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Historic Show on CD...Finally!!It was back in 1994 that Phish famously donned their first "musical costume" (incidentally, decided by fans who voted via the band's newsletter). Three sets of wild music on four CD's. The boys tackle some of their best tunes with gusto, especially "Sparkle" and "Divided Sky" (from Set 1), and a killer "David Bowie" (from Set 3) But make no mistake, the highlight here is clearly Set 2 (on disc 2 and 3) in which the boys roll through the entire Beatles' White Album (with the exception of "Good Ni…
It was back in 1994 that Phish famously donned their first "musical costume" (incidentally, decided by fans who voted via the band's newsletter). Three sets of wild music on four CD's. The boys tackle some of their best tunes with gusto, especially "Sparkle" and "Divided Sky" (from Set 1), and a killer "David Bowie" (from Set 3) But make no mistake, the highlight here is clearly Set 2 (on disc 2 and 3) in which the boys roll through the entire Beatles' White Album (with the exception of "Good Night"). Check out their excellent take on Ringo's "Don't Pass Me By" and their creative rendering of "Revolution 9"; just two examples of how Phish go to great lengths to challenge themselves and expand the range of what a so-called rock band can do, even when playing cover tunes. "Dear Prudence" and "Everybody's Got Something to Hide..." also deserve special mention.Overall, the results are truly impressive, though there are several spots during the White Album set where they sound very tentative (who could blame them, they only had a few weeks to learn almost 30 songs!). In addition, there is some standard early/mid-90's Phish humor ("Harpua") that might turn off the casual fan. But these minor gripes should not tarnish a document of an amazing and unique evening.If you've a fan of the Live Phish series (or The Dead's Dick's Picks and String Cheese's On the Road series for that matter) the question is usually "which show should I buy?" The answer depends on what you're looking for. I wouldn't call these starter CD's for newbie Phish fans exploring the Live series. But for fans looking for one of the most important and historic Phish shows, this is definitely the one to go for.
Written by Craig Fisher
Buy this one last.Greetings.I own all 20 live phish releases and i can honestly say this is the one i reach for the least. It should be noted i'm not a big beatles fan in the first place, but the whole set just doesn't really get it done for me. Disc 1 has a great Julius, and the Reba is also fantastic, but overall, this set probably won't get too much rotation if you buy it. Peace.
Written by Nick "Nick"
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CD 1
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Frankenstein?:??2Sparkle >?:??3Simple >?:??4The Divided Sky?:??5Harpua?:??6Julius >?:??7The Horse >?:??8Silent in the Morning?:?? -
CD 2
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Reba?:??2Golgi Apparatus?:??3Ed Sullivan Intro?:??4Back In the USSR?:??5Dear Prudence?:??6Glass Onion?:??7Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da?:??8Wild Honey Pie?:??9The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill?:??10While My Guitar Gently Weeps?:??11Happiness Is A Warm Gun?:??12Martha My Dear?:??13I'm So Tired?:??14Blackbird?:??15Piggies?:??16Rocky Raccoon?:??17Don't Pass Me By?:?? -
CD 3
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Why Don't We Do It In The Road??:??2I Will?:??3Julia?:??4Birthday?:??5Yer Blues?:??6Mother Nature's Son?:??7Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me & My Monkey?:??8Sexy Sadie?:??9Helter Skelter?:??10Long, Long, Long?:??11Revolution 1?:??12Honey Pie?:??13Savoy Truffle?:??14Cry Baby Cry?:??15Revolution 9?:??16David Bowie?:??17Bouncing Around the Room?:?? -
CD 4
format: number: title: number name artist hh:mm:ss 1Slave to the Traffic Light >?:??2Rift >?:??3Sleeping Monkey >?:??4Poor Heart?:??5Run Like an Antelope?:??6Amazing Grace?:??7Costume Contest?:??8The Squirming Coil?:??
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