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Looks2Much Permalink
Looks2Much I was thinking about this today... there are a few songs that seem to tell you that the band is really feeling it.. it's more than just feeling the groove it's more like they want that particular show to just blow people away or maybe even be remembered...

However, one of these songs does not have to be played to make a show special...

It seems like shows that include...

Icculus & Psycho Killer fit into this description... what others am I forgetting?
Score: 3

atomx Permalink
atomx ha ha ha
Score: 5

patper Permalink
patper Auld Lang Syne
Score: 5

Looks2Much Permalink
Looks2Much Kung is another one I should have included
Score: 9

Furry_Thug Permalink
Furry_Thug Saw It Again
Score: 5

kipmat Permalink
kipmat For 2012, I would answer Number Line Sand. :)
Score: 4

n00b100 Permalink
n00b100 Walk Away has a pretty good hit rate.
Score: 6

me_no_are_no_nice_guy Permalink
me_no_are_no_nice_guy I've heard that a Sleeping Monkey encore was an indicator that the band was really feelin that show.

I like the Buffalo Bill suggestion too.
Score: 6

bostonron Permalink
bostonron It used to be Makisupa. I'm sure that's still true to an extent. I can't think of a "clunker" when Makisupa shows up though...
Score: 4

bostonron Permalink
bostonron Also, the band only seems to play Fire when they are in fact on fire.
Score: 5

Jimmymac03 Permalink
Jimmymac03 Mike's fight bell.

Edit: and of course Velvet Sea.
Score: 0

spaced Permalink
spaced Great thread idea. Icculus, Catapult, and Have Mercy seem like the main examples to me. Harpua and Forbins > Mbird you could argue, but I think those tend to be planned in advance for major "event" type shows, where the others tend to be more spontaneous.

I really like the fact that the band has so many "special occasion" type songs, where just the fact that it was played says something about the show.
Score: 0

TheArgus Permalink
TheArgus Izabella

And spare Coventry, can't think of a bad show containing The Curtain With (key word WITH!!!)
Score: 6

TheArgus Permalink
TheArgus oh, and Tube, but only (or well mostly) when it is jammed to in some extent
Score: 3

ledzepmaster Permalink
ledzepmaster Peaches En Regalia.
Score: 7

PhishNChips Permalink
Buried Alive (opener)

Soul Shakedown Party
Score: 4

cactoid Permalink
cactoid No Quarter, Walfredo, f*** Your Face, Izabella, Manteca, Saw it Again
Score: 4

JMarks1445 Permalink
JMarks1445 Meatstick, especially in 3.0. Destiny Unbound maybe too, but it's still probably too rare.
Score: 0

MiguelSanchez Permalink
MiguelSanchez @bostonron said:
It used to be Makisupa. I'm sure that's still true to an extent. I can't think of a "clunker" when Makisupa shows up though...
Exactly what I came to say.

Maybe undermind now-a-days too
Score: 1

momasCaptain Permalink
Ha ha ha? Merriweather 09' was not an insane show, but that's only one exception, can't completely write it off bc of one show, right?
Score: 1

RovingReporter Permalink
RovingReporter Show of Life> Joy> Jennifer Dances> Crowd Control.

You should see the shit-eating grin on my face right now.
Score: 9

JayDubya Permalink
JayDubya Came in to say Buried Alive
Score: 2

Herbdacious Permalink
Herbdacious I always used to think in my experience NICU was a precursor to a good show IE Albany 09, Bethel n2, Charlotte 2011
Score: 2

MiguelSanchez Permalink
MiguelSanchez @RovingReporter said:
Show of Life> Joy> Jennifer Dances> Crowd Control. You should see the shit-eating grin on my face right now.
i like your style.
Score: 1

Onlymike Permalink
Onlymike How about HYHU? Fishman doesn't roll out the Electrolux for just any old show these days.
Score: 4

spacecoyote Permalink
spacecoyote When Harry Hood opens a show.
Score: 3

Looks2Much Permalink
Looks2Much I said Icculus and Psycho killer, someone else posted Forbin > Mockingbird and Catapult, I guess that would mean that the band was really trying to hammer Hartford '09 into the stone tablets of Phish history.. maybe the most "special show songs" ever in one show???

