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Title: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: runawayjimbo on July 04, 2011, 01:45:48 AM
This was an easy pick:  my first show. I'll try to listen critically but for me, this will always be the BEST SHOW EVAH! I'm curious to see what a more unbiased review looks like.

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Phish
06-24-1995
Philadelphia, PA
Mann Music Center

Source: Cardoid 460's > TEAC > Technics 260 > DAT
Transfer: CD > EAC > .WAV > MKW > .SHN
Transfered By; Scott Harris (scott@strangedesign.org)

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Disk 1
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set 1:
1. Fee >
2. Rift
3. Spocks Brain
4. Julius
5. Glide
6. Mound
7. Stash
8. The Horse >
9. Silent in the Morning
10. Squirming Coil


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Disk 2
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set 2:
1. 2001 >
2. Halley's Comet
3. David Bowie
4. Lifeboy
5. Suzy Greenberg
6. Harry Hood


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Disk 3
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1. Acoustic Army
2. Sweet Adeline
3. Golgi Apparatus
encore:
4. crowd noise
5. Bold as Love

Submitted Reviews

1) August
2) runawayjimbo
3) RJ
4) whatapiper
5) GBL
6) Jezmund
7) bacchist
8) aphineday
9) phil
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: Superfreakie on July 04, 2011, 02:16:28 AM
I skipped this show to catch the GD at RFK.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 06:40:50 AM
It is the best Spock's.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: runawayjimbo on July 04, 2011, 09:24:01 AM
Quote from: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 06:40:50 AM
It is the best Spock's.

That and the Bowie will probably get a lot of attention but it was the Stash that brought me back the next night looking for a ticket (didn't find one BTW but had a blast fucking with my buddy who passed out after he shoved a couple goo balls in his face. HS was the shit)
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: bacchist on July 04, 2011, 09:38:55 AM
Quote from: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 06:40:50 AM
It is the best Spock's.
Makes you wonder why they decided to shelf it for 5 years following this performance.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 09:40:04 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on July 04, 2011, 09:24:01 AM
Quote from: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 06:40:50 AM
It is the best Spock's.

That and the Bowie will probably get a lot of attention but it was the Stash that brought me back the next night looking for a ticket (didn't find one BTW but had a blast fucking with my buddy who passed out after he shoved a couple goo balls in his face. HS was the shit)

Was this your first show?
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: runawayjimbo on July 04, 2011, 10:08:16 AM
Quote from: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 09:40:04 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on July 04, 2011, 09:24:01 AM
Quote from: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 06:40:50 AM
It is the best Spock's.

That and the Bowie will probably get a lot of attention but it was the Stash that brought me back the next night looking for a ticket (didn't find one BTW but had a blast fucking with my buddy who passed out after he shoved a couple goo balls in his face. HS was the shit)

Was this your first show?

Yep. What you don't read my intro?  :cry: :-D
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 10:12:41 AM
Whoops!
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: whatapiper on July 04, 2011, 01:29:06 PM
Stoked to review this, I rarely play summer 95 so this will be a treat.   I also love hearing "first shows" of others.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: Superfreakie on July 04, 2011, 01:36:09 PM
Quote from: whatapiper on July 04, 2011, 01:29:06 PM
I rarely play summer 95 so this will be a treat.

missing out on all the good things in life
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: whatapiper on July 04, 2011, 01:44:26 PM
Quote from: Superfreakie on July 04, 2011, 01:36:09 PM
Quote from: whatapiper on July 04, 2011, 01:29:06 PM
I rarely play summer 95 so this will be a treat.

missing out on all the good things in life

Too much to listen to and not enough time, whenever I feel 95 I typically throw on some Fall.   Just means many gems await my ears in the future.

One straight month of REAL phish is what I'm really pumped about.   No new shows to clog my playlist
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: Superfreakie on July 04, 2011, 02:30:07 PM
Quote from: whatapiper on July 04, 2011, 01:44:26 PM
No new shows to clog my playlist

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 06:56:45 PM
I always felt like the week of shows after Finger Lakes up until Sugarbush are kinda overlooked. Maybe not as HUGE as some of the other shows on this Tour, but still pretty noteworthy.

Fee - A few wrong notes/chords by Page, Trey and Mike (!) to start. Crowd goes bananas for the megaphone. Segues smoothly into >>>

Rift - Well played and starts giving the set some momentum.

