Phish's Spring Tour Reviews

If you went to any of the Spring Tour Shows, feel free to post your thoughts on them here.

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The Colombus shows were perfect. Garrick Burdette

Garrick Burdette - grde@hotmail.com


I've been an avid Phish Head since I was in 5th grade. Phish is the best band as far as improv is concerned that I've seen since the Allmans. I've seen Phish about 11 times and everytime was worth while.

Peter Zuppardo - DickRodeo@mailcity.com


good fuck

stephen - takee@nettscape.com


josh trankle - jtmrsandman@yahoo


hi i am anirudh

anirudh singh - anirudhadha@hotmail.com


Hey there, Eddie from France writting. I was at Phish's Night in Mountain View... What to say? I am sure it was my best concert ever. I plaid air guitar from the beginning till the end. I can't wait for the next one. Keep the music alive! Eddie

Eddie - sainpa@yahoo.com


TOUR HEAD To all the angry or confused heads out there just chill, smoke some dank ass nuggs, talk about shows, and most importantly be nice. No one can figure out the scene or why people do certain things but don't just go to the show love others as you would want others to love you and meet some cool people because there is going to be a shit load of shows to go to some day so just have fun, live life to the fullest, read a book, and eat the fungus Peace to all my brothers and sisters i will see you at the show TOODLES

Deadhed500 - JPorrecca@aol.com


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I went to 3 of the shows and i enjoyed 2 out of three. good job, thanks

Matt - mattboy98@homail.com


When phish brought out Tom marshall and plaid Tommy by The Who(nassau), I was completly blown away. That was awsome.

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I was a virgin to the sounds of phish. Some friends invited and insisted that I join them at the show in Toronto... All I can say is WOW! I thuroughly enjoyed the entire experience!!!! I am now a Phish Phan for life!

N. Sanderson - natroads@hotmail.com


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4-3-98 Nassua coliseum Second set is the best set that i have ever seen or listened to. Hands down

Larry Tiscornia - jtisco@bellatlantic.net


THE ISLAND TOUR WAS INSANE!!!!!!! I HOPE THEY DO IT AGAIN

SHANE - MCANDREWS@HERMES.ECSU.CTSTATEU.EDU


winkler b. - user966087@aol.com


tolarouse,ayae; sojourn to ecsample a a breet beesh, wenda suh eis shian an da birs aw frockin'!

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REBA SINK A BOULDER IN THE WATER. reba tied a cable to a tree. rEBA STUCK IN A LIPSTICK PURFUME blah blah blah blah blah. Phish is the shit. I love Phish. There is not enough good extacy at the shows that people are having to do insane doses to feel the tingaly tingles. I love Steve on G-crew. I cant wait till we all meet again

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I was at the show in Madison, Wisconsin at the Kohl Center and I thought you guys were awesome. After we were shroomin I barely knew where I was. Then as we toked up, I dropped all our alcohol and I said, "shit, well, at least Phish is jammin out." You guys were amazing all night long. I especially enjoyed the second set where your jams were as long as my hit I took of my 5 foot bong. You guys rule.

Joe - Steckel@MUHS.edu.


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Get political, people. Organize. Let's get our little disfunctional scene together and make a difference in the world. Ever think we're playing right into the evil powers of the world's hands by infighting, zoning out, and only trying to maximize our personal buzz? The youth used to be politically engaged with society's problems, and carrying on a spirited, intelligent debate about how to cope. Anyone with me on this? Then keep reading the paper, bringing up and discussing serious issues when you're hanging with friends, and feel the potential when you're in a large group of relatively like-minded folk, like at shows. There's a value to just having fun, no doubt about it, but all play and no work makes our generation a fucking flop man...

Steve - swald@inreach.com


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Well for those of you who read this here's a cool link to check out. If you plan on going to the Lemonwheel in Maine. http://pages.cthome.net/golden.pilsner/ you won't be disapointed

Dennis Adams - dadams@snet.net


I think if you are going to enjoy phish, then why does it matter if you are young, old, rich, poor, go to collage, or high school, want to see the scene, or just the music, or anything else i left out? you should be nice to people reguardless of anything like that-even if they don't like phish. didnt you mother always tell you to treat others the way YOU want to be treated?!?!

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I think if you are going to enjoy phish, then why does it matter if you are young, old, rich, poor, go to collage, or high school, want to see the scene, or just the music, or anything else i left out? you should be nice to people reguardless of anything like that-even if they don't like phish. didnt you mother always tell you to treat others the way YOU want to be treated?!?!

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4/3/98 - Nassau WOW WOW WOW was all i had to say about that. The Antelope to end all Antelopes, the 3 song encore - WHERE THE HELL WAS TWEEZER??? oh right, huh huh, sorry. Watching the boys giggling with each other over the Tigger Dude - what a beautiful buzz!

Laurie B - Burdettee@aol.com


4/3/98 - Nassau WOW WOW WOW was all i had to say about that. The Antelope to end all Antelopes, the 3 song encore - WHERE THE HELL WAS TWEEZER??? oh right, huh huh, sorry. Watching the boys giggling with each other over the Tigger Dude - what a beautiful buzz!

Laurie B - Burdettee@aol.com


I was at Ween at the Newport too.

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if i knew that the net would lead to so much crap being written in here, i never would of gotten it. im so glad that there was nothing like this when the dead were playing, because i had some of the best times of my life at dead shows, and if i was to read something like whats on this review page about the dead, i think i would of been totally bumbed out. Im not going to lecture or tell anyone the supposed "proper" way to act at a show, but what i would like to happen is for everyone who goes to a concert, wether its a phish show or a fucking barbara sreisand concert, just have respect for the people around you. for the most part when i was at providence last month i had a great time and the shows were very good. what probably did it for me was that i was so psyched that i didn't even realize what was going on besides what was on the stage. it might be because i had the KB and i was puffin up the whole section but for whatever reason it may be, i was focused on one thing.....PHISH!!! oh and about Panic, i love em, it took a while to get into them but as soon as i heard enough shows i was hooked. so for anyone who is dissin the spread then just write me and ill trade you for some panic shows that will make you go, wow , these guys are pretty good. but if you don't like them thats cool, just don't write about. oh one more thing, ive never been to a streisand concert.

Chris - marilyn@interaccess.com


I recently went to my first Ween concert! They played two nights ago (5/9/98) at the Newport in Columbus, OH. Although I am not very familiar with their music, I loved the show. They lack the professionalism of some of the other bands (i.e. Phish), but it makes for a very entertaining concert. The members were definately having a good time -- they finished off a bottle of Jack Daniels over the night. I guess I would've too considering the small percentage of Columbus locals that decided to attend. Many of the younger Ween "fans" decided it was cool to jump on the stage and be seen by the entire room, only to stage dive into the audience. Ween seemed a bit annoyed by this spectacle. However, one girl decided to jump up and take her shirt off, which by the way is legal in Columbus. After the numerous stage divers, the band mentioned that they were playing through the old Grateful Dead sound system (GD sold their old system to the Newport in the 70's) They then stated they were going to try something, and weren't sure how it would turn out. They played Stella Blue. Guess what? It didn't suck. Actually, it sounded really good, with very accurate rythym and lead guitar playing. After the song, one member said "We probably just made a lot of people very happy, and a lot of people very pissed off." But at least it stopped the stage divers. After that, they continued playing their original songs. Their one long set lasted for about 2 hrs, 45 min with a 20 minute encore. They closed the show with a rockin' "Hot for Teacher" -- Van Halen cover. This was the highlight of the night for me, David Lee Roth eat your heart out. Overall, Ween shows have something for everyone: hard rockin' Led Zepplin/Black Sabbath soundin' songs; funky Curtis Mayfield style songs; irish drinkin' songs; percussion based instrumentals, etc. There is no such thing as Ween falling into a rut -- every song is fresh and different. Oh yeah, they didn't play Roses are Free. Too bad. So if you live in Boulder, CO don't miss their last show of the tour at the Fox this week. You'll be surprised, I was. See you in Portland for the beginning of a crazy summer.

Marc Carver - mcarver@columbus.rr.com


Do this. Bring 3-7 of your favourite phriends to a sho. Make your own scene. Get into the music. See faces of those who are on the same vibe you are. And if there are people there who aren't, well, you ever gone looking for your car keys, walking all over the house, and they're right there in your hand, but you can't see or hear them? Peace.

edski - ohstuu@aol.com


I'm going to see Phish with the one and only JENNY in Atlanta. Whooooooooheeeeeee!!!!!! Sorry, had to tell her though.

Beez - cbee@mindspring.com


4.3.98- great opening, and great close. one of the most exciting shows i've seen. 4.4.98- incredible hood encore. 4.5.98- solid throughout. disappointed with encore, but who can complain about 3 nights of surprise phish.

Terry - 1_tcosgrove@fair1.fairfield.edu


You all can take your silly little Phish tour this summer. I, on the other hand, will be on the only tour that matters, The Spice Girls 1998 US Summer tour. I am doing the whole tour in my 1967 VW microbus. If you wanna hook up, you can find me trolling the parking lot before each show selling doses and goo-balls and searching out that miracle ticket. Or, just ask some of the other Spiceheads, everybody knows Phishy Spice! Girl Power! Phishy Spice

Phishy Spice - Spice@spiceworld.com


Fabulous shit! Saw the two Providence shows and thought they were fantastic. If the second set first night and first set second night were one show I think people would die left and right due to complete and utter amazement and/or exhaustion. Random thought: Does anyone actually want to trade shows anymore? I'm asking because the last five times I have tried to set up a trade and the people took a huge shit on me by never responding back. LOOK FOLKS I'VE GOT SOME GOOD TAPES(around 350 hours at least). Anyway, no worries, I love all of you. Oh, by the way, QUIT PUTTING WIDESPREAD SHIT IN HERE-- WE'RE NOT IMPRESSED. I saw the free show in Athens and guess what? I'd rather pay thirty bucks for ONE set of Phish than see those guys again. They are alright but pahlease!!! They just don't jam like you all know who. Anyway, please go to spreadnet if that's what you are interested in.

Craig Beezley - cbee@mindspring.com


4/3 nassau my first show since albany. first set was incredible. mike's opener. very cool weekapaug with weird crosseyed teases. dog stole things was alright, cool lyrics. reba was epic. my first one so i almost lost my shit when they started the whistle jam. couldn't stop laughing, then my soul. great closer, didn't start liking this one till tonite. second set was awesome. never even heard roses are free so i thought it was cool. awesome funk jam into piper! oh my god. thought they reached the high point in the night with this one unitl loving cup. anyone there will remember the guy running across stage in perfect time with loving cup, coming out of its jam (ohhhh what a beautiful buzzz!) then ANTELOPE!!! so funny. carini's gonna get you. raging glowstick war, and a raging jam. the best closer i've seen in a lot of shows. then i thought they might do a short encore, but carini came on, kind of expected that one into halley's. my buddies wanted that one all night and they got it. tweezer reprise a fitting end to an epic show.

Rick Tiger - PFolan1@foma.wsc.mass.edu


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4-3 the boys couldn't go worng! Roses>>piper REBA REBA REBA REBA REBA!!! ANTELOPE ANTELOPE ANTELOPE!!! the most ripping show ever!! carinis gonna get you

jon - caspian123@aol.com


the first show at nassau i saw people throwing away tixs because there were not enough people to give them to. Everybody got in, but still there were too many cops.

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4/2 Nassau- Stash- That jam fuckin' rocked!!! It was different, a good change. Listen to the tapes every day, great show. I'm a born again Phish head, before the Garden 12/97 shows it was 2 1/2 years since I saw the boys play. Kinda got out of phish when hoist came out. Going to shows became a pain in the ass ( like dead shows were). Used to get tix for free in the parking lots, not any more. But im back and loving it. Even used phish lyrics as part of one of my lessons to students my English class. Hope I see them over the summer!!!

Mike - stymie23@aol.com


4/2 Nassau- Stash- That jam fuckin' rocked!!! It was different, a good change. Listen to the tapes every day, great show. I'm a born again Phish head, before the Garden 12/97 shows it was 2 1/2 years since I saw the boys play. Kinda got out of phish when hoist came out. Going to shows became a pain in the ass ( like dead shows were). Used to get tix for free in the parking lots, not any more. But im back and loving it. Even used phish lyrics as part of one of my lessons to students my English class. Hope I see them over the summer!!!

Mike - stymie23@aol.com


one more thing....compliments of BILBO KURODA ANYONE????

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I had a good time...no matter what...always...if i can leave a building in total bliss...then hell, i'm happy...and nothings gonna change that...never

nick - shroom_two@hotmail.com


If you missed 4/18 in Athens, and the HOB run in Myrtle Beach, then you guys are really missing out. This shows, especially the HOB run was incredible. Imagine, 3 nights in a row with about 2000 other folks, that's right 2000!!! All I got to say in INTIMATE!!!. The best thing around currently for all I'm concerned. My lips are sealed! HE-HE!!

The Man - bigcock@spewing goo.cum


I went to 4-3 and loved every minute of it. The band is starting to peak and getting better by the day. I'm just glad I'm around to witness this phenomenal display of talent.

Spock - brain@hotmail.com


I went to 4-3 and loved every minute of it. The band is starting to peak and getting better by the day. I'm just glad I'm around to witness this phenomenal display of talent.

Spock - brain@hotmail.com


DEEP THOUGHTS.... aFTER THE FIRST NIGHT OF NASSEAU, AND THE SECOND SNEAKIN' SALLY IN THE LAST THREE SHOES, I TOLD A FREIND THAT I COULD HEAR IT EVERY NIGHT AND BE HAPPY. THAT MAY NOT BE EXACTLY TRUE, BUT I DO LOVE IT. AS A SONG, IT ADDS A MORE STRUCTURE TO THE FUNK THEME GOIN' ON, WHILE NOT COMPROMISING THAT FEEL A BIT. OH YEAH...I FELL THE SAME WAY ABOUT CAREENIE (?)(WITHOUT THE FUNK). DID NOT EXPECT TO HEAR IT AT THE GARDEN, OR IN PROVIDENCE. THAT TUNE ROCKS THE F*@#IN' HOUSE DOWN. pHISH MEETS LED ZEPPELIN OR SOMETHING... ANYWAY, THOSE ARE MY DEEP THOUGHTS. P.S. I ALSO HAD A DEEP THOUGHT ABOUT BEER TODAY.......MMMMMMMMMMM BEER.

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i hadn't been able to catch a show since the Went, so when i heard about the suprise spring tour, i knew i couldn't let myself miss it. i came up from florida just to see the 2 nassau shows and let me tell you, it was worth it. for me, at least, the show started off on a great note. we came early just to chill before the show and i had a great time in the lot. i ended up helping a friend pass out those MMW/Scofield tapes that everyone was walking around with. did everyone get their **FREE MUSIC**? i hope so, i must have asked you all 500 times each, sorry. anyway, on to the music, 4/2 was obviously a litte shaky, but there were some super strong moments. after hearing sloth, NICU and stash, i was smiling like no other and then, they decided to close the first set with chalkdust, one of my personal favorites, woohoo, no words to describe it. second set was great too, wolfmans brother is always a treat and i had never heard sneakin sally live before. however what did it for me during the second set was the *light show*, incredible. now look, i've always been one of those people who can't stand still during a show, even if i try, my body just keeps grooving. however during the second set, my friend josh and i were simply mesmerized by the light show that Chris Kudora put together. unbelieveable is the only word that really comes to mind. and about this whole rushing the floor bit, i say, go for it. the more people down there the more energy, and i love the vibe on the floor. that's why i jumped over, simply because i wanted to surround myself with the atmosphere of the floor, i wasn' t hurting anyone. also i, like may other phans, don't sit during phish shows, therefore i don't want nor do i require a seat. someone else may want it, just give me a whole lotta energy and a little space to dance and i'll be all smiles. and all smiles is exactly what i was after thursday and friday night, best two evenings i've had in a long while. hope to see you all on tour this summer.

stefanie kornfeld - phriend421@aol.com


I only went to the show on April 5th, but it was incredible. Cavern and YEM blew my mind most of all, but I enjoyed fully every single minute of music that they played. There is a lot of bullshit going on about people worrying about the scene changing. Does anyone honestly expect it not to? Their music is so unique and so unbelievably good, it is no wonder that more and more people are getting into it. I didn't exactly know who Phish was ten or fifteen years ago, but that doesn't mean that I love the music any less. The Sunday show in Providence was the greatest four hours in recent memory and people should just enjoy it for what it is. Great fucking music! I don't think trey, or page wants a bunch of whiny bitches at their shows either, so just sit back and enjoy the show regardless of who's sitting next to you.

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I've not the soul to tell people what's wrong and what's right, so I'll just talk about the mini-spring! I just got my tapes, and they sound great so i think I can make an accurate description of the soundz. Well 4/2 some little mishaps,(no biggie)little monitor problem in TUBE when page starts to funkasize the crowd! Then I think what an old school start, TUBE,MMGAMOIO,SLOTH! way to keep it old school then! Stash, alittle ruff for trey but again after 4 months off (no biggie)then some very interesting work that segue's into horn! WOW, that's all that needs to be said i think! Set 2 PYITE, nice, well played exciting page!Birds!!! well done (first time who knows what to expect) Wolfmans->Sally (PhunkY)!Now here's where I fell in love ROGET/RELAX this is simply the best song Phish has comeup with since stuff off of Rift, well at least in my opinion! Twist,MONKEY! SWEET good first show! The boyz started to loosen up during set 2 encore (GYUTE)Nice So out of 10 show gets 7.5, 10 being either (11-22-97 or 12-31-95 and a few in between).Mike's->old home place->paug! Interesting! No Hampton (11-22) But noteworthy none the less!Love Trainsong,Billy !~ Reba (my profession) I am involved in this every time I hear it! on the reba scale (11-25-94 being 10) this recieves 7.5 nice I'm a firm believer in first set reba's!Set 2 ROSES!!! this is so killer!I'm glad people are starting to realize that WEEN is very talented! It takes a group like Phish to make people realize this but It's cool!Piper Always a fav since it came out!Antelope! (don't let carini get you!:)_) Encore (triple styles) Very noteworthy!Show get's an 8 out of 10 really nice adventurous!4-4 my b-day!! I'm not biased I swear! in my opinion Tweezer->taste was the highlight of all first sets on the minispring!really nicely played and a sick way to open a show! Limb by Limb was nice but set 1 is like a 7 well played but not Phenominal! set 2 MAGIC!!!!!! Birds SWEET!!!! 2001! Perhaps the nicest yet!BROTHER !! so nice what a surprise!!!!! great and reprised for the PHANS!Ghost! nicer than some of the fall versions! Quite exploratory. Lizards (little trey flubs No biggie) BOWIE,SICK,SICK,SICK!!!Encore HOOD nice set two easily best set of the minispring (once again in my opinion)! But what do I know!Set 2 9 out of 10 Show 8.5 only because of set 1! 4-5 NIce Oh kee pah->yem!! Oh ke pah had little trey flubs (he's human, I can't even play, so no argument from me) Yem (little flubs But again trey isn't an alien like jerry was) E-me for my jerry alien story! Well Theme, NIce as always, this song is destined for greatness! McGrupp unfinished I believe! but always a treat! Bathtub->cities nice really interesting combo! SPlit OPen great trey and page ! so because the setlist was nice, but there really wasn't very exploratory measures taken 7.5! Set 2 Sweet DW/D yamar !!!! Yamar! nicest in a long while TREY!!!!!!!! was in lala land doing hell knows what But it was so nice when it was just him alone!Possum, funk jam really cool! standard maze, Unstandard Oblivous Phool! CAVERN best one yet and extra lyrics, can not go wrong! Axis always great! set 2 8 show 8! So my verdict is this 4/4 was the best because of the opener and set 2! And the playing was much cleaner and very exploratory! So make mine PHISH until I have to dodge tear gas like at Dead shows! KEEP THE VIBE ALIVE THIS SUMMER!!!! HELP OUT THE KIDZ! EVERY ONE NEEDS A FIRST SHOW! MAKE IT A POSITIVE ONE PHOR THE NEWBIES! I won't say how many I've attended (no need to) but please help eachother out! no beer bottle throwing, kicking cops, i.e. hurting others, come on use your heads please don't lose em'! I wanna be able to take my kidz to shows when they are youngins! And tell them about when i saw trey tell a thanksgiving Harpua story (11-25-94) And how My first show I only saw the last song and the encore because of snow! (12-5-92)I WANT YOU ALL TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOUR KIDZ TO SHOWS! EVERYONE, "RELAX, THE WORLD WILL SPIN BESIDE ITSELF AND SUCK YOU IN! WITH THREATS AND HOPES BEYOND COMPARE"! from the new tune RELAX/ROGET!!!!

Christopher Cassata - underfullsail@email.msn.com


My only comment on not likeing something(ie the scene)is, No one is forcing you to be there. I have a friend that had been seeing Phish since 89 and in 95 he had it with the size and attitude of the scene and stopped seeing them. I would advise others with similar attitudes to do the same. Now on to the review! I only made it to the two RI shows this spring. Overall, they were good. I have heard better and I have heard worse form the boys. There were plenty of great jams but.....I guess I like the jaming syle of late.....but sometimes I think that they totally lose "it" and the energy dies. At the same time I don't want them to stop pushing the envelope. That is how I felt about the shows I saw. ALL MIXED UP!!! Some jams/versions of songs blew my mind and others just didn't cut it (ie sloppy as hell). I am just sorry that I won't be around for most of the summer tour. I am praying for lots of NE shows in the fall! Breathe deep and relax.

Ron - rjd@nh.ultranet.com


MY GOD.. The sweetness.. the Brother.. the Tube.. THANX FOR GETTING BORED AND playing some shows guyz !!

Nick Giffin - ngiffin@hotmail.com


This review page is undoubtedly the most irritating and annoying page dedicated to Phish on the web. All you self-righteous motherfuckers out there lecturing on how people should stop bitching about the scene and clapping and whatever should take some of your own advice. If I want to bitch about stupid people who go to two shows a year and clap during songs who gives a shit. If you want to say, hey, there is nothing wrong with people clapping at shows, so be it. But don't pull this condescending, superiority bullshit where you tell me what should and should not be said on this page. I'm of the mind that this page should be used for people expressing what they thought about the tour (why are there so few reviews of the music?), whether it be the music, the scene, or whatever. But why do people feel it their responsibility to try and regulate what I and other people feel. I have my opinion and you have yours, but don't try to impress any of your "Phish values" on me.

frat boy - chicksandbeer@sigmachialphabetagammadeltaepsilonzetaetathetaiotakappalambdamunuxirhotauupsilonphipsiomega


Right on M.C. Hynd! Right On!

Carini - Run@Antelope.net


ok, im gonna say right from the beginning that this is not, i repeat, not a review. what i am going to say is this, instead of paying attention to everyone around you at shows, what are they wearing? why are they clapping? what color baseball cap are they wearing? how old are they? do they have jobs? are they as cool as deadheads were? do any of you pay attention to phish?!! i don't know about anyone else, i'm sure i'm not the only person, but i go to shows to hear great music, not to judge everyone else who is there. thats what high school is all about, not phish shows. for christs sake lighten up! have fun, blow your mind, whatever. when i go to shows i don't care if all of the other people are old ladies, a bunch of four year olds or the republican national committee, because i know that phish is going to play and play well regardless of who is there (well, maybe not the republican national committee) just enjoy the show thats why phish exists not because of some scene but because they enjoy making incredible music. by the way, ive been to my share of dead shows too and the scene there was far from perfect, for instance, a buddy of mine got a beer bottle smashed in his face in philly becase he wouldn't give some "head" his last beer. i'll take 16 year olds singing along with and clapping to bouncin any day over that.

jason - shankly67@aol.com


-What exactly is "the scene" all about? -What do people expect to happen before and after shows? -Is something magical or amazing supposed to occur everytime they go to a concert? -To all those continualy complaining about the scene...get a life! -To all those who don't like the clapping...get a life! There has always been clapping of some sort. Clapping during Stash has occured since 92' or 93'(probably earlier). I personaly cannot remember when there was no clapping, so those of you who have seen "at least 25 shows man", and know everything about the band can kiss my rosy red but. Do your own thing at the shows, and let others do theirs. There is no proper way to conduct yourself at a show (within the confines of the law of course [except where drugs are concerned{oh yeah...and public intoxication too /why don't we just strike that law thing from the record\}]). -Back to the scene. I cannot really relate to the dissapointment that you people feel. Personaly, the seen is good for me when I am able to see a few freinds, meet a few new people, strike up conversation with a stranger, etc. I don't see the appeal of walking around a venue like a zombie for hours on end. If I am going to be early (and have the cash) give me a warm bar, several cold Guiness, and a tasty veggie burger any day of the week (and twice on sunday). -Anyway...the sceen is exactly what YOU, yes YOU, make of it. If you do not like it, do something that you feel will improve it! Let's get constructive about this people! Untill then...... keep your negative vibes to yo-self, man. Yours truly, M.C. Hynd

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Devise a place in your mind that is far more spectacular than any earthly convention (a personal Gamehenge, if you will). Imagine it so vivdly that it encircles your entire being and conciousness, repelling negativity. Love the music to your own fullest extent. And keep Phishin'!

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The scene sucks... no matter where the venue is. Thanks to the revolting youth of today that think they are phans, I'm only going to about half the shows this summer as opposed to the whole tour (first time I'm not doing the tour in 4 years). I was disappointed in this surprise spring setlists... something is wrong...

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The scene sucks... no matter where the venue is. Thanks to the revolting youth of today that think they are phans, I'm only going to about half the shows this summer as opposed to the whole tour (first time I'm not doing the tour in 4 years). I was disappointed in this surprise spring setlists... something is wrong...

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Um, are we ever going to get to some reviews about the music? Well heres mine. The first night at nassau was a little loose but it still jammed. It was good to here some new tunes, but the oldies are still the goodies. Now for the second night. What a great show! I haven't enjoyed myself like that in a long time. Starting off with a Mike's and it just got better from there. The loving cup was great and the encore was stellar. I only saw The first Providence show, and it was alright but not phenomenal. Oh yeah, all this bitching about the scene, why don't we just stop. Standing outside of Nassau for about ten minutes I saw at least six people get miracles so it isn't all that bad.

TKD - mm4245@msmc.accc.edu


I think the cavern from night #2 in Providence was one of the coolest things I have ever heard. There was a time when I was in fact slightly weary of hearing yet another, but now I relish (yes... relish) the oppertunity. During the Hartford encore it was tweaked beyond all recognition, and included the alternate lyrics. Alternate lyrics were in effect in Providence as well as the song melted so pleasently out of the "dance party" funk jam. HE TURNED THE KNIFE BACK ON THE BITCH AND PUSHED (?) HER IN THE DUNG!!!!! YEAH BABY!!!!!

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All 4 shows were great. Lets stop bitching about the scene or if Trey hits a couple of wrong notes. Enjoy the music and try to ignore the scene if it bothers you. I just saw Eric Clapton at MSG a couple days ago and the the phish scene isn't so bad. The crowd at Clapton consisted of Yuppie, stuck up champagne drinking jerks. I didn't let that ruin my time though. The Clapton show still kicked ass. And he is a phenomenal and very tasteful guitar player. So we should realize we are very fortunate to have a great band like Phish. I will continue to see every show that i possibly can for a long time. Dan

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All 4 shows were great. Lets stop bitching about the scene or if Trey hits a couple of wrong notes. Enjoy the music and try to ignore the scene if it bothers you. I just saw Eric Clapton at MSG a couple days ago and the the phish scene isn't so bad. The crowd at Clapton consisted of Yuppie, stuck up champagne drinking jerks. I didn't let that ruin my time though. The Clapton show still kicked ass. And he is a phenomenal and very tasteful guitar player. So we should realize we are very fortunate to have a great band like Phish. I will continue to see every show that i possibly can for a long time. Dan

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I saw a kid carrying a sign in Deer Creek in '96, it simply read "What the fuck has happened to the scene?" The scene hasn't changed much in the last 4 years. Its the same kids doing the same old shit. Its nothing new. So to all of those who insist that the scene is going downhill, I say, its not about the scene. Its about music. Plain and Simple, nothing else. Its not about drugs. ITs not about a lot score. Its not even about traveling around the country on no money. PHISH HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND ALWAYS WILL BE ABOUT MUSIC. the rest really has nothing to do with Phish, thats just the way alot of people see it, because they can't seperate the scene from the music. If you can't seperate the scene from the music then you have alot of growing to do spiritually (and musically). "If you were here more of the day, It wouldn't twist around that way"

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This is ridiculous, People complaining about EVERYTHING they can think of. There are even people complaining about people complaining!! what is that all about?? What happened to the reviews of spring??

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Listen up Kids!!!

Listen to the 4/4 2nd set. Notice how when everyone starts clapping at the end of 2001 (clapping at the end of 2001???) Trey immediately starts Brother.

What am I saying???

hmm... maybe Trey gets bothered when people start clapping.

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I find it Ironic that either people are being negative or complaining about the negativity and then being negative themselves. Instead of everyon e being negative why doesn't every one just write what they want to say and stop complaining about the negativity. If you have a problem with people being negative then write positive and try to show the others what Phish is really about. Poeple from all over the country comming together to experience the best act around. Life is to short to be negative. By the way the mini-tour kicked fuckins ASS!!! It has been about a year since I have seen phish and these four shows brought me right back to were I belong. See ya in the summer. Mind what you have learned, Save you it can.

Anakin - aleste1@hofstra.edu


whine and complain all you want, but your bitching is falling on deaf ears (the ones that matter anyway). I'm too busy looking forward to the summer to care about the spring now. It seems the ones who went, didn't have a good time, and didn't belong there. For those of you who were disappointed in these shows (Especially 4/3 +4/5) - I'm sorry - BUT YOU DON'T LIKE PHISH. Plain and simple, there is no way you couldn't have had a BLAST if you do like them. SO CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP. SPRING IS DEAD>>>>>>>>>>>IT'S TIME FOR SUMMER!!!!!

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This Sucks. All these people whine, and complain too much. I am not a hippie. I am not anything. I don't hug trees. I don't hug anything. I like to see phish. Period. End of discussion.

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This Sucks. All these people whine, and complain too much. I am not a hippie. I am not anything. I don't hug trees. I don't hug anything. I like to see phish. Period. End of discussion.

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I was one of the lucky ones who got tickets to the first Providence show. Everyone afterwards dissed the first set...i didn't mind it. Taste and Character Zero saved it. they were so intense i almost shit myself. the second set is just beyond words...I've never heard ghost, and boy was a lucky! it kicked complete ass. the new one, birds of a feather, is also cool. David Bowie would be proud of the closer! Peace

Drew - JestrsReve@aol.com


Andrew, I didn't go to the Shows and it's really no big deal. i love Phish and i occasionally look at your website for rumors and photos. however, i think i will no longer look at the "Reviews" or "Commments" section. truly, these people have no lives. why the hell would i waste my time arguing about clapping at a show when i'm too busy listening to the "Tube from 12/29? i do not care for any scene, i just care for phish music. i think most of these people who post these things really don't care about the music, because if they did, they would want to share the experience with others and not be so selfish as to say "Phish is our band and no teeny boppers can come to shows." whoever writes these things acts way more like a child than qany of these kids who come. or it is a case of Prep-school hippies who grew up in dysfunctional families where there parents never paid attention to them but gave them whatever they wanted. yes, i'm rambling, but i just had to throw in one last comment before forever tuning out from thre "Comments" & "Reviews" sections of your page. i'd also like to say that we should use You, ANDREW, as an example of a true Phish fan that never bitches about setlists, clapping, "Shwaggy Songs" Trey fucking up, Etc. i like how you only comment on the shows in a positive way and don't rip on kids. you have the class that Phish fans need. now, I really must get back to my "Tube". see ya.

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I'm prabably going to beat a dead horse hear, but I will quickly adress the scene issue anyhow. If you have a problem with the people and activities outside of venues, avoid them altogether! This may seem difficult but it really is not. I myself arived at every show of the run no earlier than 1/2 an hour before before. This was due partly to circumstance and partly to design. Anyway, at this point my energy was directed toward getting into the shows rather than on how to deal with the seen. One more suggestion which I recomend is getting goog and toasted on your way to the venue. A heavy beer buzz, and other types of mind alteration could possibly distract you from the presence of a "bad seen man". In other news...I saw MMW 4/17 at the Count Bassie Theatre in Redbank NJ.THE BOMB! It absolutely rocked the house! DJ Logic spun the wheels of steel for 1/2 hour before the start, layin' down random mixes w/ MMW mixes thrown in. Very Nice. MMW then proseded to play a 1 hour 1st set consisting mainly of new tunes and 1 or 2 from FAU an IJIT (sorry... the names of all tunes are lost on me). Logic spun during intermission, and remained for the second set! What happened at that point was amazing (to me anyhow). Free form funk jazz fusion with hip hop beats, samples and scratching involved. Most of the set was either extended songs from the upcoming album (August release: w/ Logic on some tracks) or improvised jams. Logic and Billy controled the rythmic action taking a new direction every few minutes. To sum it all up....I personaly think that MMW has boldly gone where few if any have gone before. It is definetely a new direction eminating from their underground NYC roots. At the end of the show it was difficult to interperet peoples reaction to it. It seemed that those who who were there to hear what was on previous albums and show tapes were walking away disapointed. Those whose minds were open on Fri., and who like MMW for their continual creative edge (never complacent) walked away smiling. I cut a rug all night at the Basie, and walked away with a great feeling about the future of music. I love Phish and other rock bands out there but I also dig jazz, hip hop, and the posobilities that the two bring to all forms of music. My advice... catch this while you can! If anyone who reads this has tapes from 4/17, or other shows from this tour, I would love to get hold of them. I do not trade DAT, but I do have a plethora (yes... a plethora) of Dead, Phish, MMW, and related bands on analog, as well as an extensive CD catalog (several rare finds). I feel that I have taken enough of this page and your time....HAPPY 4/20!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peace Hippies!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ------Mike

MC Hynd - hyndm@alpha.montclair.edu


Who does this fucking clown below think he is, this Clap free phish show shit in stuid! Hey Man I don't want to be so blunt but get a fucking life MAN! I am usally pretty calm and cool about this but you have gone way to far bro, hey here's an Idea if you don't like the clapping at phish shows the why go, why waste your money if all your going to do is be an asshole.It's gonna happen at any concert you go to, why don't YOU try to tell 15,000 people at a phish show to stop clapping, GOOD LUCK!! Cause I'd like to see you do it! People are just gonna laugh at you, like me HA HA HA HA I don't go to shows to see or hear people like you bitch, I go because of the pure love for Phish, seeing the four the best Musicians on earth do what they do best!! So If you don't like what goes on then DON'T GO!! I can see that I am not the only one that is pissed in what you are saying! Sorry to all the heads for being so negative, cause I'm not usally like this! I've seen 15 shows and don't give a shit about the clapping, I just do it to have a good time. well please e-mail me if you liked what I said or disliked what I said. Peace see you all in Maryland!

Matt - keenem@hotmail.com


While chilling in the lots before the 4-3-98 show, we started to debate over the opener. He said Rift, I said Mike's. Everytime I hear the opening to the song I go crazy.The best show I've been to I loved it . Thankyou PHISH

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I saw the whole run from start to finish. The first day was a little loose, but that's to be expected after 4 months off. Thursday Nassau was my favorite show of the run setlist wise. They can play Sneakin' Sally at every show as far as I'm concerned. The opening Tube, My Mind, Sloth, NICU tandem was absolutely superb. (Who would have expected such an old-school opening!!!) That new song RELAX is REALLY tweaked out. The first set from Friday is up there with the worst set of Phish I have ever seen. Thinking that the 1st set would be fat from the Mike>Homeplace>Weekapaug opener, I was dismayed to fins myself in the front row ten feet from Fishman while watching Trey desperately trying to find a major scale on beauty of my dreams. More new schwaggy songs were to follow including the most botched versions of Billy Breathes and Reba that I've ever heard. I was also initially pissed when I realized the second set was only 4 songs....but what great four songs they were. Roses are free opener dissolves into the coolest and most tight jam I have ever witnessed. The guy running up on stage during lovin' cup saved the show and prompted Carini weirdness in the most original Antelope to date. Carini>Halley's>Reprise encore makes my heart beat out of my chest every time I listen to the tape! The first set gets a 3 out of 10 at best, but the Antelope and the encore are totally off the scale. As for Providence, Saturday second set was my favorite single set of the tour. Vocal jam out of Also Sprach leads into (Radiofriendly) Brother. Definately the best version of this song ever. For anyone not able to get a ticket to this show, (There were SOO many!)This Brother was one for the books. I'd write more about Saturday and Sunday, but I'll leave it alone and not overanalyze anymore. Summer is gonna kick ASS!!!!

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Stop telling everyone how to act at a show.First of all the music is above EVERYTHING.The scene is changing, but thats life.Thank U PHISH, as trey pointed out in Providence, we are gonna take it HIGHER.Metamorphosis-scene/band-blah,blah,blah!!!

James Bonner - 00719@udel.edu


After seeing all of the negativity of late on this page, I thought I'd attempt to start a new topic. The last 2 runs of Phish have been 4 show mini-tours, and which do you think was better, the New Years run or the Spring Mini-Tour? It is on these mini-tours where the boys know they only have 4 shows and have to get it done now. I myself only got to the 29th and 4/4, but I'm sure many out there saw each and every show. I'm not going to attempt to pick which is better without the spring mini-tour tapes, but maybe those who have them or where there can compare these runs.

Bryan - calvin@iconn.net


runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun(CARRINI'S GONNA GET YA)runrunrunrunrunrurnrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun Here's to an incredible spring, and what will be a Phenomenal Summer!!!! runrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun(CARRINI'S GONNA GET YA)runrunrunrunrunrurnrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrunrun

ANTELOPE - SET THE GEARSHIFT FOR THE HIGH-GEAR OF YOUR SOUL!!!!


to every one bitching about bitching shut up and quit bitching. like the saying goes if you have nothing nice to say then keep it to yourself. this segment is really becoming annoying. be kind to each other. if you hate everything about phish so much stay home and quit posting we are all one big phish in the same big sea. BE NICE that is all it takes

sharon - share420@mailexcite.com


I SWEAR, if i read one more post about how clapping is ruining the music I'm going to vomit. Yes some people do get carried away with clapping at shows, and yes, sometimes it does bother me, but what the fuck, stop clapping alltogether? Maybe we should stop cheering and hollering too? Would you like me to stop dancing, because its bothering you?? If other people having a good time at a phish show RUINS your show, THEN STOP GOING TO SHOWS!! I can tell you something - clapping is not going to stop no matter how much you bitch. Even thinking it could is STUPID. We all like this band for the same reason - THEY FUCKING ROCK - and we all express it in different ways. ISN'T FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PART OF WHAT THIS WHOLE PHENOMENON IS ABOUT??!! Some of you sound like Redneck jerks telling people what they can and cannot do at a show! CLAP, CHEER HOLLER, FUCKING STAND ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES AT A SHOW IF YOU WANT TO, DON'T LET THESE JERKS STOP YOU!!

justin - guyute@mem.net


stop the bitching??? it's ruining the music???

that's a bitch, in-and-of-itself.

Down with the tree-hugging hippie crap.

PHISH IS A CORPORATION, ONLY PEOPLE WITH JOBS SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE CORPORATION.

I realize that most people on the net, here at Andy's, must have some sort of job, and in-turn, are not of the Tourscum variety.

So, let's get together and make this scene work. (wow, see how gay that sounds.)

I like to drive to the show and hour before, get out of the car, see the show, get back in my car, and travel on my merry little way.

So who gives a fuck what the scene looks like as far as I am concerned.

Go Hasek!

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I can't believe this shit I'm reading. I don't care about the clapping. Ok, it's annoying, but who the fuck is cutting down on the younger phans. Oh shit, like they are too young to appreciate good music? These aren't the kids bringing nitrous tanks to the shows or jumping up on stage (what the hell was the deal with that). Shit, I started listening to Phish when I was 15, and I went to a show. I'm gald people were almost accepting back then, but man, I'd hate to be a young phan now. That is a huge difference between phish and the dead. Deadheads were willing to be cool to anyone who had the good sense to see the greatest music ever. Now young phans have to be watching their back for fucked up glances from people who are pissed that their personal band is getting popular. Fuck that. How bout this. I am the last person who is going to bitch on this page, so let me get it all out of the way. Frat boys with sorority bitches suck. Ok, that's it. BUT, you are only a frat boy if you came for the beer (which I never understood cause the dank is so much better). There. The scene is starting to suck and it is up to us, ONLY US, to bring it back. Let me just pose a question before I leave. When I used to go to Dead shows (at the age of 12 and 13 mind you) how come everyone got along there. How come that scene didn't fall apart (except for that last tour but that was just not wanted by the gods). How did the dead (who were a lot bigger than Phish every will be), with every type of person from the Casy Jones singing beer junkie to the mellowed out 50 year old brother get along for 30 FUCKING YEARS. Deal people. Go for the music. Stay for the scene, not the other way around. Bye, and remember, no more bitching is allowed on this page. I am ophishally the last one.

