New music alert: Discovery Ft. members of Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot
A new collaboration between one heavy weight indie band member, Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) and one semi-heavy weight, Wes Miles (Ra Ra Riot) are causing some waves. As my one friend put it, “this discovery album is effen serious”.
The album is called “LP” (clever boys), and is due out on July 7th off of XL. Not only is the album the work of these two indie kids, but some guest vocals are provided by Ezra Koenig, the lead singer of Vampire Weekend and Angel Deradooria from the recently transcended Brooklyn based group, Dirty Projectors.
This is some really fantastic electronic pop melodies. If you were lacking in tunes to jam late night this summer time, don’t fret. Below you can give the songs a test drive on YouTube.
“Orange Shirt”
“Osaka Loop Line”
“I Want You Back” (Jackson 5)
“Swing Tree”
“So Insane”
“I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend (ft. Angel Deradoorian)”
Michael Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)
What a freaky day in icon world. Not only does every boys fantasy girl pass away after a long stand fighting cancer but the freaking KING OF POP dies! I don’t want to over shadow Farrah Fawcett because once again, she was and probably will remain to be every young male’s fantasy girl, but when you go on the same day as someone like Michael Jackson who not only defined one generation but multiple and brought together soul and pop music to create what has been hailed as the greatest cross over album in the histroy of recorded music, Thriller. Well, there’ s not much more I have to say.
There’s no question that my obsession with music was partly due to the “man in the mirror”. I’m not ashamed to say that I stood in front of the TV when Thriller came on trying to memorize the dance moves with my sisters.
Here’s a little playlist of some, and I stress some, of my favorite MJ tunes. Enjoy.
Review of Andrew Bird @ BoA Pavilion 6/19/08
On this gloomy Friday, that turned into a partial sunny afternoon, we dragged our work week bodies to the Seaport Bar & Grill for some pregame beverages before walking over to the Andrew Bird / Calexico show at the BoA Pavilion with a clear understanding to catch all of the opener. Those unfamiliar with Calexico, get familiar. Originating from Tuscon, Arizona, they’ve been around the block. If you listen to WERS you’ve probably heard their latest single, “Two Silver Trees “, off of Carried to Dust. Over the years they’ve received sporadic recognition and exposure such as their collaboration with Iron & Wine for an EP, In the Reins, but are definitely due for more. One of their more famous tracks is a cover of the Love song, “Alone Again”, which closed out their set and forced us out of our seats to get the blood flowing before Andrew hit the stage. Turning around at the end of their set, I was happy to see a good portion of the venue filled. I’m sure they picked up a few new fans from this night.
Over all, the venue was a little more then half full for the show. A bit odd, considering Andrew Bird has been gracing the Boston area with his presence for over a decade (from Johnny D’s, to Middle East to Berklee to the Pavilion). But it was also refreshing to go up to get a beer and not have any line.
“Sweetbreads” opened the set, which is more commonly known as “Dark Matter” off of Armchair Apocrypha. Andrew was his usual talkative self and explained after this song that he was inspired by a cook book about sweetbreads that he once read while half asleep and thinking about eating thoughts. As he rambled he began to confuse himself and the crowd. Andrew likes to open his mouth and let his thoughts do all the talking so it’s usually disjointed. Sticking with the same album, they jumped into a lively rendition of “Fiery Crash”.
Reaching back a little father into his library, they played the slow and fidgety tune, “Opposite Day”, from …Mysterious Production of Eggs. The next set of songs would highlight his latest release, Noble Beast, starting with “Fitz and Dizzyspells”. The energy from this song was a sign of things to come for this show. “Natural Disaster” followed and relaxed the crowd back from the edge of our seats where we sat bobbing our heads to Fitz. “Mastersworm”, a song about radiolarians, tiny microorganisms that live at the bottom of the ocean. Andrew is a tried and true nature boy and it shows throughout his lyrics. Before moving on, he explained that the next couple of tunes are about anti-social tendencies. “Oh No”, the Noble Beast single and one of Bird’s greatest whistle-a-long songs to date, was first up. We tried to whistle with him but not every human being has as much saliva as Bird so this was short lived. “Effigy” was the second anti-social inspired song. The next song, “Anonanimal”, was inspired by the animals from the movie The Dark Crystal as Andrew explained. How can you not love this guy.
