10/19 - Augusta Civic Center - Augusta, ME - Post-Show Discussion and Review

[qop24]

Interesting Reba, reminds me a little bit of that 9/21/99 version.

Personally I don't think the FYF/Mike's stuff worked all that well, but I think FYF is stupid.

haven't listened to this particular version but i like FYF and am glad that they are messin around with it in some interesting ways at least on paper

[redrum]

our view of from the paug section.
held it down all night with birdman, pieguy, & thatfargone.
good times were had. seriously.

overall i was really impressed with how solid last nights show was & its got me wondering whats in store for utica tonite..
they were all just on last nite.

[gainesvillegreen]

our view of from the paug section.
held it down all night with birdman, pieguy, & thatfargone.
good times were had. seriously.

overall i was really impressed with how solid last nights show was & its got me wondering whats in store for utica tonite..
they were all just on last nite.

Nice view rr. Great to hear you had a good show, glad to see susep out and about...

[Undermind]

It was great kickin' it with mehead, susep and a couple of their friends throughout the day.  I wish I had made it to meeting Pie-Guy, RR, and Mbird and seen Birdman again but it just wasn't happening at setbreak.  It took me most of it to go get a beer and use the bathroom.  It was great that  made it down to where mehead, susep, and I were on the floor for the beginning of the 2nd set.  It was great for me where we were on the floor as I was able to hang with a lot of my non paug friends as well as susep and mehead.  I wish you guys had made it up earlier to the venue.  Hopefully we can hang out before Manchester for a few!  I wanted to go see bvaz at the taper's section and never made it there either.

Anyway...as has been previously posted the Gin and Reba were definite highlights.  I like that they played some rarities in the 1st set like JJLC (my first) and Torn and Frayed.    Nellie Kane was fun as always and 46 Days  :rockout: :rockout:  The FYF caught me off guard.  Mike's Song brought the heat.   I like that they pushed boundaries in Light and most of it was quite enjoyable, but Trey was a little off at some points I thought.  I'll have to re listen.  I loved that they played FEFY as the 2nd set slow down song and not Joy or Wading.  Hailey's was fun but short    This Free was better than most of the recent versions I think.  It wasn't a 95 Free or anything but Gordon was killing it.  I liked what they did in Hood and Golgi is Golgi.  I though the Civic Center was going to take off at the end of ADITL.  I'd say all in all this show was up there with Hartford '09 and Portland '09 as the best show I've seen in 3.0.

[DoW]

yeah, it was tought o leave to tapers section last night show because people start to figure out it is a good place to stand because you get a good view, although the crowd was great last night.

gin was good.  46 days was the highlight of the 1st set.  JJLC was a nice treat.
FYF is definitely cool if you are there, even if you aren't the biggest fan and it just set the tone for the set that mike was going to own.  the mike's was good and he light was good.  the transition wasn't painful at least.  the end of light was great with kuroda adding so much to it and then twenty years later 3.0'd it.  although it wasn't as painful as it could h  always happy with a fefy.ave been.  was hoping they took halley's out there but they went quickly to free.  page had a nice section in hood that trey quickly botched it.  aditl was a very nice ending to the set.
the reba encore was just a complete shock in a great way.  nice to get the 2nd song in #line too as they played pretty much right up to curfew.

it was a good show.  the place was tiny.  it was nice to see a show in a place like that.  sound was good in there.  I rank it as best show I've seen so far in the fall tour.

[sophist]

yeah, it was tought o leave to tapers section last night show because people start to figure out it is a good place to stand because you get a good view, although the crowd was great last night.

gin was good.  46 days was the highlight of the 1st set.  JJLC was a nice treat.
FYF is definitely cool if you are there, even if you aren't the biggest fan and it just set the tone for the set that mike was going to own.  the mike's was good and he light was good.  the transition wasn't painful at least.  the end of light was great with kuroda adding so much to it and then twenty years later 3.0'd it.  although it wasn't as painful as it could h  always happy with a fefy.ave been.  was hoping they took halley's out there but they went quickly to free.  page had a nice section in hood that trey quickly botched it.  aditl was a very nice ending to the set.
the reba encore was just a complete shock in a great way.  nice to get the 2nd song in #line too as they played pretty much right up to curfew.

it was a good show.  the place was tiny.  it was nice to see a show in a place like that.  sound was good in there.  I rank it as best show I've seen so far in the fall tour.

wasn't this the first show of the tour you've seen? 

[Undermind]

yeah, it was tought o leave to tapers section last night show because people start to figure out it is a good place to stand because you get a good view, although the crowd was great last night.

gin was good.  46 days was the highlight of the 1st set.  JJLC was a nice treat.
FYF is definitely cool if you are there, even if you aren't the biggest fan and it just set the tone for the set that mike was going to own.  the mike's was good and he light was good.  the transition wasn't painful at least.  the end of light was great with kuroda adding so much to it and then twenty years later 3.0'd it.  although it wasn't as painful as it could h  always happy with a fefy.ave been.  was hoping they took halley's out there but they went quickly to free.  page had a nice section in hood that trey quickly botched it.  aditl was a very nice ending to the set.
the reba encore was just a complete shock in a great way.  nice to get the 2nd song in #line too as they played pretty much right up to curfew.

it was a good show.  the place was tiny.  it was nice to see a show in a place like that.  sound was good in there.  I rank it as best show I've seen so far in the fall tour.

wasn't this the first show of the tour you've seen?