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Begin bitching........NOW! Phish show in 89 - "Here, smoke this!" Phish show in 92 - "Hey, nice dreadlocks!" Phish show in 94 - "Do you have any spare food?" Phish show in Providence 98 - "Can I have one of those chicken wings?","Can I bum a smoke?" or "MAN W/ JOB - Yeah, i guess i'll buy you a beer.... TOURSCUM - Thanx, how much is a beer? MAN W/ JOB - Beers are a buck-fifty. TOURSCUM - OK, well, will you buy me a buck fifty's worth of food?" 4/4 and 4/5 were great shows. mike seemed to be louder, i think the PFLAM or whatever its called worked. YEM was tight. birds of a feather, i like. thank god the "dude of life at one of the prov shows" rumour was JUST a rumour...can't wait til lemonwheel... Stop Clapping, for the love of music, i mean, think about it, a bunch of mammals, slapping the palms of there hands together repeatedly, kinda makes you look retarded! ok, go ahead, blah blah blah....

Get a Job, then you can BUY tickets before you go to the show! There's an idea!!!! - minkin@isp.net


Its dope how most of these reviews are actually complaints about the scene. Its all become a big popularity contest, and most people aren't even concerned with the music. I was psyched for summer tour, but now I regret spending hundreds of dollars mail-ordering tickets. There are other bands out there with improv talent, and people will go to see them for the music. (i.e. Dexter Grove, Strangefolk, Widespread, etc.) Hopefully Phish will loose their popularity while I'm still relatively young. We should at least try to enjoy ourselves this summer. Yes, the band has changed, but they haven't sold out. They are just trendy to tenny-boppers, and hopefully this is just a faze. Stay strong, and remain ital.

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Mike Preston - pr971225@ubishops.ca


HOW cares about clapping I think it's fine I am pretty new to phish and I hate to hear people bitch and complain about stupid shit like don't clap at phish show people can do what ever they want to do if you don't like it don't go and if you still want to go and still bitch about clapping then fuck you I don't want to hear about it Peace out, LANDES.

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HOW cares about clapping I think it's fine I am pretty new to phish and I hate to hear people bitch and complain about stupid shit like don't clap at phish show people can do what ever they want to do if you don't like it don't go and if you still want to go and still bitch about clapping then fuck you I don't want to hear about it Peace out, LANDES.

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Control for clappers can't be bought.Arguing about clapping makes phishheads look like dickheads.Clapitty clap funk sluts.I'll clap whenever i feel like it.There, see how stupid this sounds.Anyone below age 17 should not even be able to post such mindless shit.God,I love phish,but do I ever miss the one,Jerry and the Dead, who cleared the path for the bonehead phishheads,not all phans,because most are o.k.,but many need to finish puberty.Stupid motherfuckers.The only thing that is important is the music and how it makes you react.clap,clap.

B.W. - barwils@mindspring.com


What can I say, the music speaks for itself. Im writing to talk about the scene. I see nothing wrong with selling all sorts of goods to get by in life and keep on living. However, I see plenty of things wrong with trying to sneak into a show. I can't tell you how many people I talked to in Providence whom bragged about how they've been to 12 shows and never payed for a ticket. They were damn proud of that too. And a lot of these people weren't even the ones selling anything. They weren't even making an effort to buy a ticket. It never crossed their mind. They probably wanted their drugs for free as well. I don't understand the whole concept. I don't see why heads can't get a job on phish's downtime and save up. What else is their to do besides be lazy. And if you want to be lazy, you can't have both. Save all of the anti-authoritative and anti-society crap for when you win the lottery. Believe me, I really don't like any type of authority and the majority of people in society I meet are revolved around the dollar bill( not my cup of tea), but I work to afford luxuries such as Phish. Believe me, it is worth it. If your'e thinking no funking way, the tours are going to get smaller, and smaller, and smaller,,, and security is going to get tighter, and tighter, and tighter.

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Saw both Providence shows - Sunday night was definitely the highlight for me. Did anyone else see the people on the right side of the audience (if you're looking at the stage) that were wearing glowsticks on their arms, legs, and head? It was pretty funny to watch. They got tired near the end of the second set but were dancing like crazy during the first set. Very cool idea...

Daren - dss@nh.ultranet.com


i'm so sick of hearing everyone saying "if you came here to bitch, go do it somewhere else"

how about this... if you can't handle a little honestly, go hug a fucking tree.

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I thought 4/4 first set was rather lax but Tweezer saved it big time. Funky bitch and Zero wern't so bad either, but the rest was rather ho-hum. But it did give me something to look forward to. The next three sets at those shows were absolutely fantastic. Lets see??? Birds of feather, Ghost, Hood, Bowie (not 94 though) , YEM "vocal jam", Mcgrupp, Trey just jamming by himself in YaMar, maze,Funked out cavern, oblivious fool!!!! How can you complain. Can't wait for Deer Creek and beyond. Later

Drew Gullotti - agullo@providence.edu


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4/4-First Set was basic with some exceptions. First, I had my Tweezer shirt on so I was happy about that opening. You could tell before they started by the warmup notes. Its been played five out of six times that Ive seen them, taking the lead, so I was psyched. From there, some mediocrity. I see Taste just about everytime so Im a bit sick of it. Decent version, not like 12-30 at all. Bounce, Bitch, Ginseng, all standard, nothing to shout at. Limb by Limb was a highlight of the Went so I was eager to here it at Providence, and of course it was great. Gotta love the hysterics involved in Lawn Boy, and Zero then tied Tweezer for five times. Not my favorite way to end a set, but the first was average. Second Set-Birds of a Feather, very Taking Heads, but jammed nicely. Bizarre choice of words for a chorus, but who am I to argue with Mr. Marshall. From there, 2001, BROTHER!!!, Ghost, Lizards, Bowie, Hood encore. If you need adjectives buy a dictionary, the third best set Ive seen trailing only the two 12-30 sets. I was hoping for a little funkyness in Ghost, but Brother was my fave of the show. And I dont mean the radio friendly version either. Solid show, phenominal second set. Oops threw in an adjective.

Chris Piccirillo - PICCIRILLO@scsu.ctstateu.edu


For anyone who thinks that it is wrong to clap at Phish shows, i just have to say one thing - STASH!

loosen up - a phish show is to enjoy not to bitch about


i thoght all 4 shows were great ,more enjoyable for me than the fall or Dec msg shows. the nassau run was good esp fri 2nd set the roses into piper was great the piper ,my fav new tune built up very slowly and sustained an incredible amount of energy ,this one will keep opening up more &more it will be the highlight of shows to come. Providence was outrageous the 1st set sat was patchy but the second set was thick with jamming,definately rough around the edges but all four of the band were cotributing more in unison than i've seen for a while. Sunday was a fitting capper for the run. both sets were great they got a little tired out at the end though. the versions of many songs from this show became favorites instantly YEM, Theme,Yamar,Caspian and maze if it had been finished, but after a Great page solo trey curved it into another song instead of picking up where page left off.Also any band whose brand new songs blow you away like Birds \Feather did me ,shows such promise and growth that i will attend any Phish show with greater excitement and curiosity than ever before.After seeing the band for 9 yrs. i've come to expect to be thrilled by tunes i have not yet heard, and in the last year this has become the most thrilling part of Phish for me. The creativity is booming,dig it now kids. I'll give up perfection in song structure for the inspiration and raw power they delivered this April any time. Ps the non-clappers seem kind of fascist to me ,i like to hear as clearly as i can too ,but it is a concert ,and one where the interaction between the people and the band is thick in the air, so in most ways clapping is a natural reaction that strengthens that bond , any time thousands of people are clapping in time it means that the band is getting through to them ,and that they wish to extend this back to the band. I am not a "clapper" but the guys in front of me in Nassau yelling don't clap and shhhh bothered me much more than any happy go lucky clapper cuold have.They seemed like they arrived with their clapper hatred deeply inbeded, and seeemed a little to attached to their non-clap agenda.The clappers had more fun i'm sure .So If you dont like clapping lead by example and remain silent.

sven McKnoclugh - fuzzy moon @ Hotmail


RELAX! the world will spin beside itself and suck you in

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PhishGeek - dude@phatty.veggie.burrito.com


4/8 rocked! how come nobody posted a list yet? who's got a list!?@?!@?

dugout dave - bats@420.com


That 4/8 show was sweet!! BBCFCFM>Dinner & Movie>Tela......who knew....who was there?

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Lauren - DFCNYC@AOL.COM


The night I saw them was awesome. The past times I've seen the band have been awesome. The summer tour is going to be awesome!! To all the people who continuously bad mouth the shows please don't go. It gives me more room to breath...if that is allowed at shows. There is no point to go to the show if YOU KNOW that you will give it a bad review. There is always a highlight in every show. I will sit down with someone and find a highlight in every tape that I own! There is something good that comes out of every show. When will you people see that? Look at all the responses on this page, they all suck!!! IT sends a message that a majority of "Phans" are hypocrites. It makes me feel sorry for you people. To all the "True Phans," keep up the good work; make sure you find every single note that Trey fucks up. Make sure you are having a bad time. Remember that you are there to get completely wasted!! That's what a Phish show is all about, isn't it? ................You're just wasting space on Gadiel's hard drive!!!!

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Is it remotly possible that maybe for one second you guys could quit complaining and actually enjoy the music?

Scott - Nevsky@netropolis.net


Yes, Phish is, and was on 4/2 and 4/3 very good. Tube to start things off let everyone know that the groove will persist in '98. And I will certainly not object. My Mind's is my favorite bluegrass, and contains some of my favorite lyrics to a Phish song, even if they're not their own. Slightly flubbed versions of NICU and Sloth were made up for with an insane Stash. Real spaced out, and I thought I heard Fish trying to start up Time (oddly enough this same hi-hat pattern would, if my memory serves me, show up later in Roget). The second set highlight for me was undoubtedly Wolfman's->Sally. The Sally sounded tighter than the 12-30 version(s), but obviously lacked the spontaneity. The lights/Aliens Are Landing madness during Twist Around was, for lack of a better word, trippy. Gyute encore was tight, and I couldn't help but imagine the band sitting around for the last four months practicing the tune like never before so as to make up for 12-30 and silence the critics. 4/3 was, for numerous reasons, the better of the two for me. Mike's->TOHP->Paug was great, but the highlight of the run for me probably came during Reba, a song seldom played as of late. I don't remember specifics, but the chill part was jammed out to great heights. The second set was a great segue set, and I wouldn't hesitate to call Roses the tune that carried this great set, although the energy by the climax in Antelope was at a peak. The encore was phenomenol. Carini was much tighter than 12-30, but I don't know about that vocal jam at the end. A little repetitive. Under the circumstances, I thought it was great when Trey called Carini up (again), but it sounded so much like 12-30 the way he said it I was honestly a little disappointed. I would just hate to see a classic moment be repeated over and over. Halley's was a surprise for me, and was a great chance to get down. Tweeprise was standard craziness in the crowd and a great end to a nice stand. My overall impression of these shows was very good. I thought they sounded well rehearsed and there weren't as many little fuck-ups as I seem to find in many 97 shows. As far as the scene is concerned, I am, by all accounts, very tired of it. The whole bumming beers/cigarettes/sips thing is getting ridiculous. I'm all for a sharing community, but, without resorting to stereotypes, it seems as though the same people who continually do this are those who contribute a great deal of negative energy on the whole scene. If people find it necessary, however, go ahead, there's no real harm to it. But don't give dirty looks or resort to begging if I say no. I don't think the majority of the people who read this page are the ones who engage in this behavior, but it has become my pet peeve at shows lately. On that note, PLEASE STOP CLAPPING.

Nate - nateb@second-to-none.com


I wanna give my thanks to the Atlantic Ocean for letting skip a stone on you!

Thanks to Comfort Inn on Post Rd., you guys gave me a sore throat from sleeping on the floor next to the heater.

Thanks to the Bean Cafe in Narragansett for the great sugar coffee.

Thanks to the security gaurds in 223 and 122 fo lettin' me smoke.

Thanks to everyone who threw there glow sticks on the stage. (great site to see)

Thanks for the Brother.

Thanks to that Pub around the corner from the Civic Center for the Winter Ale.

Thanks to that supermarket for the wahter

Thanks to the everyone for being so cool.

Thanks for the funk.

harpua420 - icq:harpua420


Phish is good. shows are good. these shows were good. phishheads are good. drugs are good. being sober is good. being dirty is good. being clean is good. PLEASE JUST BE GOOD AND STOP ALL THE WHINING.

Trey - forreal@aol.com


I agree 100% that the clapping gets out of hand. Do people think that Fishman can't keep a beat? I don't understand why people want to start clapping when Trey is soloing in Yamar (4/5). He was the only person playing and he was getting deep. Maybe if everyone actually kept the same beat, but that won't happen so stop random group clapping. Fishman can keep the beat just fine.

Dr. Head Maintenance - sg23087@asu.edu


I LOVE COFEE COOLATTA;S AND PHISH!COMFORT INN AND 3RD ROW .THE SHOWS ILL NEVER FORGET.THANX PHISH PROVIDENCE,WARWICK,ANDTHE MAYOR!HE WAS SITTING NEXT TO US DURING HOOD!DRINKIN'WINE.IM AT THE AIRPORT A BIT LATE BUT IT DOESNT MATTER.PHISH MADE ME REALIZE THAT THE GORGE,AND LIMESTONE AND ATLANTA AND RALEIGH ARE IN MY PLANS.I FEEL GOOD AND I SHOULD ABOUT THE STATE OF THEPHISH HOOD!BACK TO MONTGOMERY!THE SHOWS WER'E AS USUAL INxxxxINTENSE!!!!!

BARRY WILSON,JR. - BARWILS@MINDSPRING.COM


I just saw the Clapton concert at Gund Arena in Cleveland (4/12/98) Started with a bunch of new tunes, swicted to acoustic midway through (Tears from Heaven, Layla, etc.), new version of I Shot the Sheriff, closed the show with Cocaine. Encore was Sunshine of Your Love (where's Mike Gordon when you need him?) It was quite a change of pace to attend a concert where everyone actually sat in their reserved seats. This was unfortunate for us considering we were in the nosebleeds. There definitely wasn't the anticipation/energy of a Phish show (at least for me), but there was some superb guitar playing. On a different note: "The brothel bitch, she grabbed the knife and slashed me on the tongue. So I turned the blade back on the bitch, and dropped her in the dung." -- original Cavern lyric, as sung 4/5/98. "Carini's gonna get you."

Marc Carver - mcarver@columbus.rr.com


I had a great time. I never heard a YEM and I was so very excited. I also enjoyed the rockytop closer the first night of Nassau. Thank you.

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I loved all four shows. I am not going to bitch about anything--as far as I am concerned, this was the best weekend of my life. What I will say is DOES ANYBODY HAVE TAPES FROM ANY OF THE SHOWS(PROVIDENCE PREFERRED)? I HAVE A GOOD LIST TO TRADE WITH--ESPECIALLY 88-94--PLEASE, MY ONLY PROBLEM WITH PHISH IS THAT I CAN'T GET SHOWS FAST ENOUGH, OR AT ALL!!! I LOVE ALL YOU FREAKS. cbee@mindspring,com

Craig Beezley - cbee@mindspring.com


please keep feeding the music and not the scene. much better that way

that guy - jesmond@phish.com


the show in bearsville last night was sick. 3 sets..

Jimmy Doogan - doogie1442@aol.com


4/3 Review: I Mikes: Opener blows away all expectations, Very tight Mikes w/ "Bring in the New" licks a la Albany from Trey and Mike. Nothing really exploratory at about 11 Mikes becomes very umikes like, Jamming around a major style progression, very obviously a segue at this point, I tentatively and sadly identify it as Sparkle but am happily proved wrong as I hear emerging from Mikes… MOHP: My fav country tune, Good to hear albeit the placement is a little weird… They pause at the end before Fish starts… Weekapaug: The drumming at the beginning sounds more like SOAM than weekapaug but Mike quickly dispels any thought that it might be SOAM with a FAT intro, he really is laying down the groove. The weekapaug quickly becomes a spiritual experience beautiful Weekapaug style for a few minutes before going into… Jam: At first I am hearing serious hints of Great Curve but as the jam begins to smoke it turns into an all out Cross-Eyed and Painless fest. One of my favorite jams from the shows, back into… Weekapaug: Not the typical ending with singing they just keep building and building until the tune roars to a thunderous conclusion, WHOO! Its time to chill with… Trainsong: I love this one to, Mike just sounds awesome when he sings this… Billy Breathes: Trey has A LOT of trouble with this one, not only the lyrics but the chords as well and the solo is usually a few beats late, but who am I to complain, it's a great mellow song… Dog Stole Things: I have NEVER heard this song and not instantly identified it as Mound, I quickly recovered and realized that this was history in the making, a DST that I Really liked! I always enjoy the funny words that make you look at your dog in a completely different way, but this one really sounded good… REBA!: Absolutely beautiful, Hose for a few moments during a great reba jam. Complete with whistling too, what a treat! Segues, kinda, into… My Soul: I know that they play it too much, but this one was SMOKING, IMO the best one ever! It was a good choice to end the set. Rocked out for about 8 or 9 minutes. II Roses Are Free: I didn't identify it at first 'cause it had kind of a different intro type thing, but the lyrics clued me in. This is a great tune, I love Ween! But anyway after playing around the roses are free progression for a couple of minutes they move into… JAM: Indescribable, it must have been around 25 minutes and contained some really beautiful mellow jamming as well as a little of the funk stuff, by this point I knew that we were in for a hoseFEST, I got it during the chill part when everyone around me was sitting down but I was really, really feeling a good vibe from the band. As the jam winds down they segue, but not in the same way it got segued into in the fall… Piper: No stop in the music but Trey does the finger picking intro and I am nearly busting, I cant believe it. Piper builds for what seems like and eternity with the words playing in my head long before and long after Trey sings it, This song has the power to take over ones body and lift it to another plain, like NO other phish song, imo. GOLDEN HOSE(I am overusing that but this was a big show for that) The band was so connected with the crowd, and I have never, except possibly at numerous NYE's felt so much energy during a show, I know the band felt it too and they were playing off of it. The outro jam to Piper got kind of dark and moody and was pretty long probably around 10 minutes, at a point in the jam they all stopped except Page, who played for about a minute before starting… LOVING CUP!: I just looked at the girl next to me and smiled the biggest smile of the night, there was nothing I could say it was so perfect, I don't know how this setlist looks to people who werent at the show, but the song selection was perfect! The loving cup was excellent in that special way that only Loving cup can be. I know you've all heard about the guy jumping on stage at the end so I wont get into it except to comment that I think I saw him at either Sugarbush '95 or Clifford Ball I cant remember which but I remember it was a Vermont area show and I seem to remember that Tiger backpack… Antelope: Fish does his little bit: "You can come up on stage, but don't let Carini get you…" Which I think was just his way of telling Trey that he wanted to play Carini because the security guy that went after the stage climber was NOT pete carini! I also thought by the way fishman was acting that he wanted to go into it right away, just a feeling. But anyway it was a smoking Antelope, when they got to the Ry Ry Rocco part it was really slow, reggae like and everyone sensed Makisupa but it didn't happen. When Trey said Marco Esquandolas, my friends and I agreed he wanted to say something to immortalize the guy who jumped on stage a la one of those summer 93 shows with the Makiprise where he says "Marco Policemandolas" because he said Marco and then paused and said in a half-hearted fashion Esquandol trailing off…Then when the gearshift shifted once again they did a start stop thing as follows: "Run Run" and then theyd stop and be totally quiet for the eight beats and then do it again, until the "Set the Gearshift…" which he sang/spoke a la the Lawnboy version as opposed to most shows where he shouts it. Anyway the loudest pre-encore cheering I have ever heard and we werent dissappointed. E: Carini: The one tune that my buddies and I had really been hoping for having missed out on 12/30 and we got great version. Guest appearance by Pete himself and a weird vocal outro which segues into… HALLEYS: I felt it coming as soon as the intsruments stopped and the voices started but it was still a shock when out of "CARINI HAD A LUMPY HEAD" chanting Mike came in with his "Bop Chu, Bop Bop a CHU CHU", a great version, the outro jam was much more like the old one but with some hinting at the fall sound segues(kinda) into… Tweezprise: Great selection, I mean you're not always psyched for Tweezer of any kind but this was simply beautiful! The lights were spinning and the roar of the crowd was unbeleivable and next to the Went this is the best version Ive heard. A great end to a great show. Possibly the best show ive seen! Andrew

Andrew Briggs - Jbriggs@together.net


4/4 Set II...Perhaps one of the best sets of Phish I have ever heard. They were INTO that stuff, you dont play Brother, Lizards, Bowie, Ghost, 2001 and encore Hood if you arent in the groove. Perfect.

Mike - Mdnghtridr@aol.com


Hi. I caught 4.2 and 4.3. Went to 4.2 with a first-timer which always makes me a little uneasy. Luckily she was blown away which made it much more enjoyable for me. The highlight of the show I'd have to say was the light show. Chris is really improving. As for 4.3, that triple encore was as intense as they come. Did any of you notice how perfect the vocals on Halley's were? Sooooo professional. As for the scene... I really don't give two shits about the scene. There's good folks, there's idiots, there's hippies, there's pseudo-hippies, there's heads, there's first-timers, there's frat boys, there's dogs and cats, there's little 8th graders... bottom line: I don't care. I go to see a band called Phish and so far they've been there every time.

Brandyn - bowden@udel.edu


What a wonderful weekend! Flew up from Florida, got to see the boys play three amazing shows, and i fell in love.........'life IS weird Jeremy!' Thanks guys for the Bold as Love!! You made a fairy tale come true for me..... :-) p.s....you can count on it Drac! love you~ Venus

Venus - kristinsampson@yahoo.com


Hey Everyone! I just wanted to say that even though I was only able to go to 4/2 at Nassau, I think it was unbelieveable! Some people noticed a few "messups" but with their incredible improvisation they were able to make it appear as though it was sort of on purpose. Also the light show was amazing. All in all I'd say it was a pretty awsome show but I can't wait until the summer tour. There is just something magical about summer shows that can't be explained. One quick comment about the "scene". I am 18 years old. I am not really as earthy or hippied out as some of the other fans but i have no problem with anyone who wants to go see Phish and just go have a mind boggaling experiance. I may have been mistaken for one of the "frat boys girlfriends" (WHICH I AM NOT)I just don't understand why we can't accept everyone the way they are regardless of their age, clothes, etc. WE ALL SHARE ONE THING IN COMMON ------THAT IS LISTENING TO PHISH --- ISN'T THAT ENOUGH??????? ONE LAST THING ----PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE TRY AND BE A LITTLE MORE CONCIOUS OF YOUR MESS AT UPCOMING SHOWS. ALL THE BEER BOTTLES AND ASSORTED TRASH MADE US LOOK LIKE A BUNCH OF PIGS!!!!! WE NEED TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSIDARATE OF THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE TOWN AND REMEMBER THAT SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO CLEAN UP AFTER US, SO WE CAN AT LEAST DO OUR PART!!!

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yeah, but there is a difference between a personal review and a newspaper critique.

If you feel the scene sucks, speak of it!

Just remember, you don't have to anonymously flame us for being at the scene.

I will say that the bumming of extra smokes has gotten out of hand, since, I've never opened up a pack of marlbies and found 21 cigarettes, it's always just 20...hmmmpf...

and yeah, DOWN WITH CLAPPING!

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If you look close enough on Fishman's kit, you will see what I feel is one of the best quotes I have ever had the pleasure of reading, it goes something like - "There are no monuments made for critics." I didn't see the shows, my phriend in Manhattan said they jammed... I trust his judgement... I thought the quote was fitting.

Ken M - phishguy@worldnet.att.com


I was only able to attend the 4/2 show,had prior commitment to go see ratdog in philly and Atlantic City, however I was glad to get my phish fix in,the band seemed happy to be doing what they do best and thats play live. I don't think I ever seen Trey rip into a chaulkdust like that and the funk of wolfmans bro>sneaking sally really moved me. I think that kimmy t had some nice insight as to what its all about....it's the music...the way it moves your soul...I'm happy that I can be a part of this, I don't care what happens in the parking lot, however it will give the band a bad name to the powers that be...and they may not be able to come your home town anymore (redrocks) but what I'm saying is don't lose sight of what we are here for and that the music......peace,love,and chaulkdust

Joe G - Hairlip@msn.com


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Trey was playing a solo by himself, mike page and fish stopped playing, it was really cool till the idiot cheerleaders in the crowd started clapping along like it was a fuckin hoedown. If you or your girlfriend is an idiot clapper, please hum or yell or drink your beer or something when you get the sudden urge to clap. Jim Snap Founder of the C.F.P.S.A. (Clap Free Phish Show Associtation)

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Joe -


Hello...this is Sunshine. In regards to my account of 10/22/96 MSG show, I do apologize for my forgetfulness. In Set I, Talk was between Ice and SOAM. In Set II, after DWD, a phat Taste and an even phatter Mango. then Page's Elvis impersonation in Lawn Boy. Swept and Steep was included in Mike's>Groove. Sorry for the confusion. Sunshine

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Generally all strong shows. I can't really say there was a single standout out of the four, but there was a common theme: funk. Trey faded in and out of periods of being totally lost on his strings, and just out of the rythm, and into moments of glory. It seems like his playing has changed a lot over the course of the last year or so....much more groove, and less soaring. It's good though, because it brings forth the less conspicuous exploits of the band; namely Page. Anyways, it seems like the more shows I see, the more I feel like a minority as a phishfan. This is getting pretty absurd folks. I don't have dreadlocks, don't wear those ugly ass patchwork pants, and I employ a level of personal hygiene (SP?). I think phish's scene has changed a lot over the past few years and it sucks, it gives the fans who are foremostly devoted to loving the musicianship that is phish a bad reputation. On the way from Nassau to Providence, I was handcuffed and our car was searched. The whole time, the cops kept saying shit like "you guys are going to see Phish, so we know you've got all kinds of shit in the car...where's your acid...I know you guys have a sheet for us." Thanks, "kids".

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it's the music that matters, not the scene. i went to 4/3,4 & 5. 4/3 definitely the best. providence was very standard. the band was'nt on fire as they were in nassau. song sets for providence very common, w/ the exception of oh kee pa. perhaps i see them too much.

mikey -


All the open minds and positive attitudes were with the Dead. Phish phans had this in the early 90's but now it really is pathetic. The older Deadheads taught the new ones how to act and what was appropriate. The new Phish fans do not have this benefit. I, for one, and embarassed by the majority of PHISH fans. Obviously, there are some great people out there...I met some in Providence but generally speaking, the scene sucks. Who are all these kids? Hiya kids, hiya kids, hiya kids, hiya,hiya,hiya,hiya hiya kids. Hey kids, it's how the band is playing that counts, NOT the setlist. I will always have a good time at the shows..I go with good people and we always meet other good people BUT the current scene is so much WORSE than the Dead scene ever was.

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Best Shows of the run:\ 4/4 without a doubt - listen to the tapes! 4/3 4/5 killer 1st set list, not as well played as 4/4 4/2

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The shows were incredible. The experience was incredible. Yeah, we all know that the scene has changed a bit, but what happened to all the open minds and positive attitudes out there. Phish isn't going to change because there are some middle schoolers and frat boyz out there. Just don't worry about everyone else. Concentrate on the reason why YOU are there. You'll enjoy it alot more. Peace

joanna - suz1e@yahoo.com


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Most phunckadocious. Been following the band since my sophmore year at UVM ('88). I have heard some cries about their new style, but I have to admit that I am as hooked as ever. I wish Europe was in my plans. LATEX

Park Place - paulw@sda-inc.com


Only saw 4/2, I got shut-out from the rest, but of my 81 shows it's up there with the powerful. It was one of those defining shows for me because I was determined to enjoy every possible note the band played. When they started Wolfman's, I thought "run with it boys!" and they did. SNEAKIN'SALLY!!!!! (I missed 12/30)- of all the songs they played during those four days, this is the one that I'm glad I didn't miss. I could've sworn they were headed into 2001, Fishman was the only one that didn't swing into it, even Chris K seemed to get his lights prepped for ASZ. Peak moments- Stash buildup jam (I was either goin' to explode or cry, but they never really peaked out)- Tube, when Trey had the spotlight on him for just two measures and then they struck back with the fierce double-funk -Guyute is a killer encore!- As far as the lot scene goes, the only people that bug me are the ones who judge just by looking at a person. There IS such a thing as a "real" phishead and a "poser" phishead, but you can't tell them by sight, you have to talk to people before you can blast them. I've got about 400 tapes, and I've seen 81 shows, and I love Phish with every bit of meat in me, but there are a load of people that I'd consider to be deeper than me. No matter how cool you are, there is always someone cooler. WHEN DO WE GET THE DESTINY UNBOUND CHANT TOGETHER! p.s.-Even poser phisheads have hope, they just need to feel and care for the music. Drugs are cool but we can do them everyday, everyone should see a stellar show sober once.

Terrance Phillips - goodtime@Naussau.com


what the hell is this shit below?? if you have a review of a show that isn't of the spring tour DON'T POST IT HERE!!! Submit it to the Helping Friendly Book On the Phish.Net, they'll post it for you. But keep reviews of other shows OFF THIS PAGE PLEASE!!!!

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incredible show...a 30 minute You Enjoy Myself... Maze, Bahtub Gin, Possum, Encore Axis:Bold As Love The show itself was just an endless stream of funky jams that seesawed up and down...both relaxing and energizing...the first set covered a wide span from all the studio releases... the second was just one long song, it seemed, from down with disease to cavern to new stuff if you can get a tape...get it!

Jim - JVM420


Although this is not a Spring Tour show, this was THE show that cemented my interest in Phish music. October 22, 1996 at MSG, NY. I had only experienced Phish four times by this concert and was still in the "Wow!! This scene is crazy!" stage. Only 6 months ago I heard Phish for the first time and thought that Contact was ridiculous. It took YEM to get me going. Which is probably the reason I fell into a massive brain melt when YEM ended the first set in screaming fashion! Anyway, I guess my travles to NY was magical and fated. During the whole excursion there were times when I didn't think my friend and I were gonna to make it, but every time something crazy happened to send us back on the path. (Faith is a powerful path finder!) I would write, or type, down all the details and fun stuff that occurred, but that would be looooong. For this review, I'll just include the Garden stuff. Curtain was the set opener, never heard it before, but immenseley enjoyed it. Not all that abnormal. Runaway Jim was pretty much the same (I had seen it 4 nights before at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh). The first couple of bass notes from Gordan arrested my attention. It was Bouncin' and had been wanting to hear it. So, as Bouncin' kicked in, all I remember doing was bouncing up and down and saying, "Oh my god!!" about a dozen times. Finally I was able to come back to earth and start groovin' really hard. Also, I remember thinking, "Hey, i think the fungus is kicking in!" At the end of Bouncin' I turned and ran up to my friend and gave her the biggest hug I think I ever gave. Ice was absolutely incredible!! SOA Melt really did a number on my brain and as the song goes, I think I literally split open and melted into some cosmic plain that I am still trying to come back from, but I'm really not trying too hard, if ya know what i mean. Sparkle. ummm, well the only thing I can say besides the obvious is that it was so damn fast that I just held my head and proceded through the realm of insanity with a giant smile. I think I sent out some of my thoughts to Trey because I really needed a Free. Free was beautiful and very restfully energetic. At the songs close there was a weird tension as the last note was warped and stretched and as I would soon realize, set the stage for a very phantastic trip into my psyche. When I heard the first notes to YEM, I just stood there catatonic for a while trying to figure out whether or not my existence had been stolen by Trey? YEM wove a tight web around every part of my spirit and ended in Phish screaming into the microphones!! and that's where they left us, in one massive puddle of question marks. During set break, there was a eerie silence. I think that the Universal Mind was still figuring out where it had been taken and why it had been dropped off and abandoned in the desert of musical dimensia. As if Phish knew what they had done, in the second set opener, they joined us out in space and comforted our weary minds with a phat 2001. Disease was funky and right on. Page delivered Talk like Elvis never could. Seranading the first row and to the delight of all of us. What happened next, is a matter of pure craziness. Perhaps the best Scent of a Mule ever. (of course that's my opion, but...) In the vocal jam, Trey wanted to break back into Scent, but Page wouldn't allow it. Trey just looked at him and gave a "You're nutty, but oh well" type of smile. Mike's Groove was insane, not because it was soooo good, but because of what happened in the middle of Weekapaug. All of a sudden these costumed dancers came out onto the stage and started groovin' to the music. It was INSANE!!!! One of them jumped onto Page's piano and started contorting into what seemed like painfully impossible positions. I thought they were cats!! I asked my friend, who lives in New York, if they were the cast from the musical play called Cats? All should could reply was "What?" I guess in less stable times and more sober times, she might have been able to answer. I guess that encapsulates the whole night. Although the show thoroughly rocked my world, the only minor disappointment was the encore. Trey introduced Merle Saunders and Buddy Miles to the stage. Merle asked us if we liked any Bob Dylan and we answered in an overwhelming YES!!! I really like Merle and Buddy, but i didn't particulary like the All Along the Watchtower that they did, which ended in the chorus to Stairway to Heaven. Oh well. Anyway, I still haven't found my sanity since then nor do I think I want to, but second night at MSG was the phattiest phatty daddy show I've had the pleasure of groovin' to, and anybody who was there too is still lost in space. Peace and love to my brothers and sisters and keep dancin' and spreadin' the love! Sunshine

Sunshine - dtvg@grove.iup.edu


friday night was definetly some shit, one of the best shows i ve been to. w/o a doubt the dealing at these shows has gotten out of control, if ya gotta deal to stay above water thats allright but to deal cause it cool or you think its what the band is all about thats stupid. its music and a sick time

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I don't see why so many people have complaints about this or that type of person at a phish show! Phish is an amazing experience and everybody should be allowed to enjoy it in their own way. just relax, smile and do your own thing, and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy..

Sean -


HI EVERYONE !!! :) 4/5/98 Providence was the phattest show i have been to yet. (it was my 5th show to date). my first show was at the went. having nothing to compare it by i didn't realize (well i sort of did) that it could have been better--a lot better!! but now that i have seen phish more, i realize that every time i see them they just keep getting better and sounding sweeter and sweeter to me. for a "newbie" that is. i went to saturdays show and had a great time. it was a solid show. but SUNDAY was just amazing. that is the first time i've really seen them with all fires burning. they were so on. they were so jamming. they were so phatty. it blew me away. i danced and danced and danced. i watched i listened i soaked up the good vibes. we had good seats on page's side. we were 2nd row second level, so me and my friend went up to the railing and just danced away. i could see page (finally) playing and had perfect views from there of trey, gordon, and phishman. personally, i think sparkle and soam were really good. so was theme from the bottom, dwd, possum, shit EVERYTHING WAS GOOD AND EVERYTHING WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO HEAR!!! I could never complain about what they did or didn't play because i love it all and love to hear it all LIVE!!! since i just got into phish recently, i never thought they could compete with the dead in my heart and mind in my regards, respect, appreciation and love of them. But after Sundays show in providence i now know that phish is made of some very fine material. of course, they will never replace the dead, but they will come to hold the same levels of respect and love in my heart (i can already see that). both bands have such harmony. such beauty. they have such an ability to lift you to unexpected and unbelievable heights. they go beyond music into the soul. they do this through the power of their music, through their lyrics and their jams. for the dead, i only caught the tail-end of an amazing era of music--of Jerry's voice and of the messages it brought. I am SOO excited to bein the middle of the phish era. to be a part of it. it is like i am inside it, growing with it and moving beyond space and time. it is going to be a great adventure. i don't let the supposed "un"phans that people bitch about bother me (everyone has a right to hear), i block all else out but the music, the band, and my beautiful friends. phish's music is a living entity with more power and soul to move than most humans will ever have. i'm so glad that i had the opportunity to go to the went, even as a "newbie", all of us started somewhere as non-phans. i'm so glad to have had the opportunity of this mini-spring tour. if we hadn't, it'd be such a longer wait for the summer than it already is. i think that everyone complaining is forgetting what we are all really there for: for that incredible place the music takes each and every one of us. though it may be different for each of us: it is a place beyond this world and its filth. beyond bitching and complaining. it lifts our souls. if you concern yourself with all the other rot too much, you are going to lose that feeling and then what will you have left?????? don't ruin the beauty, peace, and moments of pure delight we have all found in the music by stressing over everyday societal concerns--you are just getting caught up in the trap that they want you ensnared in and at that moment when you let that happen, you are no better than them. :)

kimmy t. - ktrott@student.umass.edu


"Ive had it with this crap" This is the first line I read when I go to Andys page to read about the band that I love to go see. Silly me to think that there would be any talk of the MUSIC. What is happening to this group who once had a common bond? Every other word of the spring thoughts segment was bithching about the whole east-west coast deal and now its all about who acts cooler on tour. I dont know about anyone else out there but id like to sit back and start listening to the music again. Were all talking so loud that we cant hear eachother let alone what were all here for. I for one missed all 4 shows and would like to see what you have to say about the MUSIC not about how fucked up things are. That is just my opinion on what im seeing here. There is something much bigger here than "the scene"

get on the bus or get off - share420@mailexcite.com


Stop clapping + whistling! -the tapers union

Schoeps-Head -


Aint nothing worng w/ medical Nitrous~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ First night of Nassau is my pick...

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I've had it with this crap! Take your hippie crack and put it where the sun don't shine. Just hope your not at the same campground or lot as I am during a show cuz I'm turning in any Nitrous Tank I can find this summer. Leave our scene alone the band doesn't like it, the towns don't like it, and when your watching some 14 year old trying to stand in line for a tank killing his brain it is a very sad sight. In fact I'm very excited to get as many nitrous venders put in jail as I possibly can! Smoking some weed doin some hallucinagenic drugs doesn't bother me but when I see brothers and sisters waiting in line to get there crack that brings a tear to my eye and i will do everything I can to try to bring an end to it. That's all I really have to say about that.

Justin - sack-boy@bitstream.net


I just read a post on a different page that said Birds Of A Feather is a cover song written in the sixties by Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay!!! CAN ANYONE CONFIRM THIS????? IF SO PLEASE MAIL ME OR POST IT UP HERE!!!

justin - guyute@stuff4stores.com


In the response to my last post saying I thought it was too bad that a cop got kicked in the face by a fan cuz that's what's killing our scene. I got the following reply... Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1998 18:45:26 -0400 From: Scott Reply-To: Scott_Short@brown.edu X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.02 (Macintosh; U; PPC) To: sack-boy@bitstream.net Subject: Pigs In response to your posting, I hope it was a real fan who kicked that dirty pig in the face. What do those fat assholes think they're doing trying to bust up a group of people trying to share a Phish show. If a cop ever tried to kick me out of a show, I would go nuts and hopefully land at least one on his face. Pigs just don't understand what it's all about, that it's all positive and harmless. They have no business at a Phish show and should be kicked as often as possible.

Justin - sack-boy@bitstream.net


Correct me if I'm wrong . . . but wasn't Birds of a Feather played on 5-21-97 at Club Toast? Great mini-tour.

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Here's the skinny... 4/2 has some errors in some of the songs (most noticable was in Sloth) but other than that it was a kick ass show as I'm sure the rest of the "mini-tour" was. The glowstick thing is okay I guess... But I really feel that it's gotten a bit out of hand. A comment on the "scene" -- there won't be much of a scene left if people keep going to shows to buy/sell drugs, rush the floor, etc... You'll all go to jail and the current scene will develop into a real community -- rid of the "more granola than thou" people and the dealers. Please, try to keep clean and love Phish for the MUSIC, because it's really what makes us all a family. I feel that I can only have wishful thoughts of a scene made up of all different types of people -- hippies, normal looking people (like myself), kiddies, and older folk -- all accepting of one another. That's what a family is, not a parking lot turned drug market. if you have any comments drop me a line.

