Comments on: that time then, and once again

By: kevin

kevin — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:53:07 +0000

SnowKing would be a good venue.

By: D

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:32:22 +0000

Damn wish I could have made it going to Burgettstown through East Troy. They sure did lay it down.

By: FreshTracks

FreshTracks — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 15:15:11 +0000

For the first show in 4.5 years, this was every Phish fan’s dream. From midway through the Fluffhead, it was clear that the band had been rehearsing and were eager to cast aside criticism that they were no longer able to execute their structured and composed older material.

The second set opener was a new song that’s been played by the Trey Anastasio Band that seems tailor made for Phish. A sample of the lyrics:

Laughing all these many years
We’ve pushed through hardships tasted tears
We made a promise one to keep
I can still recite it in my sleep

Every time a birthday comes
Call your friend and sing a song
Or whisper it in to his ears
Or write it down just don’t miss a year

You decide what it contains
How long it goes
But this remains
The only rule is it begins
Happy happy oh my friend

This was the show the fanbase had been hoping for, and whatever they play the next two nights will no doubt whet the appetite of their fans for Phish version 3.0.

By: js

js — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:21:12 +0000

OK, “nospoilers” read no further.

Here’s the set list, gathered from the band’s Twitter posts:

I: Fluffhead, Divided Sky, Chalkdust Torture, Sample in a Jar, Stash, I Didn’t Know (I Was That Far Gone), Oh Kee Pah > Suzy Greenberg, Farmhouse, NICU, Horn, Rift, Train Song, Water in the Sky, Squirming Coil, David Bowie

II: Backwards Down the Number Line, Tweezer, Taste, Possum, Theme From the Bottom, First Tube, Harry Hood, Waste, You Enjoy Myself

E: Grind, Bouncing Around the Room, Loving Cup

By: js

js — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:37:44 +0000

Pearlman wrote in halfway through a colossal first set, “They’re back and better.”

Then he added, as the set seemed like it would go on all night, “Old Phish is back with a vengeance. Two hour first set. Old songs played as if Trey has something to prove.”

By: Andy

Andy — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:11:10 +0000

I’m having trouble waiting, but I want to be surprised when I first listen to it..

http://phishthoughts.com/nospoilers/

By: ilmeglio

ilmeglio — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:04:10 +0000

Don’t know yet whether it was any good or not, but with a first set of just under two hours (16 songs)they obviously weren’t dying to get offstage. Pictures coming in from the concert show an amazing light show.

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 03:02:24 +0000

Next monday night from 7 – 9 The Phish Show on 89.1 KHOL will be highlighting the Hampton shows. I’ll be filling in till Neil lands around 7:30, so expect reviews straight from him by 8 (depending on traffic from the airport!)

geeking out on twitter setlist updates right now…

By: js

js — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 01:14:00 +0000

… and the opener is: “Fluffhead.”

Never in the band’s history has this line been more appropriate:

“Fluff went to a banker, askin’ for some bills / The banker said, I ain’t got that, but I sure got some powerful pills!”