PHISH - Amsterdam
Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands 2/17/97, 7/1/97, 7/2/97
Release date: 6/16/15
JEMP Records
On
February 17, 1997 Phish first played Paradiso, a converted former church turned
rock-club/cultural center with a capacity of about 1500. Over the next four
months, Phish logged three breakthrough shows at this historic venue where the
intimate setting pushed the music to new heights again and again. From the Soul Shakedown party opener and fluid,
psychedelic improvisation-clinic-of-a-set II (Down With Disease > Carini
> Taste > Down With Disease) on 2/17/97 to the “back of the worm” Ghost
opener, Reba and another peak transcendent Set II [Fish Keyboard Jam >
Timber (Jerry) > Bathtub Gin > Cities] on 7/1/97 through the Mike’s
Groove Sandwich and must-hear Stash > Llama > Wormtown Jam plus the double
encore of 7/2/97, these three shows spread over 8 CD’s comprise some of the
most experimental music Phish ever played.
The three
shows on the Amsterdam box, the only Phish
shows to-date at Paradiso, combine to deliver the full impact of a shared peak
experience in an exotic locale seamlessly integrated and sizzling with creative
intensity. The shows were recorded by
Paul Languedoc to multitrack tape, mixed by Jon Altschiller and mastered by
Fred Kevorkian. Pick up this set and prepare for transport to the canals of
Amsterdam…to the back of the worm.
Enjoy!
--ks
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