Bring on the setlist and reviews...

Yeah where are they? WTF

WE WANT INFO

that's a great picture!!!

Jam>HCS>Mr Charlie>FOTD

Go to zone home page and find the chat... Now if only there was a stream of it.

from too board:
set1.Jam>Here Comes Sunshine>jam>Mr. Charlie >jam> fotd

From Lord Henry I omitting Jams

HCS-MrCharley-Stageree-FOTD-Big Boss Man-No More Do I-Duprees Diamond Blues-Dancin In The Streets

Setbreak

sorry bout omitted jams

We also calls from Rev Bud and Rollo from Marin

The line-up

Phil-Molo-Barry Sless-Jacki and Gloria-Al from Moe (guitar)-Mookie Siegel on keys from the much appreciated by many Zoners..David Nelson Band..

Sounds like one of the most creative lineups since the last time he shuffled the deck./ Rock on!

JBH

Figured you all knew Barry Sless was in DNB also..

I bet there is some hot chicks at the show. Wowza!

Al from Moe is friggin lame. Mookie rules. I'm torn.

whatever dude, Moe rules....mookie throws the funk too. I want to hear this, thx for the cayman reviews

FULL SET LIST ANYONE ?????? PLEASE




THNAK YOU IN ADVANCE !

Set 2 unofficial..

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from what i remember
set 1:
Jam>
Here Comes Sunshine>
Mr Charlie
Stagger Lee>
FOTD>
Big Boss man
No More Do i>Jam>
Duprees
Dancin in the streets
set 2
Across the universe
eyes>????????* with al on Acoustic>> Millenium Jam>11
Sugaree
Cryptical>dew>too>cryptical>rider
donor rap
St Stephen>hit the road jack>gdtrfb.
Band introductions.

wow what can i say! phil never lets me down. Had a GREAT TIME at the show. ran into wizard and nancyinthesky. barry on petal steel for dew was nice. The eleven was great and they nailed the vocals! I thought Al did a great job he was singing along all night. mookie did an excellent job too. The sound is diffently much better on the floor.i can't wait to see this band again on sunday

>>hit the road jack

That's kinda silly.

Phil Lesh & Friends
Warfield Theatre, SF, CA 5/13/05


Phil Lesh
John Molo
Barry Sless
Jackie and Gloria
Al Schnier from Moe (guitar)
Mookie Siegel on keys (DNB)


Set 1:
Jam>
Here Comes Sunshine>
Mr Charlie
Stagger Lee>
FOTD>
Big Boss man
No More Do I>Jam>
Duprees
Dancin In The Streets

Set 2:
Across The Universe
Eyes Of The World>
A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing (w/Al on acoustic)>
Millenium Jam>
The Eleven
Sugaree
Cryptical>
Morning Dew>
The Other One>
Cryptical>
I Know You Rider

Donor Rap
St Stephen>
Hit The Road Jack>
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Band Intros

**** complete setlist above taken from different sources. the placement of the Phish song in set 2 may be before The Eleven or after, as the sources i got differ on the placement. ****

sounds pretty cool...they played a Phish tune? First time? And an interesting choice at that!

First Time without a member of Phish in the Line-up...Wolfman's Brother, Prince Caspian and Chalkdust Torture, Down With Disease were all played during the April 99 Phriends gig...

Across the Universe- nice breakout

Song I Heard the Ocean Sing- a tune off of phishs last album, and only played a few times before the end. Wonder if it was Phil's idea to cover or ?

we need reviews!

>>First Time without a member of Phish in the Line-up...Wolfman's Brother

Wolfman's Brother played in fall 2000 @ the Beacon without a Phish member in the lineup....

Al from Moe is friggin lame
the cuke edict.

Al Schnier is a great guitarist from a smokin' band.
Obviously Phil felt the same way and probably even more so after the show.
Ask Sless how he feels about Al.

So nice to have some blazing geeetars for a change. Don't need Herring simply playing scales all night long. And Warren's slide schtick was grating.

The Q is dead long live the Q.

Where's my torrent...

Looks insane, a REAL first set, and a MONSTER 2nd set...

Nice, very nice

Phil has played wolfmans Several TIMES
With kimock line-up & jimmy line up
(mt Air 99 /w warren & kimock)
and play it untill 2000
Also Phil has played sample in a jar
(chicago 00 ) and never play that with phish members

Just another fact check

Phil is ONCE AGAIN is letting all the I must bash phish because I like the dead people know that MUSIC HAS NO BOUNDARIES

Remember - april 99 wolfmans? when the deadhead /Phishhead wall came crumbling down why have so many tried to rebuild it

I was at april 99 & been going to phil ever since the fillmore 98 (1st phil show)

Peace to all to the good hearted people with open minds

Please wake up all the rest of you

Angelo

(flame me go ahead if It make you feel better)

but that phish song sucks, why not a good moe tune?

Phil is ONCE AGAIN is letting all the I must bash phish because I like the dead people know that MUSIC HAS NO BOUNDARIES

Yeah thats what Phil Meant


Or is That your take


Cmon

Its a fuckin song that he likes

it does not have other implications



But Phish does suck

Well Adam
Since phish sucks
I guess you'll never know

And yes IT's my take after all the 1999 phil warfield shows and 50 other phil show

and also to all you, moe is the only real jamband LEFT!!!!!
Jusy my 2 cents

Peace


Angelo

>But Phish does suck

sez youze guys. more beer for us

I said "I" think they Suck


I dont think Phil or The Dead should or shouldnt cover there songs


And I have seen them enough to Base my Opinion on Fact(My Reality)

I also like some of there songs

But as a whole I dont like them

i hate jumping on the beat a dead horse bandwagon but

>>But Phish does suck <<

and so does moe. and umphrey's

i see this as a move to build fan base nothing more.

Moe is the Only Jam band left

What about

Panic
Disco Biscuits
Mule

Cmon

Yes yes...wolfman's brother...my bad, I was there for many of them as well...holes in the memory...

I'm stoked he does/did it...

A move (Al Sitting in with Phil)
to build fan base



Al should take lessons from Phish

Building Fan base from The Dead Fan base

Say your peace bill
at least you know the proper way to spell moe. 's name

build a fan base? (ever gone to moe down over the last 5 years?)