Spock's - Like I said, THE best version. This one features plenty of wah by Trey where he normally wouldn't use it. Tons of energy on this one and it seems the band was finally comfortable with playing this tune. Then it was shelved until 09-29-2000, lol.

Julius - *LUV* the '94/'95 versions. Tons of peaks with this rendition, although Trey kinda misses the BIG one. Doesn't kill it, tho, but wish they had went for one more.

Glide - Only version of the Summer and 1/3 from all of 1995. STATS ALERT Glide was only played 11 times over a 5 year period ('95-'00). Odd that 2000 had just as many performances as '95.

Mound - Not the hugest Mound fan, but the set is still rolling nicely. Well played.

Stash - MEAT. Great composed sections. ~7:20 Mike doubles up. Slight vocals at 9 in and again at ~10:15. Pretty much a steady, tension-filled build up until the first drop at 10:40. A few more peaks couple with tension and this one resolves nicely. Personally, not a "best of" version, but very good and acts a great anchor for the set.

Horse/Silent - Nice breather.

Coil - Virtually flawless composed sections. Is there a very brief Landslide tease during Page's solo? Dunno. *LUV* when they leave Page out there. Great set.

2001 - Early version. You know what you're gonna get. Drops directly into >>>

Halley's - Quick solo sections with another drop into >>>

Bowie - The other white anchor. 2 minute intro. They settle into a nice groove ~7 which then leads to a deconstructed jam. Laughing at 13:30 then really enters some psych space. Real classic Summer '95 sound going down. They kinda with this light groove until they really pick up the tempo at 17 in. A bunch of screaming during the outro section. Personally, I prefer the Deer Creek version over this one, but it is still super wicked.

Lifeboy - Took a dump.

Suzy - Funny how people list this tune as huge highlight now. Wasn't Page(zilla) always killing his solos? Anyway, this Suzy was the highlight of the part of the show where they played Suzy. Page killed his solo, too.

Hood - Premature "Harry" during intro. OK composed sections before the Mr. Minor segment, which is straight fiery! Some more yelling and DISGUSTING work by Mike. The jam is both patient and long, which builds to one great peak followed by a YUGE peak featuring "The Note."
All of these "earlier" versions had that note, wish it stayed. Anyway, these last four songs conclude the 12-30-1995 segment of our program.

Army - Thanks the crowd for being quiet during the tour and for teh hats.

Adeline - Usually not much to say about this, bit this one actually has a really strong finish!

Golgi - Trey having fun with the timing of his leads. Nice cap.

Axis - Smell the Glove. Energetic with some more interesting lead work by Trey. Kinda (he does) misses the note when they come back in the second time, but not terrible.

Cool first show, n00b... :wink:
I give it a solid B+.
a
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: runawayjimbo on July 04, 2011, 09:39:20 PM
06-24-1995
Mann Music Center
Philadelphia, PA

I

Fee - My first memory of them on stage is Trey yelling into a bullhorn playing the song I know best. Thus begins a lifelong obsession.

Rift - I love how they just attack this. It's not perfect, but there's such energy because this was way back when they played with Big Balls instead of just singing about them. A couple flubs from Trey and even Page...gasp...can't cool this thing off. They nail the ending and the place was on fire.

Spock's Brain - At this point I distinctly remember thinking "WTF did I get myself into?" I started bugging pretty hard at one point, but thankfully it was early enough that it was still light out. If this had gone down in the 2nd I wouldn't have been able to handle it. As Aug said, THE version (random side note: when they played it at Camden I traveled back in time to this show and made cumsies in my pants).

Julius - Now I remember why I like this song. Great work by all but Trey really shows why he is the leader of this band. They even dabble in some tension in an OBV nod to the Stash that's about to go down.

Glide - "Hello, Audience? Yeah it's us, the band. Yeah, we're fucking on tonight so be careful out there because we're gonna crush some skulls. Thanks."

Mound - Straight forward, nearly flub-proof, perfectly placed. This set has more flow than a sorority house at the end of the month.

Stash - When I trace my Phish roots, this is where it begins. I'm sure I didn't fully understand what happened that night but like I said, it brought me back the next night. Impeccable composed section leads right into the dirty. ~8:45 was when I looked over and said "Can I hold your hand?" to my cousin who brought me to the show. Thankfully he said yes. :rimshot: Sweet fucking tension. Just driving, unrelenting waves that builds to a mini-peak ~11:25 when they all fall back into the song in unison. But then ~12:30 they're like "Needs more tension" so they dive back in to the goo. ~13:50 they kinda whiff on the peak but no problem, they'll just push some more tension in your face until they find paydirt ~14:30. 14:52 was the exact moment I thought "I gotta see these guys again." This version is easily overlooked, and it still smokes.

