Four nights of Phish, a Red Rocks review - Part 2

Chris Kuroda, lighting director, displays his lighting prowess.

Continued from Part 1 of the Red Rocks Review…

Night Three – August 1, 2009

Night two really set the bar high for the rest of the weekend and Night 3 didn’t disappoint. After opening with “AC/DC Bag”, the band busted out “The Curtain With” for the first time since Coventry, the last shows before they called it quits in 2004. “The Curtain,” a symbolic choice for their final song in 2004 was a trainwreck to say the least. Finally, nearly 5 years later they redeemed themselves. This “Curtain” was smooth, beautiful and wonderfully played, it was easily one of the highlights of the weekend. Now if they can just nail “Glide…”

Other highlights from the first set include the rare “Mound,” a pleasantly surprising “Gotta Jibboo” and a blistering “Run Like An Antelope.”

Phish came out for the second set by tearing through a cover of The Velvet Underground’s “Rock & Roll.” One of the better jams of the weekend followed with “Down With Disease.” Other notable highlights include the first “Esther” since 2000 and the most technically sound “Harry Hood” since the return.

Night Four – August 2, 2009

Fans got down with the brown as Phish opened the final night with “Roses Are Free,” a Ween song that has been apart of their repertoire for over 10 years. “Reba” was the focal point of the first set, with other highlights being “Back On The Train” and what is slowly becoming one of the best new songs, “Kill Devil Falls.”

Fans knew they were going to save something special for the final set of the weekend. About halfway through “You Enjoy Myself” another microphone was brought onstage indicating that a guest appearance was imminent. Fans were delighted when Bill Kreutzmann, drummer for The Grateful Dead, joined them onstage for nearly the entire second set.

Did I mention the “Boogie On Reggae Women” that opened the second set? No? Well I should have because that jam was one of the most exploratory jams of the weekend. A must listen.

 A perfect weekend.

At this point Phish is showing they are not afraid to tackle some of their toughest tunes. They are polished and ready to regain the throne as jamband kings and one of the biggest touring acts in the music industry.

Phish – Red Rocks Highlights Compilation - Source info included

Night 1 – http://www.mediafire.com/?zmytmtyimi0
1.    Stash
2.    Ghost
3.    Wolfman’s Brother

Night 2 – http://www.mediafire.com/?mt52tyjzwf4
1.    Bathtub Gin
2.    Split Open and Melt
3.    Drowned>
4.    Crosseyed and Painless
5.    Tweezer
6.    Fluffhead>
7.    Piper

Night 3 – http://www.mediafire.com/?40m2mztijez
1.    The Curtain With
2.    Mound
3.    Tube
4.    Run Like An Antelope
5.    Rock & Roll
6.    Down With Disease
7.    Esther
8.    Harry Hood

Night 4 – http://www.mediafire.com/?jyljgc0mzm5
1.    Roses Are Free
2.    Reba
3.    Boogie On Reggae Women
4.    You Enjoy Myself>
5.    Undermind>
6.    Drums>
7.    Seven Below>
8.    2001>
9.    Waves
 

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 7/30/09
Set I: The Divided Sky, Ocelot, The Wedge, Poor Heart, The Moma Dance, Horn, Stash, The Horse >Silent in the Morning, Possum

Set II: Mike's Song >I Am Hydrogen >Weekapaug Groove, Ghost, Wolfman's Brother, Limb By Limb, Billy Breathes, The Squirming Coil, David Bowie

Encore: Loving Cup

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7/31/09
Set I: Runaway Jim, Chalk Dust Torture, Bathtub Gin, Time Turns Elastic, Lawn Boy, Water In The Sky, Stealing Time From The Faulty Plan, Split Open and Melt

Set II: Drowned >Crosseyed and Painless >Joy, Tweezer >Backwards Down The Numberline >Fluffhead >Piper >A Day in the Life

Encore: Suzy Greenberg >Tweezer Reprise

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8/1/09
Set I: AC/DC Bag, The Curtain With, Mound, Gotta Jibboo, Guyute, Punch You in the Eye, Tube, Alaska, Run Like An Antelope

Set II: Rock and Roll, Down With Disease >Free, Esther, Dirt, Harry Hood

Encore: Sleeping Monkey, First Tube

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8/2/09
Set I: Roses Are Free, Wilson, NICU, Prince Caspian, Back On The Train, Reba, Grind, Beauty Of A Broken Heart, Sample In A Jar, Sugar Shack, Waste, Kill Devil Falls

Set II: Boogie On Reggae Woman, You Enjoy Myself >Undermind >Drums >Seven Below > 2001 >Waves >Character Zero

Encore: Bittersweet Motel, Bouncing Around The Room, Slave To The Traffic Light

Show Notes
Undermind through Character Zero with Bill Kreutzmann on drums.