Peace

by the way PHISH WAS FUCKING WICKED
come on every one jump on the beat a dead horse wagon?!?!

BTW
Everyone here realizes that al of moe. has been one of the friends before right?

adam G. needs a phil & friends history lesson

Angelo


Phish WAS Wicked some nites


I guess not the Nights I went

1989 thru 2004 15 Times

I tried


Didnt get it

To each there own and much love to all

ahem...

don't want to get in the way of the horse-beating, but...

i was lucky enough to get to hear that across the universe...i can't believe how GREAT it sounded, cell-to-cell...i can't WAIT to hear the tapes!

THANK YOU PHIL!

so did Mookie Siegel sing any of these tunes?

A Story,
I see it like this
When I found G.D back in 1990 I was a teen
and GD was the most important thing in my life
but I had been a zappa freak for already a couple of years
and there was that whole mentaly about zappa's no good
because to those people didn't get the deadhead feeling
from zappa shows or the music.

Basicly they couldn't get pass the outer layer to the the real magic inside zappa

If feel this vibe transfered over to the deadhead vs. Phish thing

Please don't miss interpret my words phish is nowhere even close to uncle frank Zappa

GOOD MUSIC IS LIKE A ONION MANY,MANY LAYERS TO GET THROUGH

peace

>>at least you know the proper way to spell moe. 's name

if you are refering to the spelling in the setlist above, my bad.......

shoot me... put me out of my misery

What about
Panic
Disco Biscuits
Mule
Cmon

OK
PANIC - cmon MIKEY'S DEAD (saw mikey 50 times thank god)

Biscuits - Aren't they calling it quits this year?

mule - warren is a god but to busy to really give a himself to the mule only

so yes moe. is the only real jamband left
they do everthing as a band

ROB, you rule no referance to you at all

I was suprised someone on this board knew to put the period after moe

Peace

we argue as a family
we dance as a family
we love as a family

there was another song with al on acoustic in the 2nd set...it sounded like allman bros song with other lyrics...the official setlist on the main page is missing this one slow song with al on acoustic...

Playing with Phil to build a fan base??

moe. knows how to build a fan base, they are touring with ABB all summer, thats building a fan base, not sitting in with a ledgend to play legendary music. Al is a huge deadhead, was on tour for christs sake in the late 80's .

Right on magickbro, moe. IS the best jamband around right now.

Hey TaperRob.....Thanks like always.

PANIC - cmon MIKEY'S DEAD (saw mikey 50 times thank god)

Biscuits - Aren't they calling it quits this year?

mule - warren is a god but to busy to really give a himself to the mule only

HAHAHA....NEXT

...and minus 100 karma points if you bring up the other "cheesy" band.

any person that thinks Panic sucks just because Mikey died has not seen a show of theirs recently.

Good luck with your open mind, or lack thereof.

...And back to the show -- that is the forum we're in right?

For those who missed it, some noteworthy hightlights:

Eyes: Absolutely beautiful. Unhurried. Extended jams at every opportunity. It seemed they like didn't want it to end.

The Eleven: Straight for the jugular. They launched into it with such confidence and resolve. Al's take on lead was fresh but familiar.

Hit the Road Jack: A great addition to the list. Sultry and measured, with plenty of soul. It would have been nice if they loosened up a bit and got some dialog going between Gloria/Jackie and Al. Some sassy rappin' would've topped it off nicely. Chris Robinson probably would've done it justice.

On the players, my only observation is that Gloria and Jackie are not commensurate with the rest of the band. They don't have the range, timing or oomph. P&F deserves better backup singers. And we do like backup singers.

TTFN

the opening jam was pretty good. The HCS wasn't too jamed out but it was nice. The girls took lead vocals on that one. Mr Charlie had a few flubs but overall it wasnt bad.The girls sang this too Stagger lee was really fun and once again the girls sang this. Phil sang FOTD and it was a pretty decent version. The girls then came back out for Big boss man. LOVED no more do i! just loved it. Duprees and dancin was a great way to end the set. The girls did a really good job on both of them. Set 1 was really fun.

Jaystraw wrote:
"any person that thinks Panic sucks just because Mikey died has not seen a show of theirs recently.

Good luck with your open mind, or lack thereof"

REALLY!!!,
we'll I just saw all 3 chicago shows and they got better every night untill they blew the roof on the last night wicked.

but then saw them at jazzfest not even two weeks ago
One of the best setlists and by far on of there WORST performances to date.

I never said panic sucks

It just alot like seeing the dead without jerry

(did you ever see mikey? or jerry?)

CAN ANYONE POST THE SETLIST WITH
WHO SANG WHAT SONGS?

yes back to the topic at hand

Good show. Great moments, along with some stumbles. A few subjective impressions/opinions:

In general the band gelled pretty well, pretty quickly, for a first time out. Amazing how quickly Phil is able to figure out exactly how to propel whoever he is playing with. And absolutely great to see yet another new configuration, with both the ups and downs that come with it. By the end of the first set they churned out an excellent, spacey Dancin.

Barry -- had a lot more room to shine than previously, and shine his playing did, especially the pedal steel on Eyes of the World -- a great twist for that tune. Too bad he refuses to face the audience while he plays. The guy has pretty much zero stage presence. Still, a lot of what was great, was great because of Barry.

Al Schneier -- great guitarist, not as skilled as Barry or Jimmy, but a hell of a lot more animated, and had many fine moments, especially on The Eleven and Morning Dew, both of which featured stellar playing, though the vocals on MD left a bit to be desired. Not nearly as good a vocalist as Chris Robinson, but nice to have someone on stage who actually doesn't need a telepromtr. Almost as if the lyrics, like, mean something to him. Excellent vocal interplay with Phil on the Eleven. Enjoyed his rhythm work especially, which was much more interesting, varied, and attuned to what Barry was doing on lead than Jimmy was last time out.



Mookie -- I sat on his side, but for whatever reason never was inspired by his playing. Can't remember a thing he did.

