Good tour opener:w/solid playing all around.w/one exception in the 2nd set, this Punch is an alltime favorite of mine..this is an excellent jam that gets overlooked..
Score: 0
Thursday, 02/13/1997
Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, England
Set 1: CDTChalk Dust Torture, Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother > 2001Also Sprach Zarathustra > Stash, Walfredo[1], Taste > Waste > Poor Heart > Character Zero > PeachesPeaches en Regalia, Love Me[2], BowieDavid Bowie
Set 2: Julius, CTBCars Trucks Buses > My Soul[2] > PYITEPunch You In the Eye > Jam > SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light > CircusWhen the Circus Comes[2] > Maze[3] > Rock A William[1], HoodHarry Hood > Frankenstein
Encore: CaspianPrince Caspian > JBGJohnny B. Goode
[1] Debut.
[2] Phish debut.
[3] Unfinished.
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: The European tour opener featured the debuts of Walfredo and Rock A William and the Phish debuts of Love Me, My Soul, and When the Circus Comes. Maze was unfinished.
This show was part of the "1997 Winter European Tour."
Good tour opener:w/solid playing all around.w/one exception in the 2nd set, this Punch is an alltime favorite of mine..this is an excellent jam that gets overlooked..
This show is nothing essential, but an okay listen nonetheless. Here we get the first taste of funky Phish. Though the funk hadn't fully developed, the contrast between this show and Fall '96 is striking. The grooves are deeper and, more importantly, Trey has started to back off. This is the first step of Trey's (and the band's) minimalistic journey that would culminate somewhere in the first half of 2000.There aren't really any highlights in this show, save the Punch. The song Punch You In The Eye itself, is a little sloppy, but the post-jam out of the last big hit is quite tasty and reaches some very nice spacey places. If you include the post-jam in the timing, Punch is almost 17 minutes long. Other than that we've got just decent versions of 2001, Stash, and Bowie in the first set and five debuts sprinkled in for flavor.
In the end, the only thing you really ought to hear from this show is the Punch.
Score: 0