Brooks Williams - posternutbag@hotmail.com


Thursday night: Sounded like they hadn't played together in months. Fishman was off on a number of occasions, I think Trey commented on it at the end of the first set. Friday: Fishman must have got some practicing in because they came ready to play. Second set included some of the most solid spacey/ funk jamming of the run (Twist Around jam was incredible). Saturday: Bother and Ghost were nice to hear, but jamming seemed kind of sloppy and disconnected. Sunday: Oh Kee Pah into YEM, second set funk jam and funky Cavern were fun for all! What's up with all the scene reviewing? People need to accept the fact that Phish is "cool", they have been for a while, and probably will continue to be "cool". This may attract some younger people to the scene, but who cares as long as the band is playing for us?

JBach - jbachell@skidmore.edu


Did anyone else go to Thursday's show??? It seemed so empty!! I was just fine with that b/c everyone had a better veiw. The lights rocked. It was my first indoor show and I drove from Texas to check it out. Now, I dunno if anyone else caught it, but I could swear I heard "Run Like Hell" in there during one of those songs...can't remember. The new stuff is soundin' good. Can't wait for the summer!~(o:

M.B. - MCarlton@gcwf.com


Friday's show was absolutely sick. Was it just me or was Phish playing the intro to Harry Hood during the verses to Antelope? My friend Brian had the quote of the day: "That was the sound of a sick antelope!!!" Those of you out there who keep saying that Sunday night was awesome must not have been to the same show as I was that Sunday. Granted, the first set was amazing, but the second set was such a letdown, unfinished DWD, unfinished Possum, and unfinished Maze. Such a tease! I was thoroughly disappointed with the second set. Anybody else out there agree with me?

Marco E. - bjjoe@acpub.duke.edu


I wasn't there but I just wanted to say it's sad to read the boston globe review and see that a fan was arrested for kicking a police officer in the face. Chances are it wasn't a fan but it's still sad to see that those people are looked at as fans.

Justin - sack-boy@bitstream.net


holy shit!! providence kicked ass!!! sunday nights first set was among one of the best i have seen....oh kee pa was a total suprise and the 30 min. yem blew me away....theme was sweet as always...mcgrupp was a treat...bathtub>cities was great!!! and melt was good to hear again.. as for bouncing bashers....i say shut up!! obviously phish doesnt agree with you because they keep playing it....so just shut up and go with the phlow....i agree there are many other songs i would rather hear, but its really not that bad....you are lucky they dont play umm bop on a regular basis...

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Dan Snyder's Review?!?!?!?!?!?! that second set on sunday night was the best i have seen in a while. that funk thing was fucking incredible. the groove caused me to have severe back aches until tuesday because i danced so hard and trey's comment before they played cavern when he said, "we're going to play a little funk now so those of you who don't want to hear it can leave, the rest of you can stay and dance," really put it across to the crowd that if they are there for any other reason than to enjoy the music, they can leave, which are my views exactly. i had a great time both saturday and sunday. i am so excited for the summer tour, wish the shows were a little closer together or with a few extra days to get from place to place though. i'm hoping lemon wheel will be phat. see you all there!! Boo

boo - dooby dooby doo


Dan Snyder's Review?!?!?!?!?!?! that second set on sunday night was the best i have seen in a while. that funk thing was fucking incredible. the groove caused me to have severe back aches until tuesday because i danced so hard and trey's comment before they played cavern when he said, "we're going to play a little funk now so those of you who don't want to hear it can leave, the rest of you can stay and dance," really put it across to the crowd that if they are there for any other reason than to enjoy the music, they can leave, which are my views exactly. i had a great time both saturday and sunday. i am so excited for the summer tour, wish the shows were a little closer together or with a few extra days to get from place to place though. i'm hoping lemon wheel will be phat. see you all there!! Boo

boo - dooby dooby doo


i dont know what everyone's problem is but why should age matter at a phish show? i agree that even in the past couple years the scene has changed for the worse (people there to party)...but still the majority is there for the music. i think it is ridiculous to discriminate young phans. i dont care if someone is 100 or 5 as long as they're there to hear the most incredible band around--phish, and not to destroy the scene.

TIA -


I can't believe what a bitch fest this page has become. As for glow stick wars, I think they look pretty cool. It's one thing to just whip one out of nowhere, but the one I saw in Providence during 2001 seemed pretty controlled and fun. At that point in the show, it was obvious that it was happening, and I'm pretty sure that the folks involved it it were having a great time! (Trey even encouraged it at the Great Went during Harry Hood, saying "Go get some more of those things, it looks incredible!") I don't think people are trying to hit the band members, but we should try harder to keep it in the audience. The band needs to concentrate on the music, and not have to worry about dodging flying objects. As for this clapping which seems to piss everyone off, on Sunday in Providence, I think Trey was getting off on it. It's not like he was playing some amazing, intricate lick. He was really just tinkering with 3 or 4 notes. Don't get me wrong, it sounded cool. He even did it again later in the show. I realize that in a big arena like that, the clapping can throw off the band, (It happened at Dead shows all the time), but that's the price you pay for audience participation. should we just stand there, and not get into it? I think not. It's not like we're all singing along with Carolina. Oh, I should write a review while I'm here. The shows in providence were among the best I've seen. I had an out of body experience on Sunday. that about sums it up. PS You won't catch me dead at Nassau, not ever.

Subdoug - dpearsall@chubb.com


I was at the 4/2 show at the colluseum. pretty cool first set. 25 min stash was sweet and NICU was quite nice. The second set would have been better if the cops didnt take away my friend who was bugging on shrooms. This in turn caused me to bug out.. hard! COPS SHOULD KEEP IT LOW AT THE SHOW. They should take care of security issues not petty drug issues.

Larry -


if everyone thinks the scene is getting any better, what the hell is wrong with you. if venues continue to attract 13 year olds and frats boys and their g-friends, i do not forsee myself touring after this year. a friend of mine got beat down after the 4/3 show, and thats a bit distressing. theres many other good bands playing small venues that are worth seein.

shook -


all I can say is take the second set of Saturday and the first set of Sunday and you have yourself a damn fine two sets of music....hell, throw in the super funky ending of set II on Sunday to boot.

phord - patrick.ford@srcinc.com


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saturday night was awesome...first set was kinda boring but the second set made up for it..boucing sucks and stop the clapping!!!!

justin -


I just have a general comment about clapping...I agree with the fact that clapping can generally throw the band onto another tempo and take away the general flow of the song/jam/vocal jam...and it doesn't sound so great on tapes. But when something happens at a show like the Friday Nassau, where clapping occurred at least twice (once in Reba and somewhere else), the energy in the crowd seems so strong, so powerful and it feels really sweet to be involved in the lights, sound and soul of the show. You know what I mean? So while it can hinder their playing, it's just a cool experiance. It's here to stay (at least in big sucky arenas). Peace

S.E. - what2do@about.assholes.at.shows


Wow. What a run. Every show was great. The second night at Nassau was unbelievable. Only problems were people whipping glow sticks at the band and people clapping during songs. Sunday night Trey went into a sweet solo and of course everyone starts clapping, wake up people, the band doesn' need your help keeping time!

Ryan - rirish@csd.uwm.edu


Hey there everyone , Wow , I believe some of the things I am reading, calm down people or this thing is gonna blow, From what I see the band is doin some nice things, mixing it up alittle and givin a great show ( as ususal) Let's all keep that good Vibe and not FUCK things up, I hate even typin that word in this web site, we are all good people here for the music, I not preachin but I want to see Phish when Iam Iam in my 60's , and for all the young Phans, just play it cool and look at the big picture that you are part of.... Have fun everyone, see you on tour

MIKE B - digital@digitaloutput.com


DISCOPHISH WAS GREAT!!!!!!!!11

DJ GREAT-TIME - DISCOPHISH@HOTMAIL.COM


Don't listen to Dan Snyders review. The second set on Sunday was by far the best set of the entire tour. They interwove songs to make them appear as one. The sunday night at Prov was great, great opener, 1st set, second. It was probably the best show this year. Get the tapes. Saturday night the 1s set was decent, but the second rocked. Security was sweet, you could go wherever you wanted to, even the floor if you chose. Light show on 2001 was awesome, glow stick war, etc. Encore sat night was a little surprising, but nevertheless a great treat.

DDLP - dpollock@roanoke.edu


GO SEE FREEBEERANDCHICKEN BEFORE THEY START PLAYING ARENAS!

jd -


GO SEE FREEBEERANDCHICKEN BEFORE THEY START PLAYING ARENAS!

lotapus -


After reading "Ophelia's" comments, I think there is an important point to be recognized. One of the biggest prejudices I see at shows is fans making fun of young kids (14 and under). What is wrong with enjoying Phish at a young age? I would be psyched to see my first show in 7th grade. Just because someone is yound doesn't mean that they won't be able to have fun or that they will destroy your experience. At my first show I had just turned 15 and was warmly welcomed by all. Don't turn people off from Phish because you have a problem with adolescents. Now, to the shows: it was all about 2nd set Friday night. That sums it up right there. take it easy, all!

Scottie - Spltopn@hotmail.com


36 arrests in Providence!! The crowds at the shows are becoming dangerously too young, and blatantly fucking stupid!!! It is becoming more about the buzz, and less about the best band in the world... I, for one, don't want you young teenagers polluting the reputation, (what's left), of the vibe. Stay the fuck on lollapalooza, or wherever it is you hang out.. but quit coming on to our circuit because you can get doses, or NO2, or booze... oh, by the way-- Has anyone noticed how good fishman really is?/? The funk and the setlists are unprecedented!!

ophelia - jcarlisl@bellsouth.net


providence was a great place to see a show security was cool and both shows were great.i felt very lucky to be seeing PHISH again.this is the sort of band that you dont take for granted.and should try not to pass to much judgement on them . phish is all about the groove. if you cant feel the groove maybe its time to move on . bless the beautiful people there.and bless the band. THANX

david -


I just heard both Nassau shows off Sugar Megs and was Impressed!! the first set of night one is a little weak in spots, but they make up for it in set 2. Overall both shows were very good, especially the second sets. I would have loved to have made either of them, and I hope somebody was able to get a video camera in! I know its illegal, but i don't care as long as I'm not doing it!! Can't wait to hear Phish again at some of the best sounding venues in the country (especially Alpine & Deer Creek), i don't know but in my opinion Amphitheatres sound ALOT BETTER than coliseums!!

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Being a tour head since83,and seeing how times have evolved, reading the reviews and criticisms of Phish, reminds me of the Dead scene. Lots of people so happy for all the right reasons, and the others who always find a need to complain or criticize the band and the fans. During the Dead days if it wasn't Brent people were complaining about it was Bobby, then Jerry for forgetting lyrics. No one complains once a band breaks up,etc. Truthfully anyone who has made it to a Phish show and enjoyed it should be so grateful for having been given an enlightened enough spirit to have found it! You know what I mean. If your complaining there is obviously something wrong with your own wiring. PHISH are so amazing it takes alot of soul to be able to follow their musical direction. Alot of you's have, but to many don't. Get psyched Junior Birdmen we have many amazing voyages awaiting us, we just have to be patient,and wait for our shoes to lead us on the next journey

Jobby Slurge - willjune@mhonline.net


Being a tour head since83,and seeing how times have evolved, reading the reviews and criticisms of Phish, reminds me of the Dead scene. Lots of people so happy for all the right reasons, and the others who always find a need to complain or criticize the band and the fans. During the Dead days if it wasn't Brent people were complaining about it was Bobby, then Jerry for forgetting lyrics. No one complains once a band breaks up,etc. Truthfully anyone who has made it to a Phish show and enjoyed it should be so grateful for having been given an enlightened enough spirit to have found it! You know what I mean. If your complaining there is obviously something wrong with your own wiring. PHISH are so amazing it takes alot of soul to be able to follow their musical direction. Alot of you's have, but to many don't. Get psyched Junior Birdmen we have many amazing voyages awaiting us, we just have to be patient,and wait for our shoes to lead us on the next journey

Jobby Slurge - willjune@mhonline.net


April 4-Enough with the glowsticks already. Getting hit in the head gets tired really quick. -Birds rocked-

Mike L.-Prov -


4/3/98- Strangefolk Bowdin College, Brunswick,ME Strangefolk is the best band around. Reid, Jon, Erik, and Luke jam. There jams actually come together instead of going no where. I would give you a set list but I was too hammered to remember. 4/4 + 4/5 Providence Civic Center Good shows 4/4 Highlight Ghost Treys solo on Ya Mar was crazy/ funk jam was cool. Providence cops are assholes!!

Shawn McAndrews -


April 5, 1998- Providence Civic Center First set was high quality. One of the best YEM's I have ever heard. You could hear each band member locking with each other and the trampolines added a nice touch. Good Sparkle and the Split Open and Melt was a nice ending to a 75 minute set. Second set was dissappointing. Phish got lost in their Down With Disease jam and sent the crowd to the outerplanets of space. The tune lacked the intensity it usually has. A nice Yamar that led into a short Trey solo and a solid jam. Most of the songs in the remainder of the set were unfinished and it seemed like the band were eager to finish the show and end their short spring tour. Bold as Love was a nice encore, but the song really doesn't so it for me. Hopefully, Phish will approach their summer tour with lots of enthusiasm and excitement.

Dan Snyder - dsnyde3@tiger.towson.edu


April 5, 1998- Providence Civic Center First set was high quality. One of the best YEM's I have ever heard. You could hear each band member locking with each other and the trampolines added a nice touch. Good Sparkle and the Split Open and Melt was a nice ending to a 75 minute set. Second set was dissappointing. Phish got lost in their Down With Disease jam and sent the crowd to the outerplanets of space. The tune lacked the intensity it usually has. A nice Yamar that led into a short Trey solo and a solid jam. Most of the songs in the remainder of the set were unfinished and it seemed like the band were eager to finish the show and end their short spring tour. Bold as Love was a nice encore, but the song really doesn't so it for me. Hopefully, Phish will approach their summer tour with lots of enthusiasm and excitement.

Dan Snyder - dsnyde3@tiger.towson.edu


April 5, 1998- Providence Civic Center First set was high quality. One of the best YEM's I have ever heard. You could hear each band member locking with each other and the trampolines added a nice touch. Good Sparkle and the Split Open and Melt was a nice ending to a 75 minute set. Second set was dissappointing. Phish got lost in their Down With Disease jam and sent the crowd to the outerplanets of space. The tune lacked the intensity it usually has. A nice Yamar that led into a short Trey solo and a solid jam. Most of the songs in the remainder of the set were unfinished and it seemed like the band were eager to finish the show and end their short spring tour. Bold as Love was a nice encore, but the song really doesn't so it for me. Hopefully, Phish will approach their summer tour with lots of enthusiasm and excitement.

Dan Snyder - dsnyde3@tiger.towson.edu


I went to the April 2 and April 3 (my b-day show!!) that was the most rockin show i have ever seen. The april 2 show was great. Although i was very dissapointed with the Wolfmans Bro, i mean it was the lameist one i have ever heard or seen :( But the rest of the show was great. I was sad that I missed the Providence shows but leaving NY seeing those 2 shows was fine for me.. Glowsticks, Glowsticks, Glowsticks.. some one is gonna get hurt! What about that encore on the 3rd? WOW...... :) peace

Brooke - LuvLght73@aol.com


I hit 4/4 and 4/5. I must say that those were the two most solid and entertaining shows i've seen. I've seen probably 10 or 11 shows in my time, but none even came close to 4/4+5. The best part in my opinion had to be David Bowie. ps: if you have tapes to these two shows, please mail me, I have 4/2 and 4/3 DAUD/1 to trade.

Todd - dank.420@juno.com


I could only make it to the 4/5 show at Providence. My friend Adyn who treats me well hooked us all up with 3rd row center tickets. The last show I saw was 12/31/97 so I was looking forward to seeing the boys again. I was standing directly in front of Mike and my friends were to the left of me. I felt this incredible groove as Trey turned slightly to his left looking right at us. He seemed to play off of our jamming. It was like a game especially when they hit the fast rthym in Sparkle, I was dancing faster and faster and they were playing faster and faster to keep up with me. Mike was definitly playing off of me, he was staring right at me. I was on a quest to here Fluffhead, I missed it on the NYE run by one day and the last one I heard was at the Clifford Ball. I was yelling at the boys to play it, Mike just looked at me and kind of nodded his head acknowledging my urge for the song. Trey kept looking at me and seeing me mouth out fluffhead and he would just look down and continue to crazily jam out. Page looked at me and didn't understand what I was saying at first then he too understood. I never felt so close to the band in my life. It was if they were totally playing for me, there was such a connection between us , they were playing off of our actions. When Trey started going off on how they were going to play for all those that came to dance , I was sure it was for my friends and I, we actually thought that after the show they would send someone for us to go backstage. Well the encoure came and I was hopeing for fluffhead. Page kind of looked at me and with his expression he said that it wasn't going to be that song I wanted but he looked at me and was like check this one out as they jammed into a great Axis Bold as Love. It was one of the best shows I experienced , for a band that has such a huge fan following I felt as if I had a musical zen with the band. I didn't get to hear fluffhead, so maybe I'm not ready for it again. But this summer you can bet I won't miss it. I must thank my friend Adyn again and especially Phish for such a totally excellent time.

Tom Wansleben - wanslebt@joker.lsc.vsc.edu


Second set second night, sicko! I missed Hampton so I missed second set second night there, and that was pretty much my dream set. Anything with a piper, antelope and halleys is bound to be the bomb. Everything else was bomb. But last night in Providence. Opened with Oh kee, hello where is suzy. Dont get me wrong the YEM was super phat but what ever happened to suzy. Its been about 14 shows for me and I miss SUZY. If the boys are reading this please bring her back.

Geoff B. - ride978@aol.com


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I only made it to 4/3. I thought the boys were on , especially Antelope, Piper, and Weekapaug. Glow stick war was insane. Also, Phish is here to stay, I think we all know that. For those of you who express negative comments about the music and vibe, please stay the fuck out, because it's assholes like you, if any, that are fucking up th scene anyway. Can't wait for summer. Peace

Robert Leftwich - s2rbleft@vcu.edu


I WENT TO BOTH PROVIDENCE SHOWS. THE FIRST ONE WAS THE WORST SHOW I HAVE EVER SEEN. MABYE IF I WOULD HAVE HAD SOME EXCTACY, SOME BAD TASTES, AND A LOVE FOR THE OVERWHELMING FUNK, THEN I MAY HAVE LIKED IT. WHAT IS THE DEAL? TREY AND THE REST OF THE BOYS NEED TO STAY OFF THE X. IT'S KILLING THEIR MUSIC AND IT WILL KILL THEM. AND WITH THE REST OF YOU EXCTACY HEADS, YOU MAKE THE SCENE BAD. GROW UP! THE LAST NIGHT WAS GOOD. HOWEVER, IT WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST FUNKLESS SHOW (SAVE THE LAST jAM). IT'S UNFORTUNATE TO SEE THE DOWNFALL OF SUCH A GOOD BAND. ADIOS TO ALL OF YOU FOREVER.

steve - neavlins@mnsfld.edu


Robert Leftwich - s2rbleft@vcu.edu


wow

seth -


wow

seth -


4/5/98 It's 4:20- just got back from providence. I cried on the way out. I finally saw someone play guitar better than jimi. trey is rock and roll incarnate.

jim zemaitis - jelly292@dreamscape.com


My wife and I went out for the providence shows from utah. We had a great time and met up with alot of our friends from Toronto and California. Personally, I thought the band was very together and were playing very well. My personal favorites were the second set first night and first set second night. Finally got my first Brother after 42 shows. I thought that they were not doing the really long spacy jams that they were getting into last year.I liked the fact that they were not doin so much of that. Looking forward to about 9 of the summer tour shows.

Cameron Mitchell - cmitchell@state.ut.us


My wife and I went out for the providence shows from utah. We had a great time and met up with alot of our friends from Toronto and California. Personally, I thought the band was very together and were playing very well. My personal favorites were the second set first night and first set second night. Finally got my first Brother after 42 shows. I thought that they were not doing the really long spacy jams that they were getting into last year.I liked the fact that they were not doin so much of that. Looking forward to about 9 of the summer tour shows.

Cameron Mitchell - cmitchell@state.ut.us


This isn't the place to talk about the Austin show. But to set you straight, Ross Tefteller, Austin Was a small and cozy venue. It was a nice General admission Lawn, and it is very nice to be That close to Mike and Treay, especially when you make eye contact with Mike 3 times during the first set. YES it was VERY HOT, but man it's Summer and its Texas, did you think it would be cold???? Besides, the sprayer guy (thank you sprayer guy we love you) cooled everyone off with nice cold mists of water. I think I'm going to bring one this year. And yes Austin was a weak show, Dallas blew it away totally, but it was still fun especially hood>blister in the sun>hood>free. I thought Blister in the Sun was a choice song for that HOT HOT DAY, even if they did only play two verses!! See you all on the road for another hot summer!!!

Piper - the red red worm


RI....... Pepe the skunk was jammin' the phunk and if you think it stunk you must have been drunk....... The lot seen was same old.... full of dead gold. J.T.P.M - Thank you....for a pheel good time...

I PHISH -


hmmm...looks pretty good from here :^)

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II: Birds of a Feather > 2001 > Brother*, Ghost** > Lizards, David Bowie E: Harry Hood

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7-26-95 South Park Meadows Austin, tx Okay i got to come out & can this venue. IT TOTALLY SUCKED. 102 degree heat index and the sun setting behind the stage and we didn't know witch looked better, the medical tent or the show. Bad choice for a venue as your in the sticks in killer heat and to many mosquitos around. My advice is to see the Houston And Dallas shows this year not even worrying about this one in Austin. If you want a fantastic performance in Austin check out 10-14-95 at the Music Hall , Now that rocked !!!! Southpark Meadows sucks hippie love braids and as far as i'm concerned could just go away with the "Jerry" crowd that just keeps real fans from phun!!!

ross tefteller - teftel@aol.com


7-24-95 Starplex Dallas tx-- way out there 1st set-though groovin' on that summer beat. One way out ther bathtub gin!! Second set all ethereal and jazzy (kinda like they'd been jammin' Mahavishnu Orchestra befrore the gig. Not for a first time fan but to those who know it's like a 74' Dead show.Let's all get JAZZmatized!!!

ross tefteller - teftel@aol.com


GREAT BOOKACHOOKA CANTYA HEARME TALKINTOOYA??????????????????? IT'S A BALL OF CONFUSION!!!!!!!!!

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if you go to a show and come out complaining about Trey didnt do this or he should have done that.Or even want to dare say they suck because things didtnt go the way you wanted them to well I have some advice.Stay at home and pull your tapes out and play them in the song order you want and I bet youd still coplain.Look the spirit isnt in what they are playing but what we bring out own ourselves in a cosmic,commutive pattern to each and every vibe in the room. I didnt ride/drive 800 miles to here a GAMEHENGE or to hear Destiney unbound.I hoped for it and went on with my life.Thanks for the gigs guys.Last year this time I was just wishing you would do another spring gig.

Tim - tim-tito@Rocketmail.com


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4/2/98-Nassau, Man,tube opener,sloth,the jam after stash,chalkdust,U love the 2 new songs,,sally,Twist around!.best lights ever=razor sharpe,GUYUTE ENCORE(if U werent square U werent there)4/3/98=MIKES OPENER, INSANEEEE ANTELOPE=I almost put a hole thru the floor dancing.favorite encore ive ever seen.4/4/98=no tickets=Im glad they played ginseng and bouncing,sad I missed 2001.4/5/98=OH KEE PA OPENER+YEM W?insane vocal jam+ great lights!CITIES,MeltEverysongreally,FUNK+CAVERN WAS VERYMagilla - 00719@udel.edu
This is my review of 4/4/98, my second show. I was at 11/30/97, and I have 150+ hours of tapes. First off, I'm into Phish pretty much only for the music. I love the feeling of camaraderie at a Phish show, or even among heads, but I do *not* believe one has to take massive amounts of drugs to enjoy the music more. For me, if I wanted to get high I'd go to a party or something at home. But I'm paying $30 to go see Phish and probably driving awhile, too, and the last thing I want to do is forget what happened to me that night. Phish plays some *incredible* music, needless to say, and I wouldn't ruin it for anything. There was a guy in front of me on a total bad trip and sat slouched miserably in his seat the whole night... and PHISH was right up there on the stage!! It seems so incredibly dumb to me! Am I alone here? Anyway, on with the review. I am very critical here, and a review is inherently subjective, so: IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING BAD ABOUT PHISH, STOP READING. But, if you're a critical listener who wants to hear a newb's opinion and perhaps respond to my post to generate actual discussion, read on. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In brief: Set one is nothing to write home about, a good Limb by Limb, that's about it. Set TWO is where all the action is - an incredible run of music 2001>Brother, Ghost>Lizards, Bowie. Get this set. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SET ONE Tweezer - Generally okay jamming, not like some of the other 94's, though. Mike does a good job ripping it up right off the bat, then Page joins Mike and the jam gets more spacey. Yellow lights come up through the smoke, and we see Trey swinging his guitar like a pendulum to the driving beat. Segue to Taste - Page takes it away, then Trey takes over under red lights. Several attempts at "the note". Again, nothing spectacular BATR - standard. Blah. Some complain, but I like it for a jam break. Funky Bitch - Good traditional jamming. Intro fill by Trey, then Page solo. I especially liked Mike's long "Loooooorrrrd" Ginseng Sullivan - fine. Limb by Limb - I always think this tune creates alot of tension. To me Fishman's underscored vocals always sound like they're leading to something big, but then never does. There's no change in the lights here, which contributes to the tension. Gets a little boring, lackluster. There's dissonance between Page and Trey which works well for awhile. Lawn Boy - Sing it, Page! This is one of the reasons I love Phish - their willingness to do fun stuff too just for a change of pace. I also love Page's voice. Character Zero - Hello, 96-style musical orgy! Trey is wrestling with his guitar, and wins in the end :-). A good way to end the set to boost energy. SET TWO: BOAF - To me this seemed much less funky than from Thursday (sugarmegs). This new tune is great: a fantastic mixture of wierd jam styles all at once. High-pitched song, high-pitched jam. Space - yes, it really was space. It deserves a place on the setlist, IMO. Also Sprach - This is where the show takes off. One of my favorite tunes. Very extended intro jam, it builds the tension very well. There was an amazing spontaneous glow stick war, which made everyone feel good. I was taking a newb to see this show, and he was really blown away by the glow stick war. At this point, I stopped writing and just *got down*. All I have written is "SICK!! JUST SICK!!! YEAH!!!" Perhaps I caught a glimpse of a vocal jam in the beginning. Then, instead of ending it, they jam it out. DEFINITELY THE SHOW HIGHLIGHT. Brother - Wow, what a relic. Alot of old school heads near me were syked about this one, and so was I (I only have a copy of it on 7/25/92). Mike stuff is great in this song. Pretty standard jamming, but overall a great tune. Brotherprise - heh heh. Ghost - YES!!! Another one of my favorite tunes, this was pretty non-funky for Ghost (see 7/23/97). I managed to call this song, too, which is pretty good for a relative newb, huh? Still, a SICK version, they're really laying it on thick now. You can just somehow tell, I guess, when the boys have found their groove and just go all out. This was one of those points. Blues Brothers - my newb friend actually called this one before any of the heads around him did..... It was very embarassing.... :) Lizards - another rarity, a pleasant surprise. A few flubs. Page takes some leads here, and makes it worthwhile. Bowie - Another one of my favorites. Standard high-energy jam. Very good. I unfortunately had to take off before the encore, I'm sorry I missed it, by all reports it was good. Thanks for reading! Here's the canonical hidden B+P offer, if you've made it this far: First person to email me will get a pick from my list at http://www.erols.com/antos. Justin Antos antos@erols.com

Justin Antos - antos@erols.com


First off, i thought this was a review of how the shows were, not the fans. It's so amusing to see all of you in such an uproar over something some jackass writes. so what!! anyway, i only got to the prov. shows, and thought they were alright. Sat. kinda lagged, but sunday was great! if you get the tapes, listen to the funked out cavern. it wsa worth every penny spent to see these shows. see you all this summer or fall!

mike ferrant - cassidy20@hotmail.com


Fuck all you whiners. Why dont you stay the fuck home if all you can do is complain? Show some respect you unapreciative bunch of assholes. I wish you would stay home and make it a lot easier for me to see the best band on the planet. LONG LIVE THE FUNK!!!

SKOT D - sdphishing @ aol.com


Prov was great. Sometimes when you're away from the stage without your glasses on, Mike looks like hair with a nose sticking out. YEM. Trey fucked up Brother.

John Cocktoasten -


Adam, about Billy Breathes, I think it is a song that is going to take another year or two to come along. Trey doesn't have a feel for the solo yet and the chords are more complex than say a Bowie Em>D. From the versions I've heard it sounds like he has some fallback notes but is still struggling to express himself. Or maybe I'm wrong

Bryan - calvin@iconn.net


island tur is rah man

spaced out junkie -


thank you

chris albanese -


All in all it was a good mini-tour. I got maced at 3 of the 4 shows, so really, I could only "see" one of them. I must admit, that the show I did "see" rocked. I heard all of the other ones and they were OK. The show I saw, 4/5, was rockin! I can't tell you how nice it is to go to a Phish show and not get maced. I guess I kinda deserved it, at Nassau it was because I was trying to put some "Sugar-Diesel" in Brad Sands gas tank. Both nights. In Providence it was becuase I was trying to touch one of the cops' horses in the "don't touch" spot. "Roses Are Free" rocked! The collision of Ween and Phish is one of the highlights of my past year. I'vve been down with Geen and Dean for eight years, and Phish for about six, so the combination saves me a lot of time. And since I trade live tapes of both bands, I NEVER buy their albums, and it's niced to hear some Album style ween live at a Phish show. Peace out! Anyone else up here with me in Seattle? Write me, we'll get maced or sumpin! LOVE - Edward

Edward Bender - edward_bender@city-year.org


36 phans jailed in providence take a look.. http://www.ticketmaster.com/livedaily/page2.html that sucks

yem -


The Nassau shows were a blast (especially since they were the first shows I didn't have to drive over 5 hrs. to see) full of songs that were so elusive for me for so long. In a nutshell, Friday can be summed up with " Stash - Roses are Free - Antelope" These three were kicked in the ass so hard they were worth the price of admission themselves. The reggae "Spike" section was *intense* and Stash was right up there with 11/14/95. But what was the slow jam right before Horn?? Either Page or Fish were singing and Trey cut them off With Horn. I need the tapes to find out fer sure. And Roses was *all* about Fishman. I watched him play through the entire jam and he was coming up w/ some sick shit (in piper as well). Kinda nice to see the Heads dominate the venue. Thanks to all, Friday's show pretty much became a GA show (despite beefed up security ). A lucky thing for me, too, since my ticket seat was so high up I could look down Fishman's Dress (eewwww) Peaceout

Paul Sheets - sheetspa@pilot.msu.edu


I drove right by Nassau Coliseum and the smell almost killed me from you fake-hippie Patoulli wearing, never showering asses. Fuck all of you get a life. Love, Steven Louis "I couldn't evev graduate from Penn State" Luber via jxs304@email.psu.edu

Choppy Luber - jxs304@email.psu.edu


All you custies and richies complaining about kids with no money and no tickets need to relax. Who cares? So what if they ask you to kick down your extra. You don't have to. So what if they say wierd stuff?? "Let's go to the bushes baby!!" you can walk away. Yea, there are swinger kids pissing and shitting themselves on pharmies and hard liquer, (Lost), and perv AOL kids all schwilled out and hitten on your girl (General Lee). Who cares? Lighten up. It's not your worry if they get busted for swingin' drugs on lot. All the fights I've seen are people who deserve to get beat getting beat. Just cause you're a hippie, dosen't mean you stand there and get smacked. You beat ass!! Chill out and worry about your own damn shit.

Schwilliekid - Schwilliekid@aol.com


So what was Chest Fever all about? Nassau was a ball in the lots, lots of good people, a funky band called Bloo or something played Thursday afternoon. People were throwing away extra tix at showtime. Tube opener was sick, but I wished it was longer like on 12/29. I sometimes forget that its only like a 4 minute song. The Punch to open Set II was intense and very involved, especially in the extended intro. I was extremely happy to hear Sally, especially cause I missed Sallyfest on 12/30. At one point during the jam before Sally out of Wolfman's, I felt Boogie on Reggae Woman, like it went down 12/7 in Dayton, but it was sweet to hear Sally nonetheless. I gotta hear the tapes again to rate Birds, but I remember it being more of da funk. The Guyute encore was great, a lot better than that Bold as Love we got on Sunday night. Friday: Mike's opener. Sick. Weekapaug: BLATANT C&P tease. They shoulda played it. I also heard a few chords of Piper during 'paug, and I knew theyd play it in Set II. It was real intense. Antelope was one of the best Ive heard (12/29 was pretty damn good too), especially during the Carini vocal jam, which was hilarious after that dude jumped up onstage. Carini's gonna get you! I definitely heard the Hood intro during the Rye Rye Rocco part, and I even heard some of Weekapaug in it also. The encore: Carini, Halley's Comet, Tweezer Reprise? Absolute sickness. Thats gotta rival the 12/30 encore, but Im only saying that cause I wasnt there. Anyways, I missed Saturday, like many others outside of the Civic Center amongst cries of "My girlfriend for your extra!" and the like. It was ridiculous outside. The scene in Providence kinda bummed me out, especially with all the BLATANT POLICE BRUTALITY going on (if you were there you know what Im talking 'bout), as well as the NARCS busting people in the alleys, and the swarms of ticketless heads wandering about the entire city. I saw a fight break out when some asshole stole a piece of glass from a vendor, who chased him down to the front of the Civic Center, where they fought it out, street brawl-style. This pissed everyone off who were outside waiting to go see a Phish show. Almost crushed the vibe. Well, only if you let it. I had a blast inside. Very cozy packed room, everyone having a blast. I found my way to the front row for the second set, and besides that one security dude who was beating on some people, everything was pretty cool. Oh Kee Pah > YEM and Bathtub > Cities were sick, and the Melt to close the 1st set raged. A little disappointed with Set II, especially the placement of Caspian, though I enjoyed Trey's licks right before it. After DwD and Ya Mar, I kind of expected maybe a Slave or something, but Caspian followed by Maze > Oblivious Fool (or whatever its called) was a little weak. I really cant complain though, cause they hooked me up with a rippin' Possum, albeit without the intro that gets me fired up. The funk continued out of the Possum jam, and Mike just totally dropped bombs constantly. Fishman's drum solos were pretty amusing, and reminded me that I was at a big rock show. I couldnt really make out what Trey was saying at the time, but something about funk. I thought he was saying that they were going to play a lot longer, and whoever wanted to stick around could. I guess I was just dreaming or something, cause all we got was a Cavern to end the set. It was a real interesting Cavern though, probably better than when they play the actual music to it. Im gonna get a teensy weensy negative here when I say that the Bold as Love encore was BEAT CITY. I mean, they go from playing stuff like Guyute, Carini, Halley's and Hood (!) as encores to Bold as Love. I guess one of them had to be lame for posterity or something, but I thought that to end the Spring "tour," something sick was coming our way. In fact, I was praying for Peaches (laugh if you will) when they came out, and even shouted it out during relative silence. Fish started to play a drum roll VERY similar to that of the one in Peaches, and I almost lost my shit when I heard the words, "Anger..." I dont know any of the other words cause I dont really dig that song. But enough about Bold as Love. I had a great time at 3 of the 4 shows. I was hooked up by the nice Prime Cuts taper that everyone hates with DAUD1s of Friday's show, IMO the best of the four, and Ive been spinning them for people since I got back to school. By the way, I dont know if Phish will be invited back to Providence, Rhode Island anytime soon. Can't wait for the Europe setlists!!!! Peace.

Brandon - gree2725@rowan.edu


So what was Chest Fever all about? Nassau was a ball in the lots, lots of good people, a funky band called Bloo or something played Thursday afternoon. People were throwing away extra tix at showtime. Tube opener was sick, but I wished it was longer like on 12/29. I sometimes forget that its only like a 4 minute song. The Punch to open Set II was intense and very involved, especially in the extended intro. I was extremely happy to hear Sally, especially cause I missed Sallyfest on 12/30. At one point during the jam before Sally out of Wolfman's, I felt Boogie on Reggae Woman, like it went down 12/7 in Dayton, but it was sweet to hear Sally nonetheless. I gotta hear the tapes again to rate Birds, but I remember it being more of da funk. The Guyute encore was great, a lot better than that Bold as Love we got on Sunday night. Friday: Mike's opener. Sick. Weekapaug: BLATANT C&P tease. They shoulda played it. I also heard a few chords of Piper during 'paug, and I knew theyd play it in Set II. It was real intense. Antelope was one of the best Ive heard (12/29 was pretty damn good too), especially during the Carini vocal jam, which was hilarious after that dude jumped up onstage. Carini's gonna get you! I definitely heard the Hood intro during the Rye Rye Rocco part, and I even heard some of Weekapaug in it also. The encore: Carini, Halley's Comet, Tweezer Reprise? Absolute sickness. Thats gotta rival the 12/30 encore, but Im only saying that cause I wasnt there. Anyways, I missed Saturday, like many others outside of the Civic Center amongst cries of "My girlfriend for your extra!" and the like. It was ridiculous outside. The scene in Providence kinda bummed me out, especially with all the BLATANT POLICE BRUTALITY going on (if you were there you know what Im talking 'bout), as well as the NARCS busting people in the alleys, and the swarms of ticketless heads wandering about the entire city. I saw a fight break out when some asshole stole a piece of glass from a vendor, who chased him down to the front of the Civic Center, where they fought it out, street brawl-style. This pissed everyone off who were outside waiting to go see a Phish show. Almost crushed the vibe. Well, only if you let it. I had a blast inside. Very cozy packed room, everyone having a blast. I found my way to the front row for the second set, and besides that one security dude who was beating on some people, everything was pretty cool. Oh Kee Pah > YEM and Bathtub > Cities were sick, and the Melt to close the 1st set raged. A little disappointed with Set II, especially the placement of Caspian, though I enjoyed Trey's licks right before it. After DwD and Ya Mar, I kind of expected maybe a Slave or something, but Caspian followed by Maze > Oblivious Fool (or whatever its called) was a little weak. I really cant complain though, cause they hooked me up with a rippin' Possum, albeit without the intro that gets me fired up. The funk continued out of the Possum jam, and Mike just totally dropped bombs constantly. Fishman's drum solos were pretty amusing, and reminded me that I was at a big rock show. I couldnt really make out what Trey was saying at the time, but something about funk. I thought he was saying that they were going to play a lot longer, and whoever wanted to stick around could. I guess I was just dreaming or something, cause all we got was a Cavern to end the set. It was a real interesting Cavern though, probably better than when they play the actual music to it. Im gonna get a teensy weensy negative here when I say that the Bold as Love encore was BEAT CITY. I mean, they go from playing stuff like Guyute, Carini, Halley's and Hood (!) as encores to Bold as Love. I guess one of them had to be lame for posterity or something, but I thought that to end the Spring "tour," something sick was coming our way. In fact, I was praying for Peaches (laugh if you will) when they came out, and even shouted it out during relative silence. Fish started to play a drum roll VERY similar to that of the one in Peaches, and I almost lost my shit when I heard the words, "Anger..." I dont know any of the other words cause I dont really dig that song. But enough about Bold as Love. I had a great time at 3 of the 4 shows. I was hooked up by the nice Prime Cuts taper that everyone hates with DAUD1s of Friday's show, IMO the best of the four, and Ive been spinning them for people since I got back to school. By the way, I dont know if Phish will be invited back to Providence, Rhode Island anytime soon. Can't wait for the Europe setlists!!!! Peace.

Brandon - gree2725@rowan.edu


I went to both Nassau shows and they were both amazing.First night highlights were TUBE opener!!! NICU,PYITE,Birds of a feather was amazing!!! The second night rocked!!! Mikes,Weekapaug,Roses are Free were my favs but Antelope blew my mind. The glowstick war was insane.I also enjoyed when Trey was marching around stage during Tweezer Reprise.I got to enjoy the 2nd set in the fith row and it was intense.thankyou Phish !!!!!!!!!!!

Brad Schneider -


I went to both Nassau shows and they were both amazing.First night highlights were TUBE opener!!! NICU,PYITE,Birds of a feather was amazing!!! The second night rocked!!! Mikes,Weekapaug,Roses are Free were my favs but Antelope blew my mind. The glowstick war was insane.I also enjoyed when Trey was marching around stage during Tweezer Reprise.I got to enjoy the 2nd set in the fith row and it was intense.thankyou Phish !!!!!!!!!!!