Horse > Silent - Perfectly placed, well played and gave me a safe place to pick up my face.

Squirming Coil - Caps a beautifully executed set. Page's solo is simply inspiring.

II

2001 - Short and fiery. I like the late-90 grooves better myself but this packs a lot of goodness in under 5 mins.

Halley's Comet - Great 10 mins of fun to open the set.

David Bowie - Strap in kids. They develop this Boogie Nights jam that feeds the next 15ish mins of music. Slick little breakdown ~10:00 and at 12:30 their still deconstructing the Boogie Nights theme. ~17:00 Mike & Fish sound like their playing BOTT while Page & Trey add that darkness so you know they're not playing BOTT cause it's 1995. Page goes off ~20:00 and before you realize it they're back in the main theme. They seem to struggle finding the song but it's amazing to me how fluid they are. Like Stash, if they don't connect they have the confidence to keep the theme going, step back and try to peak it properly. The ending kinda leaves a bad taste in your mouth but that jam was the real deal.

Lifeboy - Wait, what's this? A ballad that doesn't kill a set? What a novel concept!

Suzy Greenberg - Trey with a Lifeboy tease into the 1st chorus kinda reminds me of the Meatstick teases at Great Woods this summer, right? Right? Page's 1st solo gets chopped down before its prime but he kills the 2nd on the piano. I definitely needed that pick me up after my second face melting of the night.

Harry Hood - Fish is having fun. Someone (Page?) jumps the gun on "Harry" but Fish plays it off nicely. Mr. Minor is nasty (is that Fish growling?). A beautiful jam that literally made me levitate that night. Ask anyone.

Acoustic Army - I had no idea what was going on at the time but I loved it

Sweet Adeline - Trey really loves quiet audiences; maybe we should STFU at shows so they can feel comfortable. The quiet audience responds by giggling at Fish's antics.

Golgi Apparatus - The show opens and closes with the only 2 songs I could have named going in. I was hooked.

E

Bold as Love - Exclamation point

Obviously, hard to be objective here but I'm gonna go ahead and give this show an A+. The setlist rides like a dream and their command over the music is mind numbing. And this is on an "off night." And for the HATER haters, if "2nd tier" 3.0 shows sounded like this rather than the stomach wrenching horror scenes of this summer, there'd be a lot less HATE. I DARE you to listen to Stash from Camden after listening to this one.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: runawayjimbo on July 04, 2011, 09:40:35 PM
Quote from: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 06:56:45 PM
Cool first show, n00b... :wink:

Go pound sand, n00b
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 09:41:26 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on July 04, 2011, 09:40:35 PM
Quote from: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 06:56:45 PM
Cool first show, n00b... :wink:

Go pound sand, n00b

My quote!
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 09:41:53 PM
Good stuff.
Maybe we'll do a first show round in the future.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: whatapiper on July 05, 2011, 03:20:49 AM
Quote from: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 09:41:53 PM
Good stuff.
Maybe we'll do a first show round in the future.

That would be fun, but my first show has been selected already... :cry:
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: phil on July 05, 2011, 10:53:45 AM
Quote from: whatapiper on July 05, 2011, 03:20:49 AM
Quote from: G. Augusto on July 04, 2011, 09:41:53 PM
Good stuff.
Maybe we'll do a first show round in the future.

That would be fun, but my first show has been selected already is hardly worthy of closer review... :cry:

FYPFM
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: rowjimmy on July 05, 2011, 11:30:23 AM
Here begins set one
I am psyched to hear this show
so let's get started:

Fee opens and rules
But Rift brings the night's first heat
and then comes Spock's Brain

Wow. A great version.
hope they never ruin it
with half-assed bustouts

Julius is strong.
One week earlier, this song
got up in my head.

Good era for this.
Oh shit! This Glide is awesome.
Makes me Glad Glad Glad

that I'm listening
to this instead of new shows.
Mound is solid stuff.

On the other hand
This Stash is a master work
in tension building.

Maybe not the best
but a perfect example
of what Stash should be.

Horse starts quietly
it is ominous really
but that tone's softened

when Silent kicks in.
Relax folks, and catch your breath.
Coil is coming.

