1.12 Phish - Reba - 7/3/11 - Superball IX, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY

Notes: Great Trey and Mike from the jump, the jamming soulful and melodic. Awesome Page accents characteristically strong Fish, as the jam morphs into extended "Dave's Energy Guide" teasing. The band then crafts an atypical, and totally welcome groove. A pretty powerful build seems to break convention, with the whistling section dissolving into goofy antics which bleed into the noise informing the transition into "David Bowie." Fan Reviews: "I listened to this whole festival from home, as I have a two-week old baby right now. Every song ranks up there with the best versions ever of each song (complications nailed, a fun story, Mike changing keys in Reba to give the jam the most distinctly different feel I may have ever heard in a Reba jam)." "Once again, this song seemed to fit the song before it brilliantly. this is one of the best Reba's since the return. Trey and company exploded with creativity as they came into the more improvised section. oh yeah, did I mention, they finally whistled again. It was a bit rocky, due to some Trey laughing, but hey, nice bonus." "The highlight of the first set to me is the Reba-Bowie. While the segue was really just Bowie emerging out of space "storage" noodling they opted for as a kind of stop-gap for a botched (but returned!) whistling ending, the jams in Reba and Bowie proper were stellar. Both songs continue to impress with 94-95 like potential and execution." "Reba=botched ending=beautiful Page=into Bowie...killed it! Setbreak WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT???" "The end of that 1st set was awesome: the trippyness of song i heard the ocean sing, the fun of time loves a hero, and the epic way reba can take you through every emotion you've ever felt. then bowie. love it." "Reba! Wow, perfect spot - and festival Reba is the best Reba. This one remains the best version of 3.0 for me. It's played well in composition and the jam is perfection. They drop into the jam section in perfectly satisfying fashion and navigate creatively to a key change and Trey finds himself strumming some chords, which gives this such a unique feel. It should be noted that Mike and Page are both just so cohesive with Mike really pushing the creative envelope. They come back into the Reba jam perfectly and peak this baby to perfection. Emotional playing from Trey. This is a must-hear version. Oh and they go into the whistling ending (which they botch in hilarious fashion). They have a little effects laden bridge after the sloppy whistling which drops into Bowie." "But, the Reba moment was nice too. Strange though. It was like things were unraveling. Ever since that 'Mango Song' but they were working their asses off to keep it together and make sure it was humorous when they were starting to lose it." Source: MBHO KA500HN[NOS/FOB/DFC]=Hi Ho Silver Actives=MBHO MBP 603A=Darktrain Silver Interconnects=Naiant LittleBox[Output Transformers]=Darktrain Silver Interconnects=Sony PCM-M10[24-Bit/96kHz] Lineage: Sony PCM-M10=WaveLab 6[Normalize/Crystal Resampler/UV22HR Dither]=CD Wave 1.98=CKRename=Traders Little Helper v2.6.0[Encode To FLAC/Level 8/Align On Sector Boundaries] Taped/Transferred/Uploaded by Bean [[email protected]] A 'Beats By Bean/Team Pittsburgh' recording!