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This show is an absolute classic, and illustrates perfectly the soul of Phish. Undoubtably my favorite all-time first set, the entire first half of the show is one giant highlight. The laid-back, funky AC/DC Bag yields a dark groove of a jam which segues absolutely perfectly into the Talking Heads` song Psycho Killer. The boys` version of the tune swims in funk, you can really hear Mike`s Modulus bass making the difference. After two verses of Killer, another dark jam ensues and segues into a stunning Jesus Just Left Chicago. Trey`s blues solo starts out patiently, but REALLY rips by the end of the song. Three songs in, and the show has been perfect note-for-note with the best ever JJLC! My Mind`s Got a Mind of Its Own is a nice bluegrass break, and the It`s Ice -> Swept Away > Steep -> It`s Ice sandwich works very well, too. Then comes Theme! Guys, I`m telling you...this is the most gorgeous Theme you`ll ever hear. Composed section is perfect, and the song is complete with a beautiful rock jam. Afterwards is a great Tube where Page takes control. He utilizes nearly every weapon in his keyboard arsenal here to give some kick-ass funk solos in this awesome Tube. The Tube-based "Dayton Jam" that follows continues the flow, and the set closes with a spot-on Slave.
The thing that stood out the most for me in the set was not only the tight, tight groove the band generated, but also the perfect placement of every song. Few shows have flowed like this one. Guys, THIS SHOW is the one to download. The first set is worth the price alone, and a great `97 second set follows, with a spacey Timber Ho! and a funky but contained Wolfman`s -> Boogie on Reggae Woman. Possum is another highlight.
Bottom line: if you have to chose just one show to get, for god`s sake make it this one! IT`S A MUST. You will absolutely not be dissapointed. No phan could be dissatisfied with this release. PEACE!
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i was sitting sec.b row 1 seat 7 at this show which is front row center. unbelievable, one of the bests shows ever. tube was played because of a sighn held up in the front area. psycho killer was a real treat and the second se was phenomanal. reba was one of the best i`ve ever heard, very smoothe. 1st boogie on reggae woman in like8 years or something and it sounded like it was something that was in their normal rotation. overall a great show with a lot of tight seuges. pattended fall 97 at its best.
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Listened to this whole show today while sitting in a Chicago snow storm Friday rush hour traffic smoking a big ass stogie. How nice to have such privacy in my car to listen to both sets in one sitting. Between the tunes, the pretty snow and it being Friday, bliss was abound. I`ve seen Phish 50+ times and have well over a thousand shows in my collection and THIS show is so dam special makes you want to wipe your eyes with joy. I was at the show the night before but had to get back to Chicago. Dam! Little did I know the WOW that was to happen. For any of you who are not familiar with this night, download it right now and turn it up loud. Top 20 best Phish show ever in my opinion. My favorite may still be 4/3/98 or 7/20/98 or the "OJ" show which I was at. Magical. Sensational. Unique, FUNKY!!!! Thank you Phish for always keep on keepin on.
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I just re-read my review and realized that it sounded like someone complaining about a Christmas present. (especially when Santa clearly read my list twice on this one).
So to clarify my sentiments: Thank you Phish for releasing this amazing show! Everyone download it, you won`t be sorry.
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This is without a doubt an amazing show, one of my favorites ever in fact, but I wish they had released a different show from this tour. (11/22/97!!!!) Everyone I know, including myself, already had the board of this show (and a matrix version as well) because it had been circulating for almost a year before they started selling it. Not that I`m against offering it to the masses, but anyone who really wanted it could have found it anyway. (for free)
Regardless, I am glad the boys acknowledged this gem! Keep the Fall `97 Boards coming!
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might be the best show they ever did. F-ing awesome. The best jam they ever by Phish is the opening jam of Timber Ho in the second set. The weirdest, darkest, out there, collective jam I have ever heard by the boys. This jam is anyones answer to the knock on Phish that they dont really get away from the groove enough and into completely uncharted territory like the dead. And you cant go wrong with Slave to the Traffic Light ever. buy it. I bootlegged it, but you should.
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I wasn`t at the show, and honestly at the time of this show, I probably hated this band. But times have changed in my life and I only wish I gave them a chance way back then. Because if I had I would have gone to this show, danced my ass off in the Dayton Jam, and shit my pants after Guyute>Possum.
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this is probably the best show i have heard. the magic of 97` is expressed in all its splendor in each and every song of this show. this show is a perfect eample of all the joy i derive from listening to phish.
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