Strong version from all
Page's meltdown is sublime
ending a great set.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: runawayjimbo on July 05, 2011, 12:00:51 PM
I don't understand
This haiku obsession, still,
Fucking impressive.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: rowjimmy on July 05, 2011, 12:56:25 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on July 05, 2011, 12:00:51 PM
I don't understand
This haiku obsession, still,
Fucking impressive.

Quote from: rowjimmy on August 23, 2010, 09:12:19 PM
haiku's brevity
allows me to brand myself
The anti-Gumbo

Additionally,
I am forced to consider
each word as I type.

And lastly I was
asked to bring back the haiku.
Blame Mr. Charlie.

Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: rowjimmy on July 05, 2011, 02:31:49 PM
Quote from: rowjimmy on July 05, 2011, 11:30:23 AM
Here begins set one
I am psyched to hear this show
so let's get started:

Fee opens and rules
But Rift brings the night's first heat
and then comes Spock's Brain

Wow. A great version.
hope they never ruin it
with half-assed bustouts

Julius is strong.
One week earlier, this song
got up in my head.

Good era for this.
Oh shit! This Glide is awesome.
Makes me Glad Glad Glad

that I'm listening
to this instead of new shows.
Mound is solid stuff.

On the other hand
This Stash is a master work
in tension building.

Maybe not the best
but a perfect example
of what Stash should be.

Horse starts quietly
it is ominous really
but that tone's softened

when Silent kicks in.
Relax folks, and catch your breath.
Coil is coming.

Strong version from all
Page's meltdown is sublime
ending a great set.

I was not going
to do second set today
But I found the time!


The second set starts
With 2001 punching
you square in the face.

It's soon done with you
and Halley's Comet kicks in.
Both songs short and good.

Now David Bowie
decides to get creative
and then downright weird

the weird bendy bits
Trey does at 11mins
are smooth yet twisted

he then fires up
his Leslie cabinet... woah
melts at 13mins

into quiet space
but not for long. It takes off
and is full on shrage

Llama-esque playing
from Trey in the 19th min
before he leads us

back towards the theme
this finale is so bent
they're screaming onstage.

That's a great Bowie.
Lifeboy brings a needed break
and it's beautiful.

Suzy rips but wait
right before the first chorus
Trey teases Lifeboy!?!

Also, Page rocks this.
Harry Hood with flubbed "Harry"!
Who cares? This is sweet.

Acoustic Army
is nice and it is paired with
a Sweet Adeline.

Thank you for the hats.
You are a great audience.
Ticket stubs and shit

Trey changes it up
And Golgi closes things huge.
Encore: Bold As Love

Always a winner.
Ev'rybody delivers.
We go home happy.

Great fucking show, man
Of course I am a sucker
for ninety-five shows.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: Superfreakie on July 05, 2011, 07:49:24 PM
 :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: phil on July 06, 2011, 08:55:47 AM
Set One:

Fee: Rips! starting the show off on a high note. Love how the crowd explodes when the megaphone comes out.

Rift: Fun, high tempo, I like it in this slot

Spock's Brain: Cool

Julius: Rockin, keeps the energy up.

Glide: the first "breather" of the set (i use the term loosely because this one's pretty high energy); i can imagine it was much needed (I'd have been exhausted by this point)

Mound: Cool.

Stash: It's over 15min, sophist wins the bet :roll:. But in all seriousness, this stash starts out strong and stays that way. I like what trey's doing towards the last of the "maybe so, maybe not"s, then page comes in with something cooler and they continue to play off each other. Very well done.

Horse > SITM: nice breather after that stash

Coil: Beautiferous
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: justjezmund on July 06, 2011, 02:19:57 PM
finally getting some brain function back enough to do these.  Shows awesome.  Off the top I def love this bowie and stash.  And its PHILLY come on!

review coming.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: aphineday on July 07, 2011, 12:12:48 AM