Brad Schneider -


So what was Chest Fever all about? Nassau was a ball in the lots, lots of good people, a funky band called Bloo or something played Thursday afternoon. People were throwing away extra tix at showtime. Tube opener was sick, but I wished it was longer like on 12/29. I sometimes forget that its only like a 4 minute song. The Punch to open Set II was intense and very involved, especially in the extended intro. I was extremely happy to hear Sally, especially cause I missed Sallyfest on 12/30. At one point during the jam before Sally out of Wolfman's, I felt Boogie on Reggae Woman, like it went down 12/7 in Dayton, but it was sweet to hear Sally nonetheless. I gotta hear the tapes again to rate Birds, but I remember it being more of da funk. The Guyute encore was great, a lot better than that Bold as Love we got on Sunday night. Friday: Mike's opener. Sick. Weekapaug: BLATANT C&P tease. They shoulda played it. I also heard a few chords of Piper during 'paug, and I knew theyd play it in Set II. It was real intense. Antelope was one of the best Ive heard (12/29 was pretty damn good too), especially during the Carini vocal jam, which was hilarious after that dude jumped up onstage. Carini's gonna get you! I definitely heard the Hood intro during the Rye Rye Rocco part, and I even heard some of Weekapaug in it also. The encore: Carini, Halley's Comet, Tweezer Reprise? Absolute sickness. Thats gotta rival the 12/30 encore, but Im only saying that cause I wasnt there. Anyways, I missed Saturday, like many others outside of the Civic Center amongst cries of "My girlfriend for your extra!" and the like. It was ridiculous outside. The scene in Providence kinda bummed me out, especially with all the BLATANT POLICE BRUTALITY going on (if you were there you know what Im talking 'bout), as well as the NARCS busting people in the alleys, and the swarms of ticketless heads wandering about the entire city. I saw a fight break out when some asshole stole a piece of glass from a vendor, who chased him down to the front of the Civic Center, where they fought it out, street brawl-style. This pissed everyone off who were outside waiting to go see a Phish show. Almost crushed the vibe. Well, only if you let it. I had a blast inside. Very cozy packed room, everyone having a blast. I found my way to the front row for the second set, and besides that one security dude who was beating on some people, everything was pretty cool. Oh Kee Pah > YEM and Bathtub > Cities were sick, and the Melt to close the 1st set raged. A little disappointed with Set II, especially the placement of Caspian, though I enjoyed Trey's licks right before it. After DwD and Ya Mar, I kind of expected maybe a Slave or something, but Caspian followed by Maze > Oblivious Fool (or whatever its called) was a little weak. I really cant complain though, cause they hooked me up with a rippin' Possum, albeit without the intro that gets me fired up. The funk continued out of the Possum jam, and Mike just totally dropped bombs constantly. Fishman's drum solos were pretty amusing, and reminded me that I was at a big rock show. I couldnt really make out what Trey was saying at the time, but something about funk. I thought he was saying that they were going to play a lot longer, and whoever wanted to stick around could. I guess I was just dreaming or something, cause all we got was a Cavern to end the set. It was a real interesting Cavern though, probably better than when they play the actual music to it. Im gonna get a teensy weensy negative here when I say that the Bold as Love encore was BEAT CITY. I mean, they go from playing stuff like Guyute, Carini, Halley's and Hood (!) as encores to Bold as Love. I guess one of them had to be lame for posterity or something, but I thought that to end the Spring "tour," something sick was coming our way. In fact, I was praying for Peaches (laugh if you will) when they came out, and even shouted it out during relative silence. Fish started to play a drum roll VERY similar to that of the one in Peaches, and I almost lost my shit when I heard the words, "Anger..." I dont know any of the other words cause I dont really dig that song. But enough about Bold as Love. I had a great time at 3 of the 4 shows. I was hooked up by the nice Prime Cuts taper that everyone hates with DAUD1s of Friday's show, IMO the best of the four, and Ive been spinning them for people since I got back to school. By the way, I dont know if Phish will be invited back to Providence, Rhode Island anytime soon. Can't wait for the Europe setlists!!!! Peace.

Brandon Greenberg - gree2725@rowan.edu


Anyone else notice the "Smiley Face" that Chris put on the back section of the audience in Providence during Ya Mar (and one other song but I don't remember which one) ???

Hooch - Mike.Norris@qntm.com


This is my second post regarding the mini-tour. I have read most of the posts and I agree about 2 things: the music is getting better and the scene is getting worse. But again, ask yourself why do you go to see Phish? If you're like me, you go for the MUSIC. I get to a venue and usually head straight in. I love being inside the venue before the show. I love looking at the stage set-up with anticipation of the amazing night that is ahead. I love hearing what music Paul is playing over the P.A. I love running into old friends in the tapers' section or asking Paul how the hell he gets Trey's guitar to sound so good. I love striking up a conversation with the security guard in my section so that when the show starts he'll cut me some slack (note: this doesn't always work.) I love seeing Isabella Anastasio napping in her stroller with a lamenent and a pacifier around her neck. My point is, I don't let the crap outside the venue even affect me. I take it for what it is and yes, it bothers me. But one thing that no one has pointed out is that this WAS Providence. It's a city. It's easy for ticketless people that know nothing about Phish to crash the show and try to make a quick buck or get drunk and obnoxious. But Wait for the corn fields and the camping that summer tour brings. Go to Europe or the Gorge and see what kind of appreciative Phish Phans show up. We're still out there. And I agree with an earlier post: DOWN WITH GLOWSTICKS! Chris Kuroda is probably the best lighting director in the business (the Dead actually tried to hire him on more than one occasion). Let's leave the lighting to him. NO MORE GLOWSTICKS!!! Watch the band, LISTEN to the band and everything will be good. PEACE

Jeff Waful - jwaful@smash


right on davey-O!

Blake -


Keep the lousy, "no funk", "rusty skills", "I've been to a billion shows and I'm not going to see Phish anymore" comments rolling on in. I truly hope you don't go to anymore shows. Maybe then there won't be anymore gatecrashers or scalpers. Besides, I could *always* use a closer seat, and we don't need you spoiling the moment.

Dave-o -


Keep the lousy, "no funk", "rusty skills", "I've been to a billion shows and I'm not going to see Phish anymore" comments rolling on in. I truly hope you don't go to anymore shows. Maybe then there won't be anymore gatecrashers or scalpers. Besides, I could *always* use a closer seat, and we don't need you spoiling the moment.

Dave-o -


I went to both nights at Nassau and they were phantastic... I was quite impressed with their playing... As for people complaining about them making mistakes.. so what.. it happens... move on... Anyway... I was so pumped to hear Sneaking sally again.... SICK !!!... Those new songs, Relax and Birds of a Feather, were pretty darn cool... I do have one comment: do you really think the clapping was necessary during Reba, it kind of ruins the moment...just my $0.02 on that subject... As for night two... Mike's opener with the Crosseyed and Painless during Weekapaug... enough said!!!!! I always hoped to see a Mike's opener like Hampton or penn state from the phall.... I was so pumped as were all the phans around me... That antelope was the craziest with the Carini lines and the slow Marcos Esquandolas and the silent run run run... After the carini thing, you knew they were going to encore with it, but Halley's into Tweezer was so awesome... I have not seen that since Sugarbush 95 (speaking of which, I wish they played there again...)Anyway... One thing about Brother, I was bummed i did not get to go to Providence, and that they played it there.. oh well.. I got a phatty Tube instead.. no complaints... One more thing, people keep saying, before Providence it was 11/30/96 and then Clifford Ball.. are people forgetting Hartford 96... it was pretty good then... As for the scene.. don't whine... it is extremely silly to whine about it... if you do not like it, then don't hang out at the scene,come just for the show, it is that simple!!! Personally, I saw one fight in the lot, and I was a little bummed but it all worked out.. I was way psyched that I ran into some cool phans that I ended up hanging with both pre and post show, and it made the night even better... Everyone should be trying to share in the Groove.... not complaining and spreading negativity... that is not what this review page is for... Until summertime.....

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The highlight of the four-run for me was the 2001 > Brother, which came on my least favorite night. My favorite night was 4/2 ( Tube & PYITE as set openers, with a Guyute encore; Wolfman's > Sneakin' Sally, Birds of a Feather [ can you say: "bye,bye Crosseyed" ] with 4/3 finishing in a close 2nd ( Mike's Opener, Weekapaug > Crosseyed jam > Weekapaug, Reba, Piper, funky reggae Antelope, "Carini's gonna get you" ; Carini , Halley's, Tweezer Reprise encore.) The carry over with the Tweezer opener is one thing I always wanted Phish to do. Although I'm partial to the Nassau shows, the Providence sets were solid. Glad to see that the Bathtub wasn't skipped on the mini tour, but what about the Makisupa? The Funk Jam > Cavern was a great way to wrap up the four nights. With all the Psycho Killer teases ( the jam before Piper, as well as Cities, etc. ) I'm surprised that too wasn't played. Oh well, summer will be here before we know it! See you in Portland.

Marc Carver - mcarver@columbus.rr.com


All in all a great mini-tour. had a few low moments during the first night but more than made up for it the following two nights, whish I could have stayed for the last night.

Matt - Rajala@erols.com


All in all a great mini-tour. had a few low moments during the first night but more than made up for it the following two nights, whish I could have stayed for the last night.

Matt - Rajala@erols.com


4/2/98 Nassau Coliseum After living only 10 minutes from the venue my entire life, it was great to hear Phish play on the home field. To my dismay, however, the band sounded extremely rusty as they missed notes and forgot the lyrics about four different times during the first set. I was a little disapointed but they are only human and hadn't played together in about four months on stage. Second set was much improved. "Sneakin' Sally" was incredible; "Birds of Feather" is a pretty good new song, but it has ehte exact same chords as "Llama" therefore sounding identicle. 4/3/98 Nassau Coliseum One could have guessed from the vibes in the lot before the show that this was going to be a good one. Any show that open up with "Mike's" can't be beat, and this was no exception. First set lagged a little with "Train song" and "Billy Breathes" but "Reba" picked up the pace and Trey didn't miss a single note. Second set flowed really nicely from the openeing notes of "Roses are Free" then the extended jam had a real smooth beat. I thought Fishman carried the band both nights. Also the jams were more jazz influenced as opposed to the funked out music they played during the Fall 97 tour. Antelope was made special by the guy that jumped on stage and Fishman used this energy to get the crowd pumped up. Carini encore was predictable but "Halley's" unexpected. ALl in all a great show, especially since It only took me 6 minuted to get home afterwards!

David Seigal - st942390@pip.cc.brandeis.edu


Providence 4/4 Small venues are the best. I by some stroke of luck got 2nd row seats. They blew me away. If you haven't heard Phish live, you haven't heard Phish.

steve - dancin@albany.net


tweezer reprise as the 4/3 closer and tweezer opener 4/4 ??????

smoke another Trey

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all the jams are starting to sound the same.
Cavern sounded like wolfmans brother, which sounds like cities, which sounds like black-eyed katy, which sounds like roses are free which sounds like booger on reggae woman which sounds like sneaking tourscum through the shower

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How's this: Reviews are subjective and everyone's review is going to be different. I'm glad that there is a place to read all the reviews (positive and negative) about any aspect of the shows (lot scene, music, whatever). Regardless to whether you agree or not it's silly to have a closed mind. Peace.

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i saw 4/5 and i could have left after yem and been happy. trey seemed to carry the groove the whole night. the scene was chill. a lot of nice people and goo balls. security was loose and everyone was dancing. the only problem was the horse shit. oh well, what can you do about that?

Dan - dhste@conncoll.edu


Hello, I would just like to ask all those people who feel the need to spew their negative, cynical, and hurtful thoughts at other people, (ESPECIALLY ABOUT PHISH), to please seek some professional help. You need it. I'd love to see Widespread and Phish on the same bill again. (just a happy thought) See ya this summer!!

Jim Farmer - rjrocks@aol.com


Had a great time at both the Long Island shows. But I don't understand why people would take there time to write here and bitch about the whole scene, The music, the people, everything. If you are not happy with it then find a new trip. But don't make things uncomfortable for us who are loving it. Phish keeps on getting better and better, no complaints here. See ya this summer.

Jeremy Ruiz - Jeremyruiz@hotmail.com


Four great shows, although no Divided Sky in over eight shows in a row. Does anyone know what the hell happened during the Billy Breathes. I have seen phish play that song about five times now, and each one is just butchered. But this time was like a hound dog knawing on a piece of raw meat. It was so butchered. I dont understand how they can be so tight in the complexity of a song like Fluffhead and be so off on a song like Billy Breathes. To me if u cant get it right dont play it anymore. I think we would much rather apreeciate a Tela or a Strange Design instead!!!! Anyone agree?

Adam S - tela4me


All you losers get a life. How can you worship a bunch of shaggy vacuum playing losers. Get a life and a real job so my taxes go to support those who deserve it. Wake up and smell the roses, this band sucks and so do you!

choppy Luber - gam134@psu.edu


I just would like to share some thoughts 1. Please stay home if you don't like fish. 2. Don't ever bad mouth Trey Anastasio again or I will literally Punch You In The Eye 3. Scalpers could clean my ass for me cause you fucked up my first night in Providence. 4. Phish, please leave the funk in Ghost. You are too smart for funk. 5. The first night in Nassau was one of the best Phish shows I had ever witnessed.P.S. I heard night 2 was unbelievable also.

Phriend of Phish - rjz@student.umass.edu


Thanks to everyone who made the energy so nice on the Antelope. People should always be grateful just to be inside, lighten up!! Phish is not perfect, neither are you.

tim bowers - tbowers79@aol.com


Dank~

Drac -


I just wanted to say thanks to everybody. I had a wonderful time... Phish's music is a gift that constantly brings new magic into my life... Also- Thank you very much Venus for sharing your mini tour and your awesome company with me... I hope we can do it all again very soon! ;-)

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How about all you white hat frat brothers with your little slut tucked under your arm go see Dave Matthiews, BRO!!!

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went to all four and had the most fun at Nassau night 1. ISO:: RYAN DREYFUS I lost your e-mail, please write me!!!

Brian Singer - bjs6466@rit.edu


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4/4: The first set of this show was fairly standard. The only highlights were an interesting jam on Limb by Limb and of course, Lawnboy is always a treat. The second set... it was perhaps the best 2 hours of music that Phish has ever played. It was a perfect mythical unity, a fusion of last year's funk and the perfect old school playing and intensity of December '95. Birds of a Feather isn't that good of a song, but the jam was unrelentless. It passed slowly into 2001, during which I heard one of the best jams ever, period. Brother was played like it's never been played before. Trey really never got Brother until then. Afterward they all kind of stood on stage and looked at each other like, what just happened?! The Ghost was better than the Worcester Ghost from last fall, if that's possible. The Lizards was intense and perfect. And the Bowie was simply one for the books - only 12/11/95 can compare. The Hood, well, I've heard better, but it was very good, and it was a Hood encore, so who's complaining? Quite simply - it was musically the best show they have ever jammed. 4/5: The first set was quite a lot of fun. The YEM was long and very interesting, although I've heard many better. The Theme was perfectly timed, but the jam wasn't that impressive. McGrupp was perfect and beautiful as always - I'm also very glad that they didn't screw with this perfect song like they did on the New Year's run when the whole band jammed it out and then ignored the ending that is SO good. GIN?! Was half expecting this one because the run had been so old school, but was half not expecting it because they just don't play it anymore. It was good, but certainly not amazing. I really miss this song, though. Cities was fun but unremarkable. The Melt was crazy as always, and capped a rather unrelentless but again unamazing set. The second set was rather unclimactic and not very well played. The funk jam was quite good, but the band seemed "done" by the time they came out for this set - the run seemed over to them, they had pissed out some of the best jams ever and really couldn't hope to top them. All in all, perhaps the best run of shows Phish has ever played.

Adam Gutterman - majesty@rice.edu


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Two words : Gin>Cities!!!!!!!!!!!!! HOO-FAA!

Mike Kavanagh - michael.c.kavanagh@usa.dupont.com


All you losers get a life. How can you worship a bunch of shaggy vacuum playing losers. Get a life and a real job so my taxes go to support those who deserve it. Wake up and smell the roses, this band sucks and so do you!

choppy Luber - gam134@psu.edu


I agree with a previous poster (is that the right word for someone that posts a message??) that CHRIS, the light guy, is doing an excellent fucking job. It would be hard not to argue that Phish is really a five man band, but that would be forgetting the hundreds of roadies that work to get the show together also. So, I'll take it upon myself to thank the Trey, Mike, Page, and Fish, along with Chris and everyone else who helps bring us such beautiful shows night in and night out. Thank you.

Ride Captain Ride - mxd154@psu.edu


4-4 second set what Incredible, once again reminding me of why I love there music so much. variety ,improvisation, trasistions. they kicked it off with the new tune Birds of a feather , this suound is amazing quick paced with a funky trey riff ( almost sounded like crosseyed and painless to me. the jam out of this sound told me one thing the best is yet to come, birds of a feather really impressed me to say the least along with a solid 2001 that brang more phunk, and the first brother in a while, where when they finished the boys decided to play the music for a bout 20 seconds more, kind of cool.then they played the "LONG AND SLOW VERSION" of ghostwhich in my opinion always gets the phunk phlowing , page was on fire this whole set not just ghost. then the breakout of of one of my all time favorite gemehendge tunes Lizards , while they're were several mistakes in the song It still was a great addtion and a well placed song . with a raging bowie to close the set with what I thought was a extended ending, bowie is always nice. the night could'nt have ended more pefectly with avisit from Mr Minor, I left the show that night feeling good a bout hood and that whole set , needles to say I felt a this was a stellar set, makes me pheind for the summer.

MIKE G - rgent@snet.net


Let me start by saying I'm not going to any Phish shows this summer. Out of the hundred+ shows I've seen, these are among the worst ever. "Da Funk" has gotten old my friends, time to move on. I just don't think I can handle any more "Custy Cups", "Prince Custy", these tunes just flat out suck and are overplayed. Trey just wants to get his dick wet by any little custy bitch that go home from the bar with him. Enough said.

Kus T - zylstrada23@uwwvax.uww.edu


Whoever said Phish was a four man band. Their light show man (I dont know his name, anyone?) can easily qualify as the fifth man in this band. How does he nail it every time, every tune. He knows exactly what those guys are up to and makes the show three times better. Sick, Sick shows. Best Stash I have ever heard, live or on tape. What a jam in the middle. Does anyone really know what happened with security on Sunday night. Next thing I know I see a mob a yellow jackets and cops hanging out on the floor. I guess Carrini got him.

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MyMyMyMyMyMyMyMyMy Soul kicked ass. It was without a doubt the most rocking song they did on the mini tour. It seriously blew me away.

Brian Quinn - MySoul@What a Great fucking Tune


I must admit that the 4/4 show was a bit of a disappointment to me. The first set was largely unspectacular despite decent song selection. I was psyched to here Tweezer, Taste and Funky Bitch, but none of them really had the energy I expected to come from the boys, especially considering they were playing Providence, a city that in my opinion has never produced a bad Phish show. Limb By Limb was solid; Bouncin' and Lawn Boy left me sort of bored. The first set was salvaged, however, with a kick ass Character Zero, which went on a bit longer than usual and really showed off Trey's skills. The second set was a vast improvement. The new song, Birds of a Feather was pretty cool; very fast paced and upbeat. They all seemed very psyched to be playing it, so I expect it'll be on the new album (early summer?). The 2001 was GREAT - much different than usual, very funky and very virtuosic. Then, Brother came along and hit me like a ton of bricks. I love this song, people. And it was not your traditional Brother either; the solo portions were way out there. They proceeded to finish the song, and then Trey announced that they were going to play it again. They started up, played the first few lines, then cut it off, after which Trey announced that they had just played the "Radio Friendly version." Ghost was nothing special, but it was followed by an excellent Lizards, a very emotional Lizards. Bowie was dead on and extremely tight. A great way to end the show. For the encore, Harry was nice and very solid but wasn't unprecedented in any way. A good Character Zero and the entire second set saved this show and set us up for a great second nite. This show was a gem. The best musical experience I've ever had. Oh Kee Pah was a nice rarity (lately anyway) of an opener. Short and to the point. Then into YEM. It lasted about a half hour, and kept me going the whole time. It wasn't one of those long, super-spacey type YEMs, but instead was hard hitting and fast paced the whole way through. Trey took over for the whole song, and we knew we had a show on our hands. The whole crowd seemed to be absolutely beaming at the start of the show. YEM practically sapped all the energy from me and is by far the single best rendition of any Phish song that I've seen to date. Theme was a classic too. Hard and grooving, and Trey really got into those low "chunking" notes at the start of his solo. Then McGrupp; it was my first, so I can only compare to tapes, but the guys were realllllllly tight on this one. At this point, we were all amazed at both the quality of play and the quality of setlists, and even more amazed at the combination. We couldn't wait to see what was next. It was Gin, which was solid, but not spectacular. Very nice, though. The Cities was long and stretched out, got kindof wierd at the end, but it was a great rendition. Sparkle was the lowpoint of the set for me, and I thought they'd end it on that note, but then they came up with a sweet Split Open which blew me away. Loved it. Second set didn't dissapoint either. DWD was very long, solid and fast paced. Trey again took over and showed us what he could do. It was pretty rediculous. Then they faded into Yamar, which was definitely a crowd pleaser and a great tune to dance to. Next into Caspian, which was amazing. Usually not a favorite of mine, but they played it very heavily and emotionally. Then came Maze, which was good but not spectacular (at least compared to the rest of the show), which they took into what seemed to be a reworked version of Oblivious Fool, a song they came out with last summer. This song took on the new funk groove as opposed to the hard rock style it used to have more of. I liked the change. Possum was very solid, and hearing the opening notes, I couldn't even imagine what the rest of the nite held. The show couldn't have gotten any better at this point. They broke the song down as they went, and left it a bit unfinished as they went into another funk jam which they all seemed to really enjoy. Then they ripped into Cavern, which I don't usually like that much either, but they put the funk in this one too, and really made me dig this tune. It reminded me a lot of the difference between the way Wolfman's is played in the studio and live. It had a great groove to it and it really hit the spot. Axis: Bold as Love was the encore, which I wasn't too happy about, but how can you complain about this show? Simply amazing. Can't wait till the new album and summer tour. I advocate that they take the first set of this show, drop Sparkle and make it part of a double album (the other half would be the new studio stuff).

Jesse Needleman - needlem@fas.harvard.edu


night 2 at nassau the energy was flowin that nightand it was rad the mikes opener was your basic phat song and a good clue that we were in for a good time , my mind was blurred with perfect amounts of psilosibin (if thats the way u spell it) for the fist couple tunes mikes-weekapaug so I wont try to review them because i wouldnt do justice. triansong and billy were so good just at the perfect time to look around and kill a smoke, ooh wowso good reba was very good to hear , the chill part just settled my nerves and i was floating , but i must say the high point and "peak" (if u will) of the first set was My Soul ,so phat, trey was goin nuts they were so on i was perfectly content and boogiein down, lights go on "what do i look like ?" the venture to the bathroom was fun as usual just lookin at all the peeps thru my now all black eyes "ahh whats that dude on?" lights down Roses r free good tune , chill and then drawn out and funked up so long and funky it was the shit then piper came and i felt like i was a bottle of seltzer being shaken and shaken , phish opened the bottle , it was nuts, the big bowl shaped crowd(like cereal bowl ya know) was like a jiffy pop and the musuc was the flame the faster they went the crazier it got, then lovin cup was so rad trey was killin it, just so good. i hoped to hear "song for carini" but i doubted it but when that dude juped on stage right berore the sick antalope and the band started singin "carini's gonna get ya" i knew it would be cool whadda ya know "carini" 1st song of a 3 song encore ,wow it was fuckin ausome, halleys comet, and the tweprise, trey was so amped up he was doing this mick jagger-esque strut while jammin the tune out , i coulnt help thinkin that he was the epitome of the coolest rock star, phish just floored me completely, i left there so happy and glowing and so excited for Lemmon wheel thanks for readin , later yall Colin

colin c - heeta24@hotmail.com


did anyone catch the new line to Sally... "we're sneaking tourscum through the shower"

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I caught all 4 shows.What else is there to say? Truly epic. The most enjoyable four day run of my nearly 60 shows.I am just so unbelievably in to what they're doing! Highlights:4/2- PYITE, simple, Birds(wait till you hear this tune!), Twist Around jam-totally new jam and incredible. 4/3- Roses are Free jam-so melodic, I love this song. Arena-Rocking Loving Cup. 4/4- Limb-Fishman absolutely transcending barriers of rythym, just going off! Birds again!! and well, the rest of the set. Amazing. The Brother jam was the best I've ever heard, not choppy at all, flowing with the funk. Serious Bowie. Perfect Hood encore. 4/5- Well Christ man, the whole damn night! From the first note of Oh Kee Pa to the downright shockingly-funky Cavern, they blew me away with their energy and Funk Power. At one point during Cavern, I wondered if James Brown ever listens to these guys and if so what goes through his mind. I love this band. We are blessed. As for the scene, would you all please come back to Providence, its lonely without all the hippies. See you in Amsterdam!

Ralphy1 - Ralph_Kantrowitz@Brown.edu


4/4 saturday providence show was the only one i made it to. besides taking a long time to get in i thought the scene and security were o.k. i mean no one was getting booted from seats or being told to move in the aisles.1st set was very good, Tweezer set the mood for a fun night, Taste, Bouncin were very standard. Funky Bitch rocked as usual. Excellent Limb by Limb ( i love this song, it will become a classic ) Lawn Boy with Page getting a rose was a nice touch. Character Zero kicked ass - a great way to end the set. What can I say about set 2, other than it was Killer !!! the best i've ever seen. Birds of a Feather was great ( everyone was boppin) 2001 was out of this world, Brother was a very special treat, Ghost kept da Funk happinin and my 1st Lizards was a dream come true ( was that Carlos Santana on the solo Trey ? ) then to keep the fire stoked an absolutely raging Bowie WOW!!! Encore of Hood was right on with the slow reggae start into some jamming etc.. You can feel good about Phish. My own thoughts about the whole scene and what they play etc.. is that enjoy while you can people. stop being so critical, and let it be fun like its supposed to be. and if you don't like Bouncin who the hell cares ? some of us do ( chicks seem to love this song, and i love chicks). and remember the band must like it otherwise they would'nt play it. try to enjoy the fugues of their voices, its something that no other band does. just chill and let the music play, can't wait for the tapes. have a great summer all

andy c - acudmore@fnsinc.com


I was only able to catch the first two shows at the Nassua Colliseum due to the fact that extras were NOWHERE to be found in RI...worst I've ever seen it (save Boston NYE 96). As for the first night the boys were a little rusty to start but the show was a good one. Stash was well played and a Tube opener was surprising. Birds of a Feather (new song) is quite good, but not jammed yet, but that's usually how it is. The new song between Sneaking Sally and Twist Around escapes me so I can't comment on it. NOW...as for 4/3/98....I've been to many many Phish shows...this was one of my all time favorites. The Mike's opener > The Old Home PLace> Weekapaug>Blackeyed Katie> Crosseyed and Painless Jam>Weekapaug was absolutely insane kept me dancing the whole time...luckily the next few songs were enough to give me a break....THEN REBA! and a beautiful Reba at that, But the real stuff was in Set II. Roses>Piper>Loving Cup was nice...VERY well jammed out, haven't seen the band play this tightly in a while. I loved that the band had fun with the guy runing across stage during Cup...I was laughing my ass off!! Then Fishman's little rap at the beginning on Antelope as they kept starting an d stopping AHH! too funny! But then they do that sloooww Rye Rye Rocco/Marco Esquandolis part...nice!! The Carini references (and the fact that he was on stage to try and catch the guy) made the Encore opener obvious. It was great to have Trey bring Carini on stage....I wasn't expecting a 3 song encore so Halley's blew me away...the Tweezer Rep. with the spinning lights is a GREAT Encore closer. So what I'm saying is the boys keep amazing me and bringing soooo much happiness into my life...they're playing keeps getting better and I keep ahving a great time at the shows (no matter HWO many lyrics Trey flubs)

Brian Patrick - Phishy25@aol.com


All I have to say is that besdies Bouncin' I thought these were the sickest shows of all time. They played unbelievably unique, again !!!! Birds is seriously sick and I can't wait until everyone gets a chance to hear not only a new song but a sweet treat.

Brian - Kuboosh@aol.com


Being able to finally see a spring tour, was great However, I have to say i was a little disappointed with the shows. of course I judge a show by the bands performance, but the setlists were weak. of course there were exceptions(tube,mcgrupp,wolf-sally,2001-brother,possum-funk) but tweezer doesn't tickle my balls anymore, and bouncing is the biggest buzzkill ever. Phish needs to play hood less,it would make it more special. i missed 2nd night at nassau. but i thought the first night in li. was the best.BIRDS of a Feather, sounds like a generic mix of several tunes.(crosseyed and painless,llama etc.) And by the way assholes. Buy a ticket like everyone else. The simple jam is underrated, and the scene does suck. Too many fucking people....

pjmartymart - guyute@wam.umd.edu


I didn't go to any of the shows, but I'm listening to 4-3 on RealAudio. Is it just me or is 'Roses Are Free' pretty much the same as 'Boogie on Reggae Woman?' Does anyone else hear this?

Jason Kirklin - jckirklin@bsuvc.bsu.edu


Right on Buck you said exactly what I've been thinking. It's all good here.

Dan Nikesch - x97nikesch@wmich.edu


This is soooo awesome. I always read everyone elses comments on these little pages that Andy so kindly provides us with, and, though I have already posted a review, I wanted to congradualte everyone for turning the vibe around. If you read the fisrt reviews thay are all negative. "The scene sucks" "Trey fucked up the lyrics" blah blah blah. IT seems that all the recent reviews, however, are really positive, and I just wanted to express my joy. I felt, when I got home from the fri show, that the phish community was beaking up, but then I realized what it was - New York. No offense, but there is something about ol' NY that makes a Phish show that much more uptight and wierd. I really don't want to start a bash on NY or defend it. I had a bad experience getting lost in Brooklyn at 2:00 in the morning after the show on my way home to MD, but really, I was so happy to see good reviews. Remember Phishheads, the future of the community is up to us because we are it. Take pride in what you are and always expand their listeners. If you want to bring a frat boy to the show to show him/her what it is like, do it!!! We all have a little frat boy in us, but the key is to bring out the phishhead in us all. I have successfully converted many would-be frat boys, and I will continue to do so. Remember, what broke apart the deadheads in the end (not to draw a much hated comparison, but open your eyes. It's there)was the fact that the old heads just couldn't accept the new ones. I've been listening for over three years, but I don't cut on anyone who just started, and I don't feel inferior to anyone who has been there since the beginning. I LOVE PHISH AND THAT IS ALL THERE IS TO IT!!! Good luck on mail order for summer tour and keep the good vibes rollin'!!! PEace.

Buck - dbuchner@wam.umd.edu


Birds of a Feather smokes! For the Providence shows, I must say that 4/4 set two was the best set. But it is so hard... Yamar was dank as usually and especially long. Oblivious Fool and Cavern? DAMN, THEY FUNKED THOSE TUNES TO HELL!!! Thank you PHiSH for a phantastic weekend and super phatty sets!

Marco Esquandolis - antelope@hotmail.com


I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WHO THREW THE GLOWSTICKS ON STAGE WERE AIMING FOR THE BOYS. I THINK THEY JUST THREW IT UP THEIR TO SAY 'HEY, I GOT MY GLOWSTICK ON STAGE, AWESOME.' I THOUGHT THE SCENE AT 4/3 WAS AS FRIENDLY AS ALWAYS. A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT I STILL HAD THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE. ALL PHISH SHOWS I AM ABLE TO ENJOY. I LOVE PHISH

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whoops, posted a review with no thoughts. the shows were insane, a tweezer reprise at the end of friday night? 2nd set friday night was by far onee of the finest i have ever seen....

lindsey - pontieri@oswego.edu


lindsey - pontieri@oswego.edu


All I can say is that sunday was the best day in my life for some time... Came all the way up from Blacksburg, Va to see the boys for one night hoping to get just 1 or 2 songs off my wishlist... got 5... not to mention my friend getting an aftershow pass at the dude of life show, hope you had a great time Karen... plus seeing my cousin from ohio for the first time since christmas... what a day... nothing else can make me feel the way phish does... can't wait til summer

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I decided to skip class on Thursday to catch the L.I. shows (I happen to live an hour away from Uniondale, and I wasn't dissapointed. My last show was the 30th, and after that epic show I was prepared for something a little more normal. Well, the 2nd, for the most part, was. Besides Trey's blank on the Sloth lyrics (not to mention other mishaps -the fact that they are human makes me and other fellow musicians feel a little better about ourselves) and the Wolf->Sally, the most memorable thing I think was the jam out of Roses. Oh my. They just locked onto this groove which was nothing short of pure trip-hop beauty. I didn't even notice a half hour had passed by the time they launched into Piper. This was my first Spring experinece, and it was nice to see Phish in such an impromtu style. I can't wait for the summer. P.S. Wasn't there a time when they said they'd never do PYITE again?

Evan Grunwald - egrunwald@center.colgate.edu


I was fortunate enough to see all 4 shows and the thing that amazes me most about these guys is the incredible depth and range they have as musicians. The first sets of the first three shows were all pretty typical rockin' sets, but when they came out for the second sets it was like a whole new band. They were laying down intense extended grooves that were unlike any other Phish I've experienced. It wasn't the funk that we've heard throughout the summer and fall, but something beyond that. Mike was definitely still funking it up but the rest of the band got into these flowing, twisting jams around him that were simply incredible. I don't even know how they can hold it all together but what we witnessed was something new, the evolution of funk. It's almost like the funk was too limiting for them and they just had to bring it to another level. While I am on the one hand disappointed because the deep funk they had been doing was the best thing I've ever heard, I'm absolutely awe-struck by the places they went the last 4 nights. The fact that they brought it back to the funk with Cavern goes to show even further the boundless and diverse creativity these guys have (I didn't know they could do that to Cavern). I have no doubt they'll keep evolving and surprising us, I can't wait 'til summer. Thanks to the creators and all who shared it with me the last 4 nights.

Scott - Scott_Short@brown.edu


Providence was a great experience. I missed whatever problems other people encountered. I got to introduce three people to the music and culture that is a Phish show. And they were grateful. I also saw old friends and made new ones, and saw great performances. Even my experiences with police were pleasant. I met at least 3-4 genuinely nice cops. I'm always amazed. I'm sorry for anyone who had bad experiences at these shows. I hope you have better times this summer. Phish is on, musically right now, and it can only get better.

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Although the setlist was ok, there wasn't much chemistry on the 4th. But the 5th was intense. THe whole show was played very well. HIghlights include the Oh Kee pa into YEM. It caught everyone off gaurd and got everyone pumped. Bathtub was nice to hear in the first set although it wasn't specatacular. Cities another dope tune. The SOAMelt jam was intense and showed the band play at there best. Set 2 was an extremely interesting set. Trey wailed on DWD and the jam after Yamar was different and cute as my friend put it. Caspian always pisses me off but Trey has a lot of fun with it so thats nice, they could do a lot more than just strumming. The Possum>FUNK>Funky Cavern was probably the highlight of the Providence shows. Possum took a trip through Phish history by jamming in styles very typical of 92, 95 and 97. They broke into a funk Jam that was phat. One definitely can see that funk is what they like to play most now-a-days. Trey even sad that if you don't want to hear them play funk, then you have the option of leaving. The Cavern closer was unbelieveable. Played to funky music with the "Bitch in the Dung lyrics" this tune got me pumped for a dope encore. Well, I didnt get one of those..especially for a tour closer but Axis is good tune and it was played well. I guess like everyone there I was praying for a Harpua..as cheesey as it sounds. Until Summer.

Rob - harpua2196@aol.com


Ya know what, I think that saturday was the best show I've seen. Great energy through out the venue. Sunday, on the other hand, was a little different. Great show with alot of solid jamming, andhow about that funky jam into cavern!! But how come no one told me to set my clock ahead. I came in at 7 on my time piece and they just started playing. I thought they were maybe playing 2 LONG sets.....But no...Now I'll know to make sure I'm in the building early......See ya in the summer!

Warren - kingofprussia@hotmail.com


Four nights of Phish and all that can be said is - Amazing! Just when you think they've done it all they come around and raise the roof. Saturday night second set was incredible. Birds of a feather...2001...Brother was out of control. The David Bowie to end the set came roaring out of nowhere. Three months to go for summer tour. Cannot wait!

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I was only able to catch the final show of the tour in Prov. This by far was the greatest show I have seen. Ya Mar just blew my mind away in the second set... I lost it... can't wait until summer.

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can anyone from the shows tell me what started the fight on the floor, i really do not know what people are dond these days PHISH for me is a time to be around old and new freinds of all kinds and i could never think about fighting at a show to me it is the happiest and most friendlest place to be, a concerned Phan...Johnny Cat

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Watch out for the horsie poo poo in front of the Coliseum next time, ah so you wondered where those guys who make Kind veggie burritos get the special mix from heh heh. Thanks copper!! Best thing though were the port-o-sans in the lot. Yep they expected people to drink. Thanks guys my bladder and I thank you.

Odd bodily functions - poo@www.poopoocity.com


Watch out for the horsie poo poo in front of the Coliseum next time, ah so you wondered where those guys who make Kind veggie burritos get the special mix from heh heh. Thanks copper!! Best thing though were the port-o-sans in the lot. Yep they expected people to drink. Thanks guys my bladder and I thank you.

Odd bodily functions - poo@www.poopoocity.com


4-4-98 THe first set was unfuckingbelieveable! I loved the Tweezer, taste, bouncing, and Funky Bitch. The lawnboy was great too, especially when Page got that flower from the audience. Second set was awesome too!! 2001 was great, my first time seeing it live. I liked the birds song too (I guess its new). But Bowie and Harry were also cool.

MIKE BAUMANN - baumann@mdc.net


the second night at nassau rocked. the antelope lights out jam was insane and the triple encore blew me away. i suggest that everyone drops what they are doing and immediatly join the phish tour

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Chris - NICU22


the providence venue/sound was soooo much better than nassau...easy to get to, air conditioning, beer sales(magic hat 9) and by the time the 2 providence shows rolled around the boys were in tune with each other and it showed ...best two day run of shows that i seen them play and on sunday have you ever seen them more into a show...trey looked like he was having the time of his life.....this should have been their new years run...each night you keep thinking can they get any better...see you lucky ones in Amsterdam on the 29th picking up the goods for the European Adventure...................

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Thursday was ok butSunday nite rocked, nice first set, probably the best i've ever seen. there was too much tension at the civic center with the fights and all and too many less than kind people. i asked the girl in front of me if i could borrow her pen and she threw it at me! it's kinda beginning to worry me that phish has kinda become background music for some people to do drugs. but of course this was secondary to the boys' beautiful tunes. keep up the good work. i can't wait for this summer!

Tina Rajasekhar - CassadyGD@aol.com


4/5/98- Overall I thought the show was amazing. The oh kee pa was a nice opener and YEM was quite enjoyable. Bathtub gin>cities was spectacular as well. I loved the funky fresh jam in possum and the cavern was insane. Love the funk! I was a little disappointed with the encore. I thought that was the show's only real downfall. I like bold as love but was hoping for a little more, you know to end the tour, since they're not going to be around for a little, but nonetheless, a great show. Whoever's the ignorant, narrow-minded person rankin' on the hippies obviously has no conception of why people go to see phish. If you don't like them, then just don't associate with them, but don't make naive, ridiculous remarks just because your an ingorant son of a bitch. We go to phish to have a good time and enjoy the best music there is, so quit being immature. peace

matt - 1_mpayne@fair1.fairfield.edu


A few more thoughts on second night in Providence. This was only my second show, but since my first was in Albany, the scene seemed a hell of a lot cooler due to lax security. I knew I was in for a good time when the guy who ripped my ticket warned me "Have a good show, but no swearing"! I thought i was going to tweek during the first set,every song was turned into an epic, other than Sparkle at least. YEM was among the best versions I've heard, it just had a certain energy to it. My friends and I had heard the 8-16-96 Gin on the way down so we were psyched for that especially my friend Wendy, who heard her two favorite songs, Gin and Cities in her first set! I hate to brag, but I felt the Split Open and Melt coming when I realized Sparkle wasn't the end of the set. The band kept me waiting during the set break on the edge of my seat, but then they came out and I gathered my strength for more dancing.I heard the DwD coming after Mike hit his bass for the first time of the new set. It was a nice jammed out version but we din't get the ending ( not even a reprise). Oh well, Yamar more than made up for any "dissapointment" I felt. Possum was a nice treat (our second trip to Gamehendge of the night, the McGrupp was sweet too!). Then came the sickest FUNK of the night. The funk jam-->Cavern was NASTY. I have to admit(as ashamed as I am)that I didn't recognize Axis: Bold as Love. I love Hendrix and I loved the song but I couldn't place it. It must have been exhaustion. I'm still recovering now. A little plug, I'm looking for tapes; specifically 5-3-85, the Went Archives and any of the Island Tour tapes, esp. Sunday. I loved seeing all the heads this weekend, and look forward to seeing you over the summer.

