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Phish | 06.02.09 | Jones Beach
Phish sets sail for three shows back at Long Island's Jones Beach with an old-school...

FIRST OFF! The rainbow is on tour - it made an appearance right before the show started. Where was this reviewer, inside? It POURED rain hours before the show and finally cleared up before the boys took the stage. As we were walking in there was the rainbow, right over head- I hoped that it was a good sign, I had NO IDEA. This show was the real deal. So many smiles from the band last night, Trey was dancing during several songs and can anyone believe that set list? During the second set my friends and I kept looking at each other, what can they possibly play next - anything was possible. Harry Hood was the best song of the night, the spacey soundscape Page created was unbelievable, especially with the lights backup. This is a new Phish - new songs (both of which were great, especially Kill Devil Falls which I definitely see getting played often) and new takes on old songs - the best example being Harry Hood. Phish dropped bombs last night, this show more than Hampton and Fenway showed to me that Phish is back and better than ever. They will only get better as tour goes on! GO SEE PHISH!

I witnessed Operation #LeakySecret and i beat them to one song, encore Suzy Greenberg! any one have an extra for friday? there were MAD amounts in the lot yesterday, but you never know.

with Mike in that outfit, you've gotta marvel that they didn't cover The Who, right? that's just what I'm vibing...

sweet review - thank you!! your descriptions and observations are much appreciated (i.e. old-school set-list-age-ness, even) :-)

Great review. Please keep on giving us the musical take along with the scene/vibe. Thanks!

Judging off the SBD recording for both JB 1 and Fenway, Jones beach really blows Fenway out of the water. The boys sound great!

Do your research. "If I Could" was played in Vegas 04.

Hi JWEIR420,

This is Brian Bavosa, author of the article. I appreciate you reading, but "If I Could," was not played by PHISH since 6.28.00 at PNC Bank Arts Center in NJ (a show I attended), until last night.

In Vegas '04 (shows I also attended), the band played "Lifeboy," but NOT "If I Could."

Again, thanks for reading and supporting JamBase. I hope you enjoy the summer tour. -BB

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04/15/04 Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

Set I: Buried Alive> AC/DC Bag, Limb By Limb, The Moma Dance, Old Home Place, Roggae, Water in the Sky, All of These Dreams, Stash> Timber (Jerry the Mule)

Set II: 46 Days, Drowned> Also Sprach Zarathustra> Down With Disease> Free, Scent of a Mule> Girls Girls Girls1> Scent of a Mule, Secret Smile, Crowd Control, Slave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Sneaking Sally Through the Alley2

1 Jay-Z Cover; With Jen Hartswick; First time played

2 With Vocal Jam: Lime in the Coconut, references to Fishman's 'Song Making Suit'.

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04/16/04 Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

Set I: Seven Below, Rock and Roll, Boogie On Reggae Woman, Back On The Train> Possum, Strange Design, Gumbo, Brian and Robert, Taste

Set II: Gotta Jibboo, Twist, Camel Walk, Wilson1, HYHU> Love You> HYHU2, Waves> Lifeboy, The Horse> Silent in the Morning, Loving Cup

Encore: Harry Hood

1 with Little Drummer Boy tease

2 Fishman comes out on the stage with the "magical suit" that has been rumored and that Trey referred to on the previous evening in the "Sally" vocal jam

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04/17/04 Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV

Set I: Soul Shakedown Party, Halley's Comet> Tweezer, Ginseng Sullivan, Horn, Sample in a Jar, Piper> Frankenstein> David Bowie

Set II: Meatstick1, Pebbles and Marbles2> Prince Caspian> Simple, Friday, Ghost, You Enjoy Myself3> Tweezer Reprise4

Encore: Wolfman's Brother5, The Squirming Coil

1 Inspired by Mike-side audience singing during setbreak/lights out

2 With Manteca Teases

3 With Meatsick teases, Meatstick audience sing-along, Trey dance solos

4 'Time for the Meatstick', 'Won't You Step Into The Meatstick?'

5 First ever Wolfman's Encore; Multiple teases: Sneakin' Sally, Simple, Possum

^ what's the term? Oh yea, PWNED

Damn! Take THAT jweir

awesome review, super stoked for 6/9. Setlist looked awesome. "If I Could" is a great tune.

pwned is right.. jweir was not expectin that..

The review is great, all the shows so far have sounded great. I can't wait for asheville, knoxville, and roo, blah blah blah. but - those have got to be the sickest lights I have ever seen.

bb,

thanks for your ongoing reviews of these shows. would love to see/read more lot/phan observations.

also, I completely agree Bavosa. I've been to SPAC>Camden>Coventry>Hampton>Phenway> and JB1 was the best I've heard them sound live since Saratoga 2004.

now give me a 4-6 song set with 1 or 2 25+ min spaced out jam and I'll be happier than a No2 in Philly.

the reviewer forgot to mention phish had to start the second set late...they couldnt find gordo again...