Set 1:
1. Fee: Nicely played, and crisp. Just seems totally fresh, and obviously gets the audience rolling on a high note.
2. Rift: Well played, and well placed. People getting stoked...
3. Spocks Brain: Horrible. Absolutely the worst Spock's Brain ever. Or the opposite... this was insanely good. So tight, and just absolutely rips this thing out of the water.
4. Julius: Damn, hysteria ensues as Trey peaks this thing, then backs it down. Super rockin', and good jam. Mike pushes, and Trey responds. Like!
5. Glide: Well played, and well placed. Nice long pause at the end.
6. Mound: Flubbed a little bit, but they got it back. Fishman trying to keep them together, and doing a hell of a job, but occasionally they just lose it slightly. Not the best version, certainly not the worst.
7. Stash: Was super buildy. Wow, LOVE this. This had a direction from the beginning. They take it out there, and take some chances, and even if they fall on their face, who cares? Good listening to each other, and each one takes a run at driving the jam.
8. The Horse > Okay.
9. Silent in the Morning: I'm a lover of this song. This version didn't do a ton special for me, but it was well played.
10. Squirming Coil: Page giving it the business. Definitely the highlight for me, as for most when they let Page just do what he does. Beauty.

Set 2:
1. 2001: I hadn't listened to a '95 version of this in a while. Definitely doesn't live up to later versions. In fact, almost seemed a little forced into Halley's. Don't get me wrong, it's intense in spots, but I'd like them to take me out there first.
2. Halley's Comet: Nice, standard Halley's.
3. David Bowie: Now we're cookin! This was such an epic build into a super-peak. Love how they are all playing nicely. Trey tries to take this sucker to the moon, and Page and the others hop right on. Weirdness, and crazy explorations make the stage turn into a fire pit. Dancing with the Devil at the end of this thing. Wow. I might listen to this 20 more times this week alone. Sick, and nasty.
4. Lifeboy: Killed the buzz, but whatever.
5. Suzy Greenberg: Smokin'... Page kills this as always, but inspired playing all around. I always love hearing this song, but this one really held the set together.
6. Harry Hood: Slop to some extent before the jam. Jam is absolutely great though, and they kill it to end the song. Stumbling never felt so good.
1. Acoustic Army: Cool to hear, crowd involved, and Trey on point.
2. Sweet Adeline: Sure. Thought this would end the set, but then a nice Golgi to end.
3. Golgi Apparatus: Nothing extraordinary on the jam side, but not a jam song. Well played. AWESOME rock peak to end the show
encore:
4. Bold as Love: LOVE Hendrix any time. Absolutely smoking end to this after the Fishman breakdown, and back in... ripped this show to bits.

GREAT choice man, found myself grinning ear to ear listening to this one. Thanks!
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: phil on July 08, 2011, 05:50:35 PM
Set Two:

2001 - Holy smokes! this version is ON POINT...until the blueballs...

Halley's Comet - I really love how tight this is. Nothing mind-blowing but flawlessly executed. Listening to this, I get the idea that this is the sound that Phish is aiming for these days. Not necessarily getting there but I applaud them for trying, cause this halley's sounds sweet.

Bowie - Mind = Blown. no words

Lifeboy - On paper it looks like a set killer in this slot but I actually think it's pretty good

Suzy - Love trey teasing the lifeboy riff. the second half of this is straight up PAGE's HOUSE. Trey compliments him nicely. What a suzy should be.

Harry Hood - If only their 3.0 fuckups sounded this good.

Acoustic Army - It's cool but I don't particularly care for this song

Sweet Adeline - Love it. They need to bring this back.

Golgi - Rips. Duh.

Bold As Love - Love this tune, nice way to end a show.

Overall, show's tight. Definitely gonna keep some of these in rotation
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: bacchist on July 10, 2011, 10:28:10 AM
Fee - Gets things started on a fun note.

Rift - Nice spot and well played.

Spock's Brain - A shame this tune hasn't been in the regular lineup... Just a really awesome tune. Great version.

Julius - Wish 3.0 versions were half as powerful as this.

Glide - Well done. One of the best Phish tunes, when they execute.

Mound - Another really well executed performance. They're playing a lot of difficult stuff, and making it sound easy.

Stash - Great version. Lots of tension. Builds and builds. Trey is a wizard. Lots of cool stuff going on from every member of the band. I really wish I had a better recording of this!

Horse/Silent - I guess it's ok to have something like this after that Stash... I'm not a big fan of cool down songs, though. Not the worst choice, though.

Squirming Coil - Makes a good first set closer.

2001 - Nice old version. Sometimes I forget that they never used to stretch this tune out very much.

Halley's Comet - I always wish the end was longer. :) This one is no exception. It just rocks, but so short. Great segue to the Bowie noises, though.

David Bowie - Just plain sick. Seems like parts of the first half of the jam could have come out of a Gin. Lot of playing with slowing down and speeding up, key changes, everybody listening. Very cool wall of sound emerges. Develops into a raging and rocking climax. 20 mins of jam, and not a dull moment. Will always stick out in my mind as one of the better Bowies.