I was going to say the same thing.

[DoW]

yeah, it was tought o leave to tapers section last night show because people start to figure out it is a good place to stand because you get a good view, although the crowd was great last night.

gin was good.  46 days was the highlight of the 1st set.  JJLC was a nice treat.
FYF is definitely cool if you are there, even if you aren't the biggest fan and it just set the tone for the set that mike was going to own.  the mike's was good and he light was good.  the transition wasn't painful at least.  the end of light was great with kuroda adding so much to it and then twenty years later 3.0'd it.  although it wasn't as painful as it could h  always happy with a fefy.ave been.  was hoping they took halley's out there but they went quickly to free.  page had a nice section in hood that trey quickly botched it.  aditl was a very nice ending to the set.
the reba encore was just a complete shock in a great way.  nice to get the 2nd song in #line too as they played pretty much right up to curfew.

it was a good show.  the place was tiny.  it was nice to see a show in a place like that.  sound was good in there.  I rank it as best show I've seen so far in the fall tour.

wasn't this the first show of the tour you've seen?

at least someone gets my (lack of) sense of humor.  I never rank shows within a short time frame.
it was a good show though.

[khalpin]

This one's for RJ:

[Undermind]

^^^^^^
Nice!

[sophist]

yeah, it was tought o leave to tapers section last night show because people start to figure out it is a good place to stand because you get a good view, although the crowd was great last night.

gin was good.  46 days was the highlight of the 1st set.  JJLC was a nice treat.
FYF is definitely cool if you are there, even if you aren't the biggest fan and it just set the tone for the set that mike was going to own.  the mike's was good and he light was good.  the transition wasn't painful at least.  the end of light was great with kuroda adding so much to it and then twenty years later 3.0'd it.  although it wasn't as painful as it could h  always happy with a fefy.ave been.  was hoping they took halley's out there but they went quickly to free.  page had a nice section in hood that trey quickly botched it.  aditl was a very nice ending to the set.
the reba encore was just a complete shock in a great way.  nice to get the 2nd song in #line too as they played pretty much right up to curfew.

it was a good show.  the place was tiny.  it was nice to see a show in a place like that.  sound was good in there.  I rank it as best show I've seen so far in the fall tour.

wasn't this the first show of the tour you've seen?

at least someone gets my (lack of) sense of humor.  I never rank shows within a short time frame.
it was a good show though.

I figured you were joking, I was just double checking.  For what it's worth, it did garner a chuckle out of me. 

[emay]

pissed I missed that FEFY! cant wait to hear the fuck your face > mikes fuck your face > mikes

starting to look like a bisco show :hereitisyousentimentalbastard

[gainesvillegreen]

yeah, it was tought o leave to tapers section last night show because people start to figure out it is a good place to stand because you get a good view, although the crowd was great last night.

gin was good.  46 days was the highlight of the 1st set.  JJLC was a nice treat.
FYF is definitely cool if you are there, even if you aren't the biggest fan and it just set the tone for the set that mike was going to own.  the mike's was good and he light was good.  the transition wasn't painful at least.  the end of light was great with kuroda adding so much to it and then twenty years later 3.0'd it.  although it wasn't as painful as it could h  always happy with a fefy.ave been.  was hoping they took halley's out there but they went quickly to free.  page had a nice section in hood that trey quickly botched it.  aditl was a very nice ending to the set.
the reba encore was just a complete shock in a great way.  nice to get the 2nd song in #line too as they played pretty much right up to curfew.

it was a good show.  the place was tiny.  it was nice to see a show in a place like that.  sound was good in there.  I rank it as best show I've seen so far in the fall tour.

Nice! How did the tapes come out?

[DoW]

yeah, it was tought o leave to tapers section last night show because people start to figure out it is a good place to stand because you get a good view, although the crowd was great last night.

gin was good.  46 days was the highlight of the 1st set.  JJLC was a nice treat.
FYF is definitely cool if you are there, even if you aren't the biggest fan and it just set the tone for the set that mike was going to own.  the mike's was good and he light was good.  the transition wasn't painful at least.  the end of light was great with kuroda adding so much to it and then twenty years later 3.0'd it.  although it wasn't as painful as it could h  always happy with a fefy.ave been.  was hoping they took halley's out there but they went quickly to free.  page had a nice section in hood that trey quickly botched it.  aditl was a very nice ending to the set.
the reba encore was just a complete shock in a great way.  nice to get the 2nd song in #line too as they played pretty much right up to curfew.

it was a good show.  the place was tiny.  it was nice to see a show in a place like that.  sound was good in there.  I rank it as best show I've seen so far in the fall tour.

Nice! How did the tapes come out?

listened on the drive home last night and tracking now.  sound ok.  I'll throw it on btree later this afternoon.

someone ran FOB last night.  curious to how that sounds.  it looked crowded up there.