Jackie and Gloria -- Still love them after all those Jerry shows for all those years, but they are often a bit dicey singing lead, which I can't recall them doing, even once, with Jerry. They missed a number of cues, especially on "Dead" songs like Mr Charlie and Big Boss Man, and were hopelessly, painfully several beats behind the rest of the band on Morning Dew, the stellar instrumental work on which deserved a hell of a lot better vocals than it got. Then again, I can't imagine in those years of working with Jerry that the ladies would have listened to much, if any, Grateful Dead in their off time. It'd be nice if Phil would break out a Jerry band song that they actually know -- Gommorah, Cats Under the Stars, whatever. They were much more effective on the songs they did know -- Dancin and Hit the Road Jack, which as someone else mentioned was indeed silly but really worked at the time.

Molo -- as ever.

On the whole, didn't rise to the level of Mardi Gras, December, or the Q, or the Kimock configurations, but tasty nonetheless.

"P&F deserves better backup singers."

Thanks for the mini-review, but when you got to this part, you lost me. Didn't they sing back up for the fat man? Wow.

Did Mookie sing?

Could Anyone here imagine,
Phil & Friends w/ the girls

Doing songs like

The Maker

or

When the hunter is capture by the game

Take about spirtual possiables

I Still Miss Jerry, I still LIke Phish, we all love phil

Oh, someone asked who sang the songs:

HC Sunshine - Al
Mr Charlie - J & G
Stagger Lee - Al
Friend of the Devil - Phil
Big Boss Man - J & G
No More Do I - Phil (obviously; excellent J/G backups.
Duprees - Al on the verses, J/G on the chorus (tricky phrasing on that chorus, but I think they actually got it right)
Dancin - J & G

Across the Universe - Al and Phil (trading halves of the verses)
Eyes - Phil
A Song I Heard... - Al
Eleven - Al and Phil
Sugaree - J & G (Gloria might have done all the verses, don't remember)
Cryptical - Phil
Dew - J & G, poorly
Other One - Phil
I Know You Rider - Al and Phil (no J/G at all)

St. Stephen - Al and Phil
Hit the Road - J & G
Goin' Down the Road - all

Mookie didn't sing any leads but the harmonies were nice. This was a great show, I'm sure plenty will be said as it deserves plenty of discussion.There was something special on stage last night and it was a pure love for the music being playeed and heard. IT is a beautiul thing, flubs and all. THANK YOU PHIL and your wonderful Friends.I would like to add, WHAT...HUH.

Thanks you Essephreek
Thats what i wanted to see>

Wasn't there a Love The One You're With in there too?

yes they played love the one your with, and the phish song, and another slowewr song with al on acoustic thats not on the list...there were also a few teases in the millenium jam, and the played happy birthday before st. stephen b/c it was the warfields 83 birthday...


NONE of the set lists posted here or on the main page are complete or accurate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this was my favorite phil show...ever..better than the "Q", better than 12/19/04...


magic.

this was a nice show, the taper section had plenty of romm , my friend taped it and we are listening to it at the place we are staying 3 blocks from the warfield, cant wait for sunday night

yes there needs to be some corrections to the setlist

>>yes there needs to be some corrections to the setlist

if you have the corrections, please post them. thanks much

>> Could Anyone here imagine,
Phil & Friends w/ the girls

with melvin molo and sless and i'd be there

>> i see this as a move to build fan base nothing more. <<

i should have said, "a move to build larger fan base for phil. to reel in some of the younger jam band fans. thats how i see it. you're entitled to your opinion as i am mine.

<cross>

Wow -- good times last night. Zan and I moved our seats from the side to dead center. The people who's seats they *really* were moved back a row. Zan had a party in his pocket, which made for a great night! I also caught the show from against the side wall -- something I've never done before (much better seats than I expected) and a brief moment during set break on the floor.

While on the floor, I saw Emily, Hall (good to see you, man), Canyon & wife, Reverend Buddy Green, Derek, Schnell (is that right?), Zeus (Pete, are you still in town??? Send me an email, I want to show you my studio), Amy, and of course, Chris, who makes these family reunions happen.

Upstairs I saw Tom the Nurse (who looked great), Nancy, Pierce, Bill, Wizard, Kim, and Debbie. I saw Tar in the hall. I really enjoyed looking down from the balcony at Canyon, who was standing on the corner of the stage with one hand on one side, the other hand on the other side, and all kinds of room in front to drop his head and get his groove on.

The real treat was out front before the show where I saw Fritz.

If Sless doesn't turn around and face the audience, I'm gonna kick him. (That goes for you, too, Bobby Vega!) I would be happy if Barry spent the entire night playing Steel. I think he is a phenomenal pedal steel player.

I really like that Al brought his shtick to the show. He didn't try to fit into anyone else's shoes, but instead, he was Al. He had something to contribute, and I appreciate that contribution. He looked like he was having fun, but he was definitely working hard. I wouldn't be surprised if he walked off the stage and straight into bed.

The keys were pretty good, but some of the sounds he used during particular moments sounded a little like Vince to me. No one else commented on that, so maybe it was just me. Unfortunately, I had trouble getting beyond that.

Watching Molo during the Eleven is like watching a 4-armed Indian god. He plays both parts (Billy/Mickey). That's hard to do, 'cause Mickey is usually doing those polyrhythms, or playing in 4 while Billy's in 7. Molo had to fill in the gaping holes that were due to Jimmy's absence. Molo and Phil are the only ones left that know the songs, and I noticed Molo doing things (directing traffic) he doesn't have to do when surrounded by the other guitarists.

Phil was the lead player -- the star of the show, even striking rock star poses from time to time. A lot of the lead guitar came from the bass. That's what's fun about not being surrounded by the heavyweight guitarists; we really get a chance to focus on Phil. In another thread we asked Phil to turn up, and he must have heard us ‘cause he was LOUD.

The song selection was the highlight of the 1st set. That was my first Big Boss Man. The second set highlight was the Millennium Jam into The Eleven. I also liked the Cryptical, Dew, Other One, Cryptical sandwich. GOOD job on those transitions. The second set got me my money's worth.

That's my 4th incarnation of Phil and Friends. I like that Phil brings in new musicians for new interpretations. Al is who made that happen last night, bringing his own thing into the mix. I have to tell you, gentle reader, that I do have my favorite version of Phil and Friends, and no one has Quite reached that bar.

Good times all around. See y'all Sunday.

Pete - send me an email.

