Fretplay.com Phish CD reviews Phish guitar tabs Phish CD reviews Phish tabs Live Phish Vol. 5: 7/8/00, Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin


Phish - Live Phish Vol. 5: 7/8/00, Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin Audio CD

A fair review of the Phish "Live Phish Vol. 5: 7/8/00, Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Phish reviews here, or go back to the Phish tabs.

Phish Band: Phish
Title: Live Phish Vol. 5: 7/8/00, Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, Wisconsin
Rating:
Release Date: 2001-09-18
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Punch You In The Eye 2: NICU 3: My Soul 4: Poor Heart 5: Wolfman's Brother 6: First Tube 7: Llama 8: Guyute 9: Run Like An Antelope 10: Heavy Things 11: Piper 12: Rock And Roll 13: Tweezer 14: Walk Away 15: Twist 16: The Horse 17: Silent In The Morning 18: Possum 19: Suzy Greenberg 20: Tweezer Reprise

One of the best shows
It also happened to be my birthday. This was my first Phish show and the best concert that I've ever experienced. Every song went the distance regardless of what previous reviewers write. Guyute and Antelope seem immaculate and the sound quality of the album is near perfection. Not to sound biased or anything but every song sounds just as good as it did being there. The Alpine Valley parking lot was quite the festival-type environment. It was your typical Phish experience and a solid show. .


DON'T walk away from this one....
I finally bought it, and am so glad I did. I stayed away from this show for a long time since so many fans seemed lukewarm about it. I think this release is an example of why the band doesn't always see eye to eye with the fans. Rumor had it that Trey was really happy with this show, and thus it ended up in the first 6 live releases. Hearing it, you can understand why. It is a solid/tight show! There are few mistakes, and the set-list just flows very smoothly. There are also some great versions of some of their big numbers:

Tweezer-one of my favorite versions. Interesting unique features, such as Trey putting an interesting variation on the key riff in the beginning, and the mellow follow-up to Uncle Ebeneezer (in contrast to the typically cacophony).

Antelope-a very gradual build up until Trey puts himself stuck into an interesting robotic sounding loop that repeats and then KICKS into the final jam (with nice coordination from Fishman).

Piper-one of the best versions I've heard

First Tube-Smoking version of this relatively rare song. When I saw the setlist I wondered how this would ever fit into the middle of a set (seems like a good opener or closer), but the positioning before Llama is perfect-the songs seem to fit together somehow.

And the rest of the show is just solid around these highpoints. I bought the Island tour discs around the same time I got this show. The fans love the Island tour, because of the many highpoints and great jams. In general, those shows are much sloppier than this show, though (since the guys barely rehearsed and hadn't been on tour). This is a nice contrast to those-a very tight live performance with a nice setlist. I can totally understand why the band considered this one of their favorite shows of 2000.
.


Prolly Not Worth Buying
Thats not to say its terrible, cuz there are some highlights. Hello
OK, i own a ton of live phish releases, and in all honesty, Live 05 is the weakest i've heard. The first set comes out firing with pyite and NICU, my soul and poor heart. First Tube is real trippy with trey looping a bunch of stuff. ill placed Llama. so first set is cool, good antelope closer. The second set is kinda weak in my opinion. heavy things is not done well to start off the set. Piper is decent. Tweezer is decent at best. and walk away is really not that good. Twist is decent, silent in the morning is what you expect. I've heard Possum too many times. Suzy is only ok, and tweprise is always fun to hear. so all in all its a decent show. but the thing is this, when compared to every other live phish release, this is really low grade stuff. its not phish at their best. if you buy 04 or 11, there is some epic stuff. 05 is ok, but not that great.


Walk Away from this one
. . I can't imagine why of all the thousands of shows Phish has played, the band chose to release this one as one of the FIRST SIX of their live series.

The first set is sloppy with lots of miscues. Disc two has a setlist to drool over but doesn't live up to its promise. It also features the worse Walk Away ever. Disc three finds Trey tired and uninspired.

But the thing that's really missing here is that elusive "X factor": An energy and vibe that soaks through the music. It's not something you hear, but feel, either at a live Phish show or while listening to one. It's the reason why we love them as much as we do. Try finding the X factor at a Blink 182 show.

This is just a regular, run-of-the-mill Phish release. Which of course is better than 99. 9% of the CDs on the market. But it only gets two stars from this die-hard phan.

Look to either side of this release for examples of the X factor. Both Live Phish Vol. 4 and Live Phish Vol. 6 are must-haves and are superb, high energy shows with unique setlists.

I have always said any Phish show with a Walk Away (like 2/20/93, 5/7/94, and 10/28/98) is a great show. This show is an exception to that rule.


WAS THERE
I have been listening to phish since I was in 8th grade. I personally have never seen a phish show till alpine 2000. When you hear them on a CD it sounds good, but when your there you feel a different kind of energy and you have to let it out, by dancing any way the music takes you. So maybe just being there was the reason I loved that show so much, but I do think that show was defintly better than other recorded CD's they've come out with. I mean come on PYITE>NICU>My Soul then finishing off the first set with Guyute>Run Like An Antelope. It's just so hard to dis that set!!.


You can see a complete list of all Phish discography, or go back to the Phish tabs. There is also a good guide on how to read guitar tabs here.

Search guitar tabs

#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
[ Search tabs | Guitar tabs | Bass tabs |
Easy guitar tabs | Guitar solo tabs |
Acoustic guitar tabs | Guitar chords |
How to read guitar tabs ]
Forum topics
Music forums
- Bands and artists - Songwriting and lyrics - Tablature talk - Promote your band
Instrument forums
- Guitar basics - Gear & accessories - Bass guitar
Community
- The pit - Site Feedback - Reviews
[ User survey | About us | Privacy statement ]