, attached to 1997-06-16

Review by spreaditround

spreaditround What a historic venue this – think of all the legends that have graced this stage. This was the one and only time Phish played here. SET 1: The Squirming Coil: Only five times has this opened a show: 6.5.90, 10.13.90, 6.16.97, 7.16.98, and 8.10.10 out of 366 times played, pretty big deal! Excellent version here. >

Dogs Stole Things: Standard. >

Taste: Pretty average version here.

Water in the Sky: Standard.

Sample in a Jar: Standard.

Beauty of My Dreams: Standard.

Theme From the Bottom: Thought the Dublin version was a bit more spirited but this one is solid in it’s own right. Interestingly enough, after the From the Bottom/Top lyrics at the end, they do sort of rock it out.

Chalk Dust Torture: Rocked this one pretty well, but pales in comparison to that awesome version from Dublin.

Wolfman's Brother: This one definitely gets funky and has that signature 97 funk feel to it. Just not nearly as good as Dublin. Fine version in its own right though.

Olivia's Pool: Standard.

SET 2: Limb By Limb: Standard.

Ghost: Excellent version for it being brand new has a nice, hard edge to it that segues perfectly into I Don’t Care – it’s like they made these two songs for each other as good as the segue is. ->

I Don't Care: Interesting tune, has a heavy metal vibe – one of only two to have ever made it to the stage >

Reba: Love how low and quiet they take this one down to in the early 8 minute range and then eventually build it back up. Love Trey’s strumming in the early 12’s. Must have been some miscommunication between Trey and Fish because Fish just rolls the toms and ends this before Trey has a real opportunity to go for the climax. Too bad b/c the body of this jam is very cool. This is a jamchart version. Personally, I won’t be seeking this one out again simply for the lack of climax.

Wading in the Velvet Sea: Standard.

Dirt: Interesting that they would pair Velvet Sea and Dirt – two ballads – deep in the second set – I get playing the new songs but here? Gorgeous Trey solo.

Harry Hood: Quite the clap along crowd on this evening. One here in Hood and one in Reba. Would say this is an average Hood, nothing stood out to my ear.

ENCORE: Cities: Big cheer of course for the London line.

Poor Heart: Meh, it’s Poor Heart.

Replay Value: None. Maybe Reba.

Summary: Very average Phish show. Don’t see myself ever coming back to this one. Would rate this as a 3 out of 5.


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