Undermine S01E02

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S01E02: The Early Shows

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cjCYl42sj3rDaIDX1f6ZN

SHOWS

1983 12-02 Burlington, VA (Harris-Mills Cafeteria at UVM)

• First ever Phish show
• ROTC gig
• http://phish.in/1983-12-02

1984 11-03 Burlington, VT (Slade Hall @ UVM)

• Sounds like a board tape, but is more of a saturated cassette recording
• Sounds like an early Grateful Dead recording
• Listen to Fishman's playing here ... he really drives the groove
• http://phish.in/1984-11-03

1984 12-01 Burlington, VT (Nectar's)

• First show at Nectar's and first proper board tape
• Clearest picture of what early Phish sounded like
• Sounding more like a bar band than a dorm band
• http://phish.in/1984-12-01

1985 03-04 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)

• First time at Hunt's, more of a true music venue
• Next jump up in tape quality
• http://phish.in/1985-03-04

1985 05-03 Burlington, VT (UVM)

• Good example of where the songs were at this point
• Mike really makes "Whipping Post" sound like ABB
• First Page show ... appears as a guest later on in the set
• Important show to be able to hear two guitars vs keys/guitar
• http://phish.in/1985-05-03

1985 10-30 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)

• First known performance of "Harry Hood"
• Good example of Phish really becoming Phish as we know it
• http://phish.in/1985-10-30

1986 10-15 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)

• First show with Paul Languedoc at the board
• Also first real complete Phish show in circulation
• Really starting to sound like the Phish we know today
• Silliness of "Roll Like a Cantaloupe"
• http://phish.in/1986-10-15

1986 10-31 Plainfield. VT (Sculpture Room at Goddard College)

• Co-bill with The Joneses
• Kind of a nice party atmosphere and departure from the bars of Burlington
• The poster was pretty psychedelic
• The poster: https://smedia.pnet-static.com/featured/1986-10-31.jpg
• Earliest known version of "David Bowie"
• http://phish.in/1986-10-31

2013 12-31 New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)

• Hockey sticks used as mic stands to commemorate 30 years
• http://phish.in/2013-12-31

SONGS

Skin It Back

• 1986 10-15 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)
• Example of a cover really sounding like Phish
• https://phish.in/1986-10-15/skin-it-back

Help On the Way > Slipknot! > AC/DC Bag

• 1986 04-01 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)
• Phish really jammed the "Slipknot!"
• https://phish.in/1986-04-01/help-on-the-way

The Other One

• 1985 05-03 Burlington, VT (UVM)
• This gets shredded even more than they would a "Whipping Post" at the time
• https://phish.in/1985-05-03/the-other-one

Mike's Song

• 1985 05-03 Burlington, VT (UVM)
• Cool to hear the two-guitar attack here
• https://phish.in/1985-05-03/mikes-song

You Enjoy Myself

• 1986 02-03 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)
• https://phish.in/1986-02-03/you-enjoy-myself

Don't Want You No More > Cities

• 1984 12-01 Burlington, VT (Nectar's)
• Noted for the perfect segway, speaks to all the practice
• https://phish.in/1984-12-01/dont-want-you-no-more

Harry Hood

• 1985 10-30 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)
• First known performance, also an opener
• https://phish.in/1985-10-30/harry-hood

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