Lifeboy - Meh.

Suzy Greenberg - Should have skipped Lifeboy and gone straight to this. Not sure if the crowd could have handled that, though. :D

Hood - Just beautiful.

Acoustic Army - Cool.

Sweet Adeline - Kinda boring to me, but whatever... They seem to enjoy it.

Golgi Apparatus - Like it more as a first set tune, and the placement here seems really weird. Kind of gives the end of the show a really disjointed feel. Love the song, though. A solid version.

Bold as Love - Good encore song. Just has that feel to it.

All in all, a great show. Stash and Bowie anchor the first and second sets respectively. Well played versions of a lot of great tunes. I just love June '95. One of the best months of Phish, period.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: whatapiper on July 13, 2011, 04:10:24 AM
Set 1:

Fee - Great opener, a shaky intro but quickly recovers, gotta love the old school megaphone >

Rift - Really dig earlier versions of this, nice way to get the blood flowing.  Everyone's voice sounds great, crowd way into it

Spock's Brain - Nice and funky to start, nice interplay with Mike and Page, very tight, why oh why did you disappear for so long?!

Julius - Back to the dance party,  Fish is all over this and the set so far.   Nice peaks throughout

Glide - Not the rarity it is now but only 1 of 3 in 95.    Played with precision and purpose

Mound - Tight and played effortlessly

Stash - Some dark meat, love Trey's tone, may be my favorite year for Stash.    What I love about this version is that it may be 15 minutes but it doesn't sound like it is, nothing wasted here, classic tension and release with a solid finish

Horse/ Silent - Not my favorite placement for this especially when followed by >

Squirming Coil - Great 1st set closer, love it when Page is left alone on stage.   Trey plays with confidence and no discernible flubs.   Wish I could hear Mike better on this recording but Page sounds beautiful as ever.

Set 2:

2001 - 3.0'd   :wink  ::: I'm imagining Runaway Jimbo doing the dancing banana:::

Haley's - Not a huge fan of short Comet's, the groove is too great to end so quickly but I really like the spacey intro to >

Bowie - Spacey intro with nice noodling from Mike, around the 6 minute mark it's getting dirty, very raw and "bluesy".   You could throw some horns in there.  Wow gets just ridiculous around the 19 minute mark, PAGE!!  Top notch fish and Trey here.   I will going back to this one soon

Lifeboy - nice breather after a smokin Bowie

Suzy - Not exactly what I wanted here but Page takes the roof off

Hood -  Trey gets a little anxious.   Love the mr. minor section and just fluid into the slow build.   

Acoustic Army - yep

Sweet Adeline - losing momentum

Golgi -  Fun and a little sloppy at the same time

E: Bold as Love - Sweetness, rockin version



Overall great show, 2nd set lost me at the finish, Bowie the easy highlight along with Stash.   They made it look easy in the first set with overall solid play, love Fish in this show.





Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: justjezmund on July 17, 2011, 04:08:13 PM
took me a bit but ive been busy.  PHILLY FTW!

Quote6/24/95

Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
I
Fee – Megaphones welcome you to philly.
Rift – BLAAAST OOOFFFFF!  Awesome as always.
Spocks Brain – Gotta love the cool oddity that is this song. 
Julius – Show just keeps fukin moovin.  Rocks the shit out of my ears.  Great work between fish and trey.  Straight killin it.
Glide – and we're glad that you're a......................GLIDE! 
Mound – Keep the meat coming please. 
Stash – KEEP ON MOVING!  Stays real dark and creepy throughout, with everyone just working really hard.  IT rulez.  PEAKS man PEAKS!
Horse>Silent – It happened
Coil – B E A Utiful

II
2001>Halleys>Bowie – TRIFECTA PUNCH!  Short spacy "also" leading into a rocking comet building the energy for one of my favorite 95 bowies.   I always hear morning dew quotes from trey that come outta the space riffs at about 6 something, maybe its just me.  More ambient dark then the real shindig gets going.  WHHHOOOOOOEEEEEE!  Very Llama-esque before really blowing up, then coming back with. 
Lifeboy – and you don't get a refund.......  its moving me
Suzy – BACK TO FIRE!
Hood – IT does things to me.
ARMY/ADALINE – both cool
Golgi – Energy to finish everyone off.
Bold as Love – Love me some jimi songs.

