Monday, 04/04/1994
Set 1: DividedDivided Sky, SampleSample in a Jar, SOAMuleScent of a Mule[1], Maze, Fee > Reba[2], Horn > It's Ice[3] > Possum
Set 2: DwDDown with Disease[1] > If I Could[1], Buried Alive[4], LandladyThe Landlady[4], Julius[5], Magilla[6], SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt[4], Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother[7] > I Wanna Be Like You[8], Oh Kee PaThe Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > SuzySuzy Greenberg[9]
Encore: HoodHarry Hood, Cavern[10]
[1] Debut.
[2] A-Hunting We Will Go teases from Trey and Mike.
[3] Hey Bulldog teases.
[4] Giant Country Horns.
[5] Debut; Giant Country Horns.
[6] Giant Country Horns; more of a shuffle beat than usual.
[7] Debut; Giant Country Horns. Alumni Blues jam.
[8] Phish debut; Giant Country Horns.
[9] Giant Country Horns. Horn introductions and a HYHU tease from Page.
[10] Old lyrics. Carl Gerhard on trumpet.
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Dave Grippo (Guest), Carl Gerhard (Guest), Chris Peterman (Guest), Don Glasgo (Guest), Mike Gallick (Guest), Joey Sommerville (Guest)
Notes: This show, a benefit for The Flynn Theatre, featured many debuts, including Scent of a Mule, If I Could, Wolfman’s Brother, Julius, and the full Down with Disease. I Wanna Be Like You also made its Phish debut. The show kicked off with an a cappella line of Back In My Hometown. Reba contained A-Hunting We Will Go teases from Trey and Mike and It's Ice contained Hey Bulldog (Beatles) teases. Buried Alive through I Wanna Be Like You and Suzy Greenberg featured The Giant Country Horns: Mike Gallick on baritone sax, Carl “Geerz” Gerhard on trumpet, Dave “The Truth” Grippo on alto sax, Don Glasgo on trombone, Chris Peterman on tenor sax, and Joey Sommerville on trumpet. Magilla was played slightly differently than most versions, with more of a shuffle beat. Wolfman's contained an Alumni Blues jam. Suzy contained Horn introductions and a HYHU tease from Page. Before and after Hood, Trey updated the crowd on the score of the Duke - Arkansas NCAA championship basketball game. Cavern, which contained the old, alternate lyrics, featured Gerhard on trumpet.
This show was part of the "1994 Spring Tour."
this is a pretty solid show. it is definitely different for this era of phish. the first set is pretty standard '94 phish. maze and reba shine. the debut of scent of a mule is a good time. the second set is chalk full of fun debuts and good playing. down with disease and if i could debut to open the second set. down with disease, of course, is not quite the jam vehicle it would become. it was still a work in progress. buried alive brings out the horns and they really rock this one and the land lady. julius debuts and they are rocking with the horns. this show is slightly lacking in good jams, but this soa melt does not dissapoint. the horns are phish are locked in and they blast this one. wolfman's debuts next, and this, for a long while, was the best one, imo. the horns add to this one nicely, and they tack on a short but nifty jam on this one. i wanna be like you is absolutely hilarious before oh kee>suzy closes this one out in fine form. the hood encore was great and the cavern that follows feels like a nice little surprise/bonus. great show. check out the hoist debuts and a rocking melt.
Wolfman's Brother is a must hear. Its not long just really really tight!