By Angelo DeSalvo (Magickbrother) (24.14.170.50) on Saturday, May 14, 2005 - 09:49 am: Edit Post
Jaystraw wrote:
"any person that thinks Panic sucks just because Mikey died has not seen a show of theirs recently.

Good luck with your open mind, or lack thereof"

REALLY!!!,
we'll I just saw all 3 chicago shows and they got better every night untill they blew the roof on the last night wicked.

but then saw them at jazzfest not even two weeks ago
One of the best setlists and by far on of there WORST performances to date.

I never said panic sucks

It just alot like seeing the dead without jerry

(did you ever see mikey? or jerry?)


I saw plenty of GD shows w/ Jerry and WSP shows with Mikey, and it taught me people like you are assholes who try to name drop and degrade others they think cannot.

"I saw Jerry.". Yeah, me too ya retard. Big Whoop.

Mr. Deader Than Thou. Jeez, Get over it ya loser. Seeing Jerry and Mikey did NOT make you cool.

Second set list corrections:

Across the Universe >
Eyes of the World >
Millenium Jam >
The Eleven >
Love the One You're With >
Funky (moe?) tune sung by Al >
A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing
Sugaree
Cryptical Envelopment >
Morning Dew >
The Other One >
Cryptical Envelopment >
I Know You Rider

E: Saint Stephen >
Hit the Road Jack >
GDTRFB

D'oh! I just checked my pockets and found that I came home with three new lighters!! LOL . . .

The song sung by Al in the second set was Man of Constant Sorrow. (but not done bluegrass style)

matty i'm 99.9% sure that it was Eyes>love th eone you're with>some shit with Al on acoustic>Millenium Jam>Eleven

Hey that's my lighter Doogels. J/K

Phil and Friends at the Warfield last night was very bluesy sounding, a bit rough around the edges but mighty powerful and they hit some intense moments - "if you can't be with the one you love honey, love the one you're with"
thanks you phil and friends. it's true, the Warfied crowd is the best - thanks to all the zoner (and lurkers, and former zoners) - magic happened

I was impressed with the show last night. Al did indeed show up and play, Barry sounded f*ckin great all night, especially pedal steel. Nice to see Al play some pumping rythm guitar to set barry up. Jackie & Gloria were off all night, they look very uncomfortable for whatever reasons, and i to did detect some casio like sounds that drew similarities to vince.

Al tore up sugaree...just sick. Setlist was great, not only did they Song I Hear The Ocean, but I swear the bass/drumz during Love the one your with were almost dead on with Moma Dance (another phish song for the haters).

Don't ever doubt phil, he delivers every time...(he looks much skinnier) hope all is well.

Eyes>Millenium>Eleven = the goods

musically these guys were extremly tight for there first show together

>>Al tore up sugaree...just sick.

indeed. taking sugaree further...

the audience seemed more on it's feet and going crazy then I'd seen previously at the Warfiled. or maybe it's just been a long time ~

so is this the proper setlist for set 2?

Across the Universe >
Eyes of the World >
Millenium Jam >
The Eleven >
Love the One You're With >
Man of Constant Sorrow >
A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing
Sugaree
Cryptical Envelopment >
Morning Dew >
The Other One >
Cryptical Envelopment >
I Know You Rider

E: Saint Stephen >
Hit the Road Jack >
GDTRFB

Im just counting down the days till the soundboards hit

Phil & Friends
5/13/05
Warfield, SF, CA

Set 1:
Jam>
Here Comes Sunshine>
Mr. Charlie
Stagger Lee>
Fried of the Devil>
Big Boss Man
No More Do I>
Duprees Diamond Blues
Dancin In The Streets

Set 2:
~Across The Universe
Eyes Of The World>
Love the One Your With>
Millenium Jam>
The Eleven,
~@A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing>
Sugaree
Cryptical Envelopment>
Morning Dew>
The Other One>
Cryptical Envelopment>
I Know You Rider
E: Donor Rap,
St. Stephen>
~Hit The Road Jack>
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Band Intros

that's the setlist according to Rob Clarke's recoring

nothing makes me smile more than when phish gets a nod from the phil man. Oh! how it pisses some of you off!

THis setlist is fucking wicked. I hope its released.

Shouldn't the setlist acknowledge the "Happy Birthday" rift for the Warfield's 83rd? This was right before St. Stephens, if I can remember correctly.

*Scrapes up the liquid remnants of his brain off the floor of the Warfield.*

Quick question: Am I the only one who was expecting a Viola Lee for most of the first set? >_>

*Is amused that nobody recognized Man of Constant Sorrow. Come on people, get your heads in the game! I'm only 15 and I still picked up on that. :-D*

Alright, highlight opinion recap:

Getting to the concert - On the train I took from Sacramento to SF I shared a compartment with two girls who may or may not have been UC Davis students who chatted about nothing for 1 and a half hours on end. I won't go into specifics, but I will say the one other person in the compartment fled in horror at the first opportunity.

Either way, the jog/walk/sprint from the Ferry Building down Market to the Warfield was a nice refresher for my sanity.

Here Comes Sunshine - A *perfect* show opener. Just enough to loosen the limbs and get the blood pumping, and most importantly, get rid of that damned inertia so you're free to be kicked into whatever is above the sky and below the stratosphere by...

Mr. Charlie - Alright, so maybe Jackie and Gloria have yet to really get in tune with the gang (going on my experience at Mardi Gras and last night), but anyone who wasn't amped for this is a communist and/or a charlatan. ;-)

Friend of the Devil - The first first of the show (first song I haven't seen live before but have always wanted to see live), and it seems Phil and the gang were making sure it'd be a good'un. And it was. And it was.

Big Boss Man- The spirit of the Pig swung by the Warfield last night, I think. :-D

No More Do I - What can be said about this? Thinking back to it gives me chills where I sit. Phil hit this one perfectly, I think.

Dancin'~! - Shame on you, Phil and Friends, switching gears on us all sudden like that. You could have hurt someone with so sudden a change of musical styles from DDD to Dancin'. :-D

Personally, I just barely held on to my sanity, which came in handy in enjoying the song. :-)

Across the Universe - Even more of a relaxed groove than Here Comes Sunshine, I like it.

