PHISH, SATURDAY 06/17/1995
NISSAN PAVILION AT STONE RIDGE
Bristow, VA
Soundcheck: Johnny B. Goode

SET 1:

Divided Sky: Really long, and annoying pause in this one with a very weak crowd reaction. But get that out of the way and this is one of the most inspired openers Phish has EVER played. This is absolutely electric! This is Trey at the height of his powers. He just goes off. Easy all timer and highly recommended.

Suzy Greenberg: Funky. Trey playing some porno funk behind Page’s incredible solo. This might be the earliest in the bands career I can recall Trey playing those porno funk licks that became all the rage during Fall 97. Dude just goes nuts!

Taste: Standard.

Fee[1] Standard ->

Uncle Pen: Standard.

Julius: Standard.

Lawn Boy: Standard.

The Curtain: Seems really late in the set for this tune but obviously welcome anywhere, anytime! ->

Stash: Only 14/447 times has Stash closed a first set, most of those were 1.0 shows. Brief major jam appears around 7:40 and disappears just as quickly. Super sick. Check out what is going on around 11 and a half. Very psychedelic stuff. Would have put me on the moon. They start building serious tension in the early 12’s. From here, it just gets incredible. Peaks for days and days. This is one of the best versions they have ever played. Easy all timer and highly recommended.

SET 2:

Wilson: Standard. >

Maze: A very solid offering right here.

Mound: Mike forgets this lyric: “and frozen through” >

Tweezer -> Johnny B. Goode[2] -> Tweezer: -> Trey has some scintillating pornofunk licks in the beginning of this jam, very nice. The JBG segue is stupendous. Not long after they go back into Tweezer it sounds like Page and Fish are trying to recreate the ‘Montana’ jam from A Live One from the Bozeman Tweezer. Eventually, this gets quite ethereal and spacy. Love it! It hangs in there for awhile and then they ratchet it back up into a raucous affair. There is even a brief vocal jam at the end. Easy all timer and highly recommended!

McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters:

Acoustic Army: Standard.

Sweet Adeline: Standard.

Harry Hood: Everything but the actual peak is money. Would recommend. Trey building the jam is a great listen.

Sample in a Jar: Standard.

ENCORE:

Three Little Birds[3] Tons of fun.

Summary:

Replay Value: Divided Sky, Stash, Tweezer, Johnny B. Goode, Tweezer, Harry Hood

[1] Trey sang verses through megaphone.
[2] Phish debut.
[3] Phish debut; LeRoi Moore and Dave Matthews.

Trey sang the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Johnny B. Goode and Three Little Birds made their Phish debuts at this show, the latter with a guest appearance by LeRoi Moore and Dave Matthews. Tweezer included a tease of A Live One’s Montana.
JAM CHART VERSIONS
Divided Sky, Stash, Tweezer, Johnny B. Goode, Tweezer, Harry Hood
TEASES
Montana tease in Tweezer