Phish Walnut Creek DVD
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Walnut Creek is the a concert DVD released on August 8, 2008 by the rock band Phish
. It was performed on July 22, 1997 at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
in Raleigh, North Carolina
during a stormy night, the second show of their 1997 U.S. summer tour.
During the first set, lightning struck the stage three different times, hitting the stage during the band's rendition of "Taste," forcing the group to cut the set short and leave the stage. After a one hour intermission (purposely extended in order to let the storm pass), the group returned to the stage for an additional 90 minutes of music.
The DVD footage is taken from the venue jumbo screen video feed displayed in concert during the show.
This concert is also available as a download in FLAC
and MP3
formats at LivePhish.com. As a bonus, the download includes You Enjoy Myself
recorded at Walnut Creek on June 16, 1995 with guest Boyd Tinsley
of the Dave Matthews Band
on violin.
Phish
Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
. It was performed on July 22, 1997 at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
The Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek is an outdoor amphitheatre in Raleigh, North Carolina that specializes in hosting large concerts. The amphitheatre is part of a complex located on the west bank of Walnut Creek, southeast of Raleigh near the I-40/US 64/I-440 interchange...
in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
during a stormy night, the second show of their 1997 U.S. summer tour.
During the first set, lightning struck the stage three different times, hitting the stage during the band's rendition of "Taste," forcing the group to cut the set short and leave the stage. After a one hour intermission (purposely extended in order to let the storm pass), the group returned to the stage for an additional 90 minutes of music.
The DVD footage is taken from the venue jumbo screen video feed displayed in concert during the show.
This concert is also available as a download in FLAC
FLAC
FLAC is a codec which allows digital audio to be losslessly compressed such that file size is reduced without any information being lost...
and MP3
MP3
MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a patented digital audio encoding format using a form of lossy data compression...
formats at LivePhish.com. As a bonus, the download includes You Enjoy Myself
You Enjoy Myself
You Enjoy Myself, commonly abbreviated to "YEM" is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio. It is the band's most frequently played song, having been featured —as of August 2011— at about 36% of their 1,496 shows. The song is also one of the oldest in Phish's catalog, having been first performed...
recorded at Walnut Creek on June 16, 1995 with guest Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Tinsley
Boyd Calvin Tinsley is an American violinist and mandolinist who performs as a member of the Dave Matthews Band. Within the band, Tinsley has collaborated in writing songs, harmonizing, and singing backing vocals.-Early life:Tinsley was raised in a musical family...
of the Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band, sometimes shortened to DMB, is a U.S. rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. The founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer/backing vocalist Carter Beauford and saxophonist LeRoi Moore. Boyd Tinsley was...
on violin.
Disc one
- "Runaway Jim" (Abrahams, AnastasioTrey AnastasioTrey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
) - 10:10 - "My Soul" (ChenierClifton ChenierClifton Chenier , a Creole French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with R&B, jazz, and blues influences. He played the accordion and won a Grammy Award in 1983...
) - 5:36 - "Water in the Sky" (Anastasio, MarshallTom Marshall (singer)Tom Marshall is a lyricist, keyboardist and singer/songwriter best known for his association with Trey Anastasio and the rock band Phish...
) - 2:46 - "Stash" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 12:33
- "Bouncing Around the RoomBouncing Around the Room"Bouncing Around the Room" is a song by the band Phish. It was released on the album Lawn Boy and later as a live track on A Live One....
" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 3:44 - "Vultures" (Anastasio, Herman, Marshall) - 7:09
- "Bye Bye Foot" (FishmanJon FishmanJon Fishman is an American drummer best known for his work with the band Phish. He is credited with co-writing 19 Phish originals, 8 of them as a solo credit....
) - 3:59 - "Taste" (Anastasio, Fishman, GordonMike GordonMike Gordon is a bass guitar player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion...
, Marshall, McConnellPage McConnellPage Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish....
) - 10:19
Disc two
- "Down With DiseaseDown With Disease"Down with Disease" is a song by the band Phish that appeared on their 1994 album Hoist. The song was written by Phish lead singer Trey Anastasio and the band's frequent songwriter, Tom Marshall; its lyrics were based on a bout with infectious mononucleosis suffered by Marshall."Down with Disease"...
" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 20:17 - "Mike's SongMike's SongMike's Song is a song by the jam band Phish. Originally written in 1985, and debuting that year on October 17, bass player Mike Gordon's song has been played a total of 378 times , the second most played song in Phish history ..-"Mike's Groove":Mike's Song is the first song in a series of three...
" (Gordon) - 14:35 - "Simple" (Gordon) - 9:30
- "I Am Hydrogen" (Anastasio, DaubertMarc DaubertMarc Daubert was the percussionist for the rock band Phish for a brief time in their early history, joining the band in September 1984 and leaving the band in February 1985....
, Marshall) - 3:02 - "Weekapaug Groove" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 11:16
- "Hello My BabyHello! Ma Baby"Hello! Ma Baby" is a Tin Pan Alley song written in 1899 by the team of Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson . Its subject is a man who has a girlfriend he knows only through the telephone...
" (Emerson, Howard, Singer) - 2:02 - "When the Circus Comes" (HidalgoDavid HidalgoDavid Hidalgo is an American singer-songwriter, best known for his work with the band Los Lobos. He is also a member of the supergroup Los Super Seven and of the Latin Playboys, a side project band made up of some of the members of Los Lobos...
, PérezLouie PérezLouie Pérez is an American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist for Los Lobos, and Latin Playboys....
) - 5:04 - "Harry Hood" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Long, McConnell) - 11:32
Left Nuts Bonus Disc
All songs recorded June 16, 1995 except "Reba," which was recorded June 29, 1994.- "Runaway Jim" (Abrahams, Anastasio) - 31:00
- "Free" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 8:35
- "Reba" (Anastasio) - 15:36
- "Dog Faced Boy" (Anastasio, Fishman, Marshall, McConnell) - 2:14
- "Catapult" (Gordon) - 0:48
- "Split Open and Melt" (Anastasio) - 15:11
- "Carolina" (Traditonal) - 1:42
Personnel
PhishPhish
Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
- Trey AnastasioTrey AnastasioTrey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
- guitars, vocals - Page McConnellPage McConnellPage Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish....
- keyboards, vocals - Mike GordonMike GordonMike Gordon is a bass guitar player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion...
- bass, vocals - Jon FishmanJon FishmanJon Fishman is an American drummer best known for his work with the band Phish. He is credited with co-writing 19 Phish originals, 8 of them as a solo credit....
- drums, vocals