Eyes of the World - The second first, and again Phil takes it slooooooow and easy for my pleasure. Just incredible relaxed but tight jamming.

Love the One You're With - I'd say the band did CSNY proud, wouldn't you?

Cryptical>Dew>Other One>Cryptical>Rider - How do you find out who has the fastest reflexes in a room full of Deadheads? Play the first chords of Morning Dew and look for the first guy to lose it and start screaming (in this case, I think it was someone near the center of the balcony, maybe a little towards stage left). I wish Phil or Al would have taken the lead on the Dew vocals, but as Mic Jagger might say you can't always get what you want. Al and Phil still ripped it up, mind you, just not on vocals.

It's my philosophy that no matter how much of a desire to dance you have, some songs are sacred in that when they hit, you sit down and start straining every element of your hearing to capturing every little bit of the song. Dew is one of those songs.

...Then of course, TOO hits and we're back in business, baby! Extra crazy, just the way I like it.

Back to Cryptical and into Rider, and is it just me or is Rider the most versatile song in the Dead pantheon? I really think it can be played in just about any position in most sets. Either way, kudos to Phil for making it his own as a Heavyweight set-ender, 'cause right here it just about tore the building down.

Encore - I don't even think I'm up to describing this, so I'll leave it as something along he lines of "Too incredible for any words I can think of" and/or "Was I hallucinating, or did they just play a Ray Charles tune?"

Post show - Back outside to hang with the people who were sitting in the row in back of mine and just barely see my dad's car out of the corner of my eye parking on Golden Gate. A quick dash and I hop in and it's back to Sacramento for me, but I shall return... oh yes, I shall. :-)

Selah and cazart!

EDIT: D'OH! How could I forget Sugaree? I hang my head in shame. :-(

You can say that again...

Canyon:
"This was a great show... there was something special on stage last night and it was a pure love for the music being playeed and heard. IT is a beautiul thing"

Cuc:
"this was my favorite phil show...ever... magic."

Doogs:
"Watching Molo during the Eleven is like watching a 4-armed Indian god."

Nancy:
"it's true, the Warfied crowd is the best - thanks to all the zoners (and lurkers, and former zoners) - magic happened.... the audience seemed more on it's feet and going crazy then I'd seen previously at the Warfiled."


I loved this show... there was such intense energy from start to finish. Of course it didn't hurt to be with such a cool group right at the front of the the floor... There was nothing left to do but smile... (and *toke*).

And I gotta thank a few of last night's sponsers: Revbuddygreen, MikeW and Canyon for the smoke, boomers and brews... I'm still buzzin'!

Some impressions...

There was a Herring interview a while back where he talks about incorporating some of Alan Holdsworth's styles when playing Dead songs (if you don't know Holdsworth's music, he's and incredible, technical jazz fusion guitarist). So one of the biggest differences I noticed in last night's show was that Slesses' syncopation (and tone to some degree) were more in the style of Garcia's and not so fusion-ish. While I love Jimmy, Sless gives (for me anyway) a missing ingredient.

Really dug seeing everyone... the zone may just be an internet website, but for the folks who've made friends here it just doesn't get much better than meetin' up for these Phil parties...

REALLY hoping the lineup is similar tomorrow...

See you freaks there.

HOLY! HOLY! HOLY! HOLY!

Damn, last night was fine.
THey were all "ON' in the first set, but they were really 'ON' during the second set. Very fine jamming during the whole night, Jam highlights forme were going into 'love the one your with', going into 'the eleven'. Crazy harmonium keyboard piece inside 'sugaree'. Sless was brillant, particularly all his second set steel work on 'eyes' and 'dew'. I also thought AL and Barry messed pretty well for the first time out of the gate. I also like the garcia-escence style of Barry's rises and breaks. Gloria and Jackie are keepers.

I will be looking forward to tomorrow night.

Andrew Speedway


Your only 15 Yrs old and you can write a Review like that


Im amazed that you know the songs

My Concerts at 15 Pink Floyd The Who The Dead Zappa etc


I couldnt write a review like that

I'm pretty sure that the setlist for set 2 was:

~Across The Universe
Eyes Of The World>
Love the One Your With>
Millenium Jam>
The Eleven,
~@A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing>
Man of Constant Sorrow
Sugaree
Cryptical Envelopment>
Morning Dew>
The Other One>
Cryptical Envelopment>
I Know You Rider
E: Donor Rap, Happy 83rd Birthday Warfield,
St. Stephen>
~Hit The Road Jack>
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad
Band Intros

Thanks for the reviews, everybody. Not much too add - but it was lovely meeting some of you for the first time, and also to see others again. I'd be happy to listen to Barry Sless any day...yeah, tomorrow will do nicely! His pedal steel work - beauty and grace in ringing sound. "Across the Universe" a sweet addition.

Of course the show wasn't perfect, but in the end it was a great night. I love when the lights shine on the audience and you see this beautiful old theater packed to the rafters with freaks dancing their asses off. Puts that big grin on my face. You know what I mean.

music music music
last night was ON
i left with the biggest smile
thanks phil!

"Andrew Speedway


Your only 15 Yrs old and you can write a Review like that


Im amazed that you know the songs"

Awww man, you're making me blush. :-D

"My Concerts at 15 Pink Floyd The Who The Dead Zappa etc"

Grrrr, man, you're making me jealous.

"I couldnt write a review like that"

OK, back to blushing. ;-)

-Andrew (What? No I'm not prone to sudden mood swings at all, why do you ask?)

Al instead of Herring created an interesting situation. In part it meant a very driving rhythym guitar at times, sort of like a Weir on the edge. But with Al who is into very long arching solos in Moe, soles built not so much on short searing lines, but slow builds of texture before they erupt into lines and load dynamics, it both creates spaces where Phil was constantly in the mix as a guitar line.

I both loved Barry's lines and was also frustrated with them, because with Phil and Al, it is not always necessary to have to put in a lead line immediately, there doesn't have to be so much figure, because the ground itself is quite explosive and rich.

Good to see you Doogs, Tar, Hedspace, Greata, and I think that's it.

I thought the show was spectacular. More "magic" than Ive heard for years. To me thats the most important ingrediant. There were vocal miscues and such, but to me it was minor compared to the amazing phenomenon that Phil is so masterful at facilitating.

