HT Giveaway: Phish At The Roxy Package
Fifteen years ago, when Phish completed their epic three-night stand at the Roxy in Atlanta the shows were instantly thrust into the limelight as among the greatest ever. Apparently the band agrees with the fans, as JEMP Records will release the eight-disc Phish At The Roxy on November 18.
For those of you who haven’t pre-ordered the box set or the download package, we’ve got five box sets to give away as part of our now legendary Everybody Wins When I Plug Something And In Return They Offer Me Free Shit To Give Away program. One grand prize winner will receive a package that includes both Phish At The Roxy and a t-shirt, while the other four winners get themselves a box set. Just leave a comment below telling us about your favorite Phish show from the glorious year of 1993.
Let’s go over the rules for this contest…
- To enter the contest leave a comment below telling us about your favorite Phish show from 1993
- Your comment must be left by 11:59 PM EST on November 17
- Don’t be greedy, only one entry per person
- Five winners will be selected at random
- One grand prize winner will receive both the Phish at the Roxy box set and retro logo t-shirt bundle and four other winners will receive the Phish at the Roxy box set.
For a taste of Phish At The Roxy head to the band’s MySpace and Facebook pages to hear Glide and Split Open & Melt. If you pledge to vote via HeadCount you’ll get a free MP3 of The Lizards from this fantastic set.
Scott Bernstein
Scott Bernstein co-founded Hidden Track in October 2006 and was managing editor until taking over as EiC in January 2008. Scotty also writes for Relix Magazine and curates YEMblog.com.
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I was thinking these guys are so much better than Santana.
Lost two friends and made three new ones on 12/30/93
sometime the setlist can tell its own story
04/09/93 First show, in my home town = fantastic!
Cinco de Mayo a la 93 @ the Palace Theater in Albany. Spot on performance. The segues spell it all out (Ice > Glide > Maze. Second set opener segue: Jim > My Friend > Manteca > My Friend) However, the highlight of that night was the 30+ min YEM including a jam with the Aquarium Rescue Unit as well as the Dude of Life. That YEM was unprecedented and still my favorite. I am glad that I was alive, glad glad glad; and I’m glad that you’re a glide.
05/05/93 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY
Set I: Rift, Guelah Papyrus, Foam, Sparkle, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, It’s Ice> Glide> Maze, Golgi Apparatus
Set II: Runaway Jim> My Friend My Friend> Manteca> My Friend My Friend, Poor Heart, Weigh> Big Ball Jam, Ya Mar, You Enjoy Myself> Jam*
Encore: Amazing Grace, Cavern> Take the A-Train> Cavern
*Jam with The Aquarium Rescue Unit and the Dude of Life
Pick a favorite show from 93?
Hmm,let’s see. I’ve got to agree with 5-8-93 the My Friend,My Friend is a fav or all I’ve heard.8-13-93 show which has also already been mentioned,for numerous reasons.
To throw another in the mix,how about the night after Indy in Tinley Park? 8-14-93
2-20-93
no, this is not a plug for this show. this has always been my favorite show from this year. in fact, phish always puts on a great show on 2-20. look at the setlists.
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12/30/93 – Everything is pretty much perfect
03-06-93
This was my first Phish show, plus it was in my hometown of Austin! What a wonderful venue Liberty Lunch was. Cracklin’ Rosie made me lose it.
2-25-93. This was my first Phish experience, and I’ve been listening ever since. Highlights for me included Cavern and a rockin Bowie. But what stole the show, was Fish’s mom coming out during If I Only Had a Brain and playing the electrolux. Classic. Can’t wait to listen to Roxy, seeing as I saw them not even a week after those miltonian shows.
12.31.93 was my 10th show that year. The fish tank setup with scuba divers was unforgettable. Loved the Tweezer and Possum, and the jam after Auld Lang Syne was a fantastic intro for DWD. It was my first NYE show, which were some of my favorite shows.
12-30-93
In a dark and hazy dorm room two kids sit and bob their heads in silence, passing a pipe and learning about Phish from their crispiest tape. Nap, repeat.
Clearly, set 2 of 2/20/93. Its pure magic.
The YEM with The Aquarium Rescue Unit and the Dude of Life is one of the most listened to Phish songs of all time.
05/05/93 Palace Theatre, Albany, NY
Set I: Rift, Guelah Papyrus, Foam, Sparkle, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, It’s Ice> Glide> Maze, Golgi Apparatus
Set II: Runaway Jim> My Friend My Friend> Manteca> My Friend My Friend, Poor Heart, Weigh> Big Ball Jam, Ya Mar, You Enjoy Myself> Jam1
Encore: Amazing Grace, Cavern> Take the A-Train> Cavern
1 With The Aquarium Rescue Unit and the Dude of Life
SEE THE CITY…SEE THE ZOO!!! First Slave in 237 shows and what a place to pull it out! Great venue and the only show they ever played there…bummer. You get Tequila and Cocaine (the songs) thrown in throughout the show and that my friends is the makings of one of the greatest shows in Phistory.
