PHISH, FRIDAY 06/30/1995
GREAT WOODS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Mansfield, MA
Soundcheck: Dog Log

SET 1:

AC/DC Bag: Great opener. >

Scent of a Mule: Apparently Trey played his guitar with his teeth and Page on the keys played with his face and feet.

Horn: Standard.

Taste: Last one before they reworked it and it became Fog that Surrounds.

The Wedge: Standard.

The Lizards: Standard.

Mound: Standard.

Fee[1] Standard ->

Run Like an Antelope[2] Great closer, tons of energy and a bit extended. Suck the deer shit from the side of this hole, lol.

SET 2:

Also Sprach Zarathustra: Seems slower than usual. >

Possum: This one is very fun, nice and long. >

Ha Ha Ha: Standard. >

The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday > Avenu Malkenu: Standard. >

Mike's Song: Short first jam. The first couple minutes of the second jam are hard charging and ominous. But by the 8 minute mark this is going in an interesting, spacy sort of direction. By the 9 minute mark the pace has picked up considerably but it’s not entirely ear pleasing, sort of dissonant and minor chord type stuff. From here it alternates through that dissonance and then they pick up the pace and then back into the hole again. This is not for the meek and timid. Love it or hate it, no in between. The last 3 minutes or so are in outer space, very Floyd esque with heavy effects. Super trippy. Would recommend! >

Contact: Standard. >

Weekapaug Groove: Smoking jam that turns into a funky breakdown. This finally turns into a big crowd clap along with the band egging them on. Great version, would recommend.

Amazing Grace: Standard.

The Squirming Coil: Standard.

ENCORE:

Hold Your Head Up > Cracklin' Rosie > Hold Your Head Up: Standard.

Golgi Apparatus: Standard.

Summary: Another solid, yet unspectacular show. I think the fact that this show was a FM SBD that was widely circulated has lent itself to higher ratings than perhaps it deserves. Second set is where it’s at for sure. 3.8/5.

Replay Value: Mike’s Song, Weekapaug Groove

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] Lyric changed to "Suck the deer shit from the side of this hole."

This show featured a visually spectacular Mule, which featured Trey playing guitar with his teeth and Page playing keyboards with his face and feet. Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. During Antelope, Trey substituted “Suck the deer shit from the side of this hole” for the “high gear of your soul” lyric. Possum included a Dave's Energy Guide tease. Weekapaug included a Divided Sky tease from Trey. Fish introduced Rosie as being about “a lonely man singing to his inflatable love doll.” Parts of this show were used in Mike Gordon’s 1997 short film Goodwood.
JAM CHART VERSIONS
Mike's Song, Weekapaug Groove
TEASES
Dave's Energy Guide tease in Possum, Divided Sky tease in Weekapaug Groove