Phish - April 8th, 1994
Recreation Hall, Penn State University · State College · PA
1 Mimi Fishman on cymbals
2 The beginning featured Trey on acoustic guitar.
3 First ever Digital Delay Loop Jam.
4 Mimi Fishman on "1-2-3-4".
5 It's Ice Sandwich: It's Ice bookended Digital Delay Loop Jam in Set 2 - the 2nd on record, the first since April 18th, 1992.
Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.
Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.
- '83-'8911
- '90-'9412
The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.
- Rift5
- Junta3
- Lawn Boy3
- A Picture of Nectar2
- Hoist2
- No studio album8
Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.
- 1-28
- 3-511
- 6-153
A deep-cut night - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.
Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.
Nothing recreational here, Trey, exiting the song proper, dominates. After simply spraying the space with impossibly open, yet concentrated sound, play (7:00) momentarily grinds to inform cool, droning, near-thematic improvisation. Not for long. As if broken down to rebuild, Trey whips the band into a frenzy, picking up not just where this version left off, but, rather, where "Melt" jamming had stood, historically, peaking (Aug. 93). Insane, must-hear Trey play.
Second set jam vehicle. First ever "Digital Delay Loop" jam is performed, followed by a rocking and extended "It's Ice" jam. Must-hear version.
-> in from "It's Ice." The debut of the "Digital Delay Loop" jam is performed at the beginning of the "Ice" jam. -> back to "It's Ice" for more excellent "Ice"-type jamming.
-> in from the debut of the "Digital Delay Loop" jam. A rocking and excellent "Ice" jam follows the "DDL" jam.
Begins with a nice bouncy groove, things settle into quiet, subtle playing, then Trey & Co. build to a textbook finale.
Like 1993, the band starts 1994 with an uninterrupted string of improvisational "Bowies." This one has a very cool, exploratory jam, but not so jarring and dissonant as most of the '93s.
Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.
The beginning of The Horse featured Trey on acoustic guitar. It's Ice contained the first digital delay loop jam. Suzy included a Stairway to Heaven tease from Trey as well as Misty Mountain Hop and Owner of a Lonely Heart teases. I Didn’t Know included Mimi Fishman on cymbals. Mimi also counted off the break in BBFCFM.
Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.