Brian Cullen - bcullen@portal.endicott.edu


Saw both Providence shows and was BLOWN AWAY!!! 4/5 takes the cake as te tour highlight although 4/4 was definetly a solid show. The lot scene was over dramatized. Many people were kind there was just a lot of them. Didn't see the fights fortunately, they don't belong at the show. KINDNESS IS KEY, KEEP THE SCENE CLEAN!!!!! THANKS FOR A GREAT TIME!!!

MATTHEW DOUCETTE - FOOMANN@WEBTV.NET


sup y'all,...i got a daud 1st gen. copy of 4.2 set1,..if anyone has other springs,..let me know, and we'll trade,...cant wait till the fuckin summer!!

brandon - btwst8+@pitt.edu


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I thought my head was going to explode because I enjoyed the 04/05/98 show so much. Thanks again Phish

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All I can say is that I am happy :) Thanks boys for two wonderful nights in good old Prov. :) :) :)

emilie - edouglas@risd.edu


like they arent the best thing ever

chris calarco - ccalarco@mail.trincoll.edu


providence was soilid. many good jams and great (some what small) venue. Nothing can compare to the small scene in europe. this scene is getting to be too much here. Highlight of run. 11 pm Dude of Life show on sunday. I got my fluffhead and antelope.

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Highlights: 4/2: Extra Tickets, horrible venue, bad sound. Tube, Stash, Chalkdust, Simple, Wolfmans>Sneakin Sally, Gyute 4/3: Everything! Great show! Might be the best. 4/4: No extra tickets, great venue, great sound. Tweezer, Taste, Funky Bitch, Limb by Limb, Set II! Encore! Might be the best. 4/5: Are you kidding me? Unbelievable show! Might be the best.

J. Ferguson - jferguso@morrowco.com


The Brothel Wife Took the Knife and Slashed Me On the Tongue....I turned the Blade Back on the Bitch and Dropped her in the Dung..... the words resonate clearly for more than what they say (obviously a bitter Trey/Tom moment) . . they speak for the special moments encapsulated in the fuuuuunnnn kkkkkk at prov! Without saying much more, because I can't really express myself fully yet, the funk laden freak down just exploded with the Birds > 2001 > Brother > Jam > Brother, Brother, Ghost on the first night. You think this is mislabelled? Listen to to it. Try to live it. 10 minutes of 2001 before the band even touched the theme of the song? Birds of a Feather, a lost David Byrne/Brian Eno composition that was supposed to be the B-side to Great Curve? Questions, with answers all found within 4/4/98 II. Now 4/5/98 ahh yeas, quintessential funk. YEM opener - called it. DWD opener - Called it. Not to point this out for props, but because it could be FELT. It was right. It was the funk. I suggest this. Listen to the YEM. Lose your medulla. Listen to the GIN > Cites. Lose jah oblongata. Then, oh yea. . listen to the Yamar Jam (sorry all you albany'ers, this one simply puts the Albany Yamar on the b-side of funk remix album). Lose the rest of the brain. Then when you have no mind left, and your body is just responding the boom of the bass and the flickky flickky flak of the wah, and wing wang wing of the clav....do me a favor...listen to the pre-cavern funk jam (as trey himself indicated), and please prepare to become consumed by all things funky. True funkateers had their way in Providence. Great Music. A great time. But the funk just washed over us. Cavern? Not wolfman's. Cavern Funk. Simply funky town lipps inc. with the old school brothel wife lyrics (last time? 4/4/94 encore, I believe - always special old school shout out). And with class, Axis. I welcome all comments, I welcome all thoughts. I need to thank the band. Thank Elie for the aftershow pass. Thank the fans for making the place full of energy (.....boy....man...god...shit).... And let me say, full circle. Cavern brought me into Phish, and the funk keeps me coming back these daze. Thanks gentleman for bringing my love for Phish full circle. And to all, see as much summer tour as possible. Things are really really good. Faku y Faku Funk Lover and Elfin Heathen

Faku - fcm@po.cwru.edu


THE LIGHTS WERE SPECTACULAR. forgot to mention the lights my 1st post. PHISH YOU ROCK MY WORLD KEEP IT UP!!!! PLAY VEMONT FOR NEW YEARS!!! there will be no light sticks or balls being thrown at you, no crazies up on stage. SO MUCH respect for you in VT. PHISH is the best. i love phish

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The two shows in Providence were the bomb. I can't get enough of that song, "Bouncing Around the Room," man is that tune jamming. My other favorite was Character Zero, I heard they never play that one. I love Phish. Trey is the man.

Andrew Drazek - dolphin666@aol.com


These past 4 shows show why phish is so special!! I am just blown away!! I attended both providence shows. I was very very impressed with the boys! They came through once again! I was lucky enough to score floor seats both nights which was also a bonus. 4/4- The first set was very standard,I thought it was an emotional rollercoaster. With so many ups and downs. The opening tweezer was incredible which segues very nicely into taste, I thought we were gonna get a free but it was a nice taste. The rest of the set was wierd Limb by limb and Page being his usual badass self strutin' his stuff on lawn boy was killer!! I heard they're were topless girls in the front row during lawn boy, but I don't know if it's true. Set II was phenomenal!!!! Birds- is a very cool tune, with a talking heads twist to it! I heard from others that this version was much better than nassau! 2001- VERY JAMMED OUT!! chris kuroda was on this night I'll tell you, he was phabulous with the lights! Brother- WOW!! this was totally unexpected! It was rockin, the civic center went Nuts!! Good Ghost it was very well jammed out!! Sounds kinda like the albany ghost. Lizards good to hear, Bowie was rockin'!!! I called this one I was waiting for a good bowie!! this one filled me up in goood shape! A killer selection for encore. Hood was ripping!! I loved it cause no one had an glowsticks to throw because the clowns threw them all onstage during 2001!! Well set II and Hood made my night, and got me psyched for round II on sunday!! I could go on forever about 4/5 so I won't say much about it! Just look at the setlist and love it!! Oh kee pa wow!!! 30min YEM very killer version, theme,Mcgrupp yeah!!!!!!!! Bathtub! page tore shit up in the GEM of a GIN!, cities and SPlit open & melt all in the same set!! all most gave me a heart attack!!!! shit!!!!!!!! Dw/D- Yeah MIKE RIPS IT UP AS ALWAYS!!! this was a must on my list and I got it!!! Trey ripps through maze, possum, Cavern- very, very funked out They were really having a good time on stage!!! I love to see them having fun!!! TREY AND MIKE were dancin' together, that was the shit!!! Axis- this was my first and I thought I closed the weekend of very well!! Thanks again PAGE,TREY,MIKE AND FISH for another memorable weekend!! see you all this summer!!!

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Amanda Mc Gerigle - amcgerig@wheatonma.edu


4/2/98....Nassau Collosium....Phantastic!!!!!!!! What a way to start out the Spring tour. The first set was rather spooky with long extending jams throughout it. None more mindbending then the nearly 30min Stash. After a wild trip off psycadelic and trippy jams they closed the 1rst set with an intergetic Chalkdust....but the best was yet to come. The 2nd set debuted to new songs which were very good...but nothing like the conclusion...Sneaking Sally->New Song???-> Twist Around->Sleeping Monkey->Rocky Top...PHUCKING PHANTASTIC!!!!!! Although I've only seen Phish twelve times, this show was the best Phish show I was ever at. The second night was just as great. They were all very inthused and I think the croud had alot to do with that. The show was very tight and spontanious. The Antelope was crazier than ever, but probably could have been crazier if all the band members didn't have too dodge in-comeing glowsticks. But how insane the crowd one only new there would be something special for the encour...Triple the fun for the finally. What a great way to start out the Spring Tour. Although I could not get to Providence, I could only conclude that if the shows were anything like Nassau, they rocked the shit up!!!!!!!!!! Later...and keep on PHISHEN

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Unreal... I am still speechless from the two Providence shows. I have a new-found respect for Phish. I don't think any band stood a chance at competing with them the last two nights. Phenomenal. - Went here I come!!!

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4/4 Great seats in front of Page. First set overall was ok. Tweezer felt rushed but they still jammed. Taste was good. I wasn't too psyched to hear Bouncin' but they still played it well. But then Funky Bitch saved it. Mike is the Man! Ginseng was kind of a cool down. Limb by Limb was nice. I've only seen this one a couple of times and I like it a lot. Oh and Lawn Boy was great. Page was definitely lounging in style. Character Zero closed it with some hard rockin' energy. Second set was definitely better. Birds of a Feather. I agree with a lot of you, definitely a keeper. 2001, how can you go wrong? So funky. Brother?! Man I haven't seen this one in a long time. Such a treat. What's even stranger is that at this point in the show, the mayor of Providence, Buddy Cianci, came down to the floor to check out the scene. He had a big grin from ear to ear and a little red wine stain on his shirt. He almost had a bad fall if it wasn't for my friend who with the help of some other people managed to save him from disgrace. He then started dancing with a friend of mine. Keep up the good work Buddy! OK back to the show. Ghost was pretty good, especially the radio unfriendly version. Lizards was definitely a bonus but it seemed Trey had a little trouble with some of the notes but nothing serious. Maze, Bowie? Maze, Bowie? BOWIE! Super. Then a sweet Harry Hood. Great tear jerker that song is. 4/5 oh oh Oh Kee Pa, into YEM! We were due for this mini-tour. Theme was great and McGrupp is just so nice. I love seeing that song. It's always a treat to get a little Gamehenge in there. We love to take a Bath! I'm definitely checkin' 'em out too! Sparkle seemed to not fit in here. I'm not really sure what it was but it just didn't seem right. Just when I thought that would end the set, they bust out the Melt! Set II didn't disappoint. Down w/ Disease was good. Like I said, Mike is the Man. Yamar always puts me in a good mood. Trey really seemed to enjoy playing Prince Caspian. Well, it wasn't Maze on 4/4 but it was on 4/5! Great! I always love jumping around to that one. Oblivious Fool isn't really that bad of a song. I'd like to hear it again to get a better feel for it. Possum! and the Funky Cavern. And such a colorful Axis! Great shows! I'd like to hand it to security down on the floor. I had no problems dancing in the aisles or lighting up. They were really mellow. But with any review there is always a complaint and mine happens to be the cops on the plaza. I understand it's private property and all but the loudspeakers have to go. You're two feet away, I can fucking hear you just fine without that fucking ego extender in my face you son of a bitch! Hope to see you in the summer!

TS - aszajna@amed-02@army.mil


Nassau, Thusday 4/02/98 For starters, there was a greatness about this show before I even went in. There were so many extra tickets for this show, people were giving them away in bulk, throwing them on the ground and leaving them in conspicuous places for people to find. I, as were the majority, were blown away! I really had wished I didn't buy tickets already! Anyway, the show rocked- There is a new and improved light show, which is best seen from behind the sound board- The only down point was Trey's performance on Guyute...stellar, yet jumbled- but I can't complain, i was there, right?

HeadStash - pdw@wam.umd.edu


Funk you.... And the VW you rode in on........

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Why can't we stop the GLOWSTICKS?? It was cool in Maine because it was spur of the moment, but every show?? Save it. Otherwise, How about Brother???? Birds is a great jamming song, but I was thinking there would be more new stuff. I'm not complaining at all though. I've seen these guys 86 times, and this four night run was right on! The music was tight, the band was excited, and if it wasn't for some assholes pegging Trey with light sticks, it could have been out og this world. DOWN WITH GLOWSTICKS!!!!!!!

alistair - amill9ph@mwcgw.mwc.edu


This is in regard to the posts of how bad of a scene there is. I was in Providence and, yeah there were alot of people there. But I didn't see any dirty smelly assholes ruining the show for me. Yeah maybe some of the people there don't have rich ass parents like some of you, to support thier way around. And sometimes we sell our shit(as it has been refered to), and peddle some drugs. But I'm sure some of you have used some of the drugs that have been sold or even eaten some of the food or drank a soda or bottle of beer after the show. Any ways everyone that I met was the nicest most friendly people in the whole world. So I don't see were all this bad scene garbage is comming from. I was there for the music and my GOD was I blown away. The boys were just sooooo on. Totaly kickin ass. 2001 with the glowstick was amazing. Then when the boys broke into Bowie to close the 2nd set that was purely nuts. By the way anyone who is downplaying the scene shouldn't leave an anonomys article. Can't wait to see everyone again this summer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I was not going to write a review, but upon reading all these others I think I have to say a few words. First an formost which should always be the case, Phish litterally blew my fuckin head off both nights in Nassau. Everything was tight and the energy was intense. I wish I could of gone to Providence but I ran out of cash. Carini wailed as did my first Antelope in 17 shows isn't that weird. Anyway I'm sorry but alot of people writing on the very same page as I am are so incredable stupid. One guy bashes them and is saying he is a WSP fan over Phish. Meanwhile if you ask jon Bell from Wsp he goona tell Phish breaks barriers left and right, plus why compare. Plus buddy who are you to tell me not to see WSP You are dumb and I think you smell. People need to stop analysing all this scene stuff, its retarted. Everyone knows what is gonna happen at a show. People without tickets, people selling drugs, tour kids saying all sorts of wierd shit, and other things that are bothersome. This is the bad side on the other you got people hacky sackin', people throwin frisbee, people puffin heavenly nugs, people hugging each other because last nights show was so hot, people meeting new friend while boding with them and makeing a friend forever. Then you go in and loose your head for 3 hours. Sounds like fun to me. For all the people who don't have something good to say don't say it at all you kill the fun for us. I know for a fact Phish tour will rein supreme and if you like it or not the scene will just stay the same. Learn to deal with it about 95.8% of the crowd is cool so hopefully this long dragged out message was enlightening for atleast a few. See all my bros and sisters this summer. with love Evan P. Bland lilacrain@juno.com

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I was not going to write a review, but upon reading all these others I think I have to say a few words. First an formost which should always be the case, Phish litterally blew my fuckin head off both nights in Nassau. Everything was tight and the energy was intense. I wish I could of gone to Providence but I ran out of cash. Carini wailed as did my first Antelope in 17 shows isn't that weird. Anyway I'm sorry but alot of people writing on the very same page as I am are so incredable stupid. One guy bashes them and is saying he is a WSP fan over Phish. Meanwhile if you ask jon Bell from Wsp he goona tell Phish breaks barriers left and right, plus why compare. Plus buddy who are you to tell me not to see WSP You are dumb and I think you smell. People need to stop analysing all this scene stuff, its retarted. Everyone knows what is gonna happen at a show. People without tickets, people selling drugs, tour kids saying all sorts of wierd shit, and other things that are bothersome. This is the bad side on the other you got people hacky sackin', people throwin frisbee, people puffin heavenly nugs, people hugging each other because last nights show was so hot, people meeting new friend while boding with them and makeing a friend forever. Then you go in and loose your head for 3 hours. Sounds like fun to me. For all the people who don't have something good to say don't say it at all you kill the fun for us. I know for a fact Phish tour will rein supreme and if you like it or not the scene will just stay the same. Learn to deal with it about 95.8% of the crowd is cool so hopefully this long dragged out message was enlightening for atleast a few. See all my bros and sisters this summer. with love Evan P. Bland lilacrain@juno.com

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I travelled 10 hours each way and I got what I came for. 4/4 is the only show I saw, and the second set was the most intense musical experience I have ever hear. Chris put on a memorable light show durinbg the amazing prolonged 2001. The Bowie was hte hilight of hte show for myself because I always dreamed of hearing it and it put me over the top. Still 2 days after "Birds of a feather" is rringing in my head

dan - col_forbin51@hotmail.com


In response to Captian Craig "I don't know what the Fuck I'm talking about" Beezley and the cat who thinks WSP is burnt, well let me tell you a couple things about this so called "Lame" band. First of all, I'm not some bullshit poser like yourself with one-minded views. Hell, I've been going to Phish shows since 1992 and the Panic since 1993. Both bands have hot nights as well as off nights. Case and point, hot phish shows: 10-29-94 and 11-22-97, then there are weak ones such as 11-19-95 (I believe). As for WSP the same is true Hot shows 11-6-94 and 3-30-98, and weak ones such as 7-26-97. Anyway the point here is not the music, at least not the point I'm making. Don't get me wrong I love PHiSH as a band, but the type of "fans" they attract is whats going to eventually led to their destruction from within. I'll bet you that Trey and the boys are not at all amused when some asshole beems a glowstick directly at stage with intentions of hitting one of them. I myself am not the least bit amused when a glowstick narrowly misses beeming me in the back of the head either. This whole immature subculture within the PHish scene is what I'm arguing about. I'm there for the music like any other "True Phan", but these Idiots are really ruining it for the devoted. That's why I prefer the Panic to Phish currently. I guess you do not dig the Panic because you probably don't understannd the whole idea behind "Southern Gothic". That is what makes them so Soulful and down to earth and totally thankful for what real devoted fans can do for a scene. Enough bitchin' about you fools, I've got a FREE concert to attend, and a summer return to Red Rocks. Ha-Ha, Ha-Ha, you kids just crack me up. Keep it up Idiots, and Phish will be playing a prison tour for all you unlawful Phools. Cheers

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SOMETHING HUGE IS GOING DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SOME OF THE BEST PHISH I'VE HEARD, BY FAR. THESE FOUR SHOWS KICKED SOME SERIOUS ASS. SOME SIMPLE MATH FOR EVERYONE.... WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU ADD FOUR OF THE BEST MUSICIANS/GUYS AROUND, PLAYING THE BEST THEY EVER HAVE + A SURREAL LIGHT SHOW, KICK ASS SOUND, UNREAL SETLISTS, AND ENOUGH ENERGY TO LAUNCH A VENUE INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION. = YOU GET THE PHUNK... THE ONLY LIMITING FACTOR TO ME WOULD BE THAT NOT EVERYONE IS THERE TO GROOVE. TREY TRIED TO MENTION THIS, BUT THESE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN SHIT GETS BIG. I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN THESE FOUR SHOWS, ALL I KNOW IS THERE WAS SOME SERIOUS COMMUNICATION GOING ON, ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY NIGHT. SEE EVERYONE THIS SUMMER@@@@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -MIKE ><>

MICHAEL DIDONNA - mdidonna@hampshire.edu


All I have to say is "Whoa, whoa, whoa! Somebody's jumpin' in the tub with your brother!" That and the fact that I really enjoyed the venue. The last shows I saw were in Albany and the securits guards made an attempt to make every person who lit up a cigarette put it out. I am not a smoker, but it's very unrealistic to try to get thousands of people not to smoke at a show. Also, the sec. guards were constantly hassling everyone for dancing in the isles. The Provindence civic center was a very chill place and I really enjojed these shows. I think I failed my test this morning due to a lack of sleep from driving all night, but it's all about priorities right!?

Jen -


I'd have to say that the Nassau run was a lot better than Providence for the pure lack of overrun lots and over crowding. Granted it was lame for the masses to jump the wall and a few of you got your asses beat for it - good you deserved it!!! But to go into providence and see the entire area overrun by you dirty little kids who contribute nothing to the band. You fucking come to shows you sell your shit, you peddle your drugs and rarely see a show. You leave your mess behind and are an embarassment to those of us who do care about this scene. You walk around and spew your pathetic excuse for lingo: dank, nugs, heddies, kick down so I can get down. Here's one for you - Get a fucking job so you can get down like the rest of us. Then all you little dirt bags would know what it was like to carry a little responsibility through life with you and this responsibility might show up at shows.You might treat the towns we visit, the people we impose upon,your fellow fans, with a little respect. If I were the band I would be embarrased to call you little dirt bags who contribute nothing to them thier fans. Its about time the band addresses this problem before the DEA comes in a takes care of you all first.

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COMPLETE, SHEER, SEVERE, UTTER BEDLAM!!!! THEY THOROUGHLY BLOW ME AWAY TO THE POINT OF SPEECHLESSNESS EVERY TIME I SEE THEM. I CAN'T STAND THE CORRUPTION OF THE SCENE MYSELF, BUT THE MUSIC IS SO WONDERFUL AND TRANSCENDING THAT WHEN I'M WITH THEM, NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. I COULD GO OFF ABOUT ALL THE *SICK* SHIT THAT THEY PLAYED, BUT I DON'T EVEN NEED TO. THAT WAS THE BEST 4 NIGHT STAND I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE AND I CONSIDER MYSELF AN EXTREMELY LUCKY AND FORTUNATE PERSON AND I WOULDN'T TRADE MY DEVOTION AND LOVE FOR THIS BAND FOR ANYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE. ALL OF YOU THAT UNDERSTAND WHAT APPRECIATION IS ALL ABOUT SHOULD FEEL THE SAME WAY, AND YOU DO.

-Mike - mreilly@lynx.neu.edu


i saw the first 3 and thought that they were great but I was expecting more new songs. Other than a few slip ups musically, especially the Sloth, I thought they were epic shows. They gave us good encores and some bust outs. Sneakin Sally seems to be back in rotation, but I can not see them playin it alot in the summer. The light show improved ten-fold I thought too. I noticed a new guy on the left side of Chris this time. Not that dude with the buck teeth. I dont think that new guy impacted the lights that much but there were definitely some improvements made. 2001 was amazing the evolution of that song is astonishing if you go back and listen to earlier ones. Looking back they are pretty normal but back then they were the shit just cause they played the theme. Now it is like it is their own song and they have all this flexiblity with it. I loved the scene at Nassau the first night it kind of reminded me of days past in fall 94 where you could actually get a miracle and not an overpriced ticket. I love seeing people desparate to get rid of tickets. It is a throw back hopefully this summer it will calm down a bit, what with more shows and all.

Greg Costanza - gcost001@odu.edu


I already mentioned my acclaim for the Providence shows in an earlier post. I wanted to keep that post pure; now I want to bitch. Did anyone else go to the parking lot right next to the hotel between the Civic Center and I-95? The sign read "Max up to 24 hrs. $10.00", then the dude there said "Going to see Phish? Then I got a good deal for you; only $20.00 for the whole show." I seriously think he was only ripping off us fans. So I said, quite politely, "No way". Then he said I should back out and leave. Of course, there were like 20 cars behind me, I couldn't back out, so I said I would circle around out his exit. He told me no, that would cost 20 dollars too. I was literally trapped. So what could I do? I found a cop later, and he only gave me some line like, it's not my business, and , don't try to distract me (from watching the crowds). I seriously think these men did not work for the lot at all. And the sign <> said that 10 was the maximum rate. I think if I had said "No, I'm not here to see Phish. I'm here in town and I have a room in the hotel next door" then he wouldn't have scammed me. If anyone else had the same experience, please corroborate (well, no; we don't need a bunch of yelling on gadiel's page). But really: does anyone know what's at the bottom of this? Was anything done? Thank you for any help.

Keith Richard - In Massachussetts


Well, I hit all 4 shows and was on cloud nine the whole time. I was reminded that Phish and Phish tour make me the most happy in life. However: I go for one reason: the music. If everyone did this there would be no negativity. There would be no loud drunk guy behind me talkin through the most beautiful and soft parts of the show. There would be no fights at set-break. There would be no one pushing there way up front past people who actually have tickets for the seats there in. There would be no greedy people selling me grilled cheese sandwiches that they cooked 2 hours ago and are now soggy and cold. There wouldn't be any slobbering idiots running on stage (why do people cheer for these morons?). There wouldn't be Phish crew members getting pelted in the head by people throwing glowsticks. I go soley for the music and this past weekend the music was great and beautiful. I love those four zany guys so much. The 2 new songs are great, I still can't get "Birds of a Feather" out of my head. The funk is as deep and thick as ever and the jams are soaring to new heights. I was happy to see the new lighting programs that Chris pulled out. So as we all scraped together every last penny for mail order for summere tour, lets try to remember what we're planning for: live music by the best band on earth. PEACE (and I mean that literally)

Jeff Waful - jwaful@smash


Hey WSP-4-ME. The scene may seem like shit to you, but why let that ruin your appreciation of the band??? The music continues to be great, and as always, ALOT BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME THEY TOOK THE STAGE!!!! As for Widespread Panic, they used to be a decent band, but they just don't have the energy PHISH has. The majority of their shows are weak, and their songs and jamming is less than spectacular. I'd go see them to dance, and that is it! PHISH is blowing them away, and if the last 4 nights don't prove it to you, then go see Widespread for the scene, and miss out on the MIND-BLOWING PERFORMANCES PHISH IS GIVING!!! it's your loss, not ours. Phish is obviously at a evolutionary crossroads, LAST YEAR PROVES IT, THESE 4 NIGHTS PROVE IT!! I Wouldn't want to miss that for the world, EVEN IF "THE SCENE" Sucks, because the scene isn't what its about, the MUSIC is.

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i missed the first night at nassau so i can not comment on that- as for the other three i thought they were excellent- all three nights had their own special something that made them each stand out for various resons-we should all be very grateful that the band members love the shows as much as we do-it is easy to see how much they enjoy their time onstage-so lets keep up th good energy and not ruin it for ourselves!

mick - slikdutz@aol.com


i just read this whole page of comments, and it made me unbelievably happy and ecstatic to see how much everyone enjoyed the shows, but it made me unbelievably upset and saddened to see how people are quarelling as a result of phish. come on, guys - phish isn't something that we're supposed to fight about and establish some hierarchy of hippiedom in regard to. personally, phish is more than music, it's a social deed done good. friday night was my first show, and it was without a doubt the single greatest night of my life. i've never before seen so many people brought together for one evening, all happy and smiling and loving one another. it was so moving. it humbled me while inspiring me. i've been an aspiring musician for several years now, and i've always thought that it was too idealistic and utopian - even for an idealistic and utopian teenager - to think that i could spend my life making music. but now i know it's what i have to do. nothing in the world - not money or cars or mansions - could be as gratifying as making people smile and be genuinely happy. it's so hard to believe that four guys and four instruments can perform such a social service, but jon and trey and mike and page have done it, and they've done it well. i can't imagine what it must feel like for them to see ten thousand people surrounding them with happiness and joy. i hope i can feel the same some day. but with that, i just want phish's followers to go back to what's important. i want everyone who listens to and enjoys phish's music to remember that it's not about who's been to more shows or who has more bootlegs or who knows who pete carini is, but it's about community and love and compassion and happiness and joy and all those wonderful things that phish has brought to us. peace and love to you all...

matt. - hayduke@ix.netcom.com


COMPLETE BEDLAM. ALL 4 SHOWS WERE SO MIND-BOGGLING IT'S SERIOUSLY RIDICULOUS. THEY HAVE TO BE CONTROLLED BY SOME TYPE OF COSMIC FORCE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO EXPLAIN HOW HUMANS CAN DO SHIT LIKE THAT. I'VE SEEN THEM 32 TIMES NOW, AND THAT COULD BE THE BEST 4 NIGHT STAND THEY'VE EVER DONE. UNBELIEVABLE.

Mike Reilly - mreilly@lynx.neu.edu


KICK ASS BOTH NIGHT OF PROVIDENCE!!!

Greg Price - gdprice@student.berklee.edu


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the providence shows were incredible! i hope everyone had as good a time as i did!The funk dance jam>cavern at the close of 2nd night, the audience going sick during brother (1st night), and the lights during 2001 were the highlights of my evening!!! kick-ass performance!!cant wait till summer!!!

andrea - skye176910@aol.com


Even on their worst possible night ever, a bad Phish show is still better than Hootie on a good night. Boogie on Reggae Woman...

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COMPLETE BEDLAM. ALL 4 SHOWS WERE SO MIND-BOGGLING IT'S SERIOUSLY RIDICULOUS. THEY HAVE TO BE CONTROLLED BY SOME TYPE OF COSMIC FORCE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO EXPLAIN HOW HUMANS CAN DO SHIT LIKE THAT. I'VE SEEN THEM 32 TIMES NOW, AND THAT COULD BE THE BEST 4 NIGHT STAND THEY'VE EVER DONE. UNBELIEVABLE.

Mike Reilly - mreilly@lynx.neu.edu


Sundays show was possibly the best show ive ever seen the sets were great keepinbg the mood of the crowd just right jams were tight place was rockin. I wondered at some points in the night if the show was really happening or if i was just having a good dream anticipating sunday after saturdays mind blower.I loved this show please e-mail me if you have the tapes of either sat. or sun. need them badly. So if you do help a phriend out. E-mail me at jay@efortress.com

Justin Costa - Jay@efortress.com


why is everyone so worried about 'the scene'? even if you hate it beyond belief, why let it ruin your night. i used to do that. but now, i dont care and i dont let other people get to me.

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The last night in RI I seen the Dude of Life for the first time ast the Met cafe. I was hoping maybe he would have a special guest, But know one should. But the Dude Rocks.

PHIL -


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92 shows since the last Brother (11/30/96)

Brendan Hinchey - locoono420@aol.com


Hey Mister "WSP-4-Me"--as if anyone doesn't know what lame band you're talking about--I'm glad you said you won't go to any more Phish shows. It's obvious that you were only in it yourself for the "scene". That must be why you are getting out of it so quickly--it didn't fit your "vision" of what a "scene" should be. Glad you're gone. Now there's one more seat waiting for a true fan of the MUSIC. Oh yeah, about the music, all four shows bordered on the classic. Spectacular--keep it up boys, you're slowly but surely weeding out the posers.

Craig Beezley - cbee@mindspring.com


"You're making a big mistake," was the comment that resonated through my head this morning while sipping my coffee and reviewing last night's monstrous set lists. The pitfalls of a 9-6, Monday - Friday career. Oh well, seeing every show is longer an option. Like phine wine, Phish should be savored slowly, so the "phish burden" has subsided a bit these past couple of years. Out of the three shows I was privileged enough to be a part of, the 4/4 II set had the most profound effect on yours truly. Set brake was filled with anticipation for what we all knew would be a tight, funk filled extravaganza, especially in light of the previous night's looser, more open-ended free form jamming. As soon as the opening notes of this set began I mouthed to my friend in delight . . . BIRDS OF THE FEATHER!! I can't say enough about this song, so perfectly indicative of where the boys are heading. David Byrne would certainly be proud of this Talking Heads like ballad. A hybrid of The great curve (off RITL), Cross-eyed & Painless, and Llama (anyone remember the post piper jam in Albany 12/12 II?), from the moment this landslide of a groove begun I was beside myself with laughter and joy. Puppet like I moved uncontrollably to this new epic that will no doubt secure a place in this summers rotation. 2001, FUNK FUNK FUNK and more Funk. Is it possible for this song to get any better? Whenever Page's clavenet surfaces from the depths of grooveville I have to smile, and smile I did!! Explode is more like it. Trey's single note jamming strikes a deep primal cord within me. Oh boy!! Can it be the first BROTHER since the Clifford ball!! At this point the laughing was unstoppable!! The jam during this personal fav, reached epic proportions. Dark, evil, and sublime, brother brought me to a pleasantly scary, but familiar place. Scary because for one nano second, I forgot what song/state/venue I was in. An interesting twist for Brother, a song that in the past has encouraged a consistent and straightforward style of jamming. Not this Brother though. Jammy da Jam Jam Jam. The "radio friendly version" added some closure to this rare treat. The long and slow "radio unfriendly" GHOST brought me to my knees. The funk resurfaced for an earth-shattering rendition of this new Phunk fest of a song. I truly can not get enough of Ghost, and it just keeps evolving! A Phish song evolve . . . that never happens ; ). Then, as if I was transported back to 12/29 II, they segued into the familiar Blues brother anthem, CAN'T TURN YOU LOOSE. 1 hour 4 min's of some of the best Phish this Phreak has witnessed since Hampton 11/22. Non stop funk for the head. LIZARDS brought me back to my first connection with this extraterrestrial band. This tune is played so infrequently that I savor every moment. A quick trip to Gamehenge is always a pleasure, and this version was no exception. Beautiful and heart felt through out. Wait is that a sudle, consistent top hat I hear? YES our good friend DAVID BOWIE made a guest appearance for the conclusion of this mind numbing 2nd set. I don't know about you all, but this rendition brought me to a brusin' level of dance (writers note: self-inflicted, chairs can be such a hindrance). The tension release built up rocked my being to the very core. This Bowie is on par with the 12/3 Philly Bowie. Sheer cathartic release, you gotta love it people. HOOD was the perfect ending to a phenomenal show. Just the amount of positive vibes to keep you smiling into next week, or the next night if you were indeed lucky enough to go. For those of you who made it this far . . . I commend you! And shall offer a reward to the first person who emails me a one hundred word description of their most cherished Phish moment. Let's just say the reward captures the audio experience of the above review show, and it sounds phenomenal!! (well worth the essay). A damn good night, one I will remember for years to come!

Matt Rossi - matthew.rossi@TFN.com


Before I get to the show (4/4) I just want to say I'm glad the boys are playing hours away each night this summer, because the scene in Providence, well there were just too many people there without tickets (at least 500) and many others not even caring about going in. Tweezer opener was good and could've gone places but they settled into Taste, which had a great climatic jam. After it was Bouncin' which was tight and not too much of a bummer for me because it was my first live one, then Funky Bitch got the place going. Ginseng was a nice treat, but the Limb by Limb had another climatic jam like Taste, odd to see these two in the same set and after either it or Lawn Boy Trey says about Page, "Isn't he just great?" then launches into Character 0 to seemingly answer to Page's playing. Long set break, then they open with Birds of a Feather which was long and jammed out, could be this years Ghost. After it got spacey and 2001 started up, only went through once, nice but the jamming was great. Did any one else see the glowstick hit Trey's amp and knock out his sound for a sec? Well this segued into Brother, you've heard the story. But after Trey says the next song is very radio unfriendly, I was thinking Bowie, but he then says its unfriendly because its long and slow. The whole crowd seemed to sigh, thinking it was Caspian, and then Mike goes, "I bet they'd really like to know what it is." After a pause they jump into Ghost, which was long and funked out before going into Lizards, which I was psyched to hear because its getting pretty rare. After it got spacey again and sounded like Maze was coming but they go into Bowie. The jam was good but it seemed like Trey wanted to jam the end jam more before the machine gun part, as he kept bending then hitting the last couple notes of the pull-offs. But it was good and solid. Encore was a great Hood, and when those 2 people ran over the top rafters dancing it just summed up the moment. Overall a great show. Was Fish in the dress the whole show? I only noticed it when he came up for the encore. Couldn't get a ride for Sunday and had to sell my ticket but Saturday left me anticipating summer tour. Keep up the positive vibes and stay home if you don't have a ticket. See everyone this summer!

Bryan - calvin@iconn.net


I was so impressed with the first set of Friday night, I have not heard Reba in 22 shows, and needless to say, its one of my favorites. The entire set grooved to a steady stream of positive energy... And the jams were at a perfect length, not too long, not too short. Set II was nice, but I didn't catch the groove to Roses are Free, I could live with never hearing that song again, the jam seemed to be going nowhere and at times It completely lost my attention. I attended this show completely sober (well, I had one glass of Merlot before the show) and yet I still felt like the band was putting me in a slow trance. The loving Cup completely saved the day, I love Page, and of cource much props to the gentleman who sucessfully jumped on and off stage. Peace to you all, enjoy the wonders of spring.

Turtle - rgustafs@gmu.edu


The YEM and Cavern at 4/5 were like a gift from the gods. Thanks much

JonO - jon.otoole@rykodisc.com


I was so impressed with the first set of Friday night, I have not heard Reba in 22 shows, and needless to say, its one of my favorites. The entire set grooved to a steady stream of positive energy... And the jams were at a perfect length, not too long, not too short. Set II was nice, but I didn't catch the groove to Roses are Free, I could live with never hearing that song again, the jam seemed to be going nowhere and at times It completely lost my attention. I attended this show completely sober (well, I had one glass of Merlot before the show) and yet I still felt like the band was putting me in a slow trance. The loving Cup completely saved the day, I love Page, and of cource much props to the gentleman who sucessfully jumped on and off stage. Peace to you all, enjoy the wonders of spring.

Turtle -


Since when did Phish become some perfect being that never makes any mistakes? All this analyzing every fucking note really cracks me up! Just listen to the damn music and enjoy! they are not gods but i think they do a damn good job of enertaining all of us. If they make a mistake just say "damn i wish i could even come close to doing what they are doing." phish is a great band and i dont think we really have any room to critisize them. Lets all try to make this summer great by mellowing out and enjoying what phish gives us!

D-ba -


april 4th and 5th, i think...providence, r.i. the weather was crisp, in between winter and spring, sandals were enough with maybe a light sweater or a tab or two, will-call lines a little shorter than the others, but a major pain in the ass, holding down those three cups of coffee because i don't want to wait in the line to the john, nor want to go in the out door...speaking of the "scene"...i've been addicted to phish since roughly '91 and you know what?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? THE SCENE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! surrounded by great friends filled with the same driving energy of music that the phab phour phloated throughout the civic center, i was in bliss...great shows...can't wait for the summer can't wait for these boomers to wear off!!!!!!!

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Unfortunately, I was only able to make it to the 4/4 Prov. show. THis band never ceases to amaze me with such musical blissfullness (if that's a word). THis was my 14th show and was better than the setlist looks. First Set: I called the Tweezer to my friends seeing as they ended with TwePrise the night before. Real funky, lots of Mike and Fish and funk.Taste was nice, not as good as NSG or Worcester. BATR-standard but decent. Funky Bitch-Page rocks the shit out of the chord changes. Ginseng then Limb By Limb. The 6/4 time is real fat, especially towards the end of the song when trey solos over fishmans tight beats. Lawn Boy was a nice lightened lift. Page came down and got a flower from a girl. Mike's chill solo added to the humor of the song. Zero was a jamfest, pretty standard but well-played set. Although these aren't the eye-grabbers of songs imo, they played the shit out of a somewhat shitty set. THis would all change in set 2. Bird's of a feather, 2nd time played, AWESOME!!!! They played it with as much vigor as they would a YEM, which they've played umpteen hundreds of times. THis song will be awesome to see this summer, 2001, vewry strung out and funky. Kudos to Kuroda on the lights for this one, he killed the stage lights, almost beckoning the crowd for a glowstick war. Glowsticks rock!! THey would be even more effective if everyone didn't try to hit the boys on stage with them. Once the stage was covered, Brother broke out. What a nice surprise, last time played (ZZYZX) was 11/30/96 then CliffBall. The band enjoyed it so much, they gave us a "radio friendly version" following. Very funny, then trey said something like, "this next song is very radio unfriendly" GHOST, good could have been a little more funky, they kinda chilled out the jam to a somewhat relaxed jam>> Lizards, awesome!! always a pleaser >> BOWIE, wow!!! Get this tape, the second set is fabulous. E: HOOD!!! Very long and jammed out, the beginning was the best beginning (part before they say HRRY, HRRY where do you go when the lights go out) i have ever heard. The band played around with different times and licks. The jam itself progressed very slowly once again proving to us that these VT. boys take their time and it certainly has paid off. Tapes would be much appreciated if anyone's got'em. Otherwise, see y'all this summer!!!!

Collin P. Ely - elyco@bc.edu


Just got back from the two Providence shows. The second set first night and first set second set are what dreams are made of.(If the two were combined into one show people would've died left and right from exhaustion) Simply stunning. If I had to pick just one single highlight I would have to pick two--BROTHER from the first night and DOWN WITH DISEASE the second night. Oh yeah, to all of you who complain, GET OUT OF THE GAME!!!(go follow Widespread or something) This band works harder to please all of us than any other band in the world--so start appreciating their effort even if they did play Bouncin' or Trey forgot a couple lyrics. NOTHING and NOBODY can please everyone. To all those who actually enjoy every minute of every show they go to--CHEERS! I love you-- you all will definetely enjoy life moreso in the future than all these whiners nitpicking about song selection or crowd makeup.

Beez - cbee@mindspring.com


Sunday night's show left me with no doubts as to why I love Phish as much as I do. I have been reading this page and the other spring tour thought page and after all the bad vibes on them, I questioned how good of a time i would have. But, after the Oh Kee Pa-->YEM opener, I had no questions. By the way, did Yamar kick anyone elses ass? I gotta jet, but more to follow soon. If you got tapes, my email is at the bottom, let me know!

