
where blocking out the sun, and I'm sure that this Divided Sky
was at a very meaniful time

Uncle Penn-
A great song for a great show

Oh Ke Pa-
great oh Ke Pa perfect to get you in the mood for the 
up coming Suzie Greenburg.  Many Coloradaian's are in the
mood for a little bluegrass/country.

Suzie Greenburg-
wow!  the band really gets into it, with trey saying suzieeeeee
which seemed like an eternity.  Then after "but she better 
first be cheked by a nurolgist"  An unknown instrument fills
the time before the next verse will astonsing greatness.

------skipping-----

cavern-
I always love to hear this one,but this on is a special 
Cavern because this cavern is sung less than a month after
it was first palyed (4/5/90). Gordon (like always)  shows
us his capibility to play the bass with a great solo.

----skipping-----

Mike's Song-
another great song, with a awsome jam.

pardon me for rushing-
but the second set in a few words was just as great as 
the first, Dinner and a movie was a great scheme by the 
band to get the fans back into it, Bouncin' was played next
followed but a YEM, trey gives us a great guitar that would
make santana go "wow" then fluufhead, Esther oh and then 
a great BBFCFM, I really liked this on becouse the band didn't
get off the song in the middle like they seem to do alot.
this went in perfect order. A great Harry then just in case 
someone didn't fell they got their moneys worth the band gave 
them a golgi closer that gave everone a smile on their face
driving home.

In summary I loved this show (I used some great expression)
an I wish I was there.

until next time 
peace-
Matt Gracey [email protected] (if you want my list)

BTW-  for all of you dickheads, yes a 14 year old can see shows 
have a room full of boots and like phish songs beside Bouncing
around the room.


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