With an eleven year gap between Halloweens, a lot had happened in the world of Phish, with the band going on hiatus, reunited, officially breaking up, and then reunited again. 2009 marked the ultimate comeback, kicking off the new era by hitting many of their old favorite venues, including combining their festival and Halloween traditions into one giant extravaganza dubbed Festival 8. The three-day Halloween event took place at the Empire Polo Club (also known as the home of Coachella), drawing in smiling crowds as far as the eye could see. The anticipation for what album they band would cover was turned into a full-on Phish event, and the band launched a website with 99 albums that would get whittled down each day as Festival 8 drew nearer. Finally, ten albums remained, and the festival housed themed campgrounds based on each remaining album, and on the day of Halloween proper, fans were handed a Phishbill upon entry, announcing that The Rolling Stones' 'Exile On Main Street' was the winner. When the band hit the stage, they were joined by Sharon Jones and a few of her Dap Kings horns for a truly special performance and nailed the album, with 'Loving Cup' and 'Shine A Light' remaining two of the most beloved songs in Phish’s repertoire of covers to this day.
Track listing
01 Rocks Off
02 Rip This Joint
03 Shake Your Hips
04 Casino Boogie
05 Tumbling Dice
06 Sweet Virginia
07 Torn And Frayed
08 Sweet Black Angel
09 Loving Cup
10 Happy
11 Turd On The Run
12 Ventilator Blues
13 I Just Want To See His Face
14 Let It Loose
15 All Down The Line
16 Stop Breaking Down
17 Shine A Light
18 Soul Survivor
I've been enjoying these Phish albums. I'm not a big fan but my brother is though he prefers the "jams only" comps that float around YouTube and other sites. The VU Loaded was especially fun. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe next one is a goodie - it was the first one that I downloaded, and it set me on the path for this series.
DeletePretty nice.
ReplyDeleteThe file on zippy didn't want to unpack ("sudden end of data"), don't know whether it's the file or my computer. Yadisk was fine.
I've just downloaded the Zippyshare file and it opened fine, so hopefully it was just a one-off glitch.
ReplyDeleteHi. Where is the link for this? It' still available?
ReplyDeleteIf you downloaded the file from the comments of the Kristofferson post then you already have links for all the albums, including this one.
ReplyDeletemany thanks
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