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Introduce me to 95/96

FunkyCFunkyDo Permalink
FunkyCFunkyDo These are two Phish years I know next to nothing about. Throw some jams my way. Thanks!

Disclaimer: If at all possible, please try to exclude jams where Trey is playing anything but his guitar. I know, I know... but it just bugs me.
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Choda Permalink
Choda 12/9/95 YEM....my 1st YEM and still the greatest. It comes from a month of greatness. And Trey does get on the drum kit. So deal.
12/7/95 I love Melts and I love Melt as a set opener. I have never gotten one of my very own. The Inna Gadda Davedda (sp?) teasing is awesome.
7/2/95 Slave, Slave, Slave
8/5/96 Disease
8/16/96 Mike's-> Simple.
12/2/95 TWEEZER. It is the TWEEZER of the fall. Trumping even 12/14 and 12/28.
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FunkyCFunkyDo Permalink
FunkyCFunkyDo Good start @choda! Thanks! I'm very familiar with that YEM and 12.2.95 Tweezer. Great stuff. I'll deal with the kit and keys when is necessary.
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Penn42 Permalink
Penn42 6.16.95 Melt and Jim
12.14.95 Tweezer-> Timber-> Tweezer (This whole show, LivePhish 1, is stupid good with jams in Halley's and even NICU, truly one of their best shows)
8.13.96 Mike's Groove, one of the best ever, no joke
8.14.96 awesome jam out of Wilson to open the show up, with strong versions of Tweezer, Jim, and YEM in the second set

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Pooty Permalink
The Atlanta Braves win the first World Series after the Strike.

Jordan came back to the Bulls and led them to the first of 3 MORE championships.

Everything but Marijuana was less expensive then.
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n00b100 Permalink
n00b100 The 5/16/95 Reba is pretty not bad.

@Choda mentioned the 12/7/95 show; I'd hear the Mike's Groove from that as well.

The 12/17/95 Tweezer should also be heard, as it is a behemoth worthy of December '95 Tweezers.
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WGphan92 Permalink
WGphan92 Since you're looking for '95/'96, the obvious choice would be NYE '95. Lol
Best show ever, IMO.....(maybe)
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jerryguscia Permalink
jerryguscia Coral Sky 96 is an amazing show (the Ya Mar is beautiful), but the centerpiece (a 25 minute Crosseyed and Painless) involves Trey going to his drum kit for a few minutes. The DVD is still incredible though.

Also (off the top of my head), the 12/01/95 and 12/07/95 Mike's Grooves (both available in SBD) are soaring and kickass; The FLeezer (06/22/1995 Tweezer) gets a little weird, but there are some awesome parts (the last 10-5 minutes are incredible); and 10/25/95 Mike's Song with the Breathe jam is great.

Oh, and the 11/14/95 Stash
11/14/95 Stash
11/14/95 Stash
11/14/95 Stash
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MiguelSanchez Permalink
MiguelSanchez Make it easy for you:

Any summer '95 show w/ a mike's groove, sugarbush '95, December '95, Halloween '95 and '96, Seattle '96, 11/2/96, red rocks both years, creek '96, and Clifford ball. That'll keep you busy.
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Chilly Permalink
Chilly
December 31, 1995

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

Set 1: Punch You In the Eye, The Sloth > Reba[1], The Squirming Coil > Maze, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird[2] > Shine[3] > Fly Famous Mockingbird > Sparkle > Chalk Dust Torture

Set 2: Drowned[4] -> The Lizards, Axilla (Part II) > Runaway Jim, Strange Design, Hello My Baby, Mike's Song[5] -> Digital Delay Loop Jam

Set 3: Auld Lang Syne > Weekapaug Groove[6] > Sea and Sand, You Enjoy Myself, Sanity, Frankenstein

