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S01E09: The Moment of Inspiration
SHOWS
1985 11-23 Plainfield, VT (Goddard College)
- Mike had his religious experience, illuminating his soul to commit to music, this after smoking a joint during setbreak
- See notes below for "Whipping Post"
- Played in cafeteria with stage in the round
- More of a loose practice feel, but totally inspirational, especially for Mike
- Still can hear the Dead influence in the band
- http://phish.in/1985-11-23
1988 03-12 Burlington, VT (Nectar's)
- Discussed in Episode 5
- http://phish.in/1988-03-12
SONGS
Whipping Post
- 1985 11-23 Plainfield, VT (Goddard College)
- Wildly important song for the time with great jam and teases
- Longest jam of their career to this point
- Teases include: "Dark Star," "Norwegian Wood," and "Slave"
- https://phish.in/1985-11-23/whipping-post
- 1985 05-03 Burlington, VT (UVM)
- Page's first show
- https://phish.in/1985-05-03/whipping-post-mcgrupp
- 1987 11-19 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)
- Really spacey jam
- https://phish.in/1987-11-19/whipping-post
- 1988 05-24 Burlington, VT (Nectar's)
- Great jam in a three-song set
- Also one of the better 80's shows
- https://phish.in/1988-05-24/whipping-post
- 1988 06-21 Burlington, VT (Nectar's)
- Another solid version
- https://phish.in/1988-06-21/whipping-post-continued
- 1988 05-13 Syracuse, NY (The Orange Grove
- Inspired encore, last version of the 80's
- https://phish.in/1989-05-13/whipping-post
OTHER ARTISTS
Genesis
- 1974 Album: "The Lamb Lies Down on Browadway"
- They touch again on the importance of this album
- https://open.spotify.com/album/49BxISwAbZZfmlhqD6Vh88
Grateful Dead
- 1969 - 1972 saw their songwriting really take shape
- This is really also when the jams started to explode
- Before this time, they were a very different band
- This is referred to on the pod as "Primal Dead"
- Jams of note
- Viola Lee Blues
- 1967 08-04 Toronto, ON (O'Keefe Center)
- Stretching blues out big
- https://bit.ly/39wLdaR
- The Eleven
- 1968 10-13 San Francisco, CA (Avalon Ballroom)
- Great melody and a spacey wild ride
- The whole show is killer
- Rumor is that Jimi Hendrix was there and waiting to be called up on stage
- https://bit.ly/3waUizL
- That It For the Other One Suite
- 1969 03-28 Modesto, CA (Student Center at Modesto Jr. College)
- Classic example of a primal Dead show
- Again, entire show is great
- Garcia was told the band only had 15 more minutes
- So second set is 22 minutes of the suite ... slightly longer than 15
- https://bit.ly/3wa0UhE
- Shows of note
- 1985 06-30 Columbia, MD (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
- Notable jam in "Shakedown Street"
- One of the best ever for sure
- https://bit.ly/3cFZeot
- 1985 08-24 Donner's Summit, CA (Boreal Ridge Ski Resort)
- Sometimes described as the "worst Dead show ever"
- The electrical feedback is awful
- https://bit.ly/3cDmZgJ
- 1985 09-15 Chula Vista, CA (Devore Field at Southwestern Univ.)
- Amazing "Scarlet Begonias" > "Fire on the Mountain"
- https://bit.ly/3m87658
- 1985 11-20 Oakland, CA (Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center)
- A show close to the date of the 11-23-1985 Phish show
- To show where both bands are at this point
- Of note is the "Terrapin Station"
- Jam gets really experimental and goes to fun places
- https://bit.ly/2PMAzFC
- 1986 12-15 Oakland, CA (Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Stadium)
- First show back after Jerry's July diabetic coma
- https://bit.ly/31yi8aq
- Albums of note
- 1969 Album: "Workingman's Dead"
- 1970 Album: "American Beauty"
- 1971 Album: "Ace"
- Essentially a Dead album but with no Pigpen
- https://open.spotify.com/album/5T5wlwOxqtPVIqxoY9Mjz
- 1986 Album: "In the Dark"
- Actually had a hit song that gave them more fame
- xhttps://open.spotify.com/album/1KytsXm6VQcyX5B5m8HBNa
RANDOM NOTE
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