Phish / 1993.07.24

Phish
Date: 1993.07.24
Venue: Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield,MA
Recoded: Paul Languedoc
Source: LivePhish (MP3)
Price: $9.95
Runtime: 2h39min
★ 7.2

今回の Archive も
Dinner And A Movie Episode 34
と連動してリリースされました。



今回は、Page が Collection
している. VHS Tape を使用しているので
映像は、それほど綺麗ではなかった。
They は珍しくShort Pants 姿だった。

Notes には、
伝説の 93 年 Summer Tour と記されていますが、
演奏自体は、まだまだ発展途上かなという印象です。

Phanとしては、映像を観れば音源が欲しくなる、
音源を聴けば、映像が欲しくなる。
今は、それを両方満たしてくれているので満足です。

そうそう、この Show のラストは、
私の大好きな Free Bird ですが、
この日の演奏はアカペラです。
そもそもそ Free Bird を
演奏しているのは数回しかないはずで、
( 我が家には Wynonna とやっている 1 公演しかない )
ほとんどが、アカペラヴァージョンです。


それに商魂逞しく、
Drygoods も発売するわけです。



そして、Phish も Rivera Maya に Come Back します。


NOTES
On July 24, 1993 Phish played their first headlining performance
at Great Woods Performing Arts Center in Mansfield, MA,
a modern amphitheater with a capacity of about 15,000.
Reserved tickets cost $19.50 and the Saturday night show was sold out.
This was a watershed moment.
Phish had paid their dues around Boston from club dates
at Molly’s and The Paradise to theater shows at the Strand,
Somerville, and Orpheum, opening for Santana at Great Woods,
and New Year’s Eve shows at World Trade Center and Matthews Arena.
Unlike its predecessors, Great Woods ‘93 had a video feed
that was captured on VHS tapes and kept in Page’s collection
until being transferred for release -
a rare full-show video from the legendary Summer 1993 Phish tour.
On the heels of their latest album, Rift, Phish’s process of crafting live shows
was evolving, incorporating new sounds
including Page’s Yamaha C7 grand piano and the return of his Fender Rhodes.
With a deeper catalog and instrumentation came expanded production,
l Like the multi-panel Minkin backdrop and moving lights,
and a growing devoted audience to enjoy it.

Llama opened the show and set I highlights continued with Divided Sky,
killer Stash with choreography,
the only The Mango Song > Bouncing Around The Room pairing to-date,
and The Squirming Coil. Set II got rolling with 2001 > Split Open And Melt
and a potent Fluffhead > Maze with megaphone vocalizations and 2001 callback.
Glide showcased Mike and Trey’s onstage ice-sliding moves a
nd Mike’s Song featured an extended jam with
strobe lights/hazers that set up Yerushalayim Shel Zahav > Weekapaug Groove.
Purple Rain displayed Fish’s vocal and vacuum skills before
Daniel Saw The Stone > Good Times Bad Times brought set II to a close.
The arena rock barbershop air guitar of Free Bird capped
an electric Great Woods experience.

Great Woods ‘93 was recorded by Paul Languedoc to DAT
nd cassette and mastered by Fred Kevorkian.
Video from this show was featured on
Episode 34 of ‘Dinner And A Movie - An Archival Video Series.

SHOW NOTES:
1st The Mango Song since 5/17/92
Maze included 2001 teases.