Brian Cullen - bcullen@portal.endicott.edu


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4/4 at Providence was fucking insane. It was the best show of the 4 I have been to which are all Mass shows. It was worth the 2 hour drive. Well worth it. I loved eating at the Mcdonalds and watching the whole scene develop. I was walking around the side and saw them open the doors. No one was there and I was like "What the fuck?" I was the fourth one in and took a piss without one person in there except for my friends. Along with a killer 3 hour show and floor seats this was the best fucking night of my life.

john ducharme - stash40@hotmail.com


I was fortuante enough to catch 4/2 4/4 and 4/5 and I have to say that the band's energy incresed dramatically from show to show. After Saturday's exhibition of such rarieties as Lizards and brother, I couldn't fathom how it could get any better than this, then there was Sunday!!! The OKe-pah>YEM WOW!!! This 30 minute YEM was perhaps the most energtic version I have ever heard which culminated in a beautiful vocal jam. Another highlight was Bathtub>Cities. The master Page flourished on the keyboards during Bathtub as the band had the crowd rocking. This cities rivaled the one from Ventura 7/30/97 which the first US one since 1994.Theme was very well placed after a lengthy Yem which kicked my ass. The boys fulfilled my gamehenge cravings with a nice Mcgrupp.Sparkle and Caspian were there standard selves. Maze really blew me away, Page's organs were unreal and from where I was standing I can see Mike and Trey carrying on a conversation during Page's incrediable jam.All that is left to say is that this summer is going to be fuckin insane, see you all there!!

Mike Greenberg - Comical111@Aol.com


I was fortuante enough to catch 4/2 4/4 and 4/5 and I have to say that the band's energy incresed dramatically from show to show. After Saturday's exhibition of such rarieties as Lizards and brother, I couldn't fathom how it could get any better than this, then there was Sunday!!! The OKe-pah>YEM WOW!!! This 30 minute YEM was perhaps the most energtic version I have ever heard which culminated in a beautiful vocal jam. Another highlight was Bathtub>Cities. The master Page flourished on the keyboards during Bathtub as the band had the crowd rocking. This cities rivaled the one from Ventura 7/30/97 which the first US one since 1994.Theme was very well placed after a lengthy Yem which kicked my ass. The boys fulfilled my gamehenge cravings with a nice Mcgrupp.Sparkle and Caspian were there standard selves. Maze really blew me away, Page's organs were unreal and from where I was standing I can see Mike and Trey carrying on a conversation during Page's incrediable jam.All that is left to say see is this summer is going to be fuckin insane, see you all there!!

Mike Greenberg - Comical111@Aol.com


Guys and gals, If you have a problem with the scene don't go! Yes the scene has changed alot(crowded, people who do not know the "Etiquette", crazy fans on stage, etc.) since my first show back in 92, but I am there to be musically entertained and mesmorized(for the same reason I keep going back time and time again) - Isn't that reason enough?. You should be there to enjoy the music - it really is all good (Funk, Blue-grass, old school, new school, what is the difference?, what band is better?)! I did all four shows - how could anyone in their right fuckin mind say the shows weren't unreal and vintage(seriously). Could you see how much fun they are having up there - it is all spontaneous and energy-fed, to me that is amazing! This weekend was almost my 100 show (really I am not trying to say my opinion is better than someone who has only taken in a few shows or sound like one of those people who are hipper or wiser than everyone else), my point is that if you did't feel Trey's energy during Tweezer Reprise then your not feelin' the vibe -bro. They played Reprise, because they wanted to thank us - that is probably the most intense closer they have ever done - I was shaking after(don't you guys see that)! The four guys on stage are there because they want to be - we(the fans) excite them. Yes, Trey missed acouple chords over the weekend - Give the guy a fuckin break! Who can step to Trey Anastasio - the guy is a fuckin Psycho up there, or anyother of the phellas for that matter. The time you have at a show is what you make of it - one lesson that I have learned over the past year or two (which was very hard for me to get over also) is that diversity between people is good. For all the critics out there, I have seen my fair share of shows - been to all the New Year's run since 93, all the halloween shows, etc. - traveled from one end of the country to the other and all inbetween - just dig what they are doing today, not how they used to play a certain song, their setlist selection, or the vibe of the show from a particluar evening. Appreciate growth and maturity - most off all, there love for the fans and their instruments! They are the best band on earth - what else do you want from them!

John Caprio - jcaprio@webergroup,com


My friend and i missioned out to do all 4 shows while taking 4 days off from college-sick time and the memories will never be forgoten. almost didnt make it to Ptown as i got pulled over and given a breathalzer. passed it (i dont know how) and then rocked to PTown for another 2 days of great times. thanks phish for allowing this time peace tim

Nassau County Police - TKNHC@AOL.com


Can you say "Lawn Boy?" I just got back from both Providence shows and I'm reading the Nassau setlists. It seemed like the whole run was Lawn Boy, Gamehendge, and new material. In fact, the only Lawn Boy song not played was My Sweet One. I loved the Gamehendge -- Lizards rocked, McGrupp too. I wish I was in Nassau for PYITE (a personal fave). Sunday night in Providence was one the best performances ever. The first set, especially; it should be an album. I'm serious. Every song was jammed beyond belief. Oh Kee Pah> YEM w/ vocal jam was utterly pleasant. Phish has definitely rekindled their powerful yet happy, electrifyingly spontaneous nature -- Trey's solo, Fish's solo, Trey and Fish having a showdown. I can't wait for summer. See you all at Lemonwheel!! P.S. Did anybody else see the two people running along the rafters right before the finale of the Harry Hood encore Saturday??

Keith Richard -


Way to be in the catwalks guys,,those cops were so confusied. *made me happy*...ok, I enjoyed the 4/4 show, but 4/5, just seemed a all in all better show..not like i am a critic,,but all i know is that i was smiling and grooven and was a little bit happier on 4/5. ///well who knows/// Finally..i just wish that the boys were a little happier. It seemed liked they were not as excited as the fans were. *well i just makes me sad that is all*,,i just need a few more "this is wonderful" smiles from all four off them. ((hugs)) to them,,hoping that they are alright. Ok,,,bye,,summer is right around the corner:)

daisy -


quiero saber quien escribe los mensajes en espanol- hay tios que tienen interes en este grupo? conazo escribame para que podamos charlar sobre el grupo o lo que sea

Generalissimo Franco - nutasst@hki.org


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Phish is such a great band for all this negativity to ruin them. The scene these days SUCKS!!!! The people who are ruining it, YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!! You can't clean up after yourself, you smell like SHIT, and you would rather steal things and call them ground scores instead of buying them like Real Phans do. I'm so pissed that I don't even want to go to Phish shows anymore. The crowd is turning me away. Besides, there is so much other great music out there, where the scenes have not yet been corrupted. So, I guess you will see me following a band that has loving, appreicative fans that still respect what there is for them. Hint, Hint, this band is still ALLOWED TO PLAY RED ROCKS, and they are blowing the roof off of every venue they play. If you still don't know who I'm talking about, then forget it because we don't want your stank asses there anyway to ruin yet another scene. By the way this band loves its fans so much that we are going to be treated to a Free 3-setter on 4/18. To all you freeloading stanksters, stay the FUCK HOME!!!!

WSP-4-ME -


I went to the 2 Nassau shows and I thought they were very good! Yes... the first night had a few flubs( You could tell they hadn't played in a while)but the second set smoked. Birds of a feather is a cool new one.Seemed more like an old phish tune with more tension and release than some of the other new funk stuff. Second night was great! Loving Cup,Antelope,Carini,Halley's, and Tweezer Reprise...enough said. And for all you who crashed the floor both nights...Thanks! The side seats close to the stage both nights were pretty open! Lots of room to dance and watch the band do their stuff.

Glenn -


Once again phish has blew my mind and I am sure others with the Long Island Shows. I went to both Thursday and Friday shows, and after fri. I considered driving up to providence to fullfill my never ending need for the sounds of Phish. Highlights from the first night of L.I. had to be onpening with tube, and the run of Sloth(WOW!!!!) Nicu and Stash were awesome.The second set was as good as first especially Pyite, Birds of a feather , whichlook like it had the potential to be a great jam song, Then The Wolfmans>Sneakin Sally was mind blowing, I really liked Relax, and to Finish it the only way phish could the encore of Guyute, will be always remembered. The Second night proved how good phish really is cause I thought they were really paying attetion to the crowd and turned it up a notch, Mike's as an opener was cool, the weekapaug,Dogs and the Reba were all great but we could never expected what was ahead in the second set. Roses are Free was mastered and sounded awesome into the Piper, that I have heard on tape but never live, blew my mind when I did hear it live I felt so engerized and my body just flowed with the music. Then right into a great loving cup and ending with an Antelope that was awesome, and incredible, but even then those words really don't describe how good it really was. The Glowstick war and "Don't let Carini get you" was funny and entertaining to watch while grooving to the music. Then the encore with three songs was unbelieveable, by the time they did Tweezer reprise, the crowd was so rocking that I thought that it couldn't get any better but that tweezer reprise was a great way to end a great show!!! If anyone has these Tapes I would love to get them please e-mail me at Christm2@tcnj.edu

Trev - Christm2@tcnj.edu


I had a chance to catch both the Nassau shows and personally I thought that 4/2 was an awesome show. Who could complain about a TUBE opener into MY MIND that was really cool. The STASH was the best one I have ever heard. The second set was definately one to remember. BIRDS of a FEATHER is a phat song and as for "RELAX" it was very Pink Floyd like with the trippy jams. My favorite was the TWIST AROUND which they havent played since the summer. 4/3 Was kind of weak but the REBA was the savior of the first set. PIPER was nice to hear again but the encore was awesome. The crowd at the 4/3 show sucked and they helped in creating the shitty lot scene. COPS SUCK !!!!!!!

Marcus - mclabuda@planetx.bloomu.edu


Marcus - mclabuda@planetx.bloomu.edu


Looking At all 4 shows, I can definitely say I would have paid 100 dollars a ticket just to be at any one of those shows. They all look very sweet, and I can't wait for SUMMER!! I Wish I could have been there, and for all those who were and bitched about it - GET OVER IT!!! YOU JUST SAW PHISH YOU MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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First and foremost Phish is just a band, not a life support. Granted they are the phreshest thing going on in music today. But please stop over analyzing them. Just let the vibe flow. As far as idiots ruining the scene, I don't know. It's too bad, I almost want to cry when I read these stories of fighting? Phish is a whole different vibe than the Dead it is completely obvious. People want to dress like kind hippies, but forgot what it means to be one. People stay positive, and when you're at a show and you someone being a fool tell that person to chill. Keep all your dope in a safe spot because cops are on to the Phish scene. Something has got to change or else this summer is going to be trouble. See you all in the sunshine. KEEP SMILING! Peace and love,

Vinnie - ChristophLosiewski@KVCC.edu


I thought that 4/4 was great. It was my second show. My first being 11/28/97. Right from the tweezer opener I knew that the show was something special. I was VERY dissapointed to hear Bouncin', but I loved the Character Zero. That song has the potential to have so much energy. Then The Lizards>Bowie just blew me away. I had such a great time. If only all shows could be like this.

Nate Lew - NaLew1@aol.com


Okay, I just read all those fucking lame comments on the shows and since this is what it is, a place to post actual REVIEWS and share experiences of the show, here's what I thought of 4/4.....Sorry it's so long but there needs to at least some content on ths page. I went to Saturday night in Providence and man, coming from southern NH it would seem like a simple drive, but man, Massachusetts has some PHUCKED up roads! We got there in 2:45 (it should have taken 1:30) So, I had already missed my ticket connection and my 2 other buds were ticketless also, but on the end of the exit ramp, after all the wrong turns, we saw these dudes with 3 extras for sale. At that moment I had no idea how lucky I was to see these kids, between getting to the lot (paid only $5) and heading down to the venue it seemed like EVERY god damn person was asking for tickets. So we're inside, and Tweezer starts. Now I also attended the Hartford and Albany shows from fall tour and the first set saturday, except for Lawn Boy and Limb, was played at these shows. I like to see as much material as possible and I wish that Phish would realize that, when they play in the east coast they are going to get a lot of the same people at the shows, and they should give them some different material at each show, or at least try to. I mean the show was definetly a crowd pleaser. SET I: Tweezer got everyone off to a jamming start, then taste, and when they started bouncing I was at first subdued but then as they played it I got really into it and enjoyed it a lot, the ending was so tight. So then FB started off to Trey wailing the first couple notes, holy shit! Everybody was dancing their asses off for this. Mike did and excellent job with Ginseng, one of my faves. I had heard Limb By Limb only on the Hampton tapes from fall tour and I was psyched to get to see it live. I think that when and if this comes out on their new album that it will be the song that radio picks up. But it's only our now!! Lawn Boy and Character Zero were right on as usual. Page cracks me up the way he trots around the stage. SET II: Birds of a feather is a damn sweet tune and you could tell that they had some sort of plan because after a 50 min. set break they come out there like. 'duh...lets talk this one over again.' Now, I've seen 2001 at every single phreaking show I've been at, and that's a lot of 2001, and to see how its changed has been so damn cool. The teases at the beginning were awesome, the anticipation was so high, and they jammed out the coolest 2001 to the coolest light show, man that spinning shit was phreaking me out!! Every 2001 is better than the last one i saw, and it has to be my all-time favorite in concert. Brother was way cool, and still some more tastes of 2001 with it. A funky Ghost that led to a sort of cosmic, almost 2001 type shift. LIZARDS!!!!!! Holy fucking shit, my first one and man, after all the tapes and every time hearing this song, seeing it live was spectacular...Trey's solo is perhaps one of the greatest sounding licks ever, I was just thinking, when the lights were on him wailing away that a)this could very well be the last Lizards ever, and b)This is the greatest guitarist ever. Then a classic moment..."Yes, Maze! DOH! Bowie!" The end of Bowie was INTENSE! That led to the best peice of music ever crafted by these fine musicians. Hood was tight from start to finish and brought me to tears all over again. The past year this band has given me so much that I am forever grateful for. And at each show I am without a care in the world, because I am at the only place that I want to be at that moment in time. Great show, i'll remember this one for a while. peace.

Andy - dangledown@aol.com


your a fool if you paid $25 to park...we parked 2 blocks away for FREE...didnt get there until 630 and there was plenty of street parking available if you look..people were parking in a lot next to us for $10...dont blame phish for your inability to locate free or inexpensive parking....you still got to see a show that many people were outside wishing they were in...just be happy and stop your bitching...

meter maid -


I've been abducted by TREY 4/2/98. Can anyone actually believe what is happening in frony of their own two eyes, set I, holy shit, by the way I was totally sober. It can happen to you.

Bill Webster -


I've been abducted by TREY 4/2/98. Can anyone actually believe what is happening in frony of their own two eyes, set I, holy shit, by the way I was totally sober. It can happen to you.

Bill Webster -


I sometimes can't believe that I still go to these shows with you punk-ass bitches. Been seeing shows since 1991....things have changed. Alot of you really need to relax and stop being such rude little jerks. The whole scene and future depends on you....keep that in mind. Where it's heading now is not a nice thought.

V Man - ccupg@pitt.edu


the scene was not that bad. people were selling all sorts of goodies in the streets and people were smiling. i had a great time

lisa -


People need to stop bitching at eachother. Upon seeing several fall shows, I was under the impression that the scene was looking up. I wasn't at the shows this week but can say that the atmosphere doesn't seem promising. Fights, ticketless, cops....In the end, we are responsible for what comes to us -- karma, yes? Now, to the actual show-related content of this post; my reaction to the setlists is that they seem somewhat reserved. The anticipated song returns are there (Brother...!) as are the rarities (Tube, Sally, Lucy, Lizards, McGrupp.....) and I'm sure every show jammed. Keep your spirits up, people, and good things will come.

Shed -


Early Saturday morning my friends and I left for Providence to see the show. We walked around the crazy scene all day, then 6:30 came and two of us went into the show while our two ticketless friends stayed in the lots. The vibes were good when they came out and opened up with a nice solid Tweezer. I'm not quite sure if it beat Albany's on December 12. Then they played Taste one of the better songs off of Billy Breathes. Unfourtunatly after that they played Bouncin' a good song but I am bored of it. Funky Bitch, one of the better covers that Mike sings always rocks so they made up for the Bouncin'. After Funky Bitch rocked out they played Ginseng Sullivan for a good ten minutes. Then it got real funky with a nice Limb by Limb with some good drum work by Fish. Lawn Boy with Page's lounge singing act is always sweet. At the end of the first verse a person was hoisted up by a friend and gave Page a rose which made the whole band in a good mood. A very loud Mike solo was harshly played with hard finger picking, a sweet solo. A good 15 to 20 minute Character Zero rounded out the set, most likely it was the best song of the set rivaling tweezer. Birds of a Feather a new song which had some Talking Heads influence that you could definitly hear in it. They jammed that for a nice long time and towards the end of the song you could hear 2001 coming through. When they really started 2001 it didn't even get into the song before they started jamming hard. That went on for about fifteen minutes before they really started playing the notes for 2001. All together 2001 was about 25 minutes long...very sweet. Then they jammed into a nice Brother of which I have never heard live before, was very nice. After about 20 minutes they stopped playing and started to talk on stage, they were up to something? Trey walked up to the mic and said that they liked that song so much they were going to play it again. After playing the first couple of lines they just stopped. What was going on?? Trey walked back up to the mic and said that was the radio friendly version and the next song they were going to play was very radio unfriendly. "You know why" Trey said," because it is very long and very slow. Then they doodled around for a little while before they played a funked out Ghost. After that they played Lizards a nice old song that they haven't played in awhile. They played that with precision for a nice amount of time before they rapped it up. A nice closer David Bowie was phat as usual with some very experimental guitar work by Trey. They left the stage and came and rocked me home with a solid Harry Hood No glowstick war though becuse of the war during 2001. I' m not sure if this show beats the December 13 show in Albany but they are hard to compare, but they were both sweet shows!!!

Zach Gardner - phishfood@hotmail.com


Oh my they just keep gettin better and better!! Friday second set made my have a heart attach-- And then Lizards, an amazin 2001,and hood the next night another, I jammed so hard, I am so happy!! Also I feel that everyone should know the essentails to be happy in life: Energy, Love, Karma, and Incredible Music Peace and Love, Ivory

IIvory Skriloff - Skriloff00@alison.sbc.edu


"Birds of a Feather.....Still waiting......Birds of a Feather...Still waiting..."

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$25 to park at Providence is absolute horseshit. The band should negotiate somehow to deal with hassles like these at venues. I paid $30 to see a band I once saw for $8 and I'm not paying an extra $25 to park

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trey seemed possessed sunday night in providence. what a great show to end the mini-tour and get people excited for the summer. yem was amazing. so was almosy everything else.

jon -


I got a chance to see Sat. night in Providence. My thoughts? The sound keeps changing. Trey solos were few and far between. It's cool and all; I feel that the band should expand in directions in which the they feel they need to in order to grow. However, don't expect the same people to go to the shows that have in the past. Phish has meant too much to me for too long to process all my thoughts into text. One last thing. I couldn't believe how nuts the crowd went after Brother when Trey said the next song was long and slow. Long and slow? Maybe the press has been right all these years, maybe they do sound like the Grateful Dead (i.e., Limb by Limb) Remember these thoughts are some of many, always changing and I am always open to another's view. E-mail me if it kind of bums you out the way the scene (music included) has morphed over the past 3-4 years. I can't be alone.

Chris Taylor - ctaylo52@maine.maine.edu


I SAW THE PEOPLE IN THE RAFTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DIANE -


Both providence shows rocked, but 4/5 was the best. I planned on taking it easy after a jamming saturday night, but found no time to sit down... dance, dance, dance. An all around good scene, except for the audience fight between sets... please, keep the fights for anywhere but shows!! I loved the funk at the end of set 2 and the YEM was terrific. Four shows is not enough, but it's better than none.

Andy D -


bird of a feather------fucking awesome from providence

dreamline - pdb97002@uconnvm.uconn.edu


Highlights from Providence: 1)Tweezer-Mike and Fish were quite loud...pretty funky overall 2)Funky Bitch was tight...the whole place was groovin 3)2001-one of the funkiest versions evah! 4)Limb by Limb by Limb by Limb by Limb 4)David Bowie 5)Hood encore was spectacular-tight jam segment 6)yem vocal jam was nice to hear 7)gin->cities 8)FUNK JAM Lowlights: 1) the guy sitting next to me who was dragged kicking and screaming from the arena because he refused to leave the seat that wasn't his. 2)the guy tripping in the parking lot who tried to stab me with a shish-kebab skewer 3)Sparkle kind of killed the momentum of the jam Sunday first set.

tom - guyute007@aol.com


This school year, since September, I have gotten seriously into phish. I have seen 12 shows between the spring and fall tours. I do not think that I will be going to as many shows anymore as a result of the continuous display of disturbing unkindness, if you will. Tonight, at the Providence show, I was bitterly disturbed to see a fight that broke out during intermission. Something has changed, and it is frightening and upsetting. I don't understand the constant fighting, everywhere. The world wide web is now a forum for arguing and being negative. This contagious negativity has now made its way into the shows. I hope this unkind negativity stops, and I believe that it can. Everyone must try to be positive and kind. Phish is such an amazing and unique band. THe scene and the culture does not need the negativity that has evolved.

Joel - joelbrothez@hotmail.com


Is it just me or is there only about 10 reviews or thoughts about the shows mixed in this page of people bitchin, arguing and acting like assholes. I dont know about you but I think Andy put up this page for reviews not some gay fuckin chat party. Most people really dont want to scroll through garbage trying to find a single person who has posted a review. There are other pages to get your point across , lets try and see if we can stay with the topic here. I just arrived home from the last night and it was great, nothing like a McGrupp once in awhile. See, I can do it, why dont you try

- harpua1@mailexcite.com


Back from Providence finally after seeing all 4 shows. The best 2 sets were BOTH sets tonight (4/5). They had permagroove throughout. There are other jam bands, but none like Phish. We are witnessing greatness alive.

Moshe Weitzman - weitzman@bigfoot.com


EXCELLENT TOUR. WISH I WAS IN THE WEST TO SEE THEM AT THE GORGE I HEAR IT'S BEAUTIFFUL THERE HIGHLIGHT OF THE TOUR IS ANTELOPE 4/3. SIMPLY AMAZING

ERIC WARD -


Sunday in providence- WOW!!! one of the best phish shows i have ever seen. the band started off srong from the first note. what a great show.

Dan -


4/5/98 - Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island I: Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > You Enjoy Myself (30 min.), Theme from the Bottom, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters, Bathtub Gin > Cities, Sparkle, Split Open and Melt (87 min) II: Down with Disease > Yamar > Jam > Prince Caspian, Maze > Oblivious Fool?* > Possum > Jam** > Cavern*** E: Axis: Bold as Love > Destiny

bob -


all 4 pretty fat, not what I expected for such a short little stint. at least they stayed loyal to the east. had a good time in the lots, good karma all around. not to mention the indoors i found as a floor score.

dan - druane@bsadpo.uvm.edu


EYES OF THE WORLD IS A DEAD SONG! Not Phish, you idiot!!!! Get your bands stait! Phish will never again pay Dead tunes, give it up.

Jerry Garcia - Ke8ug@aol.com


hay kids cleen up after yourself or phish will not get to play in your favorite venue. and watch out for the po po there are everwhere be safe and love one another concerned head!

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one word: brother

hurricane -


I attended the 2 shows in Nassau, and I was pleasently surprised. Thursday's first set was one of the best I've ever witnessed!,and my first Sneaking Sally,Tube, and GUYUTE!! Friday started a little slow, but the boys knew what they were doing when they put together a 4 song second set that was one for the ages, *Page was reallllly on! With a triple encore: Lucy with a Lumpy Face,Halley's Comet, and of course Tweezer Reprise, this Mini-Tour was a giant success. I JUST CANT WAIT 4 MORE MONTHS,BUT IT WILL KICK ASS!!!!

Jumanji - capture@wam.umd.edu


I attended the 2 shows in Nassau, and I was pleasently surprised. Thursday's first set was one of the best I've ever witnessed!,and my first Sneaking Sally,Tube, and GUYUTE!! Friday started a little slow, but the boys knew what they were doing when they put together a 4 song second set that was one for the ages, *Page was reallllly on! With a triple encore: Lucy with a Lumpy Face,Halley's Comet, and of course Tweezer Reprise, this Mini-Tour was a giant success. I JUST CANT WAIT 4 MORE MONTHS,BUT IT WILL KICK ASS!!!!

Jumanji - capture@wam.umd.edu


IT certainly was great to see Phish in the spring. The Birds of a Feather toon was awesome.Although, certain people from the crowd got to me. This message is directed towards "Squeak Toy" girl. If you're going to play with an obnoxious alien squeak toy, at least keep up with the beat!!!! Breath, clap, shout "I love you Trey!", but please keep the squeaking at a minimum. For all of you who suffered the same thing I did on Saturday night, I'm sorry. For all you who haven't suffered the wrath of the "Squeak Toy" girl, BEWARE!!!!! As far as the first set on Saturday, I think most people will agree that it was a crowd pleaser. I though Tweezer was really cool, Funky Bitch.....Page was on fire! Character Zero was definatly leading up to a strong second set. Birds of a Feather is a keeper. I couldn't get that song out of my head for a while. 2001....If there's going to be a sick glowstick war it is during this song. The light show was simply awesome, and the glowsticks only added to the toon throughout. Brother was a great surprise...what a cool toon. Ghost gets funkier everytime I hear it. Lizards was due, and it came at the right time. Bowie is the signature song ending a solid set....GREAT BOWIE!! HOOD...Let's just say it put me in tears. If the Pharmer's Almanac were going to do a "Joy of Sets" section, listing the favorite sets among fans, this is one of them. And somebody please tell what the big deal is with really wide, super wide, extra baggy, very large pants!!!

Mike Bobela - mbobela@smcvt.edu


4/4 was great! The setlist doesn't do it justice.the funky bitch, 2001, lizards and hood were hot, Limb was strong, brother was a nice treat, Lawn Boy was very refreshing and Birds of a feather looks like it will certainly become a regular. Trey's shirt was interesting as usual, and Page was looking slick with his new beard. the 2001 glowstick war added to the show too. Durring Lawnboy a guy gave Page a flower. Throughout the rest of the set the guy was writing notes to page. Page would respond with a cheerfull nod. The guys seemed more lively, happier then usual. I think they picked the songs that they really enjoy playing. See ya this summer!!!!!

Poster Nutbag -


BRING BACK EYES OF THE WORLD

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I just got back from RI, a 9 hour drive so I had alot of time to think about last nights show. I pull into providence, and this town has been overrun, I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I finally find a spot to park about 8 blocks away 10bucks, not bad I saw places charging 25? I ran into a friend of mine two minutes after I get there and he tells me about the 4-3 show. They played Carini my favorite song. So I was a little bummed but hey there were still about 30 other songs I would have loved to hear. I after walking around for about an hour checking out the scene I start to make my way to the venue, and here's where things started turning bad. I was asked every 3 steps for a ticket, when I finally made it to the civic center there's some fat dude standing at the top of the steps yelling w/a megaphone "hurry up come on get your tickets out come on hurry up" then I'm treated to a half decent show. I know some of you loved this show, but I was so excited to hit a spring show, I saw the other setlists and I was like this is going to be incredible, instead they come on 40min late which I'm used to play 8:05-9:05 come back on at 10 or so Play Birds of a feather which is a sick song this was hands down the highlight of the show, and then play an average second set. Why is it that I have been picking the down shows on tour lately? I did however happen to catch Hypnotic Clambake which kicked ass 3 sets 4 encores. 10:20-3AM. In closing there are alot of other jam bands out there, don't put all your phish in one basket

Mr. Brett - hartzy@penn.com


Nassau colliseum- AWESOME SHOWS, Phish tore the place down both nights. Their wasn't anything special about these concerts they were just the usual awesome shows. I read one review that they were off, if they were i didn't see it. Messy as hell in the parking lots, be a little more considerate. I love you

Tim Piazza - FNB2547@erols.com


I think people should:not complain about songs, song performance, who is the biggest fan.."dude, i have 300 hours and i've seen 50 shows" no one cares. I love hippies I love frat boys, bathing is nice once in a while but is difficult while traveling:find a happy medium. don't get arrested, at shows, it makes the police not like us. don't throw glowsticks at trey, don't run on stage, don't bumrush gates, I agree the gorge will rock and i think i'll be there. don't be violent. don't complain about lyric flubs. if you have problems write your own. stop worshiping the band, they are human beings just like you and me, they are not immortal gods. I love all of you A bid you to have any spike phan? p.s. shows that are attended sober are far better just my $0.02

the biggest fan in the universe - Matthew.D.Tabaka-1@tc.umn.edu


I think people should:not complain about songs, song performance, who is the biggest fan.."dude, i have 300 hours and i've seen 50 shows" no one cares. I love hippies I love frat boys, bathing is nice once in a while but is difficult while traveling:find a happy medium. don't get arrested, at shows, it makes the police not like us. don't throw glowsticks at trey, don't run on stage, don't bumrush gates, I agree the gorge will rock and i think i'll be there. don't be violent. don't complain about lyric flubs. if you have problems write your own. stop worshiping the band, they are human beings just like you and me, they are not immortal gods. I love all of you A bid you to have any spike phan? p.s. shows that are attended sober are far better just my $0.02

the biggest fan in the universe - Matthew.D.Tabaka-1@tc.umn.edu


I had the a great time at the 4/4 show. It continues to baffle me the amount of people that hang around the outside with no tickets. Coming out of the show there must have been 300 or more people that were just hanging around with that stupid stare in there eyes, acting like its haight asbury. Get a grip will ya......Have your own idenity, don't try to be like a deadhead, that was a natural time period, copying it is being fake. Anyways the show had some real neat hightlights,I loved Lizards, Bowie,Birds of a Feather alot. Trey seemed happy to be jamming last night and Page was quite funny acting like cheesy night club singer during Lawnboy. Cool show had a blast as always. p.s. They seemed to have a camera going all during the show from the soundboard, does anyone know if this has been a regular thing or is something in the works!!!!!!!!! bye Carbo

Chris "Carbo" Carr - cjcarr@nii.net


the 2 shows at Nassau were two of the best shows I have ever seen. The boys blew the roof off both nights... way off! A few highlights- beautiful Stash, funked out Wolfman's>Sneakin Sally, spacey 2001ish Twist Around, the tightest Guyute i've heard, Weekapaug with lots of C&P teases, Rebaaaa!(you've got to hear it), and the 2nd set on 4/3 blew my mind, what an encore- halley's-What the f---? not to mention two incredible openers- Tube and Mike's, you can't beat that. Birds of aa feather is very cool, good jamming in the middle, relax is good, but not at the same level For everyone who couldn't make it- get all of the tickets for summer tour that you can- they are on fire! They are picking up where they left off on holiday tour, and even turning it up a few nothces. Wish I could make it to RI, and for those who do, have fun and funk out! Peace matt

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I attended the Friday show at Nassau and I thought is was one of the best shows I have ever heard. I have only been to a limited number of shows but I listen to many many tapes and this show was very cool. I stood behind the left subwoofer about 20 feet from Page. The setlist was cool also, Antelope's light stick war was intriguing. Also, during the second set, some shirtless guy jumped on the stage, ran acrooss, and back into the audiance without being caught by the following Carini (stage director). Fishman mumbled something to Trey, I couldn't make out what is was but then they sang, "Carini's gonna get you," during Antelope. Definately a phatty show.

Sean Marchetti - marcheti@cloud9.net


To the guy bitching about the cops in Providence I have this to say...If you don't like it then (here's a novel idea) FOLLOW THE FUCKING LAWS. Nobody likes the drug laws, but if you don't make it obvious then the copa will have nothing to bitch about. I hope you're friends arms are nice and bloody and he gets fucking meningitis. Asshole.

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chillin show...though a bit short. Two new songs..."birds of a featther" ...kinda sounds like llama...."Relax" ..definitelt trippy and mellow..understated...busted out a few staples and some long timefaves....sleeping monkey and waste were especially awesome. Hoen was a nice suprise though many around me thought they were gonna bust out some silen tin the morning. not as good as the holiday tour...especially considering the amount of repeats that were headrd...but hey ya cant win em all....summer tour looks awesome..peace out all till the next show...feel free to e mail me

jennifer - jr8769@cnsvax.albany.edu


I dig Birds of a feather...the beginning of it sounds like Love Gun by KISS!

DM - DougMacG@msn.com


I have two questions. Trey had a reel to reel running on the top of his amp. Is it always there? Some one said that that was the fith time that Phish played Carni. Is that so?

Michael Lenox - Lenoxm2@tiger.uofs.edu


HOPE EVERYONE HAD PHUN PHISHING THIS SPRING C-YA IN THE SUMMER TIME. If you see me this summer say what's up

TALL,LANKY KID WITH THE PENN STATE WRESTLING SHIRT -


Anyone who thought that 4/3 was a good show should stop going to see the band. Trey was miserable, everything was forced, and Mike's damn cord kept falling out. The band has never been less in sync. Be glad you all saw 97. Also, If you clapped along during Old Home Place, Beauty, Reba, or Antelope, stop going to the shows. Clapping makes the band sound like crap and the tapes sound worse.

Chris Forshay - csf3y@virginia.edu


Anyone who thought that 4/3 was a good show should stop going to see the band. Trey was miserable, everything was forced, and Mike's damn cord kept falling out. The band has never been less in sync. Be glad you all saw 97. Also, If you clapped along during Old Home Place, Beauty, Reba, or Antelope, stop going to the shows. Clapping makes the band sound like crap and the tapes sound worse.

Chris Forshay - csf3y@virginia.edu


HIGHLIGHTS OF 4/3/98 *Excellent Antelope *I loved the guy jumping on stage, you got away before Carini caught you *glowstick war in the middle of Antelope *crowd running on floor before show started (a little to uncool for a phish show, but who could resist not being as close as you can to the boys) Excelent show, loved the extended jams.

Tom Giovanni -


Well whoever said that they hoped Phish would do what they Dead did and stick up for their fans,I have a question for you...why the hell should they?When Phish's fans are acting like total fucking idiots(bumrushing the floor,throwing glowsticks,jumping up on stage,trying to sneak into the shows)why should the band come to their defense??Does anyone remember the letter that the Dead organization issued after the idiocy of their fans during the summer of '95 tour?Well if all you brain dead moochers continue to act the way you do we're gonna end up getting one of those letters from the Phish organization.We lost one of the most beautiful venues in the world already(Red Rocks)so why do people actively try to ruin other venues for the band and the real fans?Here's hoping you glowstick throwers get pegged with one in the back of the head.

Laura -


4/4 was a great show!! Phat setlists and a great 2001 and Lizards!!:) I really wanted to go tonight but hey I can wait till tix phor the LEMONWHEEL go on sale:) Hope to see you all there!! Oh yeah, I alos saw those two kids run across the catwalk last night...i bet there was a cop waitin on the other side to nail them..but hey, it was all good!!:):) ><{{*>~~===~~<*}}>< *Peace*

Mud - psxxx@tiac.net


MATT GLADSTONE - ANDYGLAD@EARTHLINK.NET


Hey, just wanted to thank the phriends that helped me out when i fell over in the line to get into the show 4/4. (the crazy indian with the beard) Wild experience that was intensified by a great show. It's good to see that some phans are still willing to reach out their hands for a brother in need. See you all this summer on my own two feet.

Ben - Bmgcarmel@aol.com


my best friend got busted, he was sitting in his car LOOKING at an unpacked bowl and an undercover walked by. they turned two kids and the car inside out and cuffed my friend, about 16 went down that night. they all had to sit in a paddy wagon for hours before going in, the cops used those plastic handcuffs and pulled them so tight people lost circulation and some had bleeding wrists, i hope the boys are brave enough to do what the dead did in providence and speak out for their fans.

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I went to both nassau shows and I'll have to say that phish is better than ever. Best night was 2/3. Trainsong and Billy Breathes took me by suprise. Those songs seemed to slow the pace down a little, but the shows were great

Jeff Smith -


first show at nassau was awesome. the two new tunes are great. horn was a nice surprise, and you can't go wrong with a sneaky sally. guyute encore, i called it. the second night started out great, but after billy breathes it was sort of downhill. the reba was most enjoyed. the second set is where i have a bone to pick. i have no problem with a good long jam, but this time was too much. roses are free is a cool song, but seriously, a 25 minute jam out of it was unnecessary. they could've gone into piper after 5 or 10 minutes. too long and too boring, and i never really criticize phish that much. the rest of the set was great and the "carini incident" made it great. the encore was fabulous. so i haved mixed emotions about the shows, but at least i had the opportunity to catch them. can't wait till summer tour. see ya'll around. don't be shy to reply with your comments. jb

jonathan burnside - jburnsideddm6@hotmail.com


Phish was awesome. I didn't pay attension to the scene I just shared in the groove 4/3/97

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4/3 awesome night scene will be back to normal soon Have faith. Love everyone

jon -


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I was able to catch both Nassau shows and all I can say is magnificent. They just really wanted to be playing and it showed. The energy was so positive. An unbelievable experience! I wish I was in Providence!!!!!

Alison - ablood@loyola.edu


April 3rd Nassua Colliseum First off let me tell you what an experience it is to go to a show which is only ten minutes from your home (it sure makes it easy), I haven't been able to do this since Jones Beach in 95....On top of that the show was incredible...I got there right as Mikes song came on and it completely set my mood.....and what a good mood it was...then just as mikes moved into my old home place, whatever it was I took hit me like a mack truck. All i can say is phishtacy...Right in time for a rockin weekapaug....standard songs next although i love Beauty of my Dreams...But they came back in force with a full Reba...God I love to hear them whistle......The only flaw was my soul as the first set closer...Don't get me wrong I love the song, I just heard it one too many times (Hartford, First night at worcester and then on Dec.30 at the Garden) Second set came off rockin with a long spacey Roses are free into a strongly built up Piper right into a powerful loving cup....(I've never seen Trey move like that).... The energy was so high in that colliseum that trey just moved with the groove...Then a phan decided to get up there and move with them..He was successful and ducked into the crowd Before Carini could get him. This caused the band to rush into Antelope with occasional "Carini is going to get you" comments Antelope rocked into a high energy climax..As if I didn't already get the show of my life..A three song Encore....First Lucy had a lumpy head then a totally unexpected Halleys comet and to top it off a rockin tweezer Reprise...All I can say is thank you.

chris Reinhart - 0362881@sacredheart.edu


Nassau, April 3rd, 1998! Unbelievable show!!!!! Mike's opener was rockin and totally set the groove for the night. Somehow, it ventured into My Old Home Place which was a pleasent treat. Weekapaugh was sick......I could feel Mike's bass note vibrating my whole body, and then, they went into a sick Crosseyed and Painless jam, where they sang the chorus. Unbelievable. The next few songs mellowed things out a bit, but Reba came around and I lost it. The mushrooms had taken their toll and I was grooving like there was no tomorrow. At first, I was pissed to hear My Soul, but Trey and Page really went to school on it. Jammed out, probably the best My Soul around!!!!!! Second set was really phat. Four songs that were jammed like you wouldn't believe. Roses are Free was cool to hear. It's been played three times, and for some strange reason, I;ve been to all three of those shows. Piper is one of my favorites and the jam had everyone shakin down.....During Loving Cup, some dude ran on stage and escaped the hands of Pete Carini. The band played it cool, and said it was cool to come on stage, but beware of Carini. Then Antelope came, with the glowsticks! I lost it! The vibe was so great. I was never this happy at a Phish show before. The encore was, at first, predictiable. I knew Carini was coming, but Halley's Comet->Tweezer REPRISE!!!!!!!!! Who could have known. I just wish I could make it to Providence!

