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...subject among "phans." ("What's Uffitze? Drive me to Firenze" or "Wash you Feets-e, drive me to Firenze" --the band won't say). Friday's version was a gem with "Frankenstein" sandwiched into the jam section. As the final section of the piece ended, (ana capella vocal improvisation), Anastasio cut into the bluesy, shuffle riff of "Julius," only the third pieces of the night from Hoist. The album version is one of Phish's best pieces of studio material, featuring The Tower of Power Horns, and Rose Stone (formerly of the funk great, Sly and the Family Stone). Without...
...into the Lawn Boy staple, "Reba." After some fun and games with silly lyrics, the song features an intricately composed section followed by a section of open improvisation over a strong bass groove. Like the solo to "Sample," this section provides a space for a "high moment," something that Anastasio claims is the purpose of their live shows. These improvisational sections give the musicians the freedom top explore new ideas and take the song in new directions. Creating on the spot is intimidating, but when the risk is taken and the music that is an intensely uplifting experience. The following...
Written by Anastasio for his undergraduate thesis, the individual songs have always been part of the 10 years old band's working repertoire, but have only been performed together as a narrated whole four times before Friday night (for you trivia buffs, those performances were 3/12/88, 10/13/91, 3/22/93 and For old fans and new, it proved to be an exciting night...
...story began with the retired Army Colonel falling asleep under the nitrous oxide he is given at a visit to the dentist. He then dreams a rather Tolkein/C.S. Lewis-esque adventure that takes place in the land of "Gamehenge." Explaining the storyline between each song, Anastasio led the band through "The Lizards," "Tela," "Wilson," AC/DC Bag," "Colonel Forbin's Ascent," "The Famous Mockingbird," "The Sloth," "McGrupp and the Watchful Horsemasters" and the set, with an invigorating performance of "Divided Sky," a compositional masterpiece centered around the ritual chant of the natives of Gamehenge...
...music and the intensity ands energy that they generate at their live shows, then I'd shell out the Ticketmaster-inflated $24 for a ticket and go. And what did I get? Many a moment of music-induced goose-bumps and a stiff neck from heavy grooving (note that Anastasio's head is blurred in the photo--he was grooving...