Check out this beautifully done DVD of the first night of Phish’s Hampton reunion run, complete with soundboard audio. Turn out the lights, turn up the volume, and get down in your living room.
Phish
3/06/09
Hampton, VA
DISC 1
-Fluffhead
-The Divided Sky
-Chalk Dust Torture
-Sample in a Jar
-Stash
-I Didn’t Know
DISC 02
-The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
-Suzy Greenberg
-Farmhouse
-NICU
-Horn
-Rift
-Train Song
-Water in the Sky
-The Squirming Coil
-David Bowie
DISC 03
– Backwards Down the Number Line
– Tweezer
– Taste
– Possum
– Theme from the Bottom
DISC 04
– First Tube
– Harry Hood
– Waste
– You Enjoy Myself
Encore:
– Grind
– Bouncing Around the Room
For those of you that weren’t fortunate enough to catch any of the Phish reunion shows at Hampton Coliseum on March 6th, 7th, and 8th, enjoy these HD/SBD clips of some highlights from the historic run. I’ve sampled some of the best vids out there from each day of the run.
Fluffhead -3/6/09 Set I Opener
The Hampton Fluffhead opener will go down in phans record books as one of, if not the most historic moment in the band’s 25 year career. While I could write an essay on this, I’ll just let you decide what you think and enjoy the song’s “FLUFFHEAD!” peak and ensuing jam:
David Bowie – 3/6/09 Set I Closer
The climax of the David Bowie jam is one of the most sought after musical segments in Phish’s repertoire. This fan favorite from the band’s first studio album – 1988’s Junta – David Bowie is funky number with extremely complex composed segments. The composed section leads into a dark and building jam all leading up to the Bowie ‘peak’, exhibit A:
YEM Vocal Jam – 3/6/09 Set II Closer
Having witnessed this vocal jam personally, all I can say is ‘Wow’. Kuroda’s lights and the band are so synced, it’s downright scary:
Ghost Jam Segment – 3/7/09 Set II
Many fans point to the Ghost jam as the most experimental jamming of the weekend and taste of what’s in store for Phish 3.0. This starts out dark and slow and builds into a fantastic jam up around the 5 minute mark, enjoy:
Tweezer Reprise – 3/8/09 Encore (last song of the run)
The band decided to save the Tweezer Reprise (Tweezer was played on night 1, set 2) to close out the run at the end of the encore on the 8th. This vid is shot from the middle of the pit and really gives you a feeling of the insane energy abound in the Coliseum this weekend. If this vid doesn’t make you want to quit your job and go on summer tour, check your pulse:
Let’s keep the hits right on coming with this classic Phish show from 2-28-03, Nassau Coliseum:
Set 1
Birds Of A Feather
Destiny Unbound
Horn
Bathtub Gin
Sleep
Back On The Train
Bouncing Around The Room
Walls Of The Cave
Set 2
Tweezer >
Soul Shakedown Party >
David Bowie
Round Room >
Harry Hood
Encore:
Contact
Mexican Cousin >
Tweeprise
I attended this monster show, widely regarded as one of the top 10 post-hiatus/Phish 2.0 shows. With the Destiny Unbound bustout, 30 minute Tweezer, Hood, Bowie, Gin, and Birds of a Feather, it’s not a suprise this show gets so much attention. The band lays down some of their most impressive and cohesive long improvisational jams of the later years, especially on Tweezer, Birds and Bowie.
First, fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy fluffy head from Hampton 3/6/09. When the lights go yellow, Phish plays their first improvised note in almost 5 years. Feel the release….
Second, The Talking Heads in 1980 – The Great Divide
And finally, some classic G Dead/Bob Weir from NYE 1985 (with Ken Kesey commentary). The vocal interplay between Bob and Brent is top-notch, and Bobby’s hand signals and intense stare put this over the top!
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