I don't like The Wedge but the last couple versions have had some oomph. I definitely like it in the one-slot rather than mid set when it can stifle momentum and flow. What a great Golden Age jam with a nice defined, dirty "peak". Does anyone have a problem with Reba now in heavy rotation? Another stellar version. I think the second jam in Mike's will return on occasion but the standard format will be more common.
Which is perfectly fine. Great version, and a nice departure from the usual transition to blissy hose. I think Trey audibled No Quarter. Page wanted Ghost to continue, but Trey interrupted him. The crowd was psyched. Weekapaug seemed a little sloppy, but I love Trey's renewed effort to play discrete notes in places he would usually vamp or shred. Nice peak. Was surprised to not see it end the set. First Tube was also sloppy but it was wholly irrelevant. Like Character Zero at Mann, Trey took an already standard animated performance to another level.
With constant jumping of all kinds more than usual , lunges at the crowd, fake guitar throwing, rock god guitar in the air. It is nice to see such incredible energy and enthusiasm for songs that play themselves. They play slow songs sometimes as encores and they work perfectly fine.
Deal with it. Fire was executed really well for a bust out. It had been 2 years since the last one. Another stellar summer effort at a venue that very well could have gone in the Saturday night special song direction given the neophyte, laid back crowd and all the "regulars" who skipped it. There were almost no glow sticks.
Which was kind of nice. Score: 4 pm , attached to Review by raidcehlalred If ever a show deserved to be reviewed upon a song along aside, obviously, from some epic jam tonight might be the night. Anyone who can remember - or who dials up - say, Auburn Hills 97, you can bring to mind's eye one funked out Trey, strutting from side to side, shaggy head flopping, grin widening, literally pointing, like Peyton Manning, audibles from his expansive playbook.
There is this side to last night's Llama Then there is Page upon his piano. If you ever get a sense that a certain member of Phish 'owns' a venue, Page seems to control the shares over at Walnut Creek.
Yeah, it's Page who sends us off last night, and it's Page who comes to mind during 97's electric Taste. If, during Llama, Trey's playing is going to take a 'back seat,' it makes sense - assuming Bela Fleck - isn't on stage, that Page's playing will shine. Such is the case here. He is active, bright, and he has some nice runs. I'm not a Phish purist; I'm not a Phish anything, aside from a fan.
And this Llama , or thereabouts was cool. In the summer of anything goes, it makes sense. And while Llama may not 'depress' 'depress,' a few ideas compress to coalesce. But Llama is one song that I do associate with Phish 'magic. A standard CDT follows, as if to ensure that, as we hear later on in the evening, 'everything is going to be all right. The playing shifts after the six minute mark, becomes decidedly uptempo, and Trey's playing to cool, backed, in full, by Page on his piano.
There's a nice Yarmouth not much else to say. Tube is as Tube was before Tube became something else. Tube will continue to polarize. But, keeping in line with Page, it does give him more room to Moog and whatnot; his playing is great So easy to see Trey flip on the Mu-tron and the tune once again take off. Who's to say Clearly the band know what they are doing.
And then a fine Maze, another tune that going back I have always associated with Page despite catching some crazy, demented Trey ; moreover, when the band was once again finding its way, Page continued to shine and infuse fire with his inspired play amidst Trey's chording; there is more of that here. This is terrible, but what the heck. I don't know how many people literally wait all night for Waiting all Night, but people seem to dig the tune.
It's a nice song, especially when well-placed. It seems to fit these 'sorts' of shows in lieu of Wingsuit Lawn Boy Of course. One thing Phish has done well this tour has played well within sets. To some, DTAD may seem uneventful, but, vibe-wise, it works well with what the band has going on in not so much a cool-down song, as a cool-down set.
A nice Wolfman's and a fun Suzy wrap up the set. When it seemed as though Phish might 'abandon' covers, Golden Age was one of the first to enter the 'new' age. Things do get interesting around the six minute mark, with some really cool esque effects, and the almost Manteca-like playing from Trey, evinced so much this year.
The playing is fine and while a lot of the year's great jamming seems moored in Mike's playing and he's playing well here , Page is really active There is more of the playing which suggests a SOAM might emerge, some Tweeprise type chording, but we get an interesting ambient passage which is exciting, as it might mean anything. At first listen I thought Simple Going back it's a weird transition into Reba.
Love the song choice, and they band pulls it together into a nice jam. Nothing at all really. A First Tube sends people home dancing Love the attention Phish has given to encores this year. Farmhouse is a great, feel-good song. It's just a classic Phish song, in the way Cavern is. And then a bit of a bust out with Fire. Of course this won't constitute one of the best shows of the year. But if this is considered one of the weakest and many of the Raleigh shows rate that way , more proof supreme that it's a great time to be following this great band.
Score: 3 pm , attached to Review by Timpanogos I was at this show and think that it is criminally underrated. On one hand, the shows before and after this Mann 2 and MPP 1 are top tier shows in a top tier tour. On another hand, Walnut Creek was a bit out of the way in the context of where the tour was taking the band.
