PHISH, THURSDAY 07/11/1996
SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE
London, England

SET 1:

Runaway Jim: Standard.

Cavern: Cool placement. >

Reba[1] Page goes minor chord in this one for a bit, it’s cool! Trey builds a ton of tension at the end and climaxes this version very well. Another review states this is essentially a peak less version. Really? Listen again. Tons of big peaks. Would recommend!

I Didn't Know: Trey when introducing Fishman “Her Royal Highness”

Sparkle: Standard.

Stash: Wow! This Stash gets there and then some! Two awesome peaks with tons of tension to support. Whew! Would recommend.

Scent of a Mule: Page destroys his baby grand and blows Trey out of the water. Trey stops playing apparently to sit and watch Page go off. LOL. Once Trey comes back in he gets a very cool sustained note that has a Vibration of Life vibe to it. It’s sick! All the while Fish is killing it. I am not a SOAMule fan, but this one is great. Would recommend.

Sample in a Jar: Trey starts to go into Tela, thinks better of it and launches into Sample. Not a fan of that closing the set.

SET 2:

Harry Hood: Nicely jammed but there is no peak to speak of. >

Bouncing Around the Room: Oof. >

Also Sprach Zarathustra: Standard. >

Maze: Great Page/Trey interplay. Trey does a great job ramping up the tension going into the climax but he cannot quite peak this one hard enough for this version to be considered noteworthy.

The Lizards: Standard.

Hold Your Head Up > Terrapin > Hold Your Head Up: Crazy vac solo.

You Enjoy Myself: Average, maybe slightly above average. Never found that extra gear.

Hello My Baby[2] Can’t really hear this on Relisten, it was not amplified.

ENCORE:

A Day in the Life: No brainer to be played in this slot at this venue.

Summary: Surprisingly good show but first set is way better than the second. 3.8/5.

Replay Value: Reba, Stash, Scent of a Mule,

[1] No whistling.
[2] Without amplification.

Reba did not have the whistling ending. Hello My Baby was performed without amplification.