[Undermind]

SUSEP MADE THE NEWS!!!!  He used the alias Peter Stevens when being interviewed.  Check it out in bold.

http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/phish-fans-pack-augusta-civic-center_2010-10-19.html

Updated: Today at 11:07 PM
Phish fans pack Augusta Civic Center
'It's the camaraderie,' says one of the band's many enthusiasts

By Mechele Cooper mcooper@centralmaine.com
Staff Writer

AUGUSTA -- They ranged from exotic to wholesome.
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HELLO, AUGUSTA: Trey Anastasio on guitar, left, and Mike Gordon on bass play during the Phish concert Tuesday night at the Augusta Civic Center.

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They were young. And old.

They hooted and hollered. Drank beer. Smoked a little pot. Hung out. Made new friends. And together went Phishing.

Their reward?

A rousing performance by the Vermont band Phish.

The Augusta Civic Center was packed tight with concertgoers Tuesday night.

When band members came on stage for their opening song around 8:30 p.m., an hour later than scheduled, the crowd roared.

The band started to play and a top-class light show switched on. Pulsing strobe lights illuminated a sea of heads bobbing in rhythm down on main floor.

"Thank you, Augusta!" one concertgoer screamed when he walked in and saw the crowd.

Many were shocked to hear Phish actually booked a show in Augusta. They usually play in big city arenas.

Elaura Patten, a 21-year-old Colby College student, said Phish said it was good for businesses in the Augusta area.

Her friend, Lori Mervin, 22, also a student at Colby, said "I think it's just great. It's wonderful to have some good music. There's some great vibes here. It's going to be a raging show."

Sandy Runnels, 48, of Dover-Foxcroft, said this was the 70th Phish concert she's attended.

She especially enjoyed the goings on in the parking lot before the doors open. People were milling around, listening to music, enjoying a little tailgating with friends and buying wares from vendors, a standard at any concert.

"It's the camaraderie," Runnels said. "There's a lot of people of the same like mind, a little on the outskirts of normal. It's being all together at a show like this with the music that's fantastic."

Josiah Babcock came early to be first in line for the Phish concert.

Babcock, 37, of Westbrook has been arriving at concerts ahead of everyone else since college when he followed the Grateful Dead band.

"I'm a front-row junky, a rail rat is the technical term I guess," Babcock said Tuesday. "I really enjoy being in the front row. There's no distraction. Nothing between me and the band."

He sat in his webbed lounge chair as he waited in line surrounded by a cooler, a grocery bag of snacks so he wouldn't get hungry, a tiny radio playing tunes and pink flamingos.

The radio advertising salesman for WBLM and WCYY got out of his chair to tie his flamingos to the top of the metal fence erected in front of the Civic Center for the ticket line.

Flamingos have been his trademark for the 45 Phish concerts he's attended since his college days. He said members of the band are phenomenal musicians, but their music never really "touched his soul like the (Grateful) Dead."

"I'm a deadhead who enjoys Phish," he said.

At 2 p.m., Phish fans were allowed to line up for the concert.

Jesse Ferry with Crowd Management Consultants said people were trying to line up at 7 a.m.

"They came earlier in the day, but we told them to come back at 2 o'clock," Ferry said. "They wanted to make sure they get the best seats, front and center."

Brian Gallant, 27, and his high school friend, Gerard Tardiff, decided at the last minute to drive up from Portland to see if there were any tickets left, which there were.

Gallant, an insurance agent, said he has been a fan for years, but never had the opportunity to see Phish in concert.

"I've always wanted to see Phish. They're a band of our generation," Gallant said. "And to think I have a chance to see them. That they're back is amazing. I'm really glad. I hear they're on fire."

"Nearly every CD they put out, I like the whole track, not just one or two songs," Tardiff said. "I'm sure we'll be bouncing around the room."

John Panakio partied in the parking lot with friends who arrived in Maine from Woodstock, N.H., in a small caravan. The 21-year-old cook said he attended four Phish concerts over the summer.

"I like the music, and the atmosphere is cool," Panakio said. "It's just fun. And the shows are always changing. You don't know what's going to happen next."

Dozens of venders lined the back parking lot with makeshift canopies.

Bobbie Bane, 36, of West Gardiner and her 27-year-old friend Mary Slater of Bethel had organic T-shirts and sweatshirts for sale.

They said they do the best business at Phish shows, better than any other concert.

"There's a lot more people with money at Phish shows," Slater said.

Peter Stevens, a 37-year-old banker from Belfast, and his friends were in the hotel parking lot next to the Civic Center enjoying a few beers before the show.

Stevens, a musician, said the band had a big influence on his music.

"That's one of their strengths," Stevens said. "They're so good they teach you things musically. They have so many different styles that maybe you wouldn't be familiar with."

Stevens said he enjoys Phish concerts, but also the fans, a multicultural group that include throwbacks to the 60s with their tie-dyed shirts and long flowing skirts.

"They're very caring," Stevens said of Phish fans. "You won't see any fighting or violence here. They're altruistic. Phish kids are conscientious and respectful of people."