The first and only cover of the night was an old timey tune called “Trials, Troubled, Tribulations”. The next song, “Imitosis”, showcased the chops of Andrew’s drummer, Martin Dosh. I was hoping to get a “Simple X”, a song that blew me away at the Berklee show a couple years back and introduced me to Dosh’s abilities. “Cataracts” slowed things down but this was necessary for what was to come.
This was the last show for the joint Andrew and Calexico bill. Andrew has known the boys from Calexico for sometime and was very sad to see their paths divide. We all knew what this meant, it was time to use up the space on the giant stage; enter the six members of Calexico. “Skin is, my” kicked things off and as the guitars roared and horns soared towards the first chorus, the crowd slowly rose to their feet. For the remainder of the show most of us stood to pay homage to the amazing performance unraveling in front of us. The sound was huge and everyone was feeling it. Even folks who would rather sit joined in on the excitement. When they broke into “Synthian Empire”, I turned to my friend Josh in excitement. I had claimed this my favorite song of the year back in 2007 when Armchair Apocrypha came out and hearing it with Calexico on stage was a huge treat for these ears. One more with everyone, the sneaky but heartfelt song, “Tables and Chairs”, found on …Mysterious Production of Eggs. As they took their bows and left the stage, the crowd roared and banged on chairs giving them a clear sign that we would not be happy with just one more song.
Up until this point they had played songs from only the past three albums, besides the old timey cover tune. So it was a special moment when Bird came out all alone to pull off “Why?”, a song from his 2001 release, The Swimming Pool. As he rubs his head and moves about sporadically, this song shows off Andrew’s madness perfectly. From the pluck of the strings to the vilont stoke of his bow with horsehair loosely flying about, Andrew Bird is a true modern day virtuoso.
They went on to play two more songs in the first encore (“Headsoak” and “Fake Palindromes”). Then, feeling the excitement in the crowd, Andrew came back out for a 2nd encore and played “Don’t Be Scared” off of his 2003 album, Weather Systems.
It was quite a night and ranks up there with shows I’ve seen at the pavilion as well as shows I’ve seen period. We took a lot of pictures, below are just a handful. To see more, go to T Dog’s Flickr page.
Complete setlist:
- Sweetbreads/Dark Matter
- Fiery Crash
- Opposite Day
- Fitz and Dizzyspells
- Natural Disaster
- Mastersworm
- Oh No
- Effigy
- Anonanimal
- Trials, Troubles, Tribulations
- Imitosis
- Cataracts
- Skin is, My (w/ Calexico)
- Scythian Empire (w/ Calexico)
- Tables and Chairs (w/ Calexico)
1st Encore:
- Why?
- Headsoak
- Fake Palindromes
2nd Encore:
- Don’t Be Scared
Pictures from the show:
Passion Pit @ Paradise Rock Club 6/18/09
When I first heard “Sleepyhead” early last year I didn’t know what quite to think. Minus the vocals, the sound was familiar. Electropop is nothing new and is considered by some to be almost mainstream thanks to Matt Murphy and his LCD Soundsystem project and our friends across the pond, Hot Chip. But if I had to choose one of the two that Passion Pit reminds me the most of it’s LCD. Not necessarily because of their sound but because of how the music is produced and written. In essence, a one man show.
In no way am I discounting the talent that now supports Michael Angelakos. As clearly stated at this show, Passion Pit is more a band then it is a moniker like LCD Soundsystem is for Matt Murphy. Keeping the beat behind the drums with his big studio headphones is Nate Donmoyer, on the synth/samples/guitar is Ayad Al Adhamy, on bass is Jeff Apruzzese and on the keyboard is Ian Hultquist. It’s still way too early to say whether ‘Pit will have a similar rotating cast of characters like LCD but it’s safe to say that right now, the band appears to be locked in to a groove.
I began the show in the pit, snapping a few shots before handing it off to my photo guerrilla, T dog. Therefor, the performance didn’t start to really hit me until they played “Secret Place”. As I suspected in my preview, the chorus section that uses a group of kids for the melody was supported by the crowd, but not because the band asked them to, but because the crowd wanted to. This formula suites Passion Pit very well. Besides Michael’s vocal style, this helps differentiate them from the other electropop bands. Later, when they played “The Reeling” for the encore, the crowd responded with force, “Oh noooooooo”, over and over again.
Besides the typical standouts, “The Reeling” and “Sleepyhead”, a song that took me for a ride was “Swimming in the Flood”. One of the slower tracks on Manners, their debut album. With its simple keyboard line over Michael’s floating vocals, this song does a nice job of lifting the crowd in to a frenzy as it draws to a close.
