, attached to 1997-07-23

Review by spreaditround

spreaditround SET 1: Julius: Smoking, absolutely red hot. The way they take it way down low, and the fiery jam is seriously unreal. If you ever wonder if 1997 is overhyped or they aren’t that tight, you need to listen to this. Each member is so in tune with their mates – it is just wonderful to listen to. Incredible musicianship, and all off the cuff and improvised. Spectacular. All timer Julius.

Dirt: Timing seems a bit off leading up to the lyrics.

NICU: Standard. >

Dogs Stole Things: Standard. >

Ginseng Sullivan: Standard.

Water in the Sky: Standard.

Limb By Limb: Strong version with a nice peak but don’t think I would seek this one out necessarily.

Split Open and Melt: Super funky jam out of the gate. This gets down and dirty. Definitely a face melter. Lots of craziness towards the end.

Billy Breathes: Well-placed for sure. Beautiful solo.

Possum: Textbook on how to create tension and release. Face melting rager. Highly recommended! Rocking hard into set break. When lights came up I can only imagine what the crowd looked like!

SET 2: Punch You in the Eye: Standard. In the intro it sounds like Trey is saying Joe Horn a few times or something like that?

Ghost: The first segment of this jam is so clean and raging, I love it. Around the 12 minute mark it shifts into a fast paced funk jam featuring some crazy sounds from Page. 18 and a half Fishman just screaming as Trey burns Lakewood to the ground, absolutely incendiary! The chill jam at the end is truly great. The effects at the very end (Frankenstein esque) work perfectly to transition into >

Sample in a Jar: Standard.

You Enjoy Myself: Absolutely nuts with all the klezmer stuff and yelling/screaming – pure chaos! Goofy stuff like this was commonplace in European winter and summer tours ->

Rocky Mountain Way Jam: Fun stuff right here. >

Chalk Dust Torture: Standard, it smokes.

ENCORE: Frankenstein – Standard.

Replay Value: Julius, Split Open and Melt, Possum, Ghost, You Enjoy Myself

Summary: Another monster show. That Ghost is very special, an all timer and many consider it the best version they have ever played. This shows is most definitely a barnburner. : Phish. Net has it at 4.542/5 (260 ratings) – I have no qualms with that – top notch stuff.


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