Phish wrapped up the first leg of their 2012 Summer tour on
Sunday night in Saratoga Springs, NY. I am only able to see a handful of
shows each year with a family and career, so I have gotten a kick out of
letting modern technology work for me. I have either listened to or
watched every show this summer from the comfort of my home via couch tour,
streaming, webcast, and through the LivePhish app and I can say this is some of
the most consistent playing and showmanship that I have heard from Phish in
years.
I just wanted to say a special “THANK YOU” to Scott Marks
(phish.net) and Scott Bernstein (Hidden Track) who have both provided excellent
‘in-show’ reporting and reviews on each show the duration of the tour. If
you have not done so yet, be sure to follow @bizarchive and @YEMblog on
Twitter for the most in-depth Phish analysis available anywhere.
As a whole, the three night stand at the Saratoga Performing
Arts Center book-ended a 20-show summer tour that has been full of bust
outs, interesting jams, and well-thought out set lists from a band that is on
top of their game.
Sunday night’s show at SPAC gave us some of the stronger
Phish 3.0 versions of “Party Time,” “Split Open and Melt,” “Kill Devil Falls,”
and “Piper.” Phish also dusted off ZZ Top’s “La Grange” and played the rare
“Swept Away” > “Steep,” and the always welcomed “Kung.” The crowd in
Saratoga Springs were also treated to what has become a somewhat rare “YEM”
encore.
The band kicks off the second leg of their tour on August 15th
in Long Beach, CA and if you have the chance, go see Phish this summer-you will
not be disappointed!!!
-Will Fisher, The Showbiz Kids
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