With the family and close friends in attendance, the band was excited to be home. To me, it seems as if lead man, Michael Angelakos, is a bit shocked by the rush of success and attention they’ve received. Everyone else appears pumped to be along for the ride. It must be a daunting thought to be the main song writer for a band that has only one hour of material, was signed by a major label (they are signed to Columbia Records in the U.K.), and will be under the gun to reach into his brain to pick out more “Sleepyheads” and “The Reelings” to keep the momentum going. It’s a daunting task but one I sense Michael is up to.
One thing is for sure, the kids were jamming last night. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the Paradise is by far the best midsize venue in the greater Boston area. From the giant polls painted to look like funky trees that stand smack in the middle of the room to the close proximity of the balcony that hovers over the crowd, there’s a sense of comradery in the ‘Dise. Every show that’s geared towards dancing should be performed here. My only comment would be to the house sound team. The bass amps stage right were a bit ridiculous. I felt my brain move several inches to the left and right every time the bass or kick drum was hit with force.
I look forward to following Passion Pit and hope that next time around instead of one hour of music in their repertoire they’ll have two hours to help keep the party going.
Here are some more pics from the show for your enjoy
ment.
For more Passion Pit info, visit the following sites:
www.myspace.com/passionpitjams
Passion Pit tonight at Paradise in Boston (Sold Out)
Going to the Passion Pit show tonight at the Paradise Rock Club. Should be a good time as it’s a home coming show for these Emerson students. Not even sure you can call them students anymore based on the media reaction to their latest album, Manners.
Buy Manners: (Amazon) (iTunes) (Insound) (eMusic)
Looking forward to seeing how the crystal clear production on the album translates in a live show. Wonder if they’ll keep the chorus of kids in the music some how for songs like “The Reeling” and “Little Secrets”. I bet, in fact I’d be willing to put a PBR on this one, they encourage the crowd to sing the parts. I can see it now, “higher and higher, higher and higher”.
See you kiddies there.
Stream “The Reeling” (Mike Snow Remix) courtesy of RCRDLBL
Bonus Downloads
Listen & Download: “The Reeling” (Wallpaper. Remix)
Listen & Download: “Sleepyhead” (Wallpaper. Dio Remix)
Remembering middle school with Better Than Ezra
If you grew up going to grade school in the 90’s, then you know you jammed out to “Good” by Better Than Ezra at one point in your life. Well, get ready, cause you have another chance to grab that girl across the dance floor you woosed out on asking to dance in middle school to that song when they swing in to Boston to play the Paradise Rock Club on June 20th.
Believe it or not, Better Than Ezra has a loyal fan base and they call themselves, get ready, the “Ezralites”. Another little tid-bit I learned about the trio from New Orleans, no one really knows the origin of their band name. The band purposely kept it a secret as a promotional tool.
They aren’t on tour to relive the old days, they are alive and kicking and recently came out with some new material on the album, Paper Empire, released on May 12th.
Buy Tickets to the Paradise Show
Better Than Ezra official website
Purchase Paper Empire (iTunes) (CD)
Listen & Download: “Absolutely Still” (off of Paper Empire)
Listen to “Good” over at the Hype Machine and become one with your pegged jeans
Full Tour Schedule:
June 16 9:30 Club Washington, DC
June 17 Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
June 18 Thursday At The Square Buffalo, NY
June 19 The Fillmore NY @ Irving Place New York, NY
June 20 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
June 23 House Of Blues Cleveland, OH
June 25 The Vogue Indianapolis, IN
June 26 4th Street Live Louisville, KY
June 27 House Of Blues Chicago, IL
June 28 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
July 9 Alive @ 5 Stamford, CT
July 10 Bottle &Cork Dewey Beach, DE
July 11 The NorVa Norfolk, VA
July 12 The National Theatre Richmond, VA
July 14 The Rex Theatre Pittsburgh, PA
July 15 Emerald Theatre Mount Clemens, MI
July 17 Snowden Grove Ampitheatre Southaven, MS
July 18 40 Watt Club Athens, GA
July 19 3rd &Lindsley Nashville, TN
July 24 Kansas City Live Kansas City, MO
July 25 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
August 13 Plaza De Cesar Chavez San Jose, CA
August 21 Power Plant Live Baltimore, MD
August 22 Budweiser Downtown Live Raleigh, NC
October 4 Gretna Heritage Festival Gretna, LA
October 7 Walt Disney World Resort, Epcot Center Orlando, FL
October 17 Great Miss. River Balloon Race Natchez, MS
Andrew Bird @ BoA Pavilion this Friday in Boston
That crazy melody making whistler is gracing us with his presence this Friday at the BoA Pavilion. I’m excited cause it’s my first show at the pavilion (also known as Harbor Lights) this summer and it never officially feels like summer until I get down there. I’m hoping our weather will feel the same way and open up its heart to summer time weather once the birdman passes through our corner of the world. Seriously, this weather is getting to be a bit depressing.
