Phish Alpine Valley Night 2, 6/21

Back home, clean, but still tired. Last nights show was simply amazing, and a hell of a way to end this leg of the tour and a 3 night stint for me. I was thinking last night while The Divided Sky was jamming away, people go to concerts for that feeling when live music has when it hits you right. While many concerts fail at obtaining that goal, every night at Phish you Feel it. The feeling that we are all together and that Art, in which ever form gets you off can be a very powerful experience. Each Concert Phish is able to send their Phans to that spot. Going in last night we knew it was going to be a stellar set, and it was. One classic jam to the next, again with a solid share of drum, guitar, keys, & bass solos. It truly was a full Phish night...

So Many Highlights: Loved the Wolfman followed by Funky Bitch then Divided Sky.

SET ONE
Brother 5:42
Wolfman's Brother 9:04
Funky Bitch 5:03
The Divided Sky 15:31
Joy 5:22
Back on the Train 7:41
Taste 8:54
Poor Heart 2:26
The Horse 1:06
Silent In The Morning 4:50
The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday 2:44
Avenu Malkanu 3:13
The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday 1:43
Time Turns Elastic 16:51



SET TWO
Crosseyed and Painless 5:53
Alpine Jam 9:16
Down with Disease 13:18
Bug 8:04
Piper 12:50
Wading in the Velvet Sea 6:15
Boogie On Reggae Woman 5:48
Slave to the Traffic Light 13:54



ENCORE
Grind 2:33
Frankenstein 5:46

Phish Alpine Valley first night

These sets have been heavy hitting, last night show was less about Treys leads and
More keys & bass solos. Always welcomed. I was able to sneak down to 20 row for the
First half of the second set and the vibe on the floor was electric! First time at
Alpine and while camping is still a pain the venue is beautiful will rolling hill sitting
In a valley. The vocals sound great and the band sounds tight as will!
Looking forward to what the final night has in store....


SET ON
Punch You in the Eye (9:17)
Runaway Jim (9:32)
Stash (12:08)
Ya Mar (7:14)
Bathtub Gin (13:05)
Kill Devil Falls (8:20)
Train Song (2:47)
Farmhouse (4:55)
Sparkle (3:47)
Run Like an Antelope (10:25)

SET TWO
Waves (8:23)
Sample in a Jar (5:20)
Maze (11:37)
Makisupa Policeman (5:13)
Ghost (11:58)
The Lizards (10:31)
You Enjoy Myself (12:27)
NICU (4:56)
Prince Caspian (6:49)
Waste (5:32)
Fire (5:15)

ENCORE
Character Zero (7:37

BOOO Alpine

NO camping anywhere, no vending, cops everywhere...makes for unhappy
Phish Phans... But taking pulls from a cold bottle of whiskey makes it better

Phish Deer Creek

From the road about to pull into Alpine for two more nights! Last nights show was
Amazing with hour break because of a storm, in all my concerts I have never seen them
Empty the lawn and then just let people in when the storm passed, this allowed for
Phish to play late into the night.

Highlights were Limb By Limb, with a wicked jam. Fluffhead!!!!! Nice selection from the
Lawn Boy album. Its a beautiful day in WI and a little rain last night isn't holding us down.

SET ONE
Backwards Down the Number Line (7:46)
AC/DC Bag (6:51)
Limb By Limb (8:42)
The Moma Dance (7:27)
Water in the Sky (3:51)
Split Open and Melt (12:01)
Lawn Boy (3:22)
The Wedge (6:25)
Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan (6:36)
The Connection (4:41)
Ocelot (9:39)
Fluffhead (15:08)

SET TWO
A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing (11:33)
Drowned (4:16)
Noblesville Jam (6:42)
Twist (9:44)
Let Me Lie (5:44)
Tweezer (12:43)
2001 (8:10)
Suzy Greenberg (5:44)
Possum (10:04)

ENCORE

Sleeping Monkey (5:34)
Tweezer Reprise (4:25)

Lucinda Williams Live at the Vogue 6/9

There are many performers that make the list of shows I must see, well last night I was able to cross one of those performers off, Lucinda Williams. With her distinct voice and country rock style she played for nearly 2 hours to a full crowd. Lucinda is not on many peoples radar, or has had huge commercial success…but if you can handle a little depressing ballad with a mix of fuck you classic country with a strong dose of blues/rock then you should pick up any of her albums. If you get through one album and like it then you will quickly find your self buying her whole collection which dates back to 1979.

I hate to compare artist, so I will do it anyways. I consider Ryan Adams to be the male counterpart to Lucinda. I am not a lyrics man, but her lyrics are full of emotions, and very well written, much like Ryan. Yet they have their unique rock style that is heavily influenced by rock & blues. This has produced some of the best songs of the last 15 years. I have heard talk about how much effort she puts into lyrics and it shows. And wouldn’t you know they are on the same Label (Lost Highway Records).

Not often do vocals these days sound better live then on an album with all the tricks of the studio. However Lucinda’s vocals were on spot and she sounded better then any of her albums. The show started with more of country acoustic mood, ending with more of her fuck you/heart break rock she knows how to deliver. It’s easy to really enjoy a concert when you have the artist full album collection and know every song, but the main highlight for me was when she played “Come On” off her WEST album. The song is a good slap in his face for being a bad mate and not making her, Come On.

Other songs that were wonderful to hear live were “Atonement”, “Joy”, “Can’t Let Go”, “Concrete & Barbwire” “Are you Alright”, “Jackson”, “People Talkin’”, “Real Live Bleeding Fingers & Broken Guitar Strings”, “Little Rock Star” (which fucking rocked) “Circles & X’s” “Real Love” and her classic “Essence” and a host of other. If I can find a set list I will post it.

Monday Music

Your Monday Music....

Here is a Classic from Nina, great Blues Track recorded in late 1966 and early 1967 in NYC with Bernard "Pretty" Purdie on drums -- Bob Bushnell on bass -- Eric Gale on guitar -- Rudy Stevenson on guitar -- Ernie Hayes on organ -- Buddy Lucas on harmonica & tenor saxophone -- Nina Simone on vocal & piano . First release was on "Nina Sings the Blues" which is an album any Nina or Blues fan should have.

Long Live the Queen

Yesterday the music world lost another legend, Famed Blues singer Koko Taylor. (aka The Queen of Blues) Very few women have been able to conquer the male dominated blues world; however Koko was one that earned the respect of all Bluesmen with her deep passionate vocals. She was the first women to ever sing the blues to me, and being a lover of blues guitar and the vocal stylings of raspy women it was only a matter of time before I discover her and her pipes. She has been awarded every possible Blues & music award she could, and while I never had the chance to see her in person I have heard and read about how she could dominate the stage. Her later albums are a collection of amazing vocals, but it is her early recordings that have the raw blues feeling that hits the core of the soul. I suggest you pick up any of her albums if you are a blues fan, you will not be disappointed.

Koko Taylor I m A Woman
by Zone19