Joe Kanakaraj - jfkanaka@syr.edu


Nassau Col. Friday Night April 3, 1998 WOW!!! What a show! First off, I hate New York, but the people there really impressed me. The energy was extremely high, and of course so was I :-) Anyway, Mikes opened...phat..Old Home Place, I love to hear. And then there was this Weekapaug from another world, in fact I think I heard a Psycho Killer tease in there. The Weekeapaug was SICK!!! The next three songs, look at the setlists, were pretty standard and I wanted something more, then I got it....REBA!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Reba so much and then at the end, the whitsle jam...Great Reba, I was very happy..My Soul encore..By this point, I was rockin. The second set was unbelievable. Roses are Free had the sickest jam in it that was really fucking with my head. WOW! A great Piper, Loving Cup (slow it up on the rotation, don't play this great song out), and then there was the dude. the dude that ran on the stage and made the most incredible jump off of the stage. It was great and if your reading this dude, Carini is going to get you. The Antelope to close the set is one of the best antelope's i have ever heard. Then was the bomb encore, Carini, Halley's, Reprise. I never saw Trey so into it. He was dancing and going nuts. I think a lot had to do with the great energy of the crowd. Overall, a great show, as they all more or less are. I just hope that everyone has moe respect next time as to jumping onto the floor. That was ridiculous. I hated that. I felt bad for the people who actually had tickets for the floor, they had a lot of room to dance, but when all of the "other" people came on the floor it was packed. Anyway, Peace and I'll see you all this summer. Craig

Craig - cmc160@psu.edu


Listening to all this crap going on over on the east coast I'm glad I moved from upstate NY to California! Now I can go and see shows like the gorge and Portland! Once again I can see Phish the way I remembered...room to groove...no pushing or shoving....just a good positive vibe and I don't need to go all the way Europe. I saw all the east coast shows I need. What ever happened to shows like Lake Placid in 95 when they didn't even sell out the second night! That was by far the best weekend ever...Hey, I think Phish should play more east coast shows cause that's where they are from but If you are sick of all the BS move out to the west coast....beleive me the shows out here rule! So what if we have some Dead heads checking out the scene...it's all good...Back in 1990 when I was first introduced to PHISH I hated them! But one of my fraternity brothers said "ya gotta see them to beleive them", the rest is Phishtory. And that's another topic I would like to comment on quickly...We don't need to Stereo type hippies, frat bro's,losers, or whatever. I think that's what makes PHISH so good.....everyone can listen to it no matter who or what you are! Cause first of all who do ya think were the first PHISH PHANS! College kids you morons!!!!! We have been backing up these guys from UVM, Clarkson, Potsdam, St.Lawerence,UMass, Middlebury...so everyone shut the fuck up and let's just be thankful they still are together and playing with the same intensity night after night! PS...good job Andy.....and great job Phish! See ya out here in the west!

phistory - globdel1@san.rr.com


April 3, 1998 Killer Reba, especially with the ending, the whole damn arena was whistling. Rose are free second set opener rocked then into sick jam. I thought they teased Psycho Killer hard in the Roses jam, anyone else? Then to end it off the a antelope just perplexed with craziness. Encore could have been a set of it's own. Carini, Halleys(wow) and then a tweezer reprise that featured Trey pounding it out on stage. Overall phat show: 7.5

Tommy Ward -


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I think that 4/3 was awsome, unbeliveable. I didn't mean to say that the glow stick war was bad just that they should have been kept in the crowd, to prolong the war. I have nothing but the highest reguard for 4/3 I think that show moved the band to the next level. Who says that they peaked out in 95? They just keep getting better and better. 4/3 A SHOW FOR THE AGES??? That is a good question. Maybe By the way the guy on stage was cool too.

Dan Nikesch - x97nikesch@wmich.edu


4/4 I had such a great time. Felt badly for all the heads in the lot, but enjoyed the show. To Joe, who posted about the 2 guys up on the catwalk: I saw them too and was astounded! They walked overhead, waving, and I waved right back! Fav. part: when Mike came in during Bouncin', at that moment Trey turns around to the sec. 114, where I am sitting, and and gives a look like "I'm doing pretty good, huh?" and everyone cheers. Definitely a special Trey moment.

Erika - phree@compuserve.com


I made it to the Nassau shows and it seems like they have entered a new level of jamming with some new special affects courtesy of Chris Kuroda. I loved the new songs and can't wait for the new disc. I also can't wait for the summer tour. They seem to be really reacting to the crowd in new, exciting ways. It makes the show all that more awesome.

Mike Spadaro -


4.3.98 -crazy crazt show, the crowd was sooo into it. Phish was on this night. The first set was a bit standard, but a good Weekapaug and Reba, the My Soul was very intense, a sign for more good things to come for the second set!!! I was taken off gaurd when they opened with Roses Are Free, but then again the i was completely blown away by the whole set. lots of jamming that segued very nicely into Piper!!! Holy shit was this song awesome, the climax seemed to build and build, you could feel the energy in the arena,everyone was goin nuts, the best piper ive ever heard!! next was Loving Cup, a great tune that was perfectly placed after piper to settle everyone down. Some guy ran out on stage and was jumpin all over the place, he leaped back into the audience before Carini could catch him, everyone was goin bezerk!!! Then i heard theh opening note of....Antelope,.>WHoo-HOooo. Never heard this one live before, they then stopped and fish started saying, "If ya wanna come on stage, make sure Carini doesn't get ya," or something along the lines of that!!! ANyway back into Antelope, they started a "Carini's gonna get ya" chant, and exploded into the jam!!! Great second set, only 4 songs but thats all i wanted to hear, perfectly played, the best single set I've ever seen!!! As expected they came out and encored with Carini. A good tune that was spooky and jammed out!! I knew they weren't going to end w/ this, and then they busted into Halley's, a nice treat that was well played....Tweezer Reprise finished Ver VEry strong, the place was on fire, a perfect end to a perfect show!!!!!!! cant wait til summer!!!!

Brandon W. - Btwst8+@Pitt.Edu


4.4 Providence I really think the energy last night was above and beyond anything i have heard from this band live. The breakout of brother was incredible and how can you go wrong with a second set that has that new song about birds, Ghost, Bowie, Hood, and 2001!!!! The scene was kinda beat out in Providence but the show was heavenly. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the jams last night too bri

brian - blawlor@capecod.net


From the looks of the setlists everything is well on it's way! I can't wait till Phattie West Coast shows,(even though I grew up in the mid-west!) I have experianced all of my Phish shows in the mid-west exept for 11-22-97 which blew me away!! But the mini-spring looks Phat all my bud's from OHIO are there! I can't wait to hear the stories from these shows!My 20th B-day was yesterday 4/4 they honored it so KINDLY!!! Phattie Lizards,Bowie,2001,Limb, I'm sure after they worked out the kinks in the 4/2 set 1 they have been frolicking oh so valiantly!I love Phish!! And all they do you see, it's not even about the setlist or venue, it's about us!!! They play for us! Without the Phans they are nothing but four guys Phrom Vermont.With us they are PHISH!! And they play how they feel(listening to beautiful divided, monkey!!)So if they feel like Character Zero that's what's gonna happen'. If they feel the funk Ghost's will enter the building!But remember it is a luxury to have them! Please do not do goofy things like crash gates! Every hates to compare them to the Dead and all(as do I!) but learn from their mistakes! too many ticketless Phans result in wierd happenings i.e. gate crashes,stage rushes!So be kind to the venue's make sure you throw glass bottles away but also have fun,and we will be writing reviews for many years to come! Peace&Harmony to my Bro's and Sis's Christopher

Christopher Cassata - underfullsail@email.msn.com


Providence 4/4 I thought the show was excellent. The first set was solid and tweezer was a good opener. The vibes were good. The sound where we were was slightly muffled, but other than that it was awesome!!! By the second set, they were rocking. I was so psyched about Brother and the blues brother's tease. Lizards made me sooooo happy!!!! I was sooooo happy to be there...I wish tonight wasn't the last night...I could live off of Phish!!! See you all tonight, for another rocking show. I wish everyone had as much fun as I did, but from these reviews I am disappointed too as many have commented. What the fuck is wrong with everyone??? Maybe you've all forgotten about what life is really for: to have fun. You only live once. Why be a drip??? Stop your bitchin' and realize we are sooo lucky to have had this mini tour opportunity. Out west they get cheesed. LOVE and ETERNAL HAPPINESS TO EVERYONE. REMEMBER MOTHER EARTH TONIGHT AND WHAT WE HAVE DONE TO HER IN THIS CONCRETE JUNGLE THAT COVERS HER BEAUTY. CLEAN UP YOUR SHIT!!!!

Kimmy T. - ktrott@student.umass.edu


Hey there, I just want to let you all know that last night's show (4/4) was a fucking phatty show. The scene was a little iffy, i'll admit, but if you just close your eyes and let go, the music just takes you to another world. i have been to a bunch of phish shows and i don't understand what all of the bitching is about. trey blatantly put down all of the pseudo phish heads with his radio-play comment and then their playing of the non-radio friendly song, ghost, which he said was "really slow and really long". i think it sucks that there were a bunch of ten year olds in high heels there while there were hard-core phans outside, but hey, what can you do? try to buy as many tickets as you can when they go on sale and make sure they get to those people in need (at face value!!!), that's what i do. well, that's all i have to say in response to those that do nothing but bitch. see you all tonight!! jodi :o)

jodi - jbryan@student.umass.edu


Friday 4/3--------WOW There was so much energy in the building I thought the place was going to explode. WOW

Jeremy - JMinor1976@aol.com


I have been to 394 shows. I am a bigger fan then all of you neophytes. Bouncin is the best boooooyyyyy

Sample -


I didn't go to any of the spring shows unfortunately. But, it seems to me from reading this page that every tour people get more critical and unhappy with Phish shows.I don't have a problem with people not liking setlists or the vibe, but it should be kept to yourself throughout the show so others can enjoy. Bouncin' isn't my favorite either but it may be someone elses, and that doesn't make them any less of a Phish Phan than you. Also remember, Phish is human. So I agree with the several people who criticize the people who criticize Phish. SHUT UP AND HAVE FUN OR DON'T TRAVEL HALF WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SEE SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE!

Vince -


I didn't go to any of the spring shows unfortunately. But, it seems to me from reading this page that every tour people get more critical and unhappy with Phish shows.I don't have a problem with people not liking setlists or the vibe, but it should be kept to yourself throughout the show so others can enjoy. Bouncin' isn't my favorite either but it may be someone elses, and that doesn't make them any less of a Phish Phan than you. Also remember, Phish is human. So I agree with the several people who criticize the people who criticize Phish. SHUT UP AND HAVE FUN OR DON'T TRAVEL HALF WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO SEE SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE!

Vince -


PROVIDENCE IS LOCO EN LA CABEZA!!!!!!!!!!!!! DANK

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Providence was fuckin' the best phish show i've ever been too. I had legendary seats (row 5). Story of The ghost was amazing so was tweezer, but the best was definatly Charactor Zero! I need a tape of this show, anyone willing to trade?

Randy - Rsylve@prodigy.net


PEOPLE WHO ARE ONLY THEIR TO SMOKE WEED It's fine if that is what you want to do, But don't complain about the scene. I LOVE HIPPIES. FROM A NON-HIPPIE,

Mike Belasco - fnb2547@erols.com


I don't understand all the lame vibes people are posting. Whats going on with the scene out east? Seems like a lot of people forgot to have fun. Are you going to shows for the funkfest or so you can chalk it up as show number... and brag to all your bros? It sounds like the sets were great... wolfman's>sneakin!!! I'm "almost" glad i didn't fly out from the mellow west due to the scene and all the bitching. Don't forget to have fun!!! Isn't that the biggest reason we all go to see the best band ever!?! Thumbs up to all the folks who posted postive reviews, and didn't bitch about smelly hippies or drunk frat guys, so those of us who weren't lucky enough to attend could get a feel for what went down. I hope any of you that come out the Oregon, Washington, and California this summer bring your patchouli cause we got a lot of stinky folks out here! Ye-haaaa!! later on

Buck - sea3@dana.ucc.nau.edu


I don't understand all the lame vibes people are posting. Whats going on with the scene out east? Seems like a lot of people forgot to have fun. Are you going to shows for the funkfest or so you can chalk it up as show number... and brag to all your bros? It sounds like the sets were great... wolfman's>sneakin!!! I'm "almost" glad i didn't fly out from the mellow west due to the scene and all the bitching. Don't forget to have fun!!! Isn't that the biggest reason we all go to see the best band ever!?! Thumbs up to all the folks who posted postive reviews, and didn't bitch about smelly hippies or drunk frat guys, so those of us who weren't lucky enough to attend could get a feel for what went down. I hope any of you that come out the Oregon, Washington, and California this summer bring your patchouli cause we got a lot of stinky folks out here! Ye-haaaa!! later on

Buck - sea3@dana.ucc.nau.edu


i drove all the way from michigan just to see these guys, and they really came through. i only saw the two new york shows, but what a treat. Tube opener on 4-2... the whole place just erupted! i really thought aliens were landing during twist around..light show was insane!!!! beam me up, scotty!

Steve - MazeFeeYEM@aol.com


4/3/98 I Give this show a 9.5 out of 10. The vibe was sick and the music was incredible. the Mike's opener was great. Highlights of the show were Reba->My Soul, intense, The whole second set just kicked ass. encore was powerful.

CM - Craig0035


The second night in NAssau was incredible.From the Mikes opener to the 3-song encore it was insane. the Piper in the second set was so sick.I have never danced so hard in my life as i did in that second set. It was just absolutely insane.BTW this was my first show sober and probably one of the best i have ever seen.Try going to a show sober and let the music be your drug.All in all it was a great show with many good jams and a ton of phun. Keep on sharin in the groove!

tim - phishy1@erols.com


I would just like to say thank-you to all the people that have posted their serious opinions about the shows they went to. Every single persons opinion is relevant and worthwhile. To the people that were complaining about the complainers, you are not helping the problem. SOme asshole reads that shit and it makes him want to do it more. Yes , some people don't like certain songs, and they freely express that opinion. That is their constitutional right. Never bash someone for exercising their freedom of speech. It's one of the last "freedoms" we have. As for the asshole that jumped up on stage Friday night...do us all a favor a grow a brain.

Dan Rzicznek - rael22@hotmail.com


Only got to go to Nassau 4/2-someone before me here said that "they play to me everytime i see them"-man,is that the truth. My last show was Hartford 11/26,and since then i've acquired and listened to quite a few boots-it seemed like they were reading my mind and knew exactly which songs I've really been digging lately. Tube to open-who would've seen THAT coming?Horn out of nowhere from the middle of Stash? Birds of a Feather-first time played and the way they jammed it,you'd think they've been playing it live for a year or so already. Blazing,ripping Rocky Top(Mike didn't sing Poor Heart this time:-)). I had such a great time-can't wait to hear the tapes-from what i've read here,all the shows sound pretty wild. Thank you Andy for giving me this space to babble-

Ed Bastarache - kindtrades@hotmail.com


4/4-good show in all. First set was a little boring(i thought) but he second made up for it. What a set it was. Did anyone besides me see the two guys who SOMEHOW got onto the catwalk during Hood and ran around the whole civic center on the cat walk. WOW, I'm impressed. I wonder if there was a cop waitin for em when they got off. Does anyone know about this or even see it. later joe

Joe -


first night at nassu was rular (pronounced RU as in ru-paul and LAR as in larceny). rular means something is so great that it is like more than great. such as, someone like bob, who is infamous, which means he is like more than famous. note, no one still understands why bob carries his pet turtle assrammer everywhere he goes. bob, please, control that little devil. at friday night's show at nassau, assrammer proceeded to pillage twenty-two young sphincters. in fact, assrammer was so engrossed in one particular asshole, that he missed the entire PYITE. anyway, any show that opens with a tube and ends with guyute - RULAR!

peetie - elbasehead@aol.com


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first night at nassu was rular (pronounced RU as in ru-paul and LAR as in larceny). rular means something is so great that it is like more than great. such as, someone like bob, who is infamous, which means he is like more than famous. note, no one still understands why bob carries his pet turtle assrammer everywhere he goes. bob, please, control that little devil. at friday night's show at nassau, assrammer proceeded to pillage twenty-two young sphincters. in fact, assrammer was so engrossed in one particular asshole, that he missed the entire PYITE. anyway, any show that opens with a tube and ends with guyute - RULAR!

peetie - elbasehead@aol.com


PHISH SUCKS!!!!!!!

SARAH BRUMMEL -


Page was acting like a fancy boy last night. He looked like Neil Dimond strutting around like that. Anyone catch what Trey called him after he did that?

Jed -


WOW I THOUGHT THIS WAS A REVIEW PAGE NOT A BITCH PAGE. HOW ABOUT SOME THOUGHTS ON THE MUSIC RATHER THAN THE HIPPIES WHO ARE GREAT PEOPLE,OR THE GUY WHO JUMPED IN STAGE OR THE GLOWSTICKS. WHAT IS TRULY RUINING THE "SCENE" IS THE ASSHOLES WHO BITCH ABOUT EVERYHTING. IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING ABOUT PHISH DON'T LISTEN TO THEM AND DON'Y GO TO THE SHOWS BECAUSE YOU RUIN THE SCENE. LISTEN TO THE WORDS OF THE NEW TUNE AND JUST FUCKING "RELAX"!

ANDY -


4/4 Providence - Definitely a good show. In the first set I especially liked the rockin' Funky Bitch and Limb By Limb. Even though the first set was short, it was the second set that could be described using one word, "jam". Birds Of A Feather is a great new tune which has alot of potential for some great jams, this was an awesome tune to kick off the second set. During 2001 there was a glowstick war, Chris dimmed the lights, Phish provided funk. Brother and Ghost were a treat and were jammed out, but there were more tasty treats on the way. Lizards was a great surprise followed by a ripping David Bowie. Finally I got my Harry Hood encore, it was good and I do feel good. There was no glowstick war in the middle of Harry, probably because everyone had already thrown their sticks during 2001. Either way it was a great encore to hear and a great show.

Scott Dougherty - sld1@bryant.edu


dov is a rock star!!!

buck - dbuchner@wam.umd.edu


I do not care what anyone says about 4/3 set II. That was the show I had been waiting a LONG time to see. The jams were so well done and melodic (end of Roses, after the funk; PIPER!). Hey, people can hate Piper, but I DO NOT! Man, that song got me going Friday. Plus, while the section I was in sat at the beginning of the song, by the lyrics EVERYONE was up and dancing. Then, Page-->Cup. Wow. Such high energy! Okay, on the way to the show I said two things: I want a Reba, we WILL hear Antelope tonight. (I am an Antelope magnet.) Sure enough, what came next. The 'Lope. Plus, the reggae ending! Not to mention a three song encore, including Halley's! That show was great, I LOVED THE ENTIRE SECOND SET, I thought it killed Thursday night, and can't wait to go back tonight. Peace, all. Hope you had a great weekend.

Gareth Hughes - g_hughes@skidmore.edu


Nassau...2nd night Antelope is individual, so slow, so raggae I thought that Makisupa was sure to follow The spacy jam out of Roses threw me for a loop, left me seeing fractiles and I wasn't even psychadelized! Triple encore was superb, Carini is such a jam and Halleys is always welcome but... unfortunately where there is a tweezer there is a tweezer reprise Overall: 1st night=B (goin out on a high note is weird) 2nd night=A (I will be back to this venue)

Jake - jenjef57@aol.com


you know, it's ok if you run the stage....but watch out for carini. CARINI'S GONNA GET YOU!

weider - SmoothJD@aol.com


To the asshole who has mailed me with bullshit because he Know everything there is to know about phish, upto and including when I can or can-not enjoy a song:(this includes all of you others who cannot let anyone enjoy what they enjoy, and leave them the fuck alone) Phish was built by phans, and it was a phan who started dancing and nobody cared, everybody joined in, It was a phan who brought a case of glowsticks to maine and everybody liked it, and it is all of the phans who make phish their choice of music. If that choice includes the fact that I like to hear the song simple, then dont call me a lot head and tell me I am ruining the scene for everybody. I have no ambition to fight about who is right or wrong about who phish is and what their about, because to me they are four of my best friends and I have never met any of them. They play to me everytime I see them and they do the same for everybody else. In a nutshell, grow up all of the SIMPLE minded people and just let us enjoy the music if you all cant. I apologize to anyone who had to read this that it does not apply to. Keep groovin. Check out my initial review below.

dan - dcorrel1@stny.lrun.com


Trey is such a rock star

Dov - dalima@wam.umd.edu


I just got back from 4/4 and it was great besides the big fat guy that puked right where me and about eight other people were dancing. I was psyched for the Tweezer, especially for an opener. The show was also my first Lawn Boy. But the first set was nothing compared to the second!!! They started off with birds of a feather which they really jammed out, they jammed it right into 2001, which had a really awesome jam before they got right into the song, and 2001 led into Brother!!! Seeing this made me really happy, especially when they did the quick instrumental reprise. From there it was Ghost(and a great one at that) into Lizards and a Bowie to close the set. In between the end of the set and the encore, I said to the Person next to me that I'd really like to hear a Harry Hood encore. I guess Page, Mike, Fish, and Trey heard me too. See everyone tonite. Peace

Arthur - ab420@hotmail.com


First night of Nassau wasn't the best show of all times or anything. I feel that the energy level was significantly low during the first set, but as the show progressed it started to rise. All in all i give the show a 5, being for phish seemed tentative to jam. Second night on the other hand had to be my favorite in long time. The way that phish recovered from last night showed that thier talent has not diminished. I felt that i was at a 92' show. Well for the third night i decided to travel back to VT and see Strangefolk play and i am glad that i did, for the show was really a good one. It is now ten in the morining and i am getting ready to go see the providence show and i gather from the other three shows that tonight will be the best. swim fast and puff free! Matt Winslow

matt winslow - mwinslow@smcvt.edu


Don't really have a show review, just want to say, that I was at the New York shows and they really kicked total ass. New songs were great Birds ranks up there with the best from last summer's batch - (Ghost, Twist Around, Limb). Just have to wonder though. I've been to 17 shows and still haven't heard Sparkle or Wilson - but I have heard Sneaking Sally... twice. Go figure. Is that screwed up or what?

Paul B. - pjbishop@bellatlantic.net


just got back from 4-4, and it was good. solid jams, bitchin Brother, 2001, adn Bowie. Like the new song a lot too! Hope tommorow will be just as fun:)

Mike -


Tweezer endsed up being a little short, but in that sense it was much to my liking.The rest of the set was fairly standard, and that is to say it was well below average, I thought it was interesting to play taste and limb x limb in the same set. Now we should progress to the second set. Start off the set with a repeat Birds of a feather, I hope that the only songs that come up again are these new ones. They spaced that out onto Also Sprach which Trey subsequently pushed away as he saw the onset of the glowstick war. After that concluded they launched into Also Sprach, but instead of going through the progression three times after the first time they went into a vocal jam. This stopped because of the overexcited(and clapping) crowd. So right off into brother, this had a jam in the middle similiar to the Space Jam or Porno Jam and then back nto brother. after this Page thanked his brother for coming to the show and they went back in for about 20 seconds of Brother. Then Trey mumbled through his explanation of how the next song was not nearly as radio friendly as the one that proceeded it and eventually they went into a good short Ghost and into the Blues Brothers Can't turn You loose, that led into the now rare (somewhat) Lizards which was flubbed by Trey in his solo for better or for worse.Bwie ended it and they decided to stretch it out two extra times for sake of Trey not wanting to play a new ending line. Encore: Hood

zach zelinger -


zach zelinger -


4/4 Well, where to begin. Tweezer opener was expected and enjoyed. The boys really had it going on tonite. Page had his shit on tonite. Everything was pointing towards him. "And by the way, Jay Grandin says he's hanging tough."

pua@providence.4.5.98 - pua@providence.4.5.98


Attention pseudo-hippies (this means all of you): Don't forget that musical peformances are totally subjective. Just because you didn't like a set doesn't mean that someone else can't think it was great. For such "free spirits" you're a very closed-minded bunch of people. Instead of taking the band so seriously, just sit back and enjoy the music for what it is. If you don't like a particular song then just keep your mouth shut, because someone else might really like it!

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The show was..it was..well, I didn't go to the show, but hey, I got a cool bottlecap collection. Just got my 53rd cap today.

CapMan (not to be confused with PacMan) -


4/3 was just insane, man...enjoyed the pre-show with desperate phans looking for any opportunity to jump the wall and run from the security. Obviously some folks got caught but most made it ok. Second set was simply phenomenal. Roses->Jam was funky and sick. My first Piper followed and I was totally hosed by this version. Loving cup->fan/Carini madness-> ANTELOPE!!!! Totally insane Antelope, kept building, glowstick war was terrific.. nice little Marco reggae section followed by a great finish and a sick encore (although everyone in the building probably expected Carini's song), but Halley's?? Ohhhh yeah. First set was rockin with mike's into groove and the phattie REBA. Can't go wrong and even My Soul was okay on this night. I think the 2nd night of 4 night runs continues to prove to be a superior show in general...well worth the drive up from Philly.

S.E. -


Great show tonight! The first set was rockin (yeah, less funk!!, maybe the band has been reading RMP). Tweezer was the perfect begining. Brother was so nice, and Birds is a really geat new song. Hope all the other new ones are as good. Outstanding show. It will be hard to top tommorow!

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just got back from the first night at providence. what can i say? - outstanding. simply the best night of the whole "island tour" so far! TWEEZER - great beginning. jams out into a mid-tempo funk-thing before going into TASTE - transition was a bit awkward but then it was smooth sailing. great jam that really built up to the end. BOUNCING - okay, after two extensive jams we need a breather right? okay - "bouncing" is fine. it gets a bad rap, but it really is a great pop song. FUNKY BITCH - now we're back. not a real long version, but one that rocks and gets the crowd really going. mike sounds great! GINSENG - well, this is a good song, but a bit of a letdown after "funky bitch." short and sweet, paving the way for.... LIMB BY LIMB - IMHO this is simply the band's best new song and tonight they proved why - flawless version with a nice mellow jam that set us up for LAWN BOY - this was a surprise. i wan't expecting this at all. well, what can you say - "lawn boy" is "lawn boy." page was entertaining as always. CHARACTER ZERO - time for trey to play "rock star." sometimes this song just seems like a waste of time but tonight they really go some momentum built during the extended ending. SET II BIRDS OF A FEATHER - two times in one four day span! i don't think we needed to hear this one again - especially as the set II opener. harmless and sort of dull. 2001 - YEAH!! this is what i was hoping for all night and boy did i get it! awsome version that was quite lengthy, quite funky, and all around incredible. the lights were mind-blowing. BROTHER - another pleasant surprise. really great jam. the extended jam tone has now been set for set II... there is no turning back GHOST - trey introduces the song as "radio unfriendly" because the song is too "long and slow." the band busts into "ghost" but brings the funk down for a another mellow jam (another theme throughout) that was textured and really pretty. LIZARDS - not one of my favorites but it came off really good. how do you top this? with a kick-ass... BOWIE - hands down one of the best, most energetic "bowie"'s i have ever seen. trey was smoking. great set closer. ENCORE: HARRY HOOD: my fiance called this one early on in the night. again - very mellow jam - but it built up to the "feel good about hood" part beautifully. all and all a fantastic show. the guys looked as though they were having so much fun. can't wait until tomorrow!!

matt - mattaud@aol.com


Everyone get ready to drink Gin tomarrow. made strait from the tub of red!!!!

B -


is the f on your keyboards broken?

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who the hell is phish?

Rod Johnson - rod@long.com


WOW! Tweezer was great! Brother?? twice?? A great Bowie and lawnboy. birds of a feather get 2 thumbs up! HOOD=Encore. I am very pleased! HOw about a YEM, divided sky and SOAM tomorrow?

scroto - hood@encore


The shows were all that I thought that they would be. For all those people that could complain about even the most simple error that Trey made or about not liking the a set, $*#& You!!! You should be Grateful enough that you even saw a show and did not have to wait any longer till the middle of July. Oh yeah, when there is a glowstick war don't throw the sticks at the band unless you are a true idiot and enjoy trying to knock out Mike, Page, Fish, or Trey.

- meehanb@rider.edu


The shows were all that I thought that they would be. For all those people that could complain about even the most simple error that Trey made or about not liking the a set, $*#& You!!! You should be Grateful enough that you even saw a show and did not have to wait any longer till the middle of July. Oh yeah, when there is a glowstick war don't throw the sticks at the band unless you are a true idiot and enjoy trying to knock out Mike, Page, Fish, or Trey.

- meehanb@rider.edu


The shows were all that I thought that they would be. For all those people that could complain about even the most simple error that Trey made or about not liking the a set, $*#& You!!! You should be Grateful enough that you even saw a show and did not have to wait any longer till the middle of July. Oh yeah, when there is a glowstick war don't throw the sticks at the band unless you are a true idiot and enjoy trying to knock out Mike, Page, Fish, or Trey.

- meehanb@rider.edu


4/3 Loving cup> Piper> Antelope...... nuff said. I was had fun waching people rush the floor before the show, more fun for the buck. The first set was ok, but in the second set the pace picked up with Piper. As the song was bulding the intensity was also bulding. Then a three song encore!! Haleys Comet, holy shit I thought then Tweezer Reprise!! I think that it is the best closing song. The glow stickwar was cool but why in the hell did people throw the sticks onstage? We ran out because the sticks all ended up on stage. I am pretty shure that the band didn't like it... Trey said "stop man". Trey and Mike were hiding behind their amps during the glow stick war. The glow stick war was cool but next time don't throw them oo stage. I was glad that I made the trip, can't wait for the summer!

Dan Nikesch - x97nikesch@wmich.edu


Oye, el tio que pone los mensajes de Howard, etc... eres un coñazo!!...

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Did anyone else see "hood" spelled out in white lights over the crowd, during the first show >>>>>anyone in the 320 sections agree with me ?????????????? the lights were great Thursday and the setlist was even better friday >>>> During Roses... I couldnt get out of my seat i was definitely in a different world,, I felt this from others around me as well..... What exactly were they doing during that jam??????????? They took us way down during that roses jam>> But piper>loving cup>antelope>was amazing not to mention a kickass encore>>Glad i made it up from Maryland;)

- Dedlax@aol.com


I agree that hippies stink, but most of them have been down with Phish since before most of us heard "Bouncin" on the radio (frat punks) and anyway, why can't you live with the smell since you only go to shows within two hours of your house and only go for "weeeeeeed maaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!"

jason - jckirklin@bsuvc.bsu.edu


All the people complaining about the scene and the guy jumping on stage are assholes. I thought you were their to have a good time, not to sit their and cry because some guy got on stage and you didn't or their are a lot of kids their. WHO CARES just have fun.

Mike Belasco - fnb 2547@erols.com


I just want to say Thank you to the guy during intermission who traded me a seat that wasn't even mine (I sat in it during the first set and no one came along)for a wristband to get on the floor. I LOVE YOU who ever you are. MIKE'S SONG> MY OLD HOME PLACE> WEEKAPAUG GROOVE, TRAINSONG, BILLY BREATHES, BEAUTY OF MY DREAMS, DOG STOLE THINGS, REBA, MY SOUL Show was awesome. I was cheering for all you people jumping over the wall before the concert. First set was excellent, except in the middle their were two slow songs in a row things just got a teeny bit sluggish. Overall excellent set. ROSES ARE FREE, PIPER, LOVING CUP, ANTELOPE Set has to be my favorite of all time. The guy jumping on the stage during Loving Cup was great. Antelope was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO awesome. loved the glow stick war. Been waiting to hear this one for a while. Encore: LUCY HAD A LUMPY HEAD, HALLEY'S COMET, TWEEZER REPRISE This was crazy. Excellent Lights during Tweezer Reprise.

Mike Belasco - fnb2547@erols.com


4/3- I personally thought that the 1st set could've been better...Don't get me wrong....I thought Mike's, weekapaug, and Reba were fantastic, but Beauty, My soul, And the train song were dissapointing. The second set made up for it though. Roses are free>Piper was great...then loving cup, and Antelope!!!! the guy on stage was one of the funniest things I've seen at a phish show. And I loved his escape from Carini! Then came the encore....I mean Holy Crap! This thing was a phish juggernaut! Carini is an all around great song, and then came my fave tune, Halley's!!! I had told my friend that if they played this I would go insane...And goddamit I did! To top it all off, they did Tweezer Reprise, the absolute perfect ending to an almost perfect show. The encore was definitely one of my most memorable phish moments. 1st set-7 2nd-8.5 Encore-10 total-9

Mook - SOAMule@aol.com



FIRST NIGHT was just what I expected. Not necessarily the song selection I envisioned- (Thank God)- but I expected the intensity the band showed. I also expected the band to be a little rusty, which they were, which makes things more enjoyable for me. I love seeing a Trey-flub every now and then and to hear that the band is actually composed of humans is refreshing. While siting at our hotel room, a group of us decided that we would try to guess five songs the band would play throughout the show. Out of 8 people, only one person guessed a single song. The tube opener was very suprising and very welcomed. I have never heard Stash played the way they played it that night. I was in awe. One of my biggest highlights ever. The first set was a little short, but the second set made up for it. I loved the new songs. "Birds of a Feather", in my opinion, is the best first attempt at a new song that I think I have ever heard. I thought it was a Talking Heads song at first, but during the jam I could tell it was an early showing of a soon-to-be vintage Phish song. GREAT SONG!! I loved hearing Sally again, the transition from Wolfman's into Sally was amazing. I must admit that during Twist Around I thought I heard all the elements of a 2001. Guess I was wrong. However, Sleeping Monkey was good, it's always good to hear that one. The only complaint I have about the show is also my favorite aspect of the show. It seemed like 12/30 all over again. Which is just fine with me because I hold that as one of my favorite shows ever. I guess I was just suprised to see so many repeats from the New York New Year's run. I love Guyute. A lot of people say they're playing it too much but a song of that magnitude can't be overplayed. SECOND NIGHT: Mike's opener was nice but I thought it was a little weak. I liked the Weekapaug w/ the Cross - Eyed Painless super tease. But I felt like the show drag a bit during the middle portion of the fist set (Train, Billy, Beauty, Dog Stole). However, I can see it as a nice change for the band and if the band likes it, everybody's happy. Reba was great. Hadn't seen one since Charlotte two years ago. Closing the set with A fat My Soul couldn't have been more in tense. A strict change from a lot of the set. Page lit it up. Second set was one of my favorites. Rose-Love it, Piper- Love it. A very nice Loving Cup and a very special thanks to the gentleman who got on stage. Now I know a lot of people are against this sort of thing and it's illegal, and it takes away from the band's playing and it pisses off the band--BUT I know we wouldn'have experienced what we saw afterwards. The Carini's gonna get you on-stage antics shows the truest side of Phish and the fact that they would attempt a radical transformation of a song such as Antelope impressses the hell out of me. I loved every minute of it. The ensunig encore left me contemplating skipping my early morning Saturday flight and hitching a ride to Rhode Island. Carini, Halley's and Tweezer Reprise. You have got to be kidding me. Now they opened the first set of Rhode Island w/ Tweezer. Too much thinking for me to handle. You've got to love Phish.

Todd Coder - tcoder@juno.com


if you were at the show on Friday, you would know that the guy that got on stage timed that very well. he couldnt have picked a better time to go onstage. it was not some random thing he decided to do... he planned it out perfectly. i say, good job to him. i thought it was great.

i am more of a phish head than you are - map@webquill.com


Sunday night break out - "Chest Fever" - learn the words

Page - Keyboard@covertunesundaynight.com


first night, first set ended on a high not second night don't let Corrini catch you

the ricker -


Well, just got back home to Burlington(the old home place)... Lets see: 4/2 I: Tube, The Tube opener was a thrill, caught me totally off guard, I was in the balcony at the begginig and front row lower by the End of this song. The jam was pretty albeit very short, in comparison to the sick falls(i.e. 12/7) into... My Mind: When's this show taking place 98 or 93?!!! Always a good country tune... Sloth: A great tune, good placement, lyric flub at: "Aint got no friends." ... NICU: A little rusty sounding but THE lick always gets me, trey flubs 2nd to last chorus line, laughs... Stash: SICK SICK SICK, very stash like at first but unrecognizable by the time they get to Horn. They were singing/humming the words to something that i didnt recognize right befor the segue... Horn: Another one i didnt expect at all, never thought id hear this one. Nothing really original happening hear though. Waster: The outro is getting there. I think eventually you'll see some setlists that read Waste->whatever, or maybe even Waste->Jam, I dont know, i always thought that about sample too. Chalkdust: Much faster than usual, Trey was rippin through this one, you could tell we were in for a hell of a run at this time. The jam was really smokin but nothing really new to write home about. SET I: 1:00 II: PYITE: Much longer introduction ala Flynn except even longer, very funky, you could tell we were about to get funked out of our minds... Simple: Possibly the only non funk jam of the evening, a really solid simple which brings us to... Birds of A feather: Not only is that what everyone is calling it, thats what its called, Trey introduced it pretty clearly:"what do you think that one was called? Thats right birds of a feather..." really solid Rock/Funk song this one could be REALLY good... Wolfman's: A good tune, i almost wish that they would tone down the frequency that theyve been playing this one, the original Phish funk jam(besides Contact, weigh, but really the first one to have a real long funk jam) The jam goes right into... SNEAKIN' SALLY: I LOVE THIS SONG! i was so pumped at this point that no matter what happened i was goin home happy, good work on the jam, some original stuff goin on funkwise... New Song: Contrary to what ive been seeing im pretty sure(90%) that he was saying:" the world will turn itself inside and suck you in..." Not really a song that i connected with but who knows... Twist Around: Good song. If every twist around had a jam like the one that followed this one, id take a twist around every day of the week and twice on Sunday :) -> Jam: Possibly the best of all of the FUNK jams of the past year(Its the best these ears have heard) the light show during this was phenomenal, i cant believe that there hasnt been more discussion about this jam, honestly i have NEVER seen anything like it, i dont know how to describe it. It was like Space Funk and it was working perfectly, the jam climaxed after a fairly substantial amount of time(i don have the numbers) and went nicely into... Sleeping Monkey: a personal fav of mine, the 'Home on the train' by Fishman seemed especially fulfulling and the outro solo sounded very nice, i thought this would end the show but... Rocky Top: Packed with energy, everyone loves rockytop(or they should :) Encore: GUYUTE: I must be the most jaded human alive to have expected another tune after but it must have been post-Albany syndrome hehe, no let downs here though, if it was up to me i would eat, sleep and breath Guyute until my final breath. 1:25 All in all a great show, the second set was funked up and i could tell the boys meant business for tomorrow night...(review to follow at a later date).

Andrew - Jbriggs@together.net


Well for one I thought that the shows were good, so good that I spent most of today sleeping. But there is still one thing that I don't like. Ok besides the mediocre lot scene and ensuing mess which i too am guilty of contributing to. I wasn't too apreciative of the gate crashing shit or the guy running on stage. Nope thats not all that great either. What I don't understand is this glow stick war shit. Yeah it looks cool and it must be fun to pelt each other with hard plastic objects but why the fuck do people throw them at the band that they pay to see? Doesn't anybody realize the disrespect and problems this causes? You try playing when hundreds of objects are flying at your damn head. The people who throw glowsticks at the band are probably the same people who go to a bar and throw beer bottles at the band. You people are assholes! Do you realize how much musical equipement costs? Ever see what a speeding glowstick does to the finish on a Paul Languedoc custom guitar? Ever see what a glowstick does to your eye? How about puncturing a speaker cone? How about seriously injuring somebody like the band? Goddamn get some sense, this has to stop, its getting worse and worse everytime I see this happening. Sure the band adds to the problem by picking up all the sticks and throwing them back, but they didn't do this at the Coliseum because it has gotten out of hand. If your going to bring glowsticks aim for the nearest bearded dreadlocked guy, not the band or the crew jeaz sense people sense!

