The Verdict:
The second Alpharetta show is an improvement over the first, but hey, when you've hit the bottom, there's nowhere to go but up, so that's not saying much.
Okay, so maybe that judgment is a little harsh, but frankly this show doesn't offer up much besides jukebox Phish. The most interesting part of the show is when they have to leave the stage during "Mound" and then expertly pick up right where they left off in the middle of the song when they return.
"Water In the Sky" is the slow version, if you're into that. There are a few brief moments of plinko during "Jim." The "Roses" > "Timber" combo is especially hot if you're not sick of Trey just soloing over everybody at this point in the tour. The "Hood" is pretty good, despite a short running time. Some serious flubbing in "Birdwatcher" drives it into a weird space that resolves into "Kung," which is guess is cool in a sort of backhanded way.
I'm running out of stuff to say, guys.
The Live Review:
6/15/11: Paul and Silas opener!
6/15/11: > BOTT.
6/15/11: Fiery version of BOTT leads into Foam.
6/15/11: Slow-tempo version of Water in the Sky.
6/15/11: Jim is next, and immediately jumps into a plinko jam.
6/15/11: Army of One! Never get sick of this song.
6/15/11: Roses is next. They're doing that thing where the setlist is so good I'm almost not noticing that none of the music is interesting.
6/15/11: End of Roses > Timber.
6/15/11: Short, but *very* hot Timber leads into Mound.
6/15/11: Mound comes to an end as the band has to vacate the stage because of a storm...
6/15/11: After the break, they start Mound back up right where they left off. And that's why I love this band.
6/15/11: Tweezer is next, with 'It's gonna be wet, wet, wet...' lyrics.
6/15/11: Tweezer jam starts with a riff that sounds a bit like the one from The Wedge.
6/15/11: Literally as the Tweezer jam was moving from Type I to Type II, Trey started up Julius.
6/15/11: Surprisingly placed Slave is next.
6/15/11: Julius was only fifteen seconds shorter than Tweezer. I feel compelled to point that out.
6/15/11: Slow, patiently developing Slave. Trey has sort of a happy-droning thing going on leading into the peak.
6/15/11: Slave leads right into David Bowie. That's a neat combo.
6/15/11: Bowie staying more or less on track, but I suspect that this is the closest we're getting to a jam tonight.
6/15/11: Suzy is next. At the end of the solo, Page keeps on playing over Trey's vocals.
6/15/11: Everyone starts laughing and screaming 'Page's house!' in response and the crowd goes nuts.
6/15/11: Gotta Jibboo seems weirdly placed here.
6/15/11: Hood follows Jibboo.
6/15/11: Trey is taking this Hood to town like it's from a better show. Goddamn.
6/15/11: Zero'd!
6/15/11: End set. Soccer-style chant from the crowd during the break. A capella number coming.
6/15/11: Birdwatcher!
6/15/11: A few timing problems lead to a goofy, half-time version of the tune. 'Birdwatcher!' moans and groans lead > Kung!
6/15/11: Funky Bitch!
6/15/11: Crazy Funky Bitch > Tweeprise to end the show.
6/15/11: Oddly, the encore was probably my favorite part of that show.
6/15/11: Like 6/14, not much really going on. Strong versions of a few tunes to be had (Hood comes to mind) but 0% jams.
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