PHISH, THURSDAY 08/06/1998
LAKEWOOD AMPHITHEATRE
Atlanta, GA
Soundcheck: Sleeping Monkey, The Wedge, If You Need a Fool, Dog Log -> Jam -> Sexual Healing

SET 1:

The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony: This old school tune ignites the venue with an electrifying burst of old-school energy. >

Suzy Greenberg: The 'old one-two punch' that never fails to leave a lasting impression.

Roses Are Free: 5th time played, and everyone was probably hoping for a similar version of 4.3.98 but this one was played close to the vest like 12.11, 12.31, and 7.25.

Roggae: Standard.

Beauty of My Dreams: Standard.

Vultures: Standard.

Train Song: Standard.

Billy Breathes: Pretty good solo.

Fluffhead: Love it, great placement.

The Moma Dance: Standard.

Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up: Interesting that Fish gets another spotlight again so soon after the last one at 8.2 Deer Creek.

My Soul: Standard.

SET 2:

Birds of a Feather: Standard.

Wolfman's Brother: An immersive musical odyssey as the jam transcends the boundaries of solid funk, evolving into a captivating mellow, ambient groove. Almost has a DEG feel in the mid 9’s. Trey messing around with an NICU type theme in the mid 13’s and the crowd responds to that big time around 13:45. Would recommend. >

Talk: Standard. Odd placement.

NICU: There is that NICU that Trey couldn’t get out of his head from Wolfman’s. Unfortunate placement though. >

Prince Caspian: Oof. Terrible placement! >

The Mango Song: Standard. >

Down with Disease: Unapologetic heat of straight-forward hellfire. Nice set closer.

ENCORE:

Runnin' with the Devil[1] - So much fun. The cover tour rolls on.

You Enjoy Myself: Funky with stop start jamming. Fun jam to end the show but not one I would seek out for a relisten.

Summary: First set is about as by the book as they could get in this era. Outside of the strong Wolfman’s and a very fun encore, the second set is more of the same. This is a very average show for this tour.

Replay Value: Current rating of 3.888/5 on Phish.net is too high for my tastes. I would have this pegged as a 3.5/5. The definition of average.

[1] Phish debut.

This show marked the Phish debut of Runnin' with the Devil, which was also teased during YEM. Trey once again referred to Fish as “Bob Weaver” after Cracklin’ Rosie (played for the first time since August 14, 1996, or 148 shows).
SHOW RATING
Ratings are currently offline.
Overall: 3.888/5 (>50 ratings)
JAM CHART VERSIONS
Wolfman's Brother, Prince Caspian, You Enjoy Myself
TEASES
Runnin' with the Devil tease in You Enjoy Myself