I could tell thism was going to be special show before I even arrived at the Warfield.

This is my favorite PLF so far. PLE rocked maybe a little harder and PLQ was way tighter, but this was some of the most psychedlic music Ive heard.

I was surprised at some of the less than enthusiastic opinions of the keyboardest. I thought his spacey and trippy additions were perfect. I really liked him.

I loved the show because it was so jam-focused. The improvisation was just great. Some serious music there.

This version of PLF was nice because the tone was less "hard" without warren or Jimmy. I love the Q, but it was very nice having a more GD like tonal quality to a Phil band. Al from moe. far excedeed my expectations. I was impressed by both his singing and playing.

Overall what a great show. Phil is a true genious IMO. Besides Jerry Garcia, by far the best musician that I have ever had the tremendous pleasure to see. The Grateful Dead opened my eyes to a world I am pretty sure I would not have known to exist and shows like this reafirm my belief that there is something greater out there.

Just to let whoever said "last night was the first time phil played a phish song without a fish member" was wrong, Wolfmans bro was played by molo,Kimmock,haynes,donna,and merl, at Mountain Aire 99, it was rad, I hope that I get a chance to check out the new lineup soon, peace all

Brothers and Sisters thamks for bringing it back great reviews. Here's to Phil Lesh the ONLY ONE doing what he does. The confidence to step on stage and present this music in the manner that he does with new players is magic for sure. Doogs great descriptiion of Molo playing the eleven. Keep on enjoying the ride!

Yes yes I know...I was at Mt Aire in 99 for it as well...my bad.

Thanks Phil and Friends.

I am sure that for the musicians who have the chance to play as Friends, that it is transformative of their careers and lives. So Friday night, Phil passes on a whole lot more of the magic fire, and recruits a couple of more lieutenants to reflect it out further in their own music. It does my heart good to know that Grateful Dead music will never stop, and shall continue to thrive through this 21st century.

My feeling this Sunday morning: This kid continues along on the trip, to support and enjoy, and feel privilaged to be here, until we all fall down.

some reflections on 5/13 after a day of recharging the batteries

1. i sat pretty low in the balcony, pretty close to the soundboard (as was the case at the december shows). mix in person felt cleaner than the december & mardi gras gigs ... probably cuz of fewer folks on stage.

2. set lengths: 8:40-9:50pm for set 1, 50 min break, set2 & encore went 10:40pm-1am ... encore clocked in around 20-25 minutes!

3. i for one will not offer up an opinion as to which incarnation of pl+f has been "best". it's simply not apples versus apples. that said, for a 1st time out, wow. not without mistakes (hey comes with the territory), but a remarkable mix of both tight and liquid. none of herring's crescendos ... and none of herring's noodlings. as a stage presence, phil was significantly more animated this go-around, presumably playing traffic cop more explicitly. i will be curious to see how tonight (5/15) compares, now that they will have had the warf & the corte madera rec center gigs under their belts. of course, i'm assuming the basic band configuration stays the same ...

4. jam styles characterized by volleying back & forth between al, barry, al, & mookie. often in that very order. transitions to next songs often began quite early on ... stagger lee > f.o.t.d. comes to mind.

5. biggest "huh?" moment: before hit the road jack started in earnest, opening section sounded like it was going into "stray cat strut"

6. best barry sless moments: no more do i in set 1, t.o.o. in set 2.

7. best al moments: pretty much all of set 2. and a much better voice than i'd anticipated.

8. best jgb chicks moments: mr charlie & dancin in set 1, l.t.i.y.w. & h.t.r.j. in set 2/encore. in general: much better than either december or mardi gras.

9. main place where i missed jimmy herring: cryptical.

10. phil's voice: decent! very good on f.o.t.d. ... a little thin on some of the high notes on eyes ... but none of the creaky quality that can come across on terrapin station.

bring on wavy's gravy! per various recent phil interviews, it may be a few months til we get our next fix ...

>>Don't need Herring simply playing scales all night long.

>>And Warren's slide schtick was grating.

Maybe learn some guitar before critiquing two outstanding professional musicians.

Herring does INFINITELY more than scales (he doesn't jam using scales, anyway, he moves through scales using triads/arpeggios)

Warren doesn't need any defending--I just get tired of people talking shit about musicians when they clearly don't know jack about what they're criticizing

A Song I Heard The Ocean Sing

Wow, a song from the new(latest) Phish album!!

That's random

I wonder who brought that song to the table...

Yep... This show took some time to digest properly. Quite simply put, it was awesome! I agree with so many above who write there was a "magic" and "intensity" that we haven't seen for a long time!

The band was on fire and sounded great! The improv was totally out-of-control and some heavy shit was definitely laid down throughout the night!

Toward the end of the second set, the entire house beacame one giant sing-a-long with everyone dancing their asses off! THAT was a BLAST and was as festive as I've seen our large family jam togther for years!

After the show, we found it very difficult to piece together the setlist in it's entirety. But we all agreed that this was one of those nights that will grow hair over time and stick out as being one of the finer live outings. The Other One was IMHO one of the best I've ever seen... The walls were just dripping and breathing as they kept comin' around...

Way to go Phil! Thanks for the love, because we sent it right back to the stage! Way to go Zoners! Now that's how we throw a party!

Hlpslpfrnk

In addtition, thanks to everyone who wrote all the fantastic reviews! I couldn't put it any better myself. I do want to point out that Wizard's review (just above) echoed my perspective of the show dead-on! Which is why I didn't really sit and spell out a formal review.

To sum it up for me. There was about 100 or more times during the evening that I kept telling myself.... "This is the GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH and I wouldn't want to be anywhere but right here right now!"

O.K., that's it for me for now!

Hlpslpfrnk

>the first guy to lose it and start screaming (in this case, I think it was someone near the center of the balcony, maybe a little towards stage left)<

That was Zan. He was right next to me. I was floored at how fast he picked that up.

In that case, say hello to him for me. :-)

Two negative notes, and some nice stuff later.

When you have two outstanding black soul-filled chicks on the stage THEY SING STAGGER LEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For the life of me I will never understand that oversight.

