1997 Appreciation Thread

[mistercharlie]

And I just finished up 02/16/97. 3 shows in one day! Now, I had no Teams meetings or calls today, which isn't always the norm, but I figure I can get at least two shows a day in.

[anthrax]

And I just finished up 02/16/97. 3 shows in one day! Now, I had no Teams meetings or calls today, which isn't always the norm, but I figure I can get at least two shows a day in.

Nice!  July 3rd on here...30 minute Ghost to open the 2nd set!

[mistercharlie]

I managed to make it through 3 & ¹/₂ shows today! 2/21, 2/22, 2/23 and set I of 2/25.

[anthrax]

less than a month until the 25th anniversary of the "phish destroys america" tour.  who's up for listening to each fall show on (or damn near) it's anniversary date?

[PIE-GUY]

Undermine will be releasing an episode for each one on its anniversary. Should be a fun project. I'll try! 

[natronzero]

I'm already planning on it!

[anthrax]

Undermine will be releasing an episode for each one on its anniversary. Should be a fun project. I'll try!

i'm not really a podcast guy, but i am really enjoying the new season (and new format) of undermine, maybe because the episodes are a bit shorter.  i love listening to paluska and sands tell stories of the old days.  sorry, rj, i haven't gotten to yours yet.   

[anthrax]

fall tour '97 unofficially starts today...and suddenly they all have beards!  i recall watching this one live and when they went into Mike's it was almost enough to get me to jump in the car and head to vegas.  tour begins on 11/13.  be ready.



imagine seeing this, digging farmhouse, and either buying Slip, Stitch, and Pass or grabbing a ticket to one of the upcoming shows.  they weren't exactly giving you a good preview of what you'd get...or were they

[khalpin]

The good old days....

[Buffalo Budd]

imagine seeing this, digging farmhouse, and either buying Slip, Stitch, and Pass

Pretty much exactly what happened to me.

[anthrax]

PHISH, THURSDAY 11/13/1997
THOMAS & MACK CENTER
Las Vegas, NV
SET 1: Chalk Dust Torture, Black-Eyed Katy[1], Theme From the Bottom, Train Song, Split Open and Melt, Beauty of My Dreams, My Soul, You Enjoy Myself, Character Zero

SET 2: Stash, Punch You in the Eye > Prince Caspian > Bouncing Around the Room, Mike's Song > I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove

ENCORE: Loving Cup

[1] Debut.

This show marked the debut of Black-Eyed Katy. The jam in Mike's Song included Born on the Bayou teases and Weekapaug contained Dave's Energy Guide and Can't You Hear Me Knocking teases.

Stash is on LiveBait 18 for those playing along with me.  Here we go!

[emay]

Hell ya I'll play along 

[susep]

The 11/13/97 Stash is one of the best jams of the entire tour. 

[natronzero]

Alrighty, I'm freshly listened.
Chalkdust to start is standard-great, solid high energy playing. No hesitation or fumbling, and they ramp up nicely with little tension-release layers.
I love BEK. Doubt it will ever happen but I'd love it if they brought it back without lyrics once in a blue moon. Probably was really cool in person.
Theme is good, not facemelty, but good.
I like Train Song. Album version.
Nice dark '97 Split.
Beauty and My Soul are standard, but tight and sound good.
Pretty unique YEM. No bass and drums and it seems like it's toying with that slow repetitive funk that'll keep coming back all tour. Kind of dark and slow I guess. Standard, rockin' Character Zero.
Stash is great. Very moody and travels quite a ways as it goes along.
Good PYITE. Pretty good Caspian that actually jams. (I've listened to that '95 New Haven show a couple times since Friday, with the sub-3-minute Caspian opener and literally no jam and it struck me that I can kind of understand why some people decided they hated it right away. I do like Caspian, but it's all about the jam, and this one does.) Bouncing is standard.
Really liked this Mike's Groove. Fiery first jam, second jam that leads into some nice melodic stuff. Hydrogen is pretty sloppy, but the Weekapaug that follows is super hot!
Decent Loving Cup.

I wasn't super familiar with this show. There are only a few jams that I'd probably go back to, but all things considered, a really really strong tour opener with basically nothing I'd complain about.

[gainesvillegreen]

Listened to 11/13 yesterday as well, also enjoyed the BEK, the Stash (almost too spacey, but love how they reign it all back in), and funnily, I, too, thought "So this is what a well solo'ed Caspian sounds like" 

These Fall 97 Themes are so good.