Philly shows rule, nuff said.
Ive always liked this one start to finish.  First set is just chock full of things.  Bowie kicks teeth.  Thanks for making me get this one out again. 
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: GBL on July 20, 2011, 05:23:27 PM
Set I

Fee - Interesting way to start the show. Trey can actually sing? And right into >

Rift - I always love catching these. 1st night Vegas 00' version got me sooo AMPED! (Still one of my favorite 1st sets ever!) Page brings some heat in this version

Spock's Brain - VERY funky to start. IMO, one of if not their best 'simple' song

Julius - I know August loves these versions but the song itself just doesnt do it for me

Glide - Always fun and I love when the instruments come in

Mound - Feels like a 3.0 setlist so far! Love Mike's vocals in this song, very easy to lose myself inside this song

Stash - MEAT SLOT! It excites me to see the band play with such fire. Slow start to the jam, interesting work by Page and Trey. Fish stays calm holding it down in the back. Starts to get more focused around the 8:40 mark. Gets pretty out there by 10:00 and slams back into the main theme a few minutes later

Horse > Silent - Breather!

Coil - Probably the best 1st set closer song. Amazing outro jam, love when they leave Page out there!
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: GBL on July 20, 2011, 05:40:05 PM
Set II

2001 - Great way to start a set! Ends abrubtly into >

Halley's - Probably my least favorite song lyrically, the 'song's itself is not a fav either but the jams can be the balm. Pretty show version, kinda dissolves into >>

Bowie - MEAT SLOT! I've been waiting all show for this, hope it delivers! Very trippy intro but they kinda fuck up the opening chords. You can hear Trey talking and it is obvious he is having a lot of fun. Cool baseline from Mike to start the jam and everyone follows. Switches over to a descending rock rift which morphes into some dissonant scales. The next part reminds me of a dead jam. Then some laughing and a little cool down, jam changes pace. Gets real good by 15:00, very chill. When they get to the end they can finally release all the tension built up throughout the song

Lifeboy - Nice cool down after that mindtrip. I like this tune

Suzy - i wanna cave her head in

Harry Hood - Mmmm... Not a Hood hater, at all. I will always take one. Ooops! A tad too early on the Hood! PArt. LOL! Club central over here! "Anyone got any matches back here? Or a lighter?" Lame! Very patient beginning to the jam. I keep losing myself in the music, the jam keeps pulling me deeper within. Love Hood!

AA - Deep breathes

Adeline - More chill

Golgi - Has to be the set closer. I love the middle 'jam' in this song

E:

Bold - As love


Hood is the only obvious highlight for me. Both stash and bowie were kinda meh, I really enjoyed the mound, too
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: runawayjimbo on June 24, 2015, 10:46:34 PM
Haha I forgot about Haiku RJ
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: rowjimmy on June 25, 2015, 07:43:52 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on June 24, 2015, 10:46:34 PM
Haha I forgot about Haiku RJ

Oh, that fucking guy was a pretentious asshole. Hope he stays away.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: runawayjimbo on June 25, 2015, 08:19:51 AM
Quote from: rowjimmy on June 25, 2015, 07:43:52 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on June 24, 2015, 10:46:34 PM
Haha I forgot about Haiku RJ

Oh, that fucking guy was a pretentious asshole. Hope he stays away.

Took me a minute
But I see what you did there
Lulz city, duder
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: rowjimmy on June 25, 2015, 09:39:30 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on June 25, 2015, 08:19:51 AM
Quote from: rowjimmy on June 25, 2015, 07:43:52 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on June 24, 2015, 10:46:34 PM
Haha I forgot about Haiku RJ

Oh, that fucking guy was a pretentious asshole. Hope he stays away.

Took me a minute
But I see what you did there
Lulz city, duder

I do that often and nobody notices. Glad someone caught it.
Title: Re: R12/W02: 06-24-1995 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
Post by: pcr3 on June 25, 2015, 09:57:51 AM
Quote from: rowjimmy on June 25, 2015, 09:39:30 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on June 25, 2015, 08:19:51 AM
Quote from: rowjimmy on June 25, 2015, 07:43:52 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on June 24, 2015, 10:46:34 PM
Haha I forgot about Haiku RJ

Oh, that fucking guy was a pretentious asshole. Hope he stays away.

Took me a minute
But I see what you did there
Lulz city, duder

I do that often and nobody notices. Glad someone caught it.

Nice.  :-D