The Phish tune did indeed suck. From the treasure trove of amazing songs that line up had at their fingertips, poor choice.

The pedal steel was OUTSTANDING. I have never seen him play that instrument so well.

I met a kind Zoner, missed many others and spent some time with Voodoo and Fritzie along with Buddy, Nurse and some others. Thanks for a real good time.

The stand-alone SUGAREE in the center of the second set was something special.

Also, I've got to say that I really LIKED the JGB girls' vocals on the Dew. If there's one GD song that invites some idiosyncratic singing it's gotta be this artyfact from the dawn of the atomic age. Gloria and Jackie didn't give it the pathos that I've heard Phil, Warren, and Garcia (post-70s) provide, but their delivery reminded me more of the "ah well...fuck it" quality I associated with Garcia's earlier interpretations of it. That said, their vocals were out of synch and tentative for most of the first set until they--along with the rest of the band--really took off with Dancin' in the Streets.

I also liked the little song couplets that the band strung together for most of the first set. These tight arrangements really showcased the breadth of the GD repertoire and also highlighted the colorful cast of characters (the Delias, FOTDs, Duprees, etc.) that inhabit GD Land. The No More Do I > Duprees was especially fine.

Finally, Phil has turned into one hell of a band leader. He wields his bass like a conductor's baton, and after all these years he definitely know how to put together a great trip!

Thanks Maestro Lesh and the Bay Area minions for a real good time

All pics from 5/13/05 Warfield but some were used for all three setlists this weekend:

http://www.phillesh.net/philzonepages/friends_stuf f/setlists/050513.html
http://www.phillesh.net/philzonepages/friends_stuf f/setlists/050514.html
http://www.phillesh.net/philzonepages/friends_stuf f/setlists/050515.html

Thanks again for those awesome pics, Susan!

"Al instead of Herring created an interesting situation. In part it meant a very driving rhythym guitar at times, sort of like a Weir on the edge. But with Al who is into very long arching solos in Moe, soles built not so much on short searing lines, but slow builds of texture before they erupt into lines and load dynamics, it both creates spaces where Phil was constantly in the mix as a guitar line.

I both loved Barry's lines and was also frustrated with them, because with Phil and Al, it is not always necessary to have to put in a lead line immediately, there doesn't have to be so much figure, because the ground itself is quite explosive and rich."



i just listened to the show and everything you said is dead on!

This was their first public performance.

It seems in the past we always gave the boys at least a few shows to be fully fluid and seamless.

The November Tour is gonna be SICK!

I guess you had to be there...
I listened and just didn't like it to much.
There were some good spots, but I guess it's
just not my cup o tea...or too much to digest...
or maybe I am just bitter and jealous because
I need my PHIL!!!!

<<<or maybe I am just bitter and jealous because
I need my PHIL!!!!

ding ding ding!!!!


I'm sure glad I wasn't there.

around what time did it end?

1am (looked at my watch right after he intro-ed the band ... which this time happened AFTER the encore)

They played till 1AM..Phil is an animal..!!!..

Kindmomma..the LIVE 365 streams can't even come close to what it will sound like blasting on your boom box cruising down them Philly Avenues..

And even less so when he plays there in November

bummer...again i had to leave early to catch BART. altho i was enjoying berkeley more and got to be the whole time

>Alan Holdsworth's styles when playing Dead songs

holdsworth is a wanker--too many notes for no reason
not enough space between the notes might as well be yngwie malmsteen

bleah

Hey all, had to write something, because it twas a magical night. Hadn't been to the Warfield since mid 90's God I love that place, just like comming home! Also 1st time eating a bit of fungus in like a decade, so that was fun. The show was unreal, such a conductive environment for special music.

I'm in line with most of the other posts. THere was a special energy to the show. I really had no problems with anything. If the Jackie/Gloria combo messed up...I really couldn't tell. And flubs are part of live music anyways. I really liked the lineup, I didn't know what to expect. I thought the Al guy did a great job. Sang well, (liked him better than recordings of C.Robinson), and he kept up musically, obviously he was there for a reason. Mookie was not as noticable, but was fine none-the-less. Sless rips, I think he actually blends better that jimmy/warren. Molo is just sick...a monster.

Sugaree- different and incredible...the whole show rocked. Dancin in the Strrets...the Eleven was amazing...cryptical...I really can't add much more...but this line up is sounding fucking amazing for the 1st take...they really fed off eachother well.

Oh, yeah...met Phil and shook hands at the book signing before hand. So that made for a very memorable day. He was kind and gracious. Oh, also took a good friend who's a non-deadhead...let's just say that it opened up his Eyes!

happily glowing,

Turtle

Kate...I think I found the first set forgettable, but the second set deserves a second listen...there is some beauty hidden in there.

I enjoyed this much more than the other line up. In the immense complexity of Grateful Dead music, less is more much of the time. Jimmy and Warren did that, though I doubt many in this forum would agree with that.

Not a Robinson fan until I caught the Crowes and I so highly recommend and urge you all to go see some of that shite...good god, it was wonderful.

Back to Warfield...the pedal steel solos in the second set were worth the 24 hour/3 hr time change on their own. The Eyes was very interesting, but I think it would have been better after they warmed up...not discounting it, but there is something off. Setlists were interesting, but as I said above, the first set, while it looks fabu on paper, really was not the best we've heard, nor would it peak the interest of someone going in fresh and virginal.

Book signing was a trip. In and out quickly after some joking with Phil. It's all good.

Thanks for these great reviews....but.....there's one thing I'm not reading: How were the vocals? I"ve read some complaints about Jackie & Gloria, mostly. Who was the alpha vocalist....I assume Al? How did they blend? From what I've heard of the earlier Chris Robinson friends....it's a no brainer that he is the front man, but he sounded awful blended with Phil (or vice versa.)
Jamming aside, what's the vocal picture like for this band? Can they do a sweet blend on Rider or Uncle John's? I think the Phil/Warren/Barraco standard would be hard to top. Thanks.

the Phil/Warren/Barraco standard


I think the standard was set decades before the one you mentioned.

Al did carry the main vox duties listenin' to the discs I downloaded. And, he does a rippin job.
I still have a hard time listenin' to Phil sing lead on a song like Eyes.

