, attached to 1997-08-14

Review by spreaditround

spreaditround SET 1: Ya Mar: Perfect tune to open a summer show. This one is quite standard though.

Funky Bitch: Standard. >

Fluffhead: Thought this version was quite strong.

Limb By Limb: Standard.

Free: Rougher than usual vocals?

Cars Trucks Buses: Seemed to have a little extra gas in the tank. Fun version.

Tela: Good stuff! >

Train Song: Standard. >

Billy Breathes: Oh man, don’t care how well they play this. Momentum that Tela created has been erased.

Run Like an Antelope: Has your typical Antelope jam, then it gets upbeat and almost major chord, and then it just takes a deep, dark dive into a very intense, evil space. Buckle up because this gets nuts. Listen to Page CRUSH that baby grand during the climax. This version is a no brainer all timer for sure. Totally electric!!!

SET 2: Chalk Dust Torture: Briefly sojourns down the dark summer 97 signature path.

Love Me: Vocals are putrid.

Sparkle: Elvis loved this song, lol. >

Harry Hood: What is all the cheering about around the 8 minute mark? Explosive and powerful Hood, truly stellar jam. ->

Jam: I guess I had kind of forgotten how cool this jam was. The first section is very quiet and spacey. Then, it gets into a very energetic sort of space with that signature summer 97 sound. Things get exceedingly weird for about the last minute and a half of this jam. >

Colonel Forbin's Ascent: Short Trey story and then the Kesey intro ->

Merry Pranksters Jam: Does not translate on tape. If I hear Bozo’s one more time… ->

Camel Walk: What you would expect.

Taste: Another awesome version from 97.

ENCORE: Bouncing Around the Room – Crowd goes berserk during the encore break only to be exceptionally let down with the encore selections. Bouncing is sloppy.

Rocky Top: Standard.

Replay Value: Run Like an Antelope, Harry Hood

Summary: Long show, 2:59. To me, this show is vastly overrated. I would rate it as a 3.75 out of 5. Phish.net has it as - Overall: 4.288/5 (163 ratings).


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