PHISH, WEDNESDAY 07/15/1998
PORTLAND MEADOWS
Portland, OR
Soundcheck: The Way I Feel Jam

SET 1:

Wolfman's Brother: Killer jam that never strays from the OG theme too much but man everyone is truly firing on all cylinders. For the first time since they came out on LP, I am listening to an AUD, the one that is on Phish.in – Source: Set I : Schoeps CMC64>Lunatec V2>DA-P1 - Set II: Neumann KMi84>Sonosax>SBM-1 - - Transfer & Encoding: Mike Fischer ([email protected]) – and I am blown away how good this sounds, tapers rule!!! Thank you Mike Fischer! Would recommend this Wolfman’s – this would be a great way to introduce a new fan.

Water in the Sky: Standard.

The Moma Dance: Standard.

Guyute: lol at the ending, Fish totally cuts Trey off at the knees before he can take his solo, so they redo it, lol!!! And then Trey flubs it, so funny.

Horn: Trey a bit sloppy in spots. ->

Jam: When those loops hit, man that is the stuff. This is such a dank ambient jam. Would recommend! Beautiful jam. Trey starts laying the groundwork for Chalk Dust a good minute before they get there. >

Chalk Dust Torture: Standard.

Brian and Robert: Standard.

Beauty of My Dreams: Standard.

Cars Trucks Buses: Page is great on this one, really jazzes it up.

Roggae: Standard.

Birds of a Feather: Standard.

Loving Cup: Standard.

SET 2:

Limb By Limb: Huge, and I mean huge payoff in this one. Damn! That’s about as hot as it gets in a Limb climax, they really let it all hang out there. Cool ambient jam after this that stretches for about 90 seconds. 97 had the funk. 98 had the ambient jams. The segue into Simple is bad ass! ->

Simple: Standard. >

Tweezer -> California Love Jam -> Tweezer: Lord have mercy. Right out of the gate, this jam is icky sticky. Big time effects with Mike just destroying it. There is a knowing ripple through the crowd upon Treys first few notes of the California Love piece. This really doesn’t last that long but serves as an ample launching pad for liftoff. Once they get through CL, the jam is very consistent and intentional, really good stuff. The last minute there is a bit of a shift, especially in the last 30 seconds as they get set to segue into Free. Would recommend this Tweezer for sure! ->

Free: This one is straight out of Fall 97 – that icky, sticky funk the whole way through complete with some stop start towards the end, would recommend.

Meat: Standard.

Harry Hood: Nice held note from Trey around 9:30. Other than that this is a pretty standard Hood. They kind of back into the climax – or lack of climax.

ENCORE:

Wilson: Nice heavy metal action in this one. Turns out to be pretty cool and unique, Trey definitely was feeling it during this. Aggressive playing! >

Tweezer Reprise: Standard.

Summary: That first set just wouldn’t end, 93 minutes and 12 songs! Very good show but definitely overrated by Phish.net as the current rating is 4.495/5 (279 ratings). I would rate it as a 4/5. Great way to open the tour though!

Replay Value: Wolfman's Brother, Jam, Limb By Limb, Tweezer, California Love, Tweezer, Free, Wilson

Page teased "Charge!" after Moma Dance. Some humor surrounded the Guyute ending; fans of stage banter will want to seek this segment out. Fish teased Peaches before Limb By Limb and Glide in Simple. This show was officially released as Live Phish 17.

SHOW RATING
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Overall: 4.495/5 (279 ratings)
JAM CHART VERSIONS
Wolfman's Brother, Horn, Jam, Birds of a Feather, Limb By Limb, Tweezer, California Love, Tweezer, Free, Harry Hood, Wilson
TEASES
Glide tease in Simple, Peaches en Regalia and Charge! teases