August 14, 2009

The Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT

Set 1: Punch You In the Eye, AC/DC Bag > NICU, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Birds of a Feather, Lawn Boy, Stash, I Didn't Know, Middle of the Road, Character Zero

Set 2: Down with Disease[1] > Wilson > Slave to the Traffic Light, Piper[2] > Water in the Sky, Ghost -> Psycho Killer -> Catapult -> Icculus[3] > You Enjoy Myself

Encore: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

[1] Reba jam; unfinished.
[2] Spill the Wine tease from Page.
[3] Narration centered on the fact that "you crazy kids" just don't read anymore.

Notes: This show featured the first versions of Forbin’s and Mockingbird since September 30, 2000 (96 shows), which were performed without narration. During I Didn’t Know, Trey introduced Fish as “Recent Julliard Master’s Vacuum Program graduate, the one and only, Jon Moses Quagmire DeWitt Hampton.” DWD contained a Reba jam and was unfinished. Piper included a Spill the Wine tease from Page. This show featured the first Psycho Killer since December 7, 1997 (282 shows). Psycho Killer was unfinished and disintegrated into a self-described, electronic “Pong” jam. During the post-Psycho Killer “Pong” jam, Trey initiated a dance contest saying that whoever could best dance to that music would “win something.”  After Catapult (while continuing the “Pong” jam), Trey asked, “Does everybody else love this song as much as I do?” and said that he was “waiting for the day when they play stuff like this on the radio.”  Icculus was last performed on July 18, 1999 (193 shows). The Icculus narration centered on the fact that “you crazy kids” just don’t read anymore.  The “Pong” jam reappeared during the YEM jam. The soundcheck included a jam with lyrics that were made up on the fly with Trey on bass (so that Mike could check on bass sounds from the audience) and Fish on drums. Trey briefly quoted Spill the Wine and The Pendulum during the soundcheck jam.

Score: 4

Looks2Much Permalink
Looks2Much In more recent years I might put I Didn't Know in this category as well
Score: 1

ProfJibboo Permalink
ProfJibboo In 2012, it was YEM.
Score: 7

frump Permalink
frump @RovingReporter said:
Show of Life> Joy> Jennifer Dances> Crowd Control.

You should see the shit-eating grin on my face right now.
> TTE

but seriously, came to say the curtain with
Score: 1

smuggs Permalink
smuggs vultures, mcgrupp, saw it again, tela, split open, have mercy -utica
Score: 1

dyn0mite Permalink
dyn0mite For me any show with YEM is usually an enjoyable show.
Score: 1

DanceTheJig728 Permalink
DanceTheJig728 @ProfJibboo said:
In 2012, it was YEM.

Yup, 5 best shows of the summer anyone?

June 23, 2012

First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown, PA

Set 1: Funky Bitch > Backwards Down the Number Line, Gumbo > Maze[1], Torn and Frayed, The Moma Dance > Scent of a Mule[2], 46 Days, You Enjoy Myself[3]

Set 2: Gotta Jibboo > Mike's Song > Simple > Light > Weekapaug Groove[4] -> Seven Below, Bouncing Around the Room > Julius > Slave to the Traffic Light

Encore: The Lizards

[1] Eleanor Rigby tease from Page and Trey.
[2] Mule duel featured Page on theremin.
[3] Scent of a Mule tease from Trey.
[4] Divided Sky tease from Trey.

Notes: Maze featured an Eleanor Rigby tease from Page and Trey. The Mule duel featured Page on theremin. YEM contained a Scent of a Mule tease from Trey. Weekapaug contained a Divided Sky tease from Trey.


July 08, 2012

Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

Set 1: AC/DC Bag > My Soul, Camel Walk, Sample in a Jar, Wilson > Party Time, Gumbo, Nellie Kane, Driver, Foam, If I Could, Split Open and Melt > La Grange

Set 2: Axilla > Light > Twist[1] > Kill Devil Falls[2] -> My Friend, My Friend[3] > Swept Away > Steep > Piper > Free > Kung > Harry Hood[4] > Cavern > David Bowie

Encore: You Enjoy Myself[5]

[1] Brief In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease from Trey.
[2] Theme from Jeopardy! tease.
[3] No "Myfe" ending.
[4] Kung quote.
[5] Flash Light tease from Mike; theme from Sanford and Son teases in vocal jam.

