Audio | Trey Anastasio Band Debut New Original In Pittsburgh
By Scott Bernstein Dec 1, 2014 • 6:40 am PST
Not to be confused with the Pink Floyd song of the same name, Anastasio’s “Speak To Me” is a funky, horn-driven rocker that even features some scat singing. Trey has added a clap pedal to his rig that adds the effect of hands clapping, which he used in “Speak To Me.” Saturday’s show was also notable for the return of “Come As Melody,” a song that was a setlist staple in 2005 and 2006, but had disappeared ever since. In fact, Saturday was the first time TAB drummer and bassist Russ Lawton and Tony Markellis had ever performed the song in public. You’ll also notice in the photo above, the Phish front man has dusted off an older Languedoc guitar for the TAB tour. This axe was Anastasio’s backup guitar for the early and mid ’90s before it was refinished in tobacco burst a few years back.
Listen to an audience recording of “Speak To Me” from taper Steve Toney:
TAB Pittsburgh Setlist (via Phish.net)
Set One: Corona > Sand, Valentine, Night Speaks to a Woman, Pigtail, Cayman Review, Burn That Bridge, Dark and Down, Burlap Sack and Pumps, Bounce, Come As Melody, Tuesday
Set Two: The Song, Speak To Me[1], Gotta Jibboo, Gone, Liquid Time, Traveler, Last Tube, Plasma, Shine, Clint Eastwood, First Tube
Encore: Black Dog
[1] Debut.