Encore: Johnny B. Goode

[1] No whistling.
[2] Narration discussed how Phish makes time in the Phish Time Factory.
[3] Phish debut; Tom Marshall on vocals.
[4] Fire on the Mountain tease.
[5] Dave's Energy Guide tease from Page.
[6] Auld Lang Syne, Dreaming, and Spooky teases. Unfinished.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. The narration in Mockingbird discussed how Phish makes time in the Phish Time Factory, which set up the New Year’s Eve stunt. The Phish debut of Shine featured Tom Marshall on vocals. Drowned included a tease of Fire on the Mountain shortly before Lizards. Mike's Song contained a Dave's Energy Guide tease from Page. The second set ended with a Digital Delay Loop Jam out of Mike’s, and the third set opened with the Phish Time Factory machine. All four band members dressed as scientists playing with synths while lights flashed and Van de Graff generators zapped. Fishman was lifted up in a bed as Father Time and was reborn as the Baby New Year. Weekapaug featured Auld Lang Syne, Dreaming (Blondie), and Spooky teases and was unfinished. This was the first performance of Sanity since June 24, 1994 (147 shows). This show was officially released as New Year's Eve 1995 - Live at Madison Square Garden.

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spaced Permalink
spaced Agreed on everything listed so far.

Also, that Fall '95 tour in general is chock full of truly amazing shows, not just in December. Make no mistake, December deserves all the hype it gets, but don't sleep on the rest of the tour! I'd say it's about equal to Fall '97 in my book, and although they are very different, some days I'd say I prefer Fall '95. I go back and forth on that pretty frequently :) Anyway, point is, you're in for a treat delving into this era.
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westbrook Permalink
westbrook You can't go wrong with the 95 NYE run for starters. 12/28 Tweezer, 12/29 Stash, Gin, 12/30 Hood, 12/31...you know the rest.
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n00b100 Permalink
n00b100 Ah, yes, let's not forget this either:

June 14, 1995

Mud Island Amphitheater, Memphis, TN

Set 1: Don't You Want To Go?, Gumbo > NICU, Mound, Cavern > Possum, All Things Reconsidered, Amazing Grace[1], The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Spock's Brain > Split Open and Melt

Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Poor Heart > Tweezer[2], Acoustic Army, While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Encore: Simple[3], Rocky Top > Tweezer Reprise

[1] Without microphones.
[2] 50+ minutes; Gypsy Queen jam, 2001 tease, Slave-like jam, and Digital Delay Loop Jam with whistling.
[3] Jump Monk tease from Trey, a cappella ending.

Notes: Don’t You Wanna Go was preceded by a Stairway to Heaven tease. This 50+ minute Tweezer included a brief Gypsy Queen Jam, a 2001 tease, a Slave-like jam, and a Digital Delay Loop Jam with whistling. Simple contained a Jump Monk tease from Trey and was performed with an a cappella ending instead of a jam, akin to the ALO version from December 8, 1994. Amazing Grace was performed without microphones.



The Mud Island Tweezer, one of the great Phish jams.
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FunkyCFunkyDo Permalink
FunkyCFunkyDo Hmm, thanks for the insight so far but maybe I need to be more specific. I'm familiar with the popular jams from 95/96 ... I'm looking more for the "hidden gems" and jams that aren't talked about frequently.
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Thunder Permalink
Thunder I scanned thru but didn't notice Vegas '96 or Halloween '95 & '96 listed yet. These are essential listening.
October 31, 1995

Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, IL

Set 1: Icculus, Divided Sky, Wilson > Ya Mar, Sparkle > Free, Guyute, Run Like an Antelope, Harpua[1]

Set 2: I Am the Sea[2], The Real Me[2] > Quadrophenia[2], Cut My Hair[2], The Punk Meets the Godfather[2], I'm One[2], The Dirty Jobs[2] > Helpless Dancer[2], Is It In My Head?[2], I've Had Enough[2], 5:15[2], Sea and Sand[2], Drowned[2], Bell Boy[3], Doctor Jimmy[2] > The Rock[2], Love, Reign O'er Me[2]

Set 3: You Enjoy Myself[4], Jesus Just Left Chicago[5], A Day in the Life > Suzy Greenberg[6]

Encore: My Generation[7]

[1] Narration from Mike about raccoons. Beat It tease.
[2] Phish debut; Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, Joey Sommerville on trumpet and Alan Parshley on French horn.
[3] Phish debut; Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, Joey Sommerville on trumpet and Alan Parshley on French horn, Leigh Fordham sang Keith Moon's original part.
[4] Real Me and DEG teases (Trey).
[5] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone.
[6] Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, and Joey Sommerville on trumpet.
[7] Phish debut; acoustic.