I think that this definitely had an impact on attendance and in combination with no webcast of this show being available, it is definitely not getting the love it deserves. Anyways, onto the show itself. And boy did it get the crowd going. My buddies and I danced our way down the lawn to our pav seats during the jam and knew that the party was on.
Chalk Dust was short but sweet. Next we have an unusual Moma Dance, but unusual in a great way. Lovely little jam in it that stays in major mode and finds itself in a lovely place. Next up was Yarmouth Road. Very well played, I love this song and welcome it anytime. Tube into to Bouncin was very nice and well received. Next up was Maze, which I would refer to as an above average version for sure.
Very on point playing by all band members and definitely reminded the crowd that the boys weren't there to fuck around this tour. Waiting All Night was what it was not a huge fan of this song. Lawn Boy was great, Page addressing the crowd and Mike ripping a lil' bass solo is always a treat. Devotion to a Dream was fine like WAN, not one of my favs off of Fuego and hey, two Fuego songs in this show and both were placed very well in Set 1!
Next up was Wolfmans which was my favorite jam in Set 1. Instead of the normal funk, it opted for a straightforward, type I fierce energy-building jam that peaked nicely. Suzy was fun as always love when Fish screams and closed out a set that was pretty par for the course the course being held to an extremely high standard - Summer Unfortunately for me, it got pretty standard treatment but was nonetheless a superb way to start off a great set.
Next out of the gates was Golden Age. It ended up being probably my favorite jam of the night. Starts off in typical major key jamming and then finds itself in some awesome funky flowing territory. Anyways, from the funky section, Trey starts to lead us up the mountain in a real nasty and well played manner. Someone reffered to this as a "dirty peak" and I could not agree with that description more.
The jam then fizzled out into some reflective quiet space and while I was praying that they would keep the jam going in another direction, the next best thing happened and Trey went into Reba! As far as I remember, there were little to no flubs in the composed section and the jam was rather decent for 3.
Side note: boy do I wish Phish could still jam Reba like they could in 1. Would have loved a second Mike's jam like those lucky bastards did in Nashville but I was still very satisfied by clean and energized playing by our phour phavorite nerds. Ghost was song one of two that served as the sandwich in this edition of MG and it was a mean rendition that meant business. Trey put to work his echoplex and after ten minutes or so of multi-layered jamming, No Quarter emerged.
God damn Page loves playing this song and I am so glad the boys let him. It was a great version and I was really happy to check it off my list. Out of No Quarter, the beloved rhythm dept brought us in Weekapaug and it was an impeccably played version. It somewhat reminded me of the Clifford Ball version and to me at least, was yet another reminder of what wondrous things Fare Thee Well had done for the Bad Lieutenant's playing.
He and the boys brought it to a ripping peak and after some fun No Quarter Teases, it was time for First Tube. I often refer to FT as the song whose jam "can do no wrong. Fire was a great way to close out the show. I had been hoping to catch one someday and while it lacks the energy that the RHCP brought to it during their performance at Woodstock , I still really enjoy what the p-fish do with it.
However, it is an incredibly well-played show with an above average second set during maybe the best tour since Summer Excellent song-placement, plenty of fun covers and well worth-it risk taking slow Llama. Again, I understand why this show gets overlooked based on where it was on the East Coast, and its lack of a webcast.
But I do challenge some of you to give it a re-listen and tell me I am not crazy for thinking that it is very, very underrated. I remember seeing some very harmless folks getting cuffed and it really was sad to see. I am, for the most part, very happy with the work that law enforcement do for us citizens, but I thought this was complete bullshit and it was very obvious that they were targeting us phans. Anyways, as far as the venue, I loved every aspect of it aside from that.
Looking back I really miss this tour! So glad I made it to this show and hope to see them again someday and Walnut Creek1 Score: 2 pm , attached to Review by gphishmon If we were judging by just the second set, this one would be among the tops of the tour.
Better than MPP1. But there is the first set to consider, and this one was rather uninteresting, although I dug the funk-style Llama and hope it continues. Maze and Wolfman's were the highlights, but neither went into any non-standard places. But the second set! Pretty much every song had that extra juice. Wedge started with an unusual degree of shreddage, and then Golden Age produced a long and stellar jam.
Mike's kept the energy up. Ghost ended way too soon but only to segue into No Quarter! One of my all-time Zep faves, with it's haunting organ part and spooky vocals, and this one lived up to its billing, as Trey took it into the stratosphere.
Weekapaug featured plenty of exploration, although limited, staying in the groove. And then to top it off, a massively shredded First Tube. Score: 2 pm , attached to Review by snowmachinechopsit Expectations high and critics out in full force after a great performance at the Mann The 2nd set at Walnut was simply awesome. The 1st set is getting a lot of flak, but is pretty underrated after a second listen, IMO. Phish clearly brought the funk and a laid-back vibe to this 1st set.