If you’re new to Andrew Bird, I highly recommend starting with the album, Mysterious Production of Eggs. This is the album that first grabbed a hold of me and it was the song, “A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left”, off of this album that first drew me to investigate the “mysterious” songstress. I even remember the blog it came from, lovely Fluxblog (Grab it from My Old Kentucky Blog).
The great thing about seeing Andrew live is the songs are often changed up from their studio arrangements. Andrew is truly a modern day prodigy and can never seem to stop thinking about different arrangements for all the melodies floating in his brain (Read his New York Times article on how he writes songs in their Measure for Measure blog).
On the albums, Andrew writes and I believe plays most if not all the instruments. However, instead of watching him create loops for half the show (it’s more like a quarter), he brings along some friends to jam out. Martin Dosh provides back up on percussion, loops and keys. Keep an eye out for “Simple X”, a Dosh song that made it on Andrew’s previous release, Armchair Apocrypha. The last show I saw they nailed it and the song highlights Dosh’s otherworldly percussion skills. Jeremy Ylvisaker supports on the guitar, bass, organ and shortwave. A recent addition is Mike Lewis, who plays with Jeremy Ylvsaker in Alpha Consumer.
Buy Noble Beast (released in January 2009)
Download & Listen: “Oh No” (from Noble Beast)
Official Andrew Bird website: www.andrewbird.net
Myspace page: www.myspace.com/andrewbird
Tour Dates:
Jun 15 – Cobb Energy PAC – Atlanta, GA
Jun 18 – Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY
Jun 19 – Bank of America Pavilion – Boston, MA
Jul 10 – Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Jul 11 – Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA
Jul 13 – Red Butte Garden – Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 14 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
Jul 16 – Britt Pavilion – Jacksonville, OR
Jul 17 – Marymoor Amphitheatre – Redmond, WA
Jul 18 – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater – Troutdale, OR
Jul 19 – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater – Troutdale, OR
Jul 26 – Squaw Velley Ski Resort – Olympic Valley, CA
Aug 7 – Lollapalooza – Grant Park – Chicago, IL
Aug 8 – Lollapalooza – Grant Park – Chicago, IL
Aug 9 – Lollapalooza – Grant Park - Chicago, IL
Oct 2 – Austin City Limits Festival – Austin, TX
Oct 3 – Austin City Limits Festival – Austin, TX
Oct 4 – Austin City Limits Festival – Austin, TX
Tour Annoucement: The Big Surprise Tour w/ Old Crow Medicine Show and Felice Brothers
This just in, great line up coming together in August to tour most of the northeast, down to North Carolina and then over to Tennessee. The line up includes Old Crow Medicine Show, Dave Rawlings Machine (Featuring Gilian Welch), The Felice Brothers and Justin Townes Earle.
The tour starts in New Hampshire at the Hampton Beach Casino on August 4th and the following night they hit up the House of Blues here in Boston. I’ve been meaning to get over to the newly built House of Blues, which took place of Avalon and Axis on Lansdowne Street behind the Green Monster. However, I think I may have preferred this show to be at the BoA Pavillion down in the harbor. One of the better outside venues around and nothing says summer then a big old ho-down like this one.
If you’re not sure about these artists on paper, just give then a chance in the flesh and I promise you won’t regret the decision.
Tour dates:
04 – Hampton Beach, NH @ Casino Ballroom
05 – Boston, MA @ House Of Blues
06 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
09 – Charlottesville, VA @ Charlottesville Pavilion
10 – Cary, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre
12 – Louisville, KY @ Waterfront Park
13 – Nashville, TN @ Riverfront Park
14 – Knoxville, TN @ World’s Fair Park
Myspace Pages:
Listen to a preview of what you’ll hear by streaming “Run Chicken Run” off of The Felice Brothers latest album, Yonder is the Clock.
