, attached to 2003-02-25

Review by MrPalmers1000DollarQ

MrPalmers1000DollarQ Maybe a hot take, but I actually enjoyed this show a little less than 2/24, on the whole. The BB King sit-in was rough, for sure, but I thought the previous night had some more heavy hitting and impressive jams worked in. Nevertheless, this is a fine couple of sets worth listening to if you want a deep dive into 2.0 Phish.

First few tunes are pretty typically played. Talk is a great bustout choice but man Trey sounds pretty rough on vocals. Show this one to the folks complaining in 2023 about his higher-octave singing.... Taste features some sweet Page and a nice, long and brooding intro to Trey's solo. The ascent to the peak is pretty cool too. The long, mid-set Slave is an interesting choice, but this jam grows majestically. One of the highlights of the night in my opinion. WOTC closer also goes slightly off the beaten path (though not as experimental as some versions from earlier in the tour). It's a strong example of the dark, droning, bulldozer of sound that was so typical of 2003 Phish.

As others have pointed out, the Bag Set 2 opener comes so close to going Type II but just can't quite get there. It's a cool jam with plenty of energy nonetheless. Cities has a cool section where Fishman drops out and lets the other dudes groove in the funk. Theme then comes in with a massive, powerful jam. I particularly love the ending section where things just growl on for a couple of minutes. It's just grunky sludgy sound from the bottom on this one. The rest of the set is pretty straightforward, though Pebbles and Marbles does close things out with a little extra oomph. Coil in the encore slot is a nice version where Trey and Mike sort of stick around in the outro before CZ wraps up the night.


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