Notes: Harpua included a story from Mike about a dream about raccoons. The Michael Jackson references continued, as Trey teased the audience by saying that Jimmy was listening to the Halloween album while the band played a Beat It tease. Also, the second set was preceded by recorded Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' and Thriller teases from Michael Jackson's Thriller album. The second set "musical costume" was The Who's Quadrophenia and was performed with Dave Grippo on alto saxophone, Don Glasgo on trombone, Joey Sommerville on trumpet and Alan Parshley on French horn. During Bell Boy, crew member Leigh Fordham, clad in a bell boy outfit, sang Keith Moon’s original part. All of the Quadrophenia songs, as well as My Generation, were Phish debuts. YEM was almost 40 minutes long, contained teases from Trey of The Real Me and DEG, and was preceded by the audience chess move. The chosen fan, dressed as a Wookie, cracked under the pressure and could not choose a move on stage, prompting a quote from Fish that “Wookies can’t play chess.” The Rock was teased after the failed move. Jesus Just Left Chicago featured Grippo on alto saxophone; Suzy Greenberg featured Grippo, Glasgo and Somerville. My Generation was performed acoustic. Before My Generation, the crew set up a Keith Moon replica drum set on stage. After the song, Fishman and Trey destroyed the drum set a la The Who. Finally, a stagehand brought out a large plunger. Trey pressed it and set off a huge explosion backstage. This show was officially released as Live Phish 14. The soundcheck's Suzy Greenberg was performed with horns, contained alternate lyrics and Bell Boy quotes.


October 31, 1996

The Omni, Atlanta, GA

Set 1: Sanity > Highway to Hell > Down with Disease > You Enjoy Myself, Prince Caspian > Reba, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird[1] > Character Zero, The Star Spangled Banner

Set 2: Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)[2] > Crosseyed and Painless[2], The Great Curve[2], Once in a Lifetime[2] > Houses in Motion[3] -> Seen and Not Seen[4] -> Listening Wind[2] > The Overload[2]

Set 3: Brother[5], Also Sprach Zarathustra[5] > Maze[5], Simple[6] -> Swept Away[5] > Steep[5] > Jesus Just Left Chicago[7] > Suzy Greenberg[8]

Encore: Frankenstein[9]

[1] Narration referred to David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus, threw Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the "evil" Famous Mockingbird.
[2] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[3] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Tweezer tease from Trey at the end.
[4] Phish debut; Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet, and Trey on bass.
[5] Karl Perazzo on percussion.
[6] Karl Perazzo on percussion. Mama Told Me Not to Come tease.
[7] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.
[8] Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Born Under Punches tease from Page.
[9] Dave Grippo on saxophone, Gary Gazaway on trumpet.

Notes: The Mockingbird narration included a reference to The Talking Heads’ David Byrne, who appeared in the mountain as the face of Icculus. As Trey told the story, Byrne threw Colonel Forbin off the mountain and into the arms of the “evil” Famous Mockingbird. The second set "musical costume" was The Talking Heads' Remain in Light. All of the Remain in Light songs were Phish debuts; the set featured Karl Perazzo on percussion, Dave Grippo on saxophone, and Gary Gazaway on trumpet. Perazzo also played during the entire third set. Jesus Just Left Chicago, Suzy Greenberg, and Frankenstein also featured Grippo and Gazaway. At the end of Houses in Motion (which featured Trey teasing Tweezer), an armchair was brought out to the center of the stage and Mike sat in it to sing Seen and Not Seen. While he sang, Karl Perazzo drummed and Trey played bass. After Overload, a bizarre on-stage demonstration closed the set. The third set opened with a Feel Like a Stranger tease. Suzy included a Born Under Punches tease from Page. Simple included a tease of Mama Told Me Not to Come. The soundcheck's Overload was performed with horns and briefly featured Fishman on vacuum. This show was officially released as Live Phish 15.


