Phil and Friends - Halloween
November 2nd, 2007
Reviews on the fan message boards are mixed, but I had a blast at Phil Lesh’s Halloween party on Wednesday night. Halloween’s a major head holiday, and how could you not have fun getting down to Sympathy for the Devil with a room full of hippie witches, blinking aliens, Imperial stormtroopers and the usual assortment of wookies? Phil’s new line-up features the very talented Jackie Greene along with Particle’s Steve Molitz and regulars Larry Campbell and John Molo, and the show was a little heavier on blues jams than on the usual psychedelic freak-outs.
The Werewolves encore was a safe bet, but I don’t think anybody saw the cover of Phish’s Ghost coming. There was an unusual number of first times played (Don’t Let the Devil Take Your Mind, I Put a Spell on You, Boris the Spider, and Sympathy for the Devil) and the second set achieved lift-off with Caution > Voodoo Chile. I’m very much looking forward to the rest of the run, even if my chances of catching any of the rumored sit-ins — there’s talk of Bob, Bob, Ryan, Warren, Levon, and Trey — are pretty slim. I’ll keep adding setlists to this post as we make our way through the Lesh Marathon of 2007.
Phil and Friends, Nokia Theater, NY, NY
Set 1: Shakedown Street> Loose Lucy> Don’t Let the Devil Take Your Mind, Candyman, I Put A Spell on You> Jam> Story of the Ghost> Casey Jones
Set 2: Phil Reads from “The Pit and the Pendulum”, Cryptical Envelopment> Boris the Spider> Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) > Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)> The Other One> Cryptical Envelopment> New Speedway Boogie> Fire on the Mountain, Sympathy for the Devil> I Know You Rider
E: Werewolves of London
There are no torrents up yet, but here’s the Grateful Dead playing Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London on Halloween ‘91, a show that also featured a truly frightening guest appearance by Ken Kesey, reciting e.e. cumming’s “Buffalo Bill is Defunct” mid-Dark Star to commemorate Bill Graham’s death. You can download the entire show from nugs.net. and archive.org.
[audio:Werewolves of London-Grateful Dead.mp3]
November 4th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Haven’t seen the setlist for 11/1 yet, but 11/2 looks like a good one. Dan send a 3-word txt from the second set: “Ryan Adams. Monster.”
11/2/07
PL&F
Nokia Theater, NYC
1st Set (electric)
Jam>
Birdsong>
About Cell Block #9
Dire Wolf
Midnight Rider
Passenger
2nd Set (acoustic)
Friend Of The Devil
Cry Yourself Dry
Big Mon
Dead Flowers
Mama Tried
3rd Set (electric w/ Ryan Adams)
Wharf Rat>
Franklin’s Tower>
Stella Blue>
Scarlet Begonias Tease>
Fire On The Mountain>
Dark Star (verse 1)>
Eclipse (the Pink Floyd song)>
Terrapin Station>
Sugar Magnolia>
Sunshine Daydream
Donor Rap/Band Introductions
Feedback Jam>
Darkstar (Verse 2)>
Box Of Rain
This guy has photos:
http://public.fotki.com/araslich/phil-lesh-on-broadway/
11/3 — whew:
1: Good Lovin’ (with Bobby’s “blind man” schtick!)> “listen people”> New Speedway Boogie Jam> Pride of Cucamonga, This Wheel’s on Fire, Miss 1/2 Step> Jam> “hands in his pockets”, Big Boss Man
2: Playin’> Jams> “before they disappear”> The Wheel> “i know she’s a good girl” (like a shine on you crazy diamond knicked blues)> Jack Straw> Jam> Unbroken Chain> Jam> St. Stephen> Jam> the Eleven> Jam> Lovelight
E: Casey Jones
Tonight’s an off night, I’ll be going Monday & Tuesday.
November 11th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
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