PHISH, TUESDAY 07/05/1994
CONGRESS CENTER
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Soundcheck: Cities, Manteca, Cities > Manteca

SET 1:

Rift: Standard.

Sample in a Jar: Standard.

The Curtain: Super cool segue. >

Letter to Jimmy Page: Standard. >

If I Could: Brilliant version, absolutely beautiful.

Uncle Pen: Standard.

Stash: Absolutely electric first peak. After that things get extremely spooky and dark. They sort of sneak in through the back door from there. Would recommend this version!

Esther: Standard. >

Down with Disease: Short power house.

Sweet Adeline[1] Standard.

SET 2:

Punch You in the Eye: Not as tight as you might expect from this era. >

Sparkle: Standard. >

Bathtub Gin: Short, compact power house. Would recommend. >

Lifeboy: Nice placement, breather was needed after the torrid start to the second set.

Cities: Huge bust out. >

You Enjoy Myself: Nothing in this one really grabbed my attention at all though it is a jamcharts version.

The Great Gig in the Sky > Hold Your Head Up: Typical Fishman antics.

Ginseng Sullivan[2], My Sweet One[3], Amazing Grace[1] - Standard.

Golgi Apparatus: Standard.

ENCORE:

Good Times Bad Times: Standard.

Summary: Good show. Once again, Phish realizes this is an out of the way show on a Tuesday night so they drop a few highlights and a huge bust out. 3.75/5

Replay Value: Stash, Bathtub Gin

[1] Without microphones.
[2] Acoustic; without microphones.
[3] Acoustic; without microphones. Sing-along with audience during second verse.

This show included the first Letter to Jimmy Page since July 18, 1991 (358 shows) and the first version played separate from Alumni Blues since May 11, 1987 (811 shows). Esther and YEM contained Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy teases from Trey. Trey quoted the theme from Shaft at the start of the second set. Cities was played for the first time since March 1, 1989 (679 shows). Sweet Adeline and Ginseng Sullivan through Amazing Grace were performed without microphones. Ginseng Sullivan and My Sweet One were performed acoustic. The latter evolved into a sing-along with the audience during the second verse.
JAM CHART VERSIONS
Stash, Esther, Bathtub Gin, You Enjoy Myself
TEASES
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy tease in Esther, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy tease in You Enjoy Myself, Theme from Shaft quote