December 06, 1996

The Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV

Set 1: Wilson > Peaches en Regalia > Poor Heart > Also Sprach Zarathustra[1] > Llama, You Enjoy Myself[2], Cars Trucks Buses > Down with Disease > Frankenstein

Set 2: Julius, Sparkle > Mike's Song > Simple -> Jam[3] > Harry Hood > Weekapaug Groove, Sweet Adeline[4], Good Times Bad Times

Encore: Harpua[5] -> Wildwood Weed[6] -> Harpua[7] -> I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart[8] -> Harpua[7] -> Suspicious Minds[9] -> Harpua, Suzy Greenberg[10]

[1] Super Bad teases.
[2] Donuts vocal jam.
[3] Blister in the Sun quotes.
[4] Without microphones.
[5] Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde; opening segment in 4/4 time signature.
[6] Phish debut; Les Claypool on vocals, Larry LaLonde.
[7] Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde
[8] Phish Debut; Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, The Yodeling Cowgirls on vocals, John McEuen.
[9] Four Elvis impersonators.
[10] Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Elvis impersonators (one who led a Susie Q jam), Courtney Gains on Trey's percussion rack.

Notes: 2001 included Super Bad teases. The YEM vocal jam was based on donuts. The jam out of Simple contained Blister in the Sun quotes. Sweet Adeline was performed without microphones. The opening segment of Harpua was performed in a normal 4/4 time signature as opposed to its usual 7/4 signature. Wildwood Weed (a Phish debut with Les Claypool on vocals) and parts of Harpua featured Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde of Primus. I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart also made its Phish debut at this show and featured the Yodeling Cowgirls on vocals, Claypool, LaLonde, and  John McEuen. Suspicious Minds featured four Elvis impersonators on vocals with Fishman joining in at the end. Suzy Greenberg featured Claypool, LaLonde, McEuen, the Elvis impersonators, The Yodeling Cowgirls dancing on stage, and actor Courtney Gains on Trey’s percussion rack. One of the Elvis impersonators led a Susie Q jam at the end of Suzy Greenberg. This show was officially released as Phish Vegas 96.

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TheDeputy Permalink
TheDeputy Yeah, you've got some good suggestions in here... but, here's what you gotta do... NYE 95 and Clifford Ball. Start there and nowhere else. I, personally, prefer the Ball.
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mfhgreyboy Permalink
mfhgreyboy Lesser known/talked about:

6/24-25/95 at the Mann.

Also, please listen to the '96 NYE run. In particular the 2 Philly shows (12.28 and 12.29.96). Underrated.

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DriedupGoliath Permalink
DriedupGoliath 10/7/95 (there are amazing auds of this show, with an amazing Melt, Ice-> Contact, and Hood)
11/11/95 (CTB> Mike's> ADITL> Poor Heart> Weekapaug to open the show, enough said)
12/30/95 (really fun, quirky setlist, great Free and an all-time version of Hood)
8/6/96 (The Curtain> Tweezer, with a great Norwegian Wood jam)
11/18/96 (just listen to this Simple, you'll be transported to another dimension)
12/1/96 (fantastic Tweezer)
12/4/96 (great Mike's Song)
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My_Powerful_Mind Permalink
10/29/95 is a a truly underrated show. It takes me back to my XLII days when I almost wore this one out. 1st set highlights include a high energy opener combo in Buried> Poor Heart, a gnarly Melt, and a beautiful Slave closer (do acapella tunes really count?). The 2nd set is a unique and flowing affair with a killer Bowie and a rare run of Mango> Ice> Kung> Ice> Shaggy Dog. Top it off with a romping Possum and a gorgeous eerie Lifeboy and you've got one of the best fall 95 hows that didn't even happen in December.
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Potato_Sacks Permalink
Potato_Sacks
May 16, 1995

Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA

Set 1: Don't You Want To Go?[1], Ha Ha Ha[2] > Spock's Brain[2], Strange Design[2], Reba[3], Theme From the Bottom[2], Hold Your Head Up > Lonesome Cowboy Bill[1] > Hold Your Head Up, Free[2], Glide II[2], You Enjoy Myself, Sweet Adeline, Sample in a Jar

Encore: I'll Come Running[1] -> Gloria[1]

[1] Phish debut.
[2] Debut.
[3] No whistling.

Notes: This was a Voters for Choice benefit concert that also featured Jennifer Trynin and Emergency Broadcast Network. During the pre-show introduction, host Gloria Steinem promised Phish fans more new music in one night than ever before. The band proceeded to deliver the first public performances of Ha Ha Ha, Spock's Brain, Strange Design, Theme From the Bottom, Free, and Glide II. Don’t You Want To Go?, Lonesome Cowboy Bill, I’ll Come Running, and Gloria also made their first Phish public performances at this show. Reba did not have the whistling ending. Fish introduced the new songs that had been played before Lonesome Cowboy Bill. Fish explained that they didn't really have a name for the song after Ha Ha Ha and Trey added that since it was a Voters For Choice Benefit, they'd give the crowd four choices and let it vote on the title: The Plane, The First Signal, Israel, and Spock's Brain. Page subsequently teased the theme from Star Trek as the crowd voted for Spock's with Trey subsequently explaining the song's origin. Prior to Adeline, the crowd sang Happy Birthday to Page.


Good place to start ^
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DanceTheJig728 Permalink
DanceTheJig728
December 08, 1995

CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland, OH

Set 1: Sample in a Jar, Poor Heart > Simple > Runaway Jim, Fluffhead, It's Ice, Acoustic Army, Prince Caspian, Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Tweezer -> Kung -> Tweezer, Love You > Hold Your Head Up, The Squirming Coil, Tweezer Reprise > Run Like an Antelope[1]

Encore: Come Together[2] > A Day in the Life

[1] Brady Bunch theme tease.
[2] Phish debut.

Notes: Good Times Bad Times was dedicated to “the man in the dragon pants,” a.k.a. Jimmy Page. Antelope included a Brady Bunch theme tease. The encore, which included the first ever Phish performance of Come Together, was played in remembrance of John Lennon’s death on December 8, 1980.



December 16, 1995

Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY

Set 1: Buried Alive, AC/DC Bag > Taste That Surrounds, Ya Mar, The Sloth, Divided Sky, Dog Faced Boy, Julius > Suzy Greenberg

Set 2: Sample in a Jar, Reba[1], Scent of a Mule, Cavern > Mike's Song > Simple -> Weekapaug Groove[2] > The Squirming Coil

Encore: Fire

[1] No whistling.
[2] Unfinished.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. Weekapaug was unfinished.



December 17, 1995

Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY

Set 1: My Friend, My Friend > Poor Heart > A Day in the Life > Run Like an Antelope, The Mango Song > Tube > Stash, The Lizards, Chalk Dust Torture

Set 2: Bouncing Around the Room > Maze, Free > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Harry Hood > Sparkle > Tweezer[1] -> Tweezer Reprise

Encore: Hello My Baby, Runaway Jim

[1] Transition from Tweezer to Tweezer Reprise included a Page solo.

Notes: The transition from Tweezer to Tweezer Reprise included a Page solo.

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Abe_Froman Permalink
Abe_Froman Anyone mentioned 8/13/96 from Deer Creek? AKA LivePhish vol 12?

That's a good one...
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Abe_Froman Permalink
Abe_Froman Ok...I went back and actually read the thread...@MiguelSanchez has some nice calls, I really enjoy the 11/30/96 Sacramento show as a below the radar thing. Although I'm never sure what's "under the radar" with Phish fans, as we dissect their music mostly every day here.
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