Grizzly Bear @ Berklee College of Music – 6/3/09
The brightest and the hippest were all out in pure force last night at the Berklee Performance Art Center on Mass Ave. in Boston. I was upset I missed the opener, Here We Go Magic, but we can blame Boston’s lack of free parking spots for that one. Who wants to pay $17 to park for three hours? Not me.
I was on top of this show early so I snagged my favorite seats in the house which are located right along the first section of the balcony. Great view, great sound. Just like their new album, Veckatimest, they opened up with “Southern Point”. This version seemed longer then the album version. I know that the ‘Bear likes to explore during their shows so perhaps this is their exploratory nature coming out on stage. The sound was kicking as usual but the last show I saw here was Andrew Bird and the sound was no where near as loud.
A good reason why the sound was so loud was sitting behind the skins. Christopher Bear not only includes half of the bands name but he also makes up half of the bands sound all on his own. The fills and rolls this guy pulls off are so intense and forceful that he invokes chills up your spine on a regular basis. I almost feel sorry for his kit at times.
All the way on the opposite side of the stage stands another strong foundation to the band, Chris Taylor. Chris tends to be the quite, “no body really notices”, type of guy while on stage. However, if you were to mute everyone on stage except Chris you’d notice he makes the most noise. And not just with his bass. He’s got all sorts of toys, especially in the wind instrument family including a clarinet and what looked like a Saprono sax. He appears to attach a special microphone to the end of each wind instrument which is then attached to some crazy effects pedal that alters the sound giving it that haunting vibe Grizzly is so famously known for.
For those unfamiliar with their sound, the best way to describe Grizzly Bear is a haunting version of the Beach Boys. I don’t mean haunting to mean scary but rather beauty. If you like melody, you’ll love Grizzly Bear because each song is jam full of gorgeous, haunting melodies that you’ll go crazy for.
A review of Grizzly Bear would not be complete without discussing the performance of the two lead vocalists, Daniel Rosen and Ed Droste. For Ed, this was a home coming show. Tons of family in the crowd. If there’s a leader of the band I guess you could say Ed is it. But only cause he’s the most talkative, which isn’t saying much. But Ed and Daniel split the lead vocal duties. Ed’s voice is more traditional and sounds professionally trained (not sure if he is or not), where as Daniel has a more unique quality that includes the familiar haunting undertones found throughout the instrumental components of each song. But Ed and Daniel are not the only ones whose vocals make an appearance. All four members contribute with Chris Taylor as the main back up vocalist who is often the one you hear contributing to the “ooooo’s” and “ahhhh’s”. There aren’t too many other bands out there that rival the four part harmony of Grizzly Bear.
They rambled through a majority of their new material and included a few off their first album, Yellow House, such as the stand out “Knife” and “Colorado”. One thing is for sure, these guys really put a lot of work into each song. Everything so perfectly timed and the details, details, details! They even make use of frequency from an old radio to add sound to various songs.
To say the least, this was a show of pure talent. My only wish, as is with many indie shows, is that they played longer. I would have enjoyed a second encore. I would have enjoyed getting up out of my seat and dancing but I probably would have been booed. But I guess that’s why I also go to Phish shows.
Listen and Download tracks from Here We Go Magic’s Daytrotter sessions
Listen to Grizzly Bear music on Myspace
Watch and listen on Interface:
Phish @ Fenway Park – 5/31/09
If you told me five years ago that I would pay money to go see another Phish show I would have told you to go fly a kite. The last performance I saw up in northern Vermont was considered at the time to be the last Phish show ever. From the horrendous weather and muddy fields to the sloppy performance on stage, it was an experience I would like to forget. To me, I viewed this last show as closure. Kind of like a break up between two lovers because, in reality, Phish truly was my first musical love. Yeah, I had been into metal for a short time (Pantera, Sepultura), was obsessed with Nirvana and even went through a little Bob Marley phase like any normal adolescent. But it was Phish that grabbed my attention for over six years and fifty plus live shows.
