, attached to 1998-07-26

Review by spreaditround

spreaditround PHISH, SUNDAY 07/26/1998
STARPLEX AMPHITHEATRE
Dallas, TX

SET 1:

Birds of a Feather: Standard.

You Better Believe It Baby[1] - This cover debut is a nice nod to a local musician Joe Tex. The lyrics are an interesting nod to what was going on backstage and beyond with the band.

David Bowie: Trey agrees to play a ‘long one’ for a fan. Average Bowie though. Good placement.

Frankie Says: Standard. >

Reba: Standard.

Funky Bitch: Has a little extra heat.

Good Times Bad Times: Standard.

SET 2:

La Grange: Easily the longest version they have ever played, they crush this! There is not another version that even comes close to this one. Awesome placement and sets the second set up for great success potentially.

You Enjoy Myself: Wow! Apparently they are feeling it because this placement is amazing, I love it! They hadn’t played one this long since 7.31.97 and have never played one over 29 minutes since this version, fun fact. This is a mellow version with no blazing solo from Trey. Instead it’s a 4 headed beast of a funk groove the entire way with loops going in the background. Super solid version. Would recommend, good pick for a dark horse version.

Albuquerque[1] - The debut of this sensational cover. This tune being introduced to the rotation was a window into what was going on with the band backstage, perhaps more specifically with Trey. >

Simple: Standard. Very mellow outro and segues into Bold as Love >

Bold As Love: Standard.

Sample in a Jar:

ENCORE:

Punch You in the Eye: >

Bittersweet Motel:

Summary: Wow, so many covers in this show. This show has very little energy and is definitely below average. This is a show that was just going through the motions for the most part. I would score this as a 3/5. The current rating on Phish.net of 3.817/5 (109 ratings) seems rather inflated to me.

Replay Value: La Grange, You Enjoy Myself

[1] Phish debut.

This show marked the Phish debuts of You Better Believe It Baby and Albuquerque.
SHOW RATING
Your rating:
Overall: 3.817/5 (109 ratings)
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You Enjoy Myself


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