You’d think that the ironic thrash metal would be too strong for thoughts like that. When “Big Black Furry Creatures From Mars” opened the second set, you’d presume there would be no time to consider that it hasn’t opened a set in 30 years, or that it has never opened a 2nd set, or that 27 shows into 2022 we’re getting its first play of the year. The good lieutenant’s desire to conclude strikes once again. But then Anastasio remembered he wanted to close the set with “Rise”, so he awkwardly worked back in a vocal reprise of the chorus. From there it was a rotation of victory laps, and the tune eventually settled into a natural and gentle resolve. The modern church-camp anthem quickly found its way into completely unrecognizable territory as Trey tried on a bunch of different melodies before he and Mike Gordon found one they agreed upon.
Raleigh’s standout would come in the form of a first-set-closing “Rise/Come Together”, a tune that has never surpassed the nine-minute mark before, but this night would soar beyond the 20-minute wall. If anything has been guaranteed this Phish tour, it’s that you’re bound to get an extensive jam from an unexpected place. “Horn” followed “The Wedge” in a reversed order of their pairing on 1993’s Rift, but still the first time the two had ever been played back-to-back live.
But of all the songs that Phish could potentially overplay, personally I’d take a “Wedge” every night of the week. “The Wedge” followed, despite being played just a few nights earlier in Hartford. “Stash” then had a major/minor tug-of-war with itself before landing back in “Steam” to complete the hot-press sandwich.Ī quick jump into “Funky Bitch” kept the first-set standards rolling. The “Steam” jam evolved into the opening lick of “Stash” in a gradual acceleration that felt much like an abbreviated version of the legendary “Down With Disease” > “Mike’s Song” transition from the same venue 25 years prior. “Steam” came next, another tune that seems to have found its place in the first set over the past few years. The early energy continued into “Possum”, a song that’s been taking on more of a set ignition rather than conclusion role as of late. Wasting no time in embracing the thick air, an already shirt-unbuttoned Trey Anastasio counted off “Moma Dance”, bringing the band out strong and into a jam that had a little extra pepper in it due to the underlying Jon Fishman propulsions. Stars and Strikes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.The relentless heat of Phish’s summer tour continued both on stage and off in Raleigh, NC on Friday as the quartet hit the now unduly named Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek for the 11th time since 1994.
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