, attached to 1997-07-30

Review by Campster

Campster I'll give this a go since I have been spinning these two discs non stop of late....

I love summer '97 (even though it lives in the shadow of Fall). Ton's of great loose adventure.

NICU serves as a nice opener. Fun version, if unspectacular.

Wolfman's is lean and funky. I believe one reviewer noted how deconstructed these versions were. Lot's of space making for a sparse funky jam. Great counter-point to the modern era's big full band climax versions. Awesome.

>Chalkdust, which is absolutely furious. They just don't play like this anymore (fast and fiery!!!). Not an indictment of today, just a compliment of yesteryear.

Water in the sky is ok.

Stash is absolutely immense. This version is incredible, with a chilled out Harry Hood type blissful middle section. Must hear version. I wasn't so familiar with it, but it immediately vaulted into a personal favorite.

Weigh > Piper is an awesome pair. Great version of Weigh and a classic slow build Piper.

CTB gives us a taste of '97 funky dance fun.

Zero rages to the finish line in fine form.

Overall set I: Really fine set. Stash is a seminole version in my honest opinion that just drips into that blissful jam, without lingering too long and slides back to the darkness!
Highlights: Wolfmans > CDT, Stash

Set II:
PYITE kicks us off in summertime fashion. Nice version.

Free is slow and oozing and funky. I love this version, although it's pretty much in the box. Great playing by Trey, patient full band funk.

They go into a spacey jam segment and the high hat kicks in. Bowie is jazzy and covers a lot of ground, eventually finding a fast and funky jam (hooray for '97!!!) which slides perfectly into a supercharged Cities!!!

They blaze through Cities and effortlessly -> Bowie. The conclusion is absolute fire! Well it's like a half hour - so go grab that. It's canonical Phish.

Bouncing, Uncle Pen, Caspian > Fire finish out the set, which is a mediocre run to close it out.

My Soul is the encore, not much to say.

Overall set II: Well the big centerpiece jam is legendary. The opening pairing is also great. They just sort of run through the rest of the set, but it's hard to blame them.
Highlights: BOWIE -> CITIES -> BOWIE

Overall: 5/5 Great first set, with an amazing Stash. Great second set with an all time Bowie!


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