I was at this show and it was the first time I had seen anything Phish-related since Shoreline 03’. I was never a big solo projects fan, I liked Phish. This show however was the show that made me want to see TAB whenever I could. The Hackensaw Boys were alright but nothing too special. I don’t remember recognizing many songs until the acoustic portion of the show. I recognized Plasma and Caymen Review but wouldn’t have been able to name them. I was so excited to hear a Pebbles and Marbles and FEFY took on a different meaning on acoustic. Trey is right that unless it sounds good on an acoustic guitar, it’s probably not a good song. Would have traded a standard IJW for almost any other song. It really made me excited for the acoustic set at Festival 8, thinking back to this show.

Then, in a not so surprising move, he brought out a special guest. And while it wasn’t on the level of Billy and Mickey, he blended better than 3 drummers. As soon as he said two of the most important bands..Jerry Harrison, I went over the moon thinking we were going to get a Talking Heads song but still, Roadrunner was a good choice.

Then, Trey went on a run of songs that was like a greatest hits for me. The run from Simple Twist, Jibboo, Ether Sun and Mr Completely was like a shot in the arm for the crowd and people were losing their minds.

The encore was another couple of great songs, Come Together, not Rise/Come Together but the real Beatle song and then I Want to Take You Higher.

We left the Warfield all feeling great, maybe not as great as Trey because he was pretty high but it wasn’t noticeable during the show. I had forgotten that the night before was the famous show where he scolded the audience for throwing stuff at him. I don’t think it was the first time because I saw another time when it was a beer someone threw. I didn’t even hear him say anything. But I wasn’t really paying attention and he was slurring unless you were up close.

Anyway, this show is still one of the best TAB shows I’ve seen. Plus, the Harrison sit in and it was a special show. Much better than the show I saw a year or two later in Memphis. Give it a listen and you can feel the energy go up from the Harrison sit in up through the encore break. Awesome TAB show!!