Joe - jdiberna@ic.sunysb.edu


Big fan of the lights on Thursday. Bigger fan of Loving Cup > Antelope/Carini beginning. Cheers to Carini for being a sport and coming on stage. Who says rear stage seats suck??? Aaron Josephson

Aaron Josephson - aj2394@acspr1.acs.brockport.edu


IT IS now saturday, and I finally have slept enough, so that i could write a review. Both shows , as usual ROCKED!!. I though Phish might save the good stuff for RI, but after the unexpected Tube opener on thursday, I knew I was wrong. Tube opener cought me and everyone else by surprise, but all were grovin' to it's magical beat. My mindf was next and it to was a pleasant surprise The sloth and NICU were next, what a way to kick of a show! During NICU, Trey kept screwing up with the music and lyrics, which got a laugh from the crowd, A spacy Stash followed and Chalkdust closed out the set. A stong first set ( the best first set I've heard since last summer. Set II will go down as a classic. PYITE opened. Although this gets the crowd going, it has been played a little to often over the past year, all was forgiven once the first few chords of Simple set in. Simple was tight as usual, and segued smoothly into a new tune called "Birds of a Feather" (or so everyone calls it) This song has as much potential for exploration as any song they have written. They crowd, although unfamilar with the song, got into its groove real quick and was rockin'! Birds moved into Wolfman's and the funk was nice and heavy. Nothing special, yet it moved nicely. During the jam they segued into Sneakin' Sally (again totally unexpected, since they played it in December @MSG Expect to hear it quite often during 98'. After sally they played another new tune, which was slow, and forgettable, as it sounded like the middle of a long jam, where they slow it down a bit, and are playing soft, Twist around was next and I don't care for it too much, as it does not move me like other tunes. Sleeping Monkey and rockytop closed the set. I was hoping for a little more punch to close out the set, but We were all rewarded with a Guyute closer!! This has to be one of the better all around shows Phish has done. They usually have an OK 1st set with a few jams, and then rock out in the 2nd. They rocked out the whole show, very impressive for not playing live since 12/31 4/3 After night one, I was in very good spirits, and was more then happy to hear a Mike's>Old Home Place>Weekapaug (show highlight)opener. I like the fact that phish has used new songs as openers, instead of always opening w/ Jim,Chalkdust,&Julius. Who would of thought Phish would start playing Mike's,Tube,Guyute,Tweezer,Sneaky Sally as openers? I think its great because it adds more mystery to the band. The rest of the set was a wash, except for the recently seldom played Reba, always great to hear,and the Reba Jams never dissapoint. set II opened with Ween's Roses are Free, with is an unlikely cover, but Phish makes it work. After a nice long spacy jam, Piper evolved. After hearing Piper live a few times, I've noticed how popular this song is. And rightfully so. There is the great bulid up, which gets faster and faster, until they start singing, and then it builds up again. This is the perfect song for the twirlers, sice its revamping last fall.. Next up was loving cup, which had the crowd going crAZY, and morphed into a stellar Antelope w? a lightstick war during the JAM. A nasty encore of Carini>Halley's>Tweezer Reprise, sent the extremly loud crowd home more then happy. Although I'm a long islander, and hate seing Phish on the Island due to the inhabitants thet dwell here. I was taken aback to the gracious welcome the band recieved, and expect to see them there in the near future ala The Dead. If these shows are any indication as to how well the band is playng, and there ability to kepp changeing the setlists and keeping them fresh, 1998 will be Phish's best year to date. See Y'all on tour!!!

john -


I think pretty much anyone who writes anything here is an asshole. There is too much negativity. There is too much stupidity. One kid said "I ate 25 doses, dude!" We all know he didn't.....and why do we even mention Dead and Phish in any sentence together? They are different bands who do different things, each acheives separate things. That is all, just don't be jerkfaces.

Zack - pickz7s0@numen.elon.edu


Oh what a beautiful buzz! Going in with high expectations already, Phish rocked the house Friday Night! I came up from Washington thinking I would probably hear Mike's and Piper too, but Phish brought me through to the highest degree. After New Year's run, I thought Reba was dead, so what a thrill it was to hear such a fat one, whistled home and then a great My Soul. Following Fall tradition, I knew Friday would be the Piper, but the Roses Are Free into Piper was so beautiful it blew me away. When the first jam built, Chris laid the fat turquoise lights tp the roof and the made us all feel, as on New Year's, underwater. This time, though, Phish drove us all the way home, from Roses Are Free straight through Piper and into a Loving Cup that made you jump for joy. The buzz was almost killed when a guy jumped on stage, but the band shrugged it off. Fishman: "If you're gonna jump on stage, don't let Carinni catch you." However, it scared the shit out of me and I can't say loudly enough how flagrantly irresponsible that shit is. It's a party, alright, but we need to make sure there's always a party. Anyway, the ensuing Antelope was hilarious and had a glowstick war. The encore had to be hot, and I must say they again exceeded my top dream (Suzy Greenberg). A really wonderful show that really made up for a very disappointing New Year's Eve. peace

Bryan Spatz - piper190@aol.com


I agree about the Phan base that has started coming to shows. They bumrushed the floor on night one, and some dude runs up on stage night 2. What the hell has happened to the scene???? I am glad Phish is still willing to put on two great shows in light of this bullshit. I HOPE THE SCENE IS ALOT MORE CHILLED OUT FOR THE HOT SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PHUNK - Don't fuck it up for the rest of us


2/3 was incredible. The word is FUNK!!! I just wanted to add that this was the youngest crowd I have seen at a Phish show in the 7 years I've beeng going to see the boys live. This probably contributed to the annoying synchronized clapping throughout the night. There were way too many 12 year old kids at this show!!!! I'm only complaining about this b/c I felt old until the music took hold and swept me away (I'm only 24). Anyway, it was a great show to hold me over until the Lemonwheel. Anybody notice how much fun Trey was having?

Dank - dankauf@yahoo.com


This is for the dude who jumped on stage you are ignorant WHY WHY WHY would you do something so vanilla ice style of a phan bass? What goes through your mind when you are at a show wow man I can get up on stage and mayhbe Trey will say come on man lets jam together yeah right buddy grow up. Get a life Phish is for the music not for publicity. Sorry I am just very disappointed in the phan basss that has started appearing at the shows.

True Head -


set 1 Solid! phish pulled some old ones out of their bag full of tricks. Tube opener what more do you want? never would have expected my minds next; great to hear again. sloth another suprise and the coluseam was rocken! nicu another old treat and one of my favorites. waste was waste and chalkdust played faster then normal was a good closer to one of the best sets in the last year. set 2 the boys kept rocken with a punch that had an extended funky beginng. simple was avearge trey kind of flubbed through the main part but made up for it in the jam. birds of a feather new one was great an has a lot of funkey jam potential. wolfmans is always solid but i think its overplayed recently. sneaken sally wow always wished i would see this one and it took me right back to necter's. relax i think thats what its called was slower and had some crazy lyrics. twist around not played a lot scince last summer was a great to hear and well played. i hope this song will be put into rotation this spring. sleeping monkey another old one always funny. set ended rocken with rockey top. guyte a great ending to one of the best shows i have ever seen.

andy haller - andyhaller@hotmail.com


Thank you boys ! It's about time you played Nassau, although I'm not really fond of the venue, the sound was lacking big time, but let's get to my mini-review ! Friday night's show was one of the phinest I've ever seen in 7 years of Phishing ! From the opener, which was totally unexpected, 3rd time and first time since 11/97 Hampton, to the ending Tweezer reprise, Phish played their collective asses off, this the is the reason why we travel great distances to see them. I'm Long Guyland native, so it was extra sweet, my 1st shows at Nassau since Dead in '94. One more thing I wanna add, if you're gonna drink at the shows, why don't you bring a fuckin' garbage bag, is that too much to ask ? The parking lot was a sea of glass, let's make it possible for them to come back this fall or next spring..that's enough of my rambling....Carini had a lumpy head !!! Happy trails, C.Chris

Cosmic Chris - charzero@aol.com


I thought Thursday,the 2nd rocked, but Friday the 3rd was absolutely phenomenal. What a shock to hear a Mike's opener. It was sweeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!The Old Home Place was great to use in between Mike's and a sick Weekapaug! What a way to start a show. After hearing this, I knew things would be good. Rest of the 1st set was highlited by a beautiful Billy Breathes and great versions of Reba and a jamming My Soul. 2nd set was all about improv and jams and we all saw how wonderful Phish is in my opinion. Roses are Free to open was stretched out to the max and the Piper was a nice treat. The Lovin Cup, well, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BUZZ!!!! and the Antelope with the Carini lines was undescribable! The glow stick war made it even more enjoyable. Think about it,only four songs and still a perfect set to me and my pals. Three encores and every one of them just flowed perfectly, from a Carini to an awesome Halley's and a Tweezer Reprise to close out the show. Now some of my friends know why I love this band so much. Thanx for two phantastic shows at Nassau guys!!!

Dan - danmc@webtv.net


4/3 second set they tour it down, some of the best jamming I have ever heard from them, their transitions were once again amazing.........thanks to demoan for hooking up the tickets, he missed one hell of a show..........since I have only been to 4 shows is it customary for a large percentage of phish fans to have no rythym and simply dance in place like the girl from flashdance?

Da Broiler -


I went to the April 3rd show at Nassau and Phish rocked!!!! From beginning to end the energy of the crowd rocked the Colisium!! This was my first Phish show and I can't wait for my next one!!

DiMar! -


I really do not understand all of the negative reviews. If you cannot have a good time at a Phish show and all you want to do is complain about the real heads dont go. Go see some frat bands. Both the New York shows where great. No complaints here. From the 1st night Tube to Tweezer Rep.(a total suprise) I was groovin. The heads make it all a happy and caring place. Its all you frat kids that ruin the schene. Quit going please. Care to comment eme.

Jake Ruiz - jacobruiz@hotmail


4.2.98 -- phish at its phinest...incorporated almost all aspects of their style -- from oldschool to bluegrass, funk to blues in the first set. Mikes>ohp>week>crosseyed jam>week best opener imaginable. Slowed down a bit afterward, but nice mellow feel. Loved the dogs stole, and the reba was pure oldschool, nice to see them whistling again. My soul caught fire, great end to a solid set. Roses>Piper>Lovin Cup, Antelope. Almost all that need be said. Jamming ranged from funky to spacy to balls out intense. Time wise was somewhat short, but made up for in the encore -- probably top3 encores ever. And to all of you who bitched about the scene -- the lot was weak, but it is a short tour. Perhaps there were a bunch of newbies there, but the crowd was energetic and the boys responded. Considering the venue, they played a very risky set, and the crowd ate it up. We earned that encore. Hofstra thanks you, fellas...great job. Please visit us at Nassau soon and often.

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Does anyone know if the Providence shows are going to be broadcasted?

- PHISHIE100@aol.com


I live close by Nassau, so I was fortunate to attend both shows this Thurs and Fri. The major thing that shocked me about the concerts was how much fall tour/New Years stuff they played, as opposed to new tunes or other songs... But the concets were still butter!! Highlights for me first night, first set were Stash, Chalkdust, Theme From the Bottom (which my Dad recognized was from Billy Breathes), and a sick 2 set which contained among others PYITE, Simple ( containing one of the creamiest guitar licks Trey has ever ripped)Wolfmans, Rocky Top, Sneaking Sally..., and another song where Fishman sang (the name escapes me). Second night, first set had a Mike's opener that was really sweet, Weekapaug, Old Home Place, and really good My Soul at then end. Set 2 was again sublme; Roses are Free, into a sick Antelope that was crazily extended and then into a kind Loving Cup. Plus a 3 song encore that included Parrini/Lucy, Halley's Comet (simply awesome) and Tweezer Reprise. A great 2 show run--Phish was so psyched to be playing you could see smoke coming from their ears

Jeffrey Levine - jeffre30@wharton


Joe "The Stone" runs on stage at the end of lovin' Cup - We love ya Joe!

chris -


I was only able to make the first show before I had to come home to Toronto. The strangest thing happened. Everyone had a ticket. People even put extras on a tree for people to take later. I spent 20 minutes tring to miracle someone before I gave up and just gave them to someone who already had tickets. That was strange. It was one of my favourite shows cause I took my girlfriend Ita, to her first show. She said she never saw/heard anything like it before. I was so happy

Daniel - DGoldst739@aol.com


4/3--so funky all night. they just sounded so tight, it was sick. i couldn't tell for sure since i was behind the stage, but it sounded like mike was slapping on more of the songs last night. it even sounded like he was slapping on the end of billy breathes and on beauty of my dreams.? a highlight for me was defintely reba.--and a great my soul. second set was jammed out--still very funky jamming on roses are free and piper. the antelope was memorable (even more crazy funk on the breakdown marco esq. part). as for the encores--they were definitely excellent closers to an excellent show. --once again, more funk. mike's bass made tweezer rep. more funky than i've ever heard. crazy show--i'm just thankful that when i lost my wallet two days before teh show my ticket wasn't in there. hope providence rocks. see everyone this summer.

matt -


Does anybody have an actual review?

- cdw122270@hotmail.com


nice to see fishman wearin' the dress again.

phan -


Sev La LA LA la Som to the M.F, Sev homeboy Som to the M.F. sev

SOm SEv -


Ivan "Boogaloo Joe" Jones way the better than Phish

Melvin Sparks -


Ames Iowa 96' Is the best show ever dude!

Fantozzzzzzzzzzzzzi -


Yo my name is Earll but you can call me JD I love madtown and 419 I love Phish and I love the dank I really hate how the hippies stank The smell like piss and they smell like poop They smell better than urine soup So pack a bowl and pass it to me Better not let the security ape see I keeps it in a jar and not a bag I smoke the Trin and say no to shwag -Boyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Marty Otto -


oh, another thing. Fishman is the best drummer ever. he's god.

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4/3/98. huge. best Piper ever. Mikes > Old Home Place > Weekapaug was incredible.. never expected that to happen. i cant say enough about the jamming. i was scared half the time, the rest i was going insane. hard to explain.. they just keep getting better. Carini.. again? thats just too good.

The Ubiquitous Smokey - map@webquill.com


Hey Howard, My cock has some mildew on it, Why don't you knaw it off for me dude. I smell like poo-poo and pee-pee dude. I stink like shit dude.

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Did anyone see mike on second night??? going off about all show. killer. First night was Page. Just about carried part of the show. SIMPLE,SIMPLE, SIMPLE PEACE!

dan - dcorrel1@stny.lrun.com


CHRIS!!!!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO US?????? MORE LIGHTS!!! YOU ARE THE MAN!!

Shant Michaelian - GonPhishn9@aol.com


I think the 2nd set of the 2nd night at the Coliseum was really good. I have never heard them play any music as trippy as that before. The only thing that bothered me about the two nights at the Coliseum was that almost all of the songs they played were played on the NYE run. Considering I was at MSG on the 29th and 30th, I herd almost every song they played already!

xmailbox - xmailbox@aol.com


For all you people that critique the shows, I think it is great. What most fans must understand is that Phish is all about creative thinking. For all you ignorant people that tie in the Greatful Dead with Phish is an abomination to real fans. The only thing they have in common is IMPROVISATION. IF YOU WANT TO CHECK OUT REAL MUSIC CHECK OUT THE FRINGE OR ANY KIND OF FREE JAZZ. STOP ANALYZING THE SCENE AND ENJOY THE MUSIC.

Brian COLA TOWN - brgarvin@apsserver1.sc.edu


What's been going on lately? All I've been getting off of this little review page and the newsgroup as of late are bad vibes. That and the apparent fact that people at the shows can't seem to control themselves anymore. Think about what you're saying and doing people.

Justin - jag290@psu.edu


April 2 Show kicked ass, from the first set openning with Tube and My Mind... Stash was great. The PYITE, Birds of a Feather, Wolfman's->Sneaking Sally Through the Alley was absolutely incredible. And to top it off with Sleeping Monkey and Rockey Top. What a show!!!

Dan -


Dan -


I got to say something cause all the other reviews are talking about stupid bullshit. 4/3/98 was awesome. Mike's opener was a good sign and they just kept rockin. Crosseyed & Painless tease during Weekapaug was sweet. I haven't seen Reba in a while so that was cool also. Second Set was a jamfest. I really love the 4,5 song sets of late. Antelope was jammin' with the little reggae groove at the end. Props to the guy who made it up on stage - that's his show. Encore was long and I even liked the Tweezer reprise for once; Trey was getting down. Long Live the Funk.

3rds -


I got to say something cause all the other reviews are talking about stupid bullshit. 4/3/98 was awesome. Mike's opener was a good sign and they just kept rockin. Crosseyed & Painless tease during Weekapaug was sweet. I haven't seen Reba in a while so that was cool also. Second Set was a jamfest. I really love the 4,5 song sets of late. Antelope was jammin' with the little reggae groove at the end. Props to the guy who made it up on stage - that's his show. Encore was long and I even liked the Tweezer reprise for once; Trey was getting down. Long Live the Funk.

3rds -


I got to say something cause all the other reviews are talking about stupid bullshit. 4/3/98 was awesome. Mike's opener was a good sign and they just kept rockin. Crosseyed & Painless tease during Weekapaug was sweet. I haven't seen Reba in a while so that was cool also. Second Set was a jamfest. I really love the 4,5 song sets of late. Antelope was jammin' with the little reggae groove at the end. Props to the guy who made it up on stage - that's his show. Encore was long and I even liked the Tweezer reprise for once; Trey was getting down. Long Live the Funk.

3rds -


Keep in mind phish kids if there was never any grateful dead we would have never bumped into phish!I've been out here for over 10 years most of you were in elementary school or junior high and all your seeing now is an entity that started with the open minds that the grateful dead shared with us.With closed minded views and immature antics you can bet you will never find the GOLDEN ROAD TO UNLIMITED DEVOTION! YO! it's a dead thing you would'nt understand

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This show was the Dank of the Dank!

Chris Seward - chris_seward@woodberry.org


Second night was insane. I really felt like i had an outer body experience during piper. I was eating an orange during the roses are free jam when i heard the first note that had piper written all over it. i freaked out (piper is my favorite song.) When the song ended, i turned to the guy next to me and asked him if he ever had an outer body experience while holding an orange. he said no, but i sure looked like i was having fun. this was the best show i have seen and it was my 30th show.

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Second night was out of control!!! While the rushing was a little sketchy, the show was absolutely legendary. Best Antelope I've ever heard and REBA!!! HOLY SHIT!!! RRRREEEEBBBBAAAAA. Peace, and have fun at Providence.

Dan - Dan Buchner


dirty bally ball jd ...you smell like you been shopping for some of your veggie burrittos up my ass and forgot to wash the shit off...hey you also have a little in your teeth...

Howard -


Second night was great! Corrini didnt catch the kid who ran up on stage though. My first glow stick war! Wahoooo!!!

Phlopcat - phlopcat@aol.com


i've been listening to and loving the music of phish now for about four years, but april 3rd was my first concert, and i couldn't have asked for anything more. the community and atmosphere were the kindest i'd ever seen and the music was as grate as i've ever heard. weekapaug was amazing, roses are free was unbelievable, and the antelope with the guy who jumped up on stage was totally memorable. oh, not to mention the tweezer encore. what a show! thanks trey, mike, jon, and page!

matt. - hayduke@ix.netcom.com


HEY stankasses...how do you guys get with any chicks when you smell like SHIT...howard was right alot of you freaks need to learn the body oder is not considered a perfume..please bathe for the providence show ...who knows maybe the girls will be looking at you because your cute not because you smell like SHIT...

Right Guard -


MY MINDS GOT A MIND OF IT"S OWN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS STOLE THE SHOW HANDSDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

- Icculus.hendge


GOD, I can't beleive I am missing out on this tour. Damn the man!!! Friday night looked like it was one of the wildest shows in quite some time. Gotta go...get to sugarmegs, and find the tapes as well. Have phun tonight in Providence everyone!!!!

Mark K - kendall@horizon.hit.net


Hey Howard, I am speaking on behalf of all the long haired natty dread stanky ass dirt covered raunchy yellow toe nailed athletes foot infested no underwear hairy armpit havin' vegetarian Burger King lovers who love the Dank but never have none Beggin for miracles and free fatty veggie kind burrittos- "Up Yours"

Dirt Bally Ball JD -


I think the new one was called "Run, Run, Run, Run" or "Antelope Man" or something. It kinda sucked dude. This was my first show dude. I took 25 doses dude The colors The colors dude

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You know, you people really need to face the fact that this is one of the greatest bands we're ever gonna hear; in fact, one of the best, ever, period. So quit your damn complaining and enjoy it. Chances are, you may never get to hear such beautiful music, so pure and from the soul. If you don't like it, then don't ruin it for everyone else. Embrace every show, every moment, and make sure you remember why you really listen.

Sean -


Yo, I'm Earll-The long lost Hanson Brother-I really liked the roses are free with the super-dank-fatty-Kind-veggie-burritto jam at the end. I really don't think Ween could ever jam like that. How about that encore- I can't believe Puff Daddy came out and dedicated Tweezer to The Notororius B.I.G What a fitting tribute to the big man. I'm outta here, I gotta sell some of these fatty fat Stickers dude! -Pimp Mommy Mom J.D.

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Smokin the Trinny Trinn Trin Stuff's so good it's a sin I got some - that's cool All you others can just drool B L O W N ! Galactic baby

poondog -


T R I N I T Y AKA The Diggitty Daggatty Dank

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In the name of total accuracy, I wanted to point out that some of the information about the show that's included in the setlist for 4/3/98 on this site are incorrect. Fish totally started the "Don't get caught by Carini" and all the other Carini speak. Trey joined in later and their words were always separate. Secondly, Carini just chased the guy who jumped on stage and the guy managed get away from him by jumping off the stage back into the audience. It was great. I'm speechless. I've been to some great shows but everything about this made it incredible. Too tired to elaborate now. Be well everyone.

Amber - rp@interport.net


Howard, the smell came from your shitty city so dont blame us

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Howard, the smell came from your shitty city so dont blame us

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Hey Mike, Phish only plays their shit. It doesnt sound right when they play the Dead. After all they did in the 80's but now that was over.....keep playing those dead tapes and you will no longer ask for Phish to play their shit.......................................................................Another thing Grateful Dead Suck

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Its now 2:20 and we just got back to the Jersey shore from Nassau. WOW!!!!!!!! Words can't describe how jammed out that show just was. Hope everyone had fur.

Pete Bulkley - pbucks@monmouth.com


Hey Mike, Phish only plays their shit. It doesnt sound right when they play the Dead. After all they did in the 80's but now that was over.....keep playing those dead tapes and you will no longer ask for Phish to play their shit.......................................................................Another thing Grateful Dead Suck

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Man, last nite, people crashed the floor before Phish. Tonight some dumb ass ran on the stage. What the hell is wrong with this picture? Is there any loyal fan out there becasue people are bitching about Phish not playing in Florida or they are not playing in their home town. I live in Mass and suffer a huge lost but the only fond memories lasts with me after Great wood(94&95), Lowell and Boston (94,95 &97). But they are not playing here this summer....Oh well I can still drive on this amazing trip. I know there won't be a problem with this weekend shows because there will be more loyal fans and I don't want to come here again and see there some newbies bitching about the setlist because Bouncing or Tweezer was not in the setlist. What the hell happened to those good Ole' days? ps- Phish doesnt belong in New York for New Years, they belong in Boston so please come back

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- MASCHER80@AOL.COM


4/3/98 was truly another spectacular performance by the Vermont based quartet. Antelope was especially pleasing and so was Weekapaugh Groove. The glowstick war made the night and everybody was really into the show. Definitely get the tapes if you were not there. By the way, I think we should try to get Phish to bring back the Grateful Dead classic Eyes of the World. I have a bootleg of them doin that song in 1984 at Nectars and its epic.

Mike - MASCHER80


i wasn't at this show, but was able to hear most of it on sugarmegs. instead of giving a complete review, i'm just focusing on what everyone would like to hear, what about those new songs!?!, well here are my thoughts: birds of a feather is an excellent song! it sounds very similar to a talking heads song, the central part of the song at least, with the chorus sounding almost identical to that of crosseyed. quick-tempo song, i LOVE it, and the jam that ensues is definately bound to go places, this version already sounds like it's taking off places, and it includes some GREAT trey soloing! at the end, trey says the name of the song, and then there's a bunch of rambling, it's great! wolfman's pretty standard, goes into the funk scene, isn't too long before becoming sally, nice transition, sally done up right, then into a great jam, everyone's doing something special, mike creates a great groove, trey sort of standing back for a bunch of it, this is a wonderful jam, and what's more it's really long. trey makes the move into the new song, still a segue, but lead on by sir trey. now i must make the distinction clear, this new song is absolutely NOT the Samson Riff/Blow Wind Blow, i can see where the comparison was made, but it's not, they're both VERY different. when whoever said this song was spooky, they were damn right. it's a pretty cool song though, not as good as birds of a feather imo, but they're both very different styles, so i can't judge fairly. the jam that comes out of the song is just as spooky as the rest of it, but it's not too long, and will definitely need some work before it becomes complete. twist around starts up as the new song loses steam, the jam comes out of this twist is seamless, and by the time it gets to the aliens-are-coming jam the twist around format is left completely behind. this jam has a bunch of page feedback/background noise, with trey helping him out, playing some very spacy riffs. eventually the jam leads down into a low, spacy dronish sound, little activity, as if they're deciding what to do next, but then instead of having something come out of that, they just mess with the space they've created, which is some freaky stuff! after a LONG while, it slowly dies down and trey picks up the notes to sleeping monkey. i've pretty much spoken about all the important stuff setlist-wise, but it sounds like it was a great show to be at!

Nick Zuiderveld - nrzuider@hilltop.ic.edu


good show...but some people need to learn the art of bathing or get something to mask that smell..it was about 120 degrees in there and alot of people stank...this is not a third world country and there isnt a water shortage..so do us all a favor for providence..TAKE A BATH YOU GOAT SMELLING HIPPIES......it was a good show though...

Howard Greene -


Friday 4/3/98 Nassau Coliseum -- Uniondale, Long Island, New York I: Mike's Song > Old Home Place, Weekapaug Groove*, Train Song, Billy Breathes, Beauty of My Dreams, Dog Stole Things, Reba**, My Soul II: Roses are Free -> Jam -> Piper -> Jam*** -> Loving Cup^ -> Antelope E: Carini (Lucy) has a Lumpy Head -> Haley's Comet, Tweezer Reprise * - with jam over band "ooooooo"ing ** - complete (i.e. with whistling) *** - all drop out except page who solos for about a minute and then takes it into Loving Cup ^ - during which someone with a backpack jumps onstage, runs across stage, and is chased by Carrini ^^ - which starts out with Fishman yelling "don't let carrini get ya" and includes a chant throughout of "carrini's gonna get ya") during which the lights go out and a glowstick war ensue

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THIS IS NO WHERE CLOSE TO THE GORGE THIS SUMMER OF 98 GORGE 98 Gorge 98 GORGE 98!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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well not bad great first set, second set was a bore see ya for more, jason teeeeeeee

jason - unquietj


I think the show wa bullshit

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I thught night one was amazing. The jams are just so tight. Fishman was like a fucking cat. Trey's vocals are so necessary in todays music I love fish. The energy wasn't there, but the performance was. A-

Were here were queer, get used to it - cameineye@nassau.edu


I thught night one was amazing. The jams are just so tight. Fishman was like a fucking cat. Trey's vocals are so necessary in todays music I love fish. The energy wasn't there, but the performance was. A-

Were here were queer, get used to it - cameineye@nassau.edu


Fatty fat fat fat.

CW -


I just got to give props for the Wolfman's Brother > Sneakin' Sally. Wow. I wasn't at the show, but after spending a straight hour trying to get onto the sugarmegs ftp site and then downloading the show, I am very envious of those who got to be there. I hope everyone has a good time in the next three shows word, alex

alex rose - alexrose@mail.utexas.edu


Did I leave my stove on?

Pi - pharpua@hotmail


Well, I got to say that I forgot how good this band was until last night. Tube was a bit sloppy and sure, Trey does forget the words to some songs, but the additional lights, new songs, and subtle jams, both atmospheric and funky, make this a show I really, really enjoyed. The Wolfman/Sneakin' Sally segue was just too phenomenal for words, and the Twist Around jam seemed to glide into celestrial skies and veer towards 2001. The Let It Be tease during Sleeping Monkey was fun, and Trey's playing definitely became tighter as the show wore on. After a minimal amount of Phish classics (like Stash and that oh so amazing jam in the middle of it), I was surprised to hear a Guyute encore. Listened to the 12/30/97 tape on the way. A lot of repeats between tonights and that show. But who cares? 8.5 out of 10.

Lee Schiller - Leester2@aol.com


i didn't catch the shows, but reading these reviews and hearing people complain about trey flubbing lyrics is pissing me off...who fucking cares, mistakes are put of life...i mean those guys are up there not knowing what greatness they will bestow on us next, and if they mess up lyrics fine...try memorizing the words to over 200+ songs, and work trey's magic on the guitar the way he does, and then come back and talk to me

- smithea@mail.auburn.edu


i didn't attend the show last night, but i am listening to it right now thanx to the kind pholk over at sugarmegs(thanx victor) i am listening to the new song "birds of a feather" and the chorus part sounds a lot like the melody of "crosseyed and painless". i'm not saying it's a rip-off, it's just the musical crescendos sounds remarkably similar. excellent song. can't wait till providence!!!! riles

mark reilly - marreill@holycross.edu


Mello but SOLID! They couldn't wait but neither could we. Great Sally as well as the encore, whistled all the way home. Good luck to the rest of you who got the rest of the tickets.

Geo - ward5764@rowan.edu


Good show last night(4/2)-- AS USUAL... Liked the new songs, I was psyched to finally get to hear Sally!!! I think that the new song no one knows the name of was something like "Frankie Says" or at least that is what I heard through the grapevine..... See everyone tonite and in RI. ENJOY, STAY REAL

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Good show last night(4/2)-- AS USUAL... Liked the new songs, I was psyched to finally get to hear Sally!!! I think that the new song no one knows the name of was something like "Frankie Says" or at least that is what I heard through the grapevine..... See everyone tonite and in RI. ENJOY, STAY REAL

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The wolfman's/sneakin sally was one of the funkest phat jams of the year. better sneakin sally than both on 12-30 (more natural). Birds of a feather is phat, very phunky, i thought it was black-eyed katy when it started. the other new tune sounded shwag, not funky or even creepy, that all phish phans love and appreciate.

mike - sexymoma69@aol.com


The wolfman's/sneakin sally was one of the funkest phat jams of the year. better sneakin sally than both on 12-30 (more natural). Birds of a feather is phat, very phunky, i thought it was black-eyed katy when it started. the other new tune sounded shwag, not funky or even creepy, that all phish phans love and appreciate.

mike - sexymoma69@aol.com


First set was nice...nothing special (except for tube), but the second set from the Birds on was steller. set 2 is a must get. The New York crowd pretty much sucked, though. They weren't groovin' to the music and all they cared about was getting down to the floor. How quiet was it when they opened the show with Tube? There were just too many people standing around waiting to hear Bouncin' and Free. (not that i'd mind hearing either of them tonight (first set anyhow. Anyway, I'm not trying to bring the EAst vs. West thing again, afterall I am from The East...Its just that New York blows... -my thoughts,

Nitkin -


IMHO, second set was simply unbeleivable... the light show during that one jam (I forget which song it was) by istelf was well worth the price of admission. I'm sorry that not everyone feels the same way that I do... these reviews seem to generate some kind of momentum... people are easily influenced by other reviews the read and they revise their memories of the show accordingly. The human mind is a strange thing ineed. All I know is I was very happy during the second set and that's all that counts. I don't care if they were always in A or if Trey screwed up this or that lyric... I was having a great time and was very wrapped up in the sounds being created... that's the bottom line... I feel no need to write a wordy review trying to justify my subjective experience... I just liked the show and that's that. -b

Brandyn Bowden - bowden@udel.edu


Thursday, April 2 was absolutely sick!!!!! I loved every minute of it. Tube was fantastic to start and everything else in the 1st set just flowed perfectly, especially the Chalkdust which was just sick! 2nd set was well worth the pre show excitement.Great Punch to start and the new Birds of a Feather had me groovin all the way through, itwas outstanding.A funked up Wolfman's>Sneakin sally rocked and there's no words to describe the rest so I might as well end it here. Awesome show, can't wait for tonight and Providence!!!!!!!!

Dan - danmc@webtv.net


People, please have some respect for your phellow phans, the venue....and the band - I'm sure they would much rather be playing at Red Rocks this summer, but idiots like the ones in full force tonight ensured that Phish will never play there again....which venue is next? Please think before you ruin someone else's time!

Tommy Sheridan -


I need the tapes!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jon - frrobb@aol.com


What's with all the negative attitudes. Phish still rocks hard.

drew -


What's with all the negative attitudes. Phish still rocks hard.

drew -


The show was sick! 2nd set better than the first.Sneakin' Sally out of no where. Was just as crazy as NYE.Another thing I have to mention is that people have to to stop putting the boys down for little shit such as the NICU fuck up by trey. It seems like everyones a fuckin critic and thats total bullshit. I thought you were fans? If your going to bitch and yell don't come to the shows.

Mark - rowjimmy13@aol.com


This show was not boring, it was incredible! The sound was much better than I expected (at least from where I was sitting). The Stash and Twist jams were some of the best ever. Phish has finally become what I always knew they had the potential to sound like. I don't care if Trey forgets some song lyrics; it's his creative guitar playing that really matters. And let's not forget Page, Mike and Fishman, who sounded better than ever. I'm glad I made it to this show!

Rob - ramintz@worldnet.att.net


4/2/98-NASSUA COLLISEUM This show was great because I got to see some songs that I've never seen them play before. Although it was a little sloppy, the Tube opener was funky as hell. Some other highlights of the first set were: Sloth,NICU,Stash>Horn and a rockin' Chalkdust. The second set included many new songs which were all good. They opened the second with one of my favs. P.Y.I.T.E, then into another fav. Simple. Wolfman's and the Guyute encore were unbelievable! A great show with a couple debuts! The boys never cease to amaze me! See you all in Limestone!

Rudy - rudyv45@hotmail.com


WHAT CAN I SAY... WONDERFUL!! TREY MAY HAVE NEEDED A TELEPROMPTER FOR THE FIRST SET, BUT OVER ALL IT WAS AWESOME. NEVER EXSPECTED TUBE OPENER OR SNEAKIN' SALLY. IS BIRDS OF A FEATHER ROCKIN'OR WHAT?!!? LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING THAT AGAIN. YOU COULD REALLY TELL THAT THE BAND MISSED THE FANS AND WERE HAPPY TO BE THERE. 2 THUMBS UP FROM ME!!

STEPHANIE DAHER - ISLANDGIRL18@HOTMAIL.COM


funkamortis!!! horrible first set save the tube. thank god trey and page decided to show up for the second set, because there were some classic funk jams (i.e. wolf,sneakin sally, twist). enjoyed birds of a feather, thought it sounded like it came right off of Remian in Light. Rock the funk on!!!

B-Rak - andrew@middleberg.com


funkamortis!!! horrible first set save the tube. thank god trey and page decided to show up for the second set, because there were some classic funk jams (i.e. wolf,sneakin sally, twist). enjoyed birds of a feather, thought it sounded like it came right off of Remian in Light. Rock the funk on!!!

B-Rak - andrew@middleberg.com


I wasn't there ,but just wanted to say that floorcrashing just makes the goons meaner,and steals space from the floordancers. I like a secure showspace...let's play by the rules,OK? Pat

pat - bevpat@gator.net


OH YEAH!!!!! How awesome was the Sloth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! big smile..... BIG SMILE!!!!!!!!!!!

DeMoan -


OH YEAH!!!!! How awesome was the Sloth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! big smile..... BIG SMILE!!!!!!!!!!!

DeMoan - demoan@hotmail.com


OH YEAH!!!!! How awesome was the Sloth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! big smile..... BIG SMILE!!!!!!!!!!!

DeMoan - demoan@hotmail.com


April 2, 1998 not to be redundant, but the chalk dust was outstanding....kept the hardcore groove going when they came out with one of my top five, PYITE. awesome tempo... i think ya'll should take it easy... definately not their best night, but i've seen much worse. 'nuff said. see you in Burgetttown, Vernon, and Limestone guys. Safe journey to Europe.

DeMoan - demoan@hotmail.com


does anyone have a review????????? anything special??????

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Nice first set, save the botched lyrics. the second set was a bore...proof that this band is really losing it musically. I think they spent 45 minutes in the second set in A. No interesting melodies or tempo changes in the set. Just nothing.

brando -


Nice first show beginner...killer horn intro..and the stash jam was unreal...second set was Interesting..Lots of new jams...Cant wait till tonights show..

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A very good show. Did everyone catch Trey botching up lyrics a couple times? (NICU especially) It was still a better than average show with solid jams, a Tube opener, my first Horn experience, and a great Guyute (as usual) Probably the fastest, hardest opening to Chalkdust I ever heard. Can't wait for Tonights show !

Paul - PYITH@aol.com


A very good show. Did everyone catch Trey botching up lyrics a couple times? (NICU especially) It was still a better than average show with solid jams, a Tube opener, my first Horn experience, and a great Guyute (as usual) Probably the fastest, hardest opening to Chalkdust I ever heard. Can't wait for Tonights show !

Paul - PYITH@aol.com


FIRSTLY - Last night's show was the best light show I have ever seen at any concert ever in my life. Completely insane. Great job, Toph.... SECONDLY - 1st set, IMHO, was pretty weak, though Stash was excellent. But the biggest problem was the sound; Nassau just sounds shitty. This was definitely improved upon for the second set, and I know that tonight's show (4/4) will be perfect, soundwise. THIRDLY - Damn. What a sick 2nd set. Right on, right on, people.

Jeremy - jervo@ivillage.com


STASH WAS ONE OF THE BEST EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TUBE OPENER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FATTY START TO THIS LIL' SPRING FLING

JEFF - CptTrip420@aol.com


Wasn't there. Setlist looks killer though. I did just see String Cheese Incident a month ago though. GO SEE Them before they get big to the point where phans crash the floor(sounds like a shitty pre-cursor to what the insane scene is becoming). Pllleeeeaaaassseee respect these venues. I want to be able to go the Gorge(and other venues) for years to come!

Erik Koral - phishhed@cats.ucsc.edu


A tube opener, who would have thought. They brought the funk right in the beginning, starting where they left off. there new songs are either super funky or really spaced out, but so good and different. I can't wait for tonight.

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I'm glad I wasn't at this show! Looks rather boring and typical Phish to me...

moe.rons -


I'm glad I wasn't at this show! Looks rather boring and typical Phish to me...

moe.rons -


"It's so stupendous, they opened up with Tube!" On April 2, 1998 at Nassau Coliseum we ended on a high note. That is, the end of the first set did. My favorites from set one included The Sloth followed by NICU and then into a killer Stash. There jams picked up right where they left off in 1997. Although Trey botched a few of the lyrics - but I forgive him. The second setopened with PYITE and featured two new songs, Birds of a Feather and another that said Relax in the chorus. The best jams came in Wolfman's Brother -> Sneaking Sally through the Alley and Twist around. And finally the encored with Guyute. I can't get enough of that song. Every time I hear it I love it more. -See ya at the next show!

CJK - Triplelink@Earthlink.com


listening to set 1 (actually got into sugarmegs FTP at 1pm) It sounds pretty kick ass so far! The set all-in-all seems pretty tasty and yet leaving so much open for the next three nights! Too bad about everybody crashing the floor before the show started. Had that happen the 90 Foxboro dead show (needless to say, they never went back to Foxboro :(

Harpua420 - ICQ: Harpua420


THE DISCO WAS WONDERFUL

DISCOMASTER - DISCOPHISH@HOTMAIL.COM


The first set was O.k. Everybody was surprised by the Tube opener but then the next 3 songs were short and to the point. I thought the first set contained a lot of miscues, like they were rusty and for the past copule of months hadn't played live. The second set was killer - From the PYITE opener to Simple (Sick), to Wolfman's-->Sneakin, the entire set was great improv. jamming and the 2 new songs were great, especially Birds of a Feather 9Could have been the best song of the night).

Matthew - heit@westnet.com


My beautiful phriend MillyGrace phoned me last night phrom the show and let me enjoy the very nice vibes during Wolfman's and more.. I could totally pheel the sweet energy that was both Phish and the audience giving off !! And they did give!!! jcphish@yahoo.com

Bob - jcphish@yahoo.com


Sick! Wolfmans > Sneakin' Sally! Sick.....

D.S. - McGruppp18@hotmail.com


Phenomenal, especially jumping over the boards and on to the floor.

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Overall, a good show, in the first set you could see they had not been on stage for 4 months. Tube is now almost in heavy rotation - Albany 12/13/97, the New Years run, and again now. Trey messed up in The Sloth more than once, and the Stash jam was better during the New Years run. The second set was strong. I like the new songs, I can't wait to hear them again during the summer. Sneakin' Sally was great - I am so lucky. And the "aliens are coming" jam was ridiculously good. Crowd pleaser encore was a nice touch.

mz -


Overall, a good show, in the first set you could see they had not been on stage for 4 months. Tube is now almost in heavy rotation - Albany 12/13/97, the New Years run, and again now. Trey messed up in The Sloth more than once, and the Stash jam was better during the New Years run. The second set was strong. I like the new songs, I can't wait to hear them again during the summer. Sneakin' Sally was great - I am so lucky. And the "aliens are coming" jam was ridiculously good. Crowd pleaser encore was a nice touch.

mz -


I didn't go but for the last 4 months I have been dreaming of 2 shows, one starting with Tube and one starting with My Friend. Could I have possible dreamed up tonight's opener. Hummmmmmmmmm

R. Francis - gacad@mylink.net


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