Friday, 07/24/1998
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, The Woodlands, TX
Set 1: MomaThe Moma Dance > Runaway Jim, Bouncin'Bouncing Around the Room, Stash, My Soul, Taste, GolgiGolgi Apparatus, Loving Cup
Set 2: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > SOAMuleScent of a Mule > Ha Ha Ha -> SOAMuleScent of a Mule, SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light > CDTChalk Dust Torture
Encore: Character Zero
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
This show was part of the "1998 Summer U.S. Tour."
The 2nd set starts with a fantasticly funky Wolfman's that's gets straight-up dirty. 2001 keeps the funk going and the SOAMUle Ha Ha Ha sandwich keeps the energy going and is a downright fun listen. waxbanks is on the money with Slave>CDT being backwards but a great way to close the set nonetheless. Character Zero encore, meh, but this is a very solid show. The Wolfman's>2001 is certainly a must-hear for any phan IMO
I came here to say the same thing Penn42 said - this Wolfman's is incredible, one of the few things in the phish world that I think is under-appreciated. it has the slow and steady strut right from the start, then unfolds and sort of shapeshifts for a few minutes. it evolves but it doesn't really grow, so patient. sick, relaxed lick starts 10:30. it's like the most mature hey-hole jam they've played. a few minutes later that little section ends in some fog and emerges into a power jam that totally goes where you hope it does after faking you out. patience is rewarded. and then you get to chill out in some space before they bust into 2001.
just a great jam. must-hear.
just a great jam. must-hear.
