Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:12:11 -0800
From: Charles Dirksen cdirksen@earthlink.net
To: rmp@archive.phish.net
Subject: 2/20/91 Kahootz YEM
 
Hi folks. If you haven't yet, please head on over to the Mockingbird
Page and vote for the obvious logo choice -- the unforgettable logo
that mocks logos.  Voting is an easy way to contribute.  Just a few
clicks and about a minute of your time. Support The Bphook.. visit the
page and vote at http://www.phish.net/mockingbird/logo.html !
 
 
2/20/91  Kahootz, Richmond, VA
 
Thanks again to Mark L. for the burn.  If anyone has a complete copy
of this show, please be in touch.  Mark's battery died during the
second set.  I don't think any copies of this show circulate in full.
 
YEM opens well, outside of a minor (and unusual) flub from Page.
"Nirvana" at 1:49 (let me take a second to apologize for calling this
section "Nirvana" -- I still really enjoy it, to this day, despite the
silly and stupid name I've given it).  Mike's solo section around 2:45
is mellow and quaint.  The pre-charge segment is tight, as usual.
Charge at 5:03 and
 
"BOY" at 5:22 after a good scream.  BMGS/WUDMTF segment is vibrant.
Tramps segment at 7:36 with signals from Mike for the trampolines
moves. Good stuff from Page, but nothing unusually flashy.
 
Trey opens the jam segment at 9:16 by riffing in the lower octaves in
a surprisingly catchy way for an early 1990's version.  Trey noodles
around with a fervor in the next few minutes.  He's really working it
around 11:15, when Fish and Mike lock into a off-tempo jam for a few
measures.  Great climactic jam at 11:48!
 
Bass and drums at 12:08.  Mike tools around, but not for very long.
 
At 12:46 the closing WUDMTF vocals begin, with modest activity from
Mike and Fish.  Vocal jam at 13:06.  Some pretty amusing
vocalizations.  I can't make out any words.  Although at around 15:50
or so, they launch into a theme that sounds familiar, but which,
again, I can't ID.  Total time 16:54.  C+ rating.
 
two cents,
charlie
 
p.s.  Visit http://www.phish.net/reviews/ for more reviews, many of
which are vastly more worthwhile than this one.  And thanks for the
response on the Alpine Tweezer review!  If reviewing shitty versions
(or shittly reviewing arguably shitty versions) will spark discussion,
maybe folks should do it more often... 8^}

Return to YEM review page