, attached to 2011-06-17

Review by That_Naked_Dude

That_Naked_Dude I'm from the so-called 1.0 era (dumb labels), and this was my first show post-breakup/-hiatus/-whatever. My wife is 6 years younger than me, and this was her first show EVER. She had always viewed Phish through the lens of studio recordings with Billy Breathes and Farmhouse being her go-to favorites, but she was completely blown away by the boys and their ability to seemingly communicate telepathically. She later told me this show helped her to understand why I spent most of my youth doing whatever I could to make it to the next Phish gig.

SET 1:
This is a highlights-of rather than a play-by-play account, but I remember being surprised by the Mike's > Hydrogen > Weekapaug opener, as, in my estimation, this has not occurred often....? The obligatory Bouncing Around the Room followed; it was played well, of course, but I wish they would remove it from the rotation. Got some NICU love after, which is always welcome. Stealing Time contained some of that old masterful dissonance-to-resolution-and-release that I loved so much from the years previous - a really good version that's worth seeking out. [Oh. There's a Pro-Shot video of it HERE on YouTube]

SET 2:
Trey slayed Backwards, which served to energize the crowd for the rest of the show. Got my first Rock & Roll after Backwards; "and it was [better than] all right", as was the jam that followed.
Icculus? Yes, please!
Incomplete Syd Barrett song (a personal favorite) with a vacuum solo that teases Somewhere Over the Rainbow? Yes, again! You're killing me!
Chalk Dust was energetic, but I was at MSG for NYE in '95 and no CDT will ever come close to equaling that rendition. The YEM jam (starting around the ten-minute mark) was knocked out of the park. The Wilson and Loving Cup encore was fantastic.

It's been 11 years since the show and what I remember most is how appropriate the Mike's opener was as he was on fire all night, spewing funky bass lines into the crowd at a consistent pace (see Wolfman, Ghost, Free, YEM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpQ3G2NMV7g Stealing Time from the Faulty Plan


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