Notes: La Grange was played for the first time since September 22, 1999 (301 shows). Twist contained a brief In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease from Trey, Kill Devil Falls included a Jeopardy! theme tease, and Hood contained a Kung quote. My Friend My Friend did not contain the "Myfe" ending. Page thanked the fans and crew for a great tour prior to You Enjoy Myself. YEM subsequently contained a Flash Light tease from Mike and teases of the theme to Sanford and Son in the vocal jam.


August 19, 2012

Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

Set 1: Crowd Control, Party Time, Axilla, Reba, Free > Mound > Walk Away, NICU > Back on the Train, Gotta Jibboo > Roggae, David Bowie

Set 2: Crosseyed and Painless[1] > Light[2] -> Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley[3] -> Crosseyed and Painless > Theme From the Bottom > Rocky Top, Boogie On Reggae Woman > Meatstick[4], Bug, You Enjoy Myself

Encore: Ride Captain Ride > Tweezer Reprise

[1] The Cave tease.
[2] Crosseyed and Painless and Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) teases
[3] Crosseyed and Painless tease.
[4] Japanese lyrics.

Notes: This was the third of three pay per view performances.  Crosseyed contained a tease of The Cave. Eleanor Rigby was teased prior to the start of the second set. Light and Sneakin' Sally both included Crosseyed teases. Light also included a  Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) tease. Mike teased China Cat Sunflower before Bug. Meatstick included Japanese lyrics. Prior to Ride Captain Ride, Page said, "We had a lot of fun tonight. Thank you guys. I hope we can come back here and play again."


August 28, 2012

Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO

Set 1: Punch You In the Eye > Runaway Jim, Ocelot > Reba, I Didn't Know, The Curtain > Peaches en Regalia > Mound > Sample in a Jar, The Sloth, Camel Walk, Possum > Quinn the Eskimo

Set 2: Chalk Dust Torture -> Frankie Says -> Undermind -> Sand -> Walk Away, Limb By Limb > Julius > Also Sprach Zarathustra, You Enjoy Myself

Encore: Shine a Light

Notes: Before the vacuum solo in I Didn't Know, Trey introduced Fish as "The John Coltrane of the vacuum cleaner."


August 31, 2012

Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO

Set 1: First Tube, Uncle Pen, Carini > Kill Devil Falls, You Enjoy Myself[1], Ocelot[2], Undermind

Set 2: Runaway Jim[3] > Farmhouse > Alaska, Chalk Dust Torture[3] > Emotional Rescue > Fuck Your Face[4]

Encore: Grind, Meatstick[5]

[1] "We all love Dick's" vocal jam theme.
[2] Crosseyed and Painless tease.
[3] Unfinished.
[4] Emotional Rescue quote.
[5] Japanese Lyrics.

Notes: This show was officially webcast via LivePhish. The first letters of the songs of this show spelled out "Fuck Your Face" before Fuck Your Face itself was played. Before You Enjoy Myself, Page said "We are so happy to be back in this place, thank you guys so much. We love Dick's, we do." The crowd responded by chanting "We love Dick's."  The You Enjoy Myself vocal jam was based around a "We Love Dick's" theme with different band members' names inserted. Ocelot included a Crosseyed and Painless tease. Prior to the second set, Trey wished Matty from the Waterwheel table a happy birthday. Runaway Jim and Chalk Dust were unfinished. Emotional Rescue was played for the first time since September 30, 2000 (236 shows). Fuck Your Face contained an Emotional Rescue quote.

Score: 5

DanceTheJig728 Permalink
DanceTheJig728 Destiny Unbound if no one mentioned it!
Score: 2

TwiceBitten Permalink
TwiceBitten They don't just bust out Brother or Camel Walk at ordinary shows...
Score: 3

RoverPhish Permalink
@bostonron said:
It used to be Makisupa. I'm sure that's still true to an extent. I can't think of a "clunker" when Makisupa shows up though...
I remember reading this somewhere too
Score: 1

jerryguscia Permalink
jerryguscia After Midnight? Definitely After Midnight (Reprise)
Score: 1

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