Why this show
Hey pham! Welcome back for this week's poll winner, 7/31/03. This was initially nominated by @tweezer228. He's a childhood friend and this was his first show! (Which I had the privilege of being a part of.) It's going to be a hard turn from that atmospheric funk of fall '97. Phish's short return from 12/31/02 through 8/15/04 was marked by some pretty high highs and some extremely low lows. Thankfully, 7/31/03 sits in the meat of what many consider to be the best run of shows during that time. Pittsburgh through IT captures a moment in time when the band was exploring an raw, jagged, experimental sound that they weren't afraid to take deep. In fact, Summer '03 ranks 4th all time* for average jam length sitting behind only Fall '97, Summer '97, and (surprise!) Summer '26. 7/31 may not have the bustouts of 7/29 and 7/30. It may not have the legendary status of IT. It definitely has a lot to offer, though, especially if you've never given 2.0 much time. I'm excited to dive into this one with you all and re-live that first show experience with one of our own! * https://fouldomain.com/analysis/the-summer-of-the-long-jam
Setlist
Set 1Llama · The Moma Dance · Divided Sky · Dirt · Seven Below · The Sloth · Water in the Sky · Wolfman's Brother · Possum
Set 2Piper · Mike's Song · I Am Hydrogen · Weekapaug Groove · Free · Friday · Harry Hood
EncoreFrankenstein
From the archive
Audience
Weekapaug included an In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida tease. The tease may have been homage to Iron Butterfly guitarist Erik Braunn, who passed away two days before. Trey teased Fire (Ohio Players) in Hood.Show taper's notesHide taper's notesHow it was recorded and transferred.
Phish 07/31/2003 Tweeter Center Camden, NJ AKG CK61/480* >>> Graham Patten DMIC-20@48k >>> Sony D-8 *OTS/DIN/LOC/Front rail* Tascam DAP1 >>> Hosa ODL-276 >>> Nomad JB3 >>> Firewire >>> PC >>> Wavelab 4.0c(48>44.1k) >>> CD Wave >>> FLAC Frontend Taped, transferred, and tracked by Bean () 2 SETS ~d1: set 1~ 01. crowd 02. Llama 03. Moma Dance 04. Divided Sky 05. Dirt 06. Seven Below 07. The Sloth 08. Water In The Sky 09. Wolfman's Brother ~d2: set 1(cont.)~ 01. Possum set 2: 02. crowd 03. Piper 04. Mike's Song > 05. I Am Hydrogen > 06. Weekapaug Groove* > 07. Free > 08. Friday ~d3: set 2(cont.)~ 01. Harry Hood 02. E: Frankenstein * - with "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" tease
From the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive, via Relisten.
Live recording via Relisten · Internet Archive Live Music Archive