Dewit..>>..In the immense complexity of Grateful Dead music, less is more much of the time...

That is a far reaching statement inlcuding as we all are aware....Venue...

Ears are ears but..a show at Warf..same lineup compared to show at Bill Graham Civic..if one attends only the later..might be a factor..

Dec shows at Warf were terrific...The core players..Phil, Molo, Jimmy, Barry, ParticleDude and CR compared to the core lineup from this weekends shows..

I'd take either..and whoever Phil wants as spot performers in ensemble..at a 2200 person venue with a dance floor..no problemo..

4th and B here in San Diego for 2-3 nights and Wiltern in LA for same would be just nice..

While it's not the greatest Phil and Friends show ever, this is really enjoyable and has some *really* good moments that surpass the Dec shows. If this band sticks together I could see some epic shows coming out of them.

>>>Thanks for these great reviews....but.....there's one thing I'm not reading: How were the vocals?

I thought Al, Phil, and Mookie's voices blended well together on the Rider-like harmonies. I thought Phil was in good voice throughout the show, and Al's got a timbre to his voice that reminds me of early Jerry. They were the lead vocalists of the band (except when G&J shared the lead on Mr. Charlie, Boss Man, Dancin, Sugaree, and Dew--the last 3 worked well for them, I thought, and the first 2 did not), with Al stepping up more often in the first set and Phil predominating in the second set. But you're right--they're not as tight as the original Q in '00-01.

I think it was also a good move to let Gloria and Jackie harmonize and duet with each other rather than the whole band for the most part. Their voices are so distinct that they don't blend well with the guys' harmonies, IMO--which is strange given that they were Garcia's back-up singers for so long. Go figure?!?

I think Al is absolutely terrible and hope he never plays with Phil again. I thought Friday was one of the poorest performances turned in by PLF in a few years. Well below the December shows, which I liked very much. Jimmy was sorely missed, and Al really brought the band down. The jams were pretty weak and largely pointless. Al's vocals make Phil sound like Sinatra. Generally the show was a train wreck from start to finish.

Sunday was much, much better. But still, Al has to go back to moe.

I agreee with you about moe guy but you could not have been there friday and feel this or you were on the rag or something. Once again Clueless...

Get him Mike!!!!

You're clueless huh? Got it, I could tell.

Went in expecting to have fun despite the Moe guy, but thought Barry didn't step up, the band was sloppy as hell and they never gelled. Thought it was the worse P&F since the Ford?Feat shows and trust me, I have a good 500+ GD/JGB/TD etc shows under my belt over the last 28 years.

No big deal, but the show was not very good.

I like Al....pretty tough stuff to take on. Thought his vocals were decent, (better than that Crowes guy)...and he played an instrument too...all in all I was pleasantly surprised by him...

whatever paul dude........

Definitely this one....

I know it's a bit late, but I just wanted to say thanks to everybody for the amazing weekend at the Warfield and Berkeley Community Theater. It was great hanging out with Canyon, Doogels, Mike, Jenny, Dan, Hall, Rev, Emily and everybody else who was there for the amazing party that went down. I also want to thank Phil and his Friends for putting on one of the most amazing weekend's of music I have ever heard. This lineup was the best band Phil ever put together imo. Barry finally had room to blow our collective minds. Jacky and Gloria sang on material that was much better suited for them, and the result was even more incredible than it had been in December. I was listening to the aud of the Warfield show and they go to so many incredible musical places. It was the most dead like lineup Phil has put together to date and it was extremely satisfying to be there and experience it first hand. If you haven't listened to the shows yet, definatley give them a try. I don't see how anyone could be dissapointed. It had a much different sound then even the previous lineup that played in December and at Mardi Gras. Barry is the most incredible guitarist alive right now. I hope Phil keeps him around permanently. Mookie was amazing on the keys. It was even more obvious listening to the recording. Al played great guitar and had some solid vocals. They weren't the best but they also weren't annoying or grating in any way. They were good solid vocals and the harmonies between band members were excellent. The best part about him was that he didn't miss any lyrics and he didn't need to look at the teleprompter once. He has this music ingrained in his brain and it showed. I felt comfortable with him singing these songs because you could tell that he is a fan and has mucho respect for them. Phil was propelled to new heights by this lineup and is it just me, or have the new chompers actually improved his singing ability? You decide. All I know is that there was a lot of love in those rooms and it was reflected ten fold by the music. I would give some musical highlights but it's just not possible as both shows totally smoked from beggining to end. They could have played anything and it would have been mindblowing. Twinkle Twinkle little star could have been a mind blower by these guys. I had fun hanging out on the floor for the first part of the second set at the Warfield but when they playd love the one you're with, that was my cue to go join Jessica in the balcony. Help>Slip>Franklin's was an incredible way to open up Wavy's birthday show. They had us by the balls from the opening notes. I was lucky enough to run into Barry after the show on Sunday and I expressed my gratitude and told him that Phil should hold onto him no matter what the cost. He was very humble and down to Earth, and he accepted my compliments with a smile and thanks. I'd like to give extra special thanks to Jessica for making the weekend possible, and for being a kick ass dance partner. Thanks for always showing me a good time. So to sum it all up, I'd like to say "Thank You All For A Real Good Time" and I hope to see you all again soon. Stay cool everybody. Philzoners are some of the best people you'll find anywhere. Peace.

<<<think it was also a good move to let Gloria and Jackie harmonize and duet with each other rather than the whole band for the most part. Their voices are so distinct that they don't blend well with the guys' harmonies, IMO--which is strange given that they were Garcia's back-up singers for so long. Go figure?!?
they dont blend well because no one else is singing on key...they are singing around key but not on key....they had some time to blend with jerry to find his key, which wasnt always on
im actually listening to the show now for the first time....
as someone said this is the most GD-like band he has put together,,,agree but its what i dislike about them...im a PLQ purist, something about screaming guitars,,,,music flying in everyspace...thats what i want,,,it doesnt have to be pretty and glossy, which is what this show sounds like to me
ive said it before with the last p&F shows,,,you stick a bunch of players together that have practised a handful of times doesnt mean they are a band,,,theyre simply jamming with each other..which to me isnt something that i want to fly across the country for...we as a collective are to happy to settle for mediocrity