, attached to 2000-09-15

Review by The__Van

The__Van After the heater of show the night before, what will the band have in store for night 2?

First Tube and Jibboo have some great energy to open the show. Good peaks in both. Corinna up next and once again we have an early ballad. I'll say coming off the heals of the first two songs it feels appropriate for a bit of a breather. No complaints from me. Birds continues the trend of good type 1 jams in this set. Good stuff. Even the not so memorable stuff is still played well and has life to it. I'm still not a fan of Windora Bug but this one has a nice ambient middle section that's worth your time. Antelope and Golgi push the momentum to what seems like the end of the set. But there's one more surprise in the form of Bittersweet Motel. A nice rarity that's always appreciated and a nod to Pennsylvania.

Set 2 kicks off with Piper and it immediately picks up where last night's Drowned left off. Trey once again sits back and lets Page, Mike and Fish do most of the work. If you liked that last night you'll love this. If you didn't this jam won't win you over as it really is more of the same. The Lizards gets in a nice cool down from the Piper. I wish they'd use this a cool down more often as it fits in perfectly after a rager. Next up, the most famous part of this show, tube > Tube! The first Tube (hehuheh) consists of a by now standard uptempo spacey funk jam. Very good stuff on it's own. The band really is pushing with this one. Really feeling it! So it's questionable why Trey suddenly blasts the jam ending guitar line. Ah well, ripcords have happened all throughout Phish history. Moments after the song concludes Trey counts off the next song and...wait, it's Tube again! I don't know how expected this was but the crowd LOVES it. This 2nd jam is not afraid to go type 2 as Fish changes up the beat about 4 times before settling into a comfortable fast paced groove eventually coming to a screaming climax!!! Must listen. A very late 1.0 cool down comes next with When the Circus Comes. I have a soft spot for this song in the same way I do for Bug in 2.0. Zero caps off a great set in classic fashion and Possum is a fine encore.

This is a GOOD show. Not as good as the night before but it has a nice flow and good song choice. Some great moments with Piper and Tube. Give this one a listen.


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