Tom Stackpole

Listening to every Phish show chronologically. Bummed is what you are.

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@ry_storm I'm not saying it's the 4th best. 4th chronologically. A Mt Rushmore list isn't really ranked for me.

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1997-7-2 You're on the back of the worm! Like that's a bad place to be... 4th on my Stash Mt Rushmore. The maturation of melodic #phish

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1997-7-1 You know where you are. Such flow! In songs & between. Ghost gets us acquainted, Cities gets us lost. Good points for sure. #phish

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@cflizzel Count it as part of the new. I'm economical.

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1997-6-25 Set 2 is a delightful mix of new & old (DWD->Piper->DWD) but IS it time for the Meatstick? Probably not. RIP Antelope Greg. #phish

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@TmoneyEC @12_7_99_halleys Yes! I was sad to see it go!

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@Banski913 @12_7_99_halleys I mostly don't rank them. Or remember them. But if I wanted an old show to listen to, I'd look through my old reviews. Like this one: "1994-11-30 SOARING Reba. Antelope->MSO is awesome. I’ll take this Fixin’. Set 2 is insanely good. Listen to it now." I guess it was good.

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@12_7_99_halleys Thanks! (And 12/7/99 Halley's might just be my desert island jam)

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@chefmatt1978 I grade on a curve. Ordinary is often great!

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1996-10-19 Extended, celebratory DWD in that 96 way. Otherwise, there’s not much here to entice beyond the ordinary. #phish

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1997-6-29 A new toy for Page in YEM? I do wonder about the weirdly limited repertoire this tour. #phish

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1997-6-27 8 song festival set w/ terrible sound. Incredible restraint from #phish not playing Limb by Limb.

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Sphere was fun! Check back with me in 25-30 years for the full review.

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1997-6-24 Dropped Guelah. Gypsy Jim & Free are Set 1 highlights, growly Wolfman's & Ghost Set 2. LxL’s 8-show reign of terror ends! #phish

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1997-6-22 Simply an excellently played festival set. Taste, Stash, Theme & Ghost play it safe, but smoke. Great video on YouTube too! #phish

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1997-6-21 TERRIBLE sound. Bad taping setup? Long festival set. Twist’s doing well. Bluesy here. Shame about the sound. #phish

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1997-6-20 Now we're talking. Loose & inventive as hell. Set 2 drops off but Set 1 is more than mere songs. This is lovely #phish

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1997-6-19 Seriously, what's with these repeats? I have to stop commenting on it. Full-on funk Stash. Caspian soars. Set 2 flows. #phish

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1997-6-16 3RD Dogs Stole Things & LxL?? No Repeat rule is out the window. Wolfman’s just rules. Crazy Ghost->IDC debut. Grooving Reba #phish

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1997-6-14 Deluge of debuts goes on. Guess they wanted a redo on LxL. This time, flawless. Fresh take on Free. Funk Cavern! Very fun! #phish

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1997-6-13 There’s rust but cow funk flows free in Wolfman’s & transformative Chalkdust->Ghost (official debut). And a shaking sound. #phish