Almost every song was clean and tight. Not every set needs to be a barn burner or a perfectly flowing experience, however. Overall, I think this is a decent 1st, plus an awesome 2nd set and encore. Above average show in the middle of one of their best tours, at one of the highest points in the band's career.
Can't ask for much more than that. Trey had a layover in "Flub City" during the composed section. This is "stellar"? Please curb your enthusiasm. The improvisation that followed made up for the "layover"" The composed section of Reba is of little significance to me The jam was beautiful and elegant. So yes, the version was stellar to me. I know others really look for clean composed portions.
Trey flubs a lot of the more difficult composed sections of songs. I don't really care. Glad you enjoyed the show. I thought it was strong, particularly given that it was squeezed between 2 storied northeast venues that will get a lot more attention. Score: 2 am , attached to Review by lincolnfrog First set was weird from the start with the half-time funk llama. Rest of set Maze was my only lifeline.
Second set Wedgie unexpected. This is the truly fun part of the show. Musically, the focus is on the elegance of the segues, and the first coming of the Antelope is simple and effective : Trey just plays the riff and the whole band leaves Jim.
So the band runs a bit and then Mike brings Jim back, quoting the bass riff like Trey quoted the guitar riff. Jim runs away and Trey calls the Antelope back and the whole band is in tune after a few bars, and runs to Trey's quote of the first bar of Makisupa, and then everybody is in uniform. Funny banter between Trey, Fish and Page. Trey sounds like a violin and Mike engages the super synth autowah machine Trey launches the band into YEM. Solid, like most of this show.
Strong bass synth from Mike again. Nice Beatles reprise to end this song-based concert. I prefer the depths of the first night in Camden this week a show I think is underrated , but the playing is strong here and there are some really cool Trey-and-his-amazing-rhythm-section moments and a few true liftoffs. This show was a treat to watch and listen to from the couch and was full of emotions. This is always a fun turning point in the night when it happens because to me, is indicative of relaxed excitement and an eagerness to have fun with the music.
Second set is a full on classic Phish rager. Opening the set with Meatstick, again, emphasized the silly and lighthearted vibe of the night.
I love it when this song gets the a-typical treatment, and this version put us into some spacey type II territory before going into Thread. It was game on after that. It may not have been flawless throughout the experimentation of this sandwhich but it was pretty darn close. They had me giggling and grinning ear to ear which is why I listen to Phish. When they went into Makisupa Policeman on a drop of a dime where Antelope meets reggae I was completely floored.
It was awkward and vulnerable and full of love. Score: 6 am , attached to Review by AntelopeStash 14th show Still smiling. Very interesting first set banter and an unusually sung Guelah Thanks Phish! Score: 4 am , attached to Review by phishyeducator What a fun night! Having not seen Phish since Pittsburgh last summer, and having never seen them at Walnut Creek before, I was stoked for this show to get going.
Stealing Time - Got a blank space where my mind should be! Good opener, with good energy. Wombat - Who doesn't love a good Wombat? Have that! The stage banter at the end was priceless, with Trey's "Gosh, we talking.
This is so weird! Guelah Papyrus - Trey, don't sing this one in the higher octave anymore, lol. Totally dig the song, but dug it more when he returned to the lower octave for the end.
Timber - Ooooh yeah! Good energy and gets a little dark for a few. Limb x Limb - Love love love this song, and was happy to hear it. Short, but well played. Farmhouse - Ehh, the solo was pretty awesome. I do like Farmhouse though, so I appreciated hearing it. More - Great way to end a crazy set. But the craziness was yet to come Set 2 opens with a playful Meatstick with Trey quoting and doing the Kiki dance, but Meatstick heads into the "jam" of the evening: Drowned.
Great, but short, the Drowned jam evolves pretty seamlessly into a NICU that gets stretched out more than normal. Jim got our butts boogying good, but there was a moment after they slid slick-as-you-please into the opening lick of Antelope where I looked at the setlist I keep on the back of my ticket stub and wondered "Did they really play Jim, or has it been Antelope the whole time?
But then they swing hard back into Jim and I wonder if they even played Antelope at all, or was Jim playing tricks on me, haha. But it was soon apparent that shenanigans were afoot, and that the band was having a lot of fun! And then they cap off a fun set with a very well-played YEM and a scary vocal jam with crazy lights to send us into orbit, only to bring us down gently with a sweet Day in the Life.
Man, what a fun show! Our crew couldn't stop talking about the Jim-asupa-lope even early into the next morning. It was a good show with high energy, well-played music, and just enough silliness to keep us on our toes and giggling.
This is why I love this band! Score: 2 pm , attached to Review by blombekr A blast of a show. Trey seemed to have a certain swagger to him post-Wombat. What can ya say about the second set other than Phish Phished. And I thought Thread was great to have around, particularly when they weave in the "You're alone" refrain like that. More songs about threads, maybe less about souls for now.
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