Having seen Phish perform a number of times since the early ’90s, I’ve noticed things have changed a bit since those days. Here’s a quick rundown of what I witnessed at the Phish show at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Aug. 26, 2012:
1 — The old standard of hippies wearing patchouli to cover up the stank of armpits has apparently gone away, but unfortunately it has not been replaced by deodorant.
2 — Females of the hippie variety aren’t as likely to leave their legs unshaved — the hair has now been replaced by tattoos.
3 — Gone is the jingling jewelry that would chime in as people danced. It’s been replaced by piercings of every kind… but metal against skin doesn’t have the same ring to it.
4 — :::Old man’s voice::: Back in my day, “Fluffhead” was the mecca of Phish songs and people would go nuts when they heard it. In Charlotte, not so much. Some glow sticks were thrown in the air and there was a hefty singalong inside the amphitheatre but the people on the lawn danced like they would any other rolling tune by Vermont quartet.
5 — Phish fans still love a long, noodling guitar solo.
Setlist
Set 1: AC/DC Bag > The Moma Dance > Heavy Things, Ocelot, Funky Bitch > Bathtub Gin > Fluffhead > Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Tube, My Sweet One, David Bowie
Set 2: Crosseyed and Painless > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Mike’s Song[1] > Bouncing Around the Room, Axilla > Tweezer > Harry Hood > The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Weekapaug Groove, Suzy Greenberg[1]
Encore: Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Tweezer Reprise
This article appears in Aug 22-28, 2012.
What a needlessly antagonistic pseudo-review.
Fire Jeff Hahne. Does this even count as an article?
The brilliance in this article simply astounds. How the author managed to so beautifully describe the all-encompassing Phish concert experience in just 8 run-on and/or incomplete sentences is just amazing. KYS.
Did they pay you for this? Really shoddy work, I’d consider a rewrite.
Not sure what’s worse, ignorant people who spew garbage on the Internet or the smelly wooks this article considers to be the majority of Phish fans.
Projection is an interesting phenomena.
… apparently hippies these days don’t have a sense of humor or that peace and love attitude either.
It doesn’t say it’s a review – I thought it was funny!
KYS – Kill Yourself? Over a few Internet comments?
Wow. Apparently, some Phish fans not only smell bad, but they’re assholes, too.
I’m just trying to relate to the author in a way he can understand.
FIRST OF ALL, THERE WERE NO HIPPIES AT THAT SHOW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE OF OLD DEADHEADS. 20 YEAR OLDS DON’T COUNT AS HIPPIES…PHISHHEADS YES. HIPPIES NO.
1 — The old standard of hippies wearing patchouli to cover up the stank of armpits has apparently gone away, but unfortunately it has not been replaced by deodorant. [NEVER MIND THAT IT WAS 90+ DEGREES OUTSIDE AND WE WERE DANCING OUR ASSES OFF…IF YOU COME ACROSS A DEODORANT THAT CAN HANDLE THAT LEVEL OF ACTIVITY, PLEASE BLOG ABOUT IT. OR JOIN IN THE FUN AND YOU WON’T NOTICE.]
2 — Females of the hippie variety aren’t as likely to leave their legs unshaved — the hair has now been replaced by tattoos. [TATTOOS ARE AWESOME. AND WE HAVE ALWAYS SHAVED. DON’T BELIEVE IN STUPID STEREOTYPES.]
3 — Gone is the jingling jewelry that would chime in as people danced. It’s been replaced by piercings of every kind… but metal against skin doesn’t have the same ring to it. [SADLY THIS ONE IS NOT TRUE…JINGLY SHIT IS STILL THERE]
4 — :::Old man’s voice::: Back in my day, “Fluffhead” was the mecca of Phish songs and people would go nuts when they heard it. In Charlotte, not so much. Some glow sticks were thrown in the air and there was a hefty singalong inside the amphitheatre but the people on the lawn danced like they would any other rolling tune by Vermont quartet. [UM, THIS WAS A GREAT FLUFFHEAD AND IT IS STILL A CROWD FAVORITE. GLOWSTICKS SUCK.]
5 — Phish fans still love a long, noodling guitar solo. [ABSENCE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER…]
this article sucks i was at the show and it was absolutely seamless song selection in both sets was first rate and there was some very amusing banter i for one was going nuts when i heard the opening of fluffhead along with almost every other song they played this show included some powerhouse fan favs such as david bowie and harry hood not to mention bustouts of the rarer tunes alumni blues, letter to jimmy page, and mcgrupp and the watchful hosemasters, a truly amazing show with great energy, this show really did speak to the soul