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alright, the ny run is right around the corner, and if fall tour is any indication, this one is going to be a real winner. if phish can push it up yet another level, this could be the best new year's run yet, so what's your favorite ny run?i have to go with '95. in a four show span, phish played two of their best shows ever, 12/29 and 12/31. 12/29 has a stacked first set, and they follow that with what is my favorite phish jam of all time, bt gin>real me>bt gin>Mcgrupp! of course, ny 95 is legendary. all time top 10 versions of mike's, weekapaugh, reba, run away jim, and drowned.
i have to give '97 a nod as close second. the middle two nights are also over the top.
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oh yeah, don't over look 12/30. a nice cohesive set. the nerves that were very evident at phish's first show at msg in '94 were not present here. check out a great mule, yamar, avenu malkenu, ice/kung/ice, and harry hood.
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I'm going to say the '03 Miami run. Stellar run from a so-so year.
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'95 hands down
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'95. 3 of the four shows were instant classics'97. While the 31st was a bit disapointing (see the train wreck Maze), the other 3 shows were sick, and the 31st had a few moments.
'96. The whole run was solid. Totally different shows every night, the two in Philly are really underatted. I might be biased because this was my only NY's run.
'98. Lost in the shadows of '97 and '99 but the 31st could be the best 3 set NYE show ever.
Gotta give some love to '03 and '93 too.
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My favorites, by random stream of consciousness:1. Aquarium stage set for 12/31/93 in Worcester was unique and pretty cool.
2. 12/31/95 (and 12/31/99) both in a class of their own as far as great NYE shows/music
3. 12/29/94 with the jammed out dark 31 minute Bowie ("lassie come home"
was a great show4. 12/31/96? with the Bohemian Rhapsody choir gag pretty cool
5. 12/31?03 Miami with George Clinton and Parliament/Funkadelic on stage was great, love scat singing vocalists at any Phish show (also see e.g., ARU guesting 5/5/93).
6. 12/31/02 MSG with the sexy dancers and acrobats shaking snowflakes during Seven Below
7. 12/31/08? The udderball
That is all I remember! Oh, and vendors serving flutes of champagne in the stands at MSG!
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@bostonron said: '95. 3 of the four shows were instant classics '97. While the 31st was a bit disapointing (see the train wreck Maze), the other 3 shows were sick, and the 31st had a few moments. '96. The whole run was solid. Totally different shows every night, the two in Philly are really underatted. I might be biased because this was my only NY's run. '98. Lost in the shadows of '97 and '99 but the 31st could be the best 3 set NYE show ever. Gotta give some love to '03 and '93 too.i agree with everything up to '96. while i don't think it was bad, i just think it was just what described it as, solid. i greatly prefer '98. the strength of 12/29 and 12/31 put it over the top.
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Tough call. I think '93 just for those shows on the 30th and 31st. I would love a time machine to see these.'95 of course. But these four shows I have always felt go hand in hand. First run with no repeats. The 28th is as good as the others. What a Tweezer!!!!
'98 All four nights got better and better. Weird shit each night. Why did they get rid of that amazing stage set from the 28th? The growing beanstalks were amazing. Mini-acoustic set. Divided Sky encore. Tom Marshall singing a first time Grind. Super glow stick snakes during Hood. 1999. Need I go on.
CYPRESS!! Need I say more.
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wow, I'm confused I thought "NY run" was New York not New Years. All of a sudden people are talking about Miami, Big Cypress and Philly.
I still think 12/30/97 is phish at their finest so I'll pick that NY NY run
I still think 12/30/97 is phish at their finest so I'll pick that NY NY run
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Well, yeah it does say NY run but 99% of people are going to interpret this with the common NYE run phrase, or shows around NYE, not NYC.To ask you the same question, how come no ones mentioned the 2000 Radio City "run"?
Maybe thread title and opening post are ambiguous?
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