Since I started to turn away from Phish around 2001 / 02, I began broadening my musical tastes. It started with Wilco, then Stephen Malkmus (& the Jicks), which eventually turned into my obsession for Pavement. Electronic music grabbed my attention and in walked Hot Chip followed shortly by LCD Soundsystem. Now it’s Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver and Deerhunter that visit me often through the iPod. In other words, I’ve evolved. And the biggest difference between these bands and Phish is that their musicianship far exceeds that of the foursome from Vermont. Not that each member of Phish isn’t musically talented. In fact, some of them are remarkably talented and can play several genres of music (rock, jazz, bluegrass). The problem is together as a band they don’t stretch a lot of boundaries in the studio. Most of their talent is left out on the playing field – the live stage.
When I first heard Phish was returning I wasn’t completely surprised. I also wasn’t completely ecstatic thinking I’d go to a show. Having been in the scene, I know how crazy the fans can be and it would surely be a circus at all the first few shows. But when they announced they’d be playing Fenway Park, which is a hop skip and jump from my current abode in Cambridge, I couldn’t pass it up. As I walked up to the park this past Sunday, I saw the sea of dreadlocks, crazy sunglasses, wacky head bands and your typical bug eyed hippy and thought to myself, “I wonder if it’s too late to turn back”. But I met up with my close friends and started to feel that old feeling I use to get when I was about to embark on a live Phish experience. It all starts with your friends and as I think more about it, a lot of what Phish is about is the experiences you share with friends.
My Fenway Review -
By now, most people remotely interested in the band are aware of the songs they played and those of you who don’t like Phish don’t care what they played so I’ll spare you the play by play.
Most reviews coming out give praise to the band, and rightly so. As Phish shows go, this was a top notch performance. The show brought out a few emotions. As expected, there was the sense of nostalgia. But what I didn’t necessarily expect was how much I would enjoy it. Since I stopped seeing Phish, I’ve rarely made trips to large venues. The main reason is there aren’t too many bands out there that can move a crowd of 30,000 like Phish can.
From the “Stash” to the rare “Destiny Unbound” (last performance was in Long Island back in 2003, but before then it hadn’t been played since 1991. The common belief in why the song was shelved was that it sounded too much like the Grateful Dead. For die hard Phish fans, being at a show when they break out a tune that’s been in hiding for a long period of time is like being touched by the hand of God). As they finished off the first set with a climatic version of “Character Zero”, I was starting to remember what all the fuss was about when I was just a young and stupid teenager traveling all over the country.
During the first set break I looked around and saw familiar faces, sparked conversations with strangers discussing our past shows, how we thought the show was going or argued with a Mets fan how the Phillies are going to once again take the NL East. There’s no question that this sense of community was a huge part of why I became a Phish head to begin with. I’m happy to see this community is still thriving, even if it is tainted with a few bad apples here and there.
I do struggle with their new songs. I think a big reason for this is how much my musical tastes have changed. I also don’t like it when Trey tries to sing like a pop star. There are moments in “Time Turns Elastic”, their new 13 minute long epic, where I feel like I’m at a musical. In fact, this song could work perfectly in the musical Tommy. If this were the case, I’d rather here the Tommy song “Sparks” (listen to “Time Turns Elastic” at myspace.com/phish). Towards the end of the song, which turned out to be a 17 minute long adventure, they did manage to pull out a pretty rocking jam. I know, I bet some of you are probably cringing at the thought of standing there listening to a song that long.
They capped off the night perfectly with a killer “You Enjoy Myself” and if you thought the seventeen minute long “Time Turns Elastic” was ridiculous, get a load of the length of this one – 22 minutes!! Oh, BOY!!! From the beautiful appregio at the beginning, to the climatic jam (watch this section in the video below), to the trampolines that Trey and Mike (bass) jump on in unison as they groove along to the song, this truly is the quintessential Phish song.
Phish at Fenway – You Enjoy Myself from hip2besquare.net on Vimeo.
They left us like they did at the end of the first set with our jaws ajar. They played “Cavern”, “Good Times Bade Times” (Led Zeppelin cover) and “Tweezer Reprise”. Those of you who frequent Red Sox games may have heard the house DJ play “Tweezer Reprise” on occasion.
There will always be a special place in my musical explorations for a Phish show. No matter how old I am, I know that if there’s a Phish show around the corner I’ll most likely be there. I probably won’t be hopping in the car to drive from town to town catching ten shows in a row like the old days, but at least I’ll have my chances to meet up with friends, share a beer in the parking lot, look over at my buddy and high five him as they break into a rousing rendition of “You Enjoy Myself” or “Fluffhead”.
Now, on to tonight’s Grizzly Bear show where I look forward to continuing to broaden my horizons and expanding my passion for the glorious thing we call music.
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