08/06/93 Cincinnati Zoo Peacock Pavilion, Cincinnati, OH
Set I: Split Open and Melt, Poor Heart, The Curtain, Sample in a Jar, Rift, Horn, The Divided Sky, Nellie Kane, Chalkdust Torture, Suzy Greenberg
Set II: Buried Alive, Tweezer, Guelah Papyrus, Squirming Coil, Uncle Pen, You Enjoy Myself> Halley’s Comet> Slave to the Traffic Light, HYHU> Cracklin’ Rosie> HYHU, Tweezer Reprise
Encore: Amazing Grace
Well, 1993 comes down to 2 choice. 8-02-93 Ritz, FL and 8-20-93, Red Rocks.
On the first show of August 93, 8-2 has a shredding second set starting with 2001, which is one reason I first started to love this band! And you just can’t go wrong with an ANTELOPE SANDWICH to close…H-O-T!!
The first real Red Rocks show, 8-20 was no let down with amazing set openers. Divided opened set one, which you know is going to lead good things, but the Ice>Mound really tells the tale. 2001 also opens set 2, like 8-2, but the 2001>slave>SOAMelt just melts your face.
My favorite Phish show from 1993 is 2/26/1993 the ritz, tampa, florida. This is my favorite show from 1993 because recently a friend of mine sent me his cassette masters and i transfered the tapes to cdr for him. The cool thing is that he sent me the first and only known source for the 1st set! It was a true rare find, it wasn’t in the data base and up until now it has been hidden and uncirculated. The whole show is classic 1993 phish: the speed, the fury, the precision of the composed sections, the humor, and all that was phish in 1993.
We have recently gotten these cass masters to someone over at LL to be edited, mastered, and circulated via bit torrent. 2/26/1993 is my favorite show from 1993 because i feel like a part of history by getting this tape out to the masses! Look for it soon!
Mike that was also my first Phish show and I would love to get hold of that bit torrent. Where can I find it? Thanks
7/24/93 @ Great Woods. My introduction to the band that would capture my attention from that day forward, leading to several cross-country road trips and incredibly good times with friends.
Great show overall, but the second set was phenomenal.
12-30-1993, Portland Maine… Maybe my favorite setlist in Phish history, it was a killer show towards the end of ’93. Starting it off with a rocking Bowie, the phantastic phour segue into weigh, the curtain, sample, paul and silas, forbin;s, mockingbird, rift, bathtub, ending set one with a freebird cover. The second set was kicked off with 2001, mike’s into hydrogen, taking into the horse, silent in the morning, PYITE, and mcgrupp before bringing it into weekapaug groove. The set then ends with a purple rain chock full of fishman on vacuum, and finally a slave. rocky top and GTBT encore finish it off, making it, in my opinion an ideal 21-song setlist.
I had just come back from traveling around Israel summer of ’93. I brought 40 cd’s with me (cases and all) and only listened to 3 of them the entire trip…junta, lawn boy, and rift. It was the summer I discovered Phish. I came back praying they would be playing sometime soon in my area. They played one week later on 8/12 at meadowbrook in detroit. It was the first hit of a major addiction of following these four freaks all over the place. Highlights of the show were the ac/dc bag, reba, possum, and the single greatest freebird they ever performed. I laughed and danced my ass off. Thank you boys.
12/30/93…i love bluegrassy sounding tunes and this show i believe has a nice version of Paul and Silas, a song i was lucky enough to see Phish play in 98. maybe i will finally win bc im posting my comment on the 12th anniversary of my first Phish show ever! only time will tell with that one…
08/17/93 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
Set I: Wilson, Llama, Guelah Papyrus, The Divided Sky, Weigh> Maze, Fluffhead, Fast Enough For You, Daniel
Set II: Also Sprach Zarathustra> David Bowie, The Horse> Silent in the Morning, Rift, Suzy Greenberg, You Enjoy Myself1> Purple Rain> HYHU, My Sweet One, Cavern
Encore: Memories, Fire
1 With “Ob La Di, Ob La Da” teases in vocal jam
03/22/93 Crest Theater, Sacramento, CA
3-22-93 The Crest Theater, Sacramento, CA
Set I: Chalkdust Torture, Guelah Papyrus, Uncle Pen, Stash, Bouncing Around the Room, Rift, Weigh, Reba, Sparkle, David Bowie
Set II: Golgi Apparatus, It’s Ice> The Lizards1, Tela1, Wilson1, AC/DC Bag1, Colonel Forbin’s Ascent1> Fly Famous Mockingbird1, The Sloth1, McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters1, Mike’s Song> I am Hydrogen> Weekapaug Groove
Encore: Amazing Grace, Fire
1 With Gamehendge narration
I love how Trey comments on the most “quiet, respectful audience we’ve had in a long time”. Just a good solid first set, followed by GH. Just a great show.