Sunday, February 16, 2014

Phil & Friends in April!

     Hey everybody, today's post is a little weird.  My parents and I are going to see Phil & Friends at the Capitol Theater again this coming April, and we'll be catching the last two nights of the first line up.  That line up consists of Joe Russo, John Kadlecik, Jeff Chimenti (all of Furthur!), Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, and some guy named Lesh on bass!  Needless to say, we are goddamn pumped for these shows, this being what we consider to be the line up to see.  In preparation for the shows I've been going through my regular exercise of coming up with optimistic predictions for the shows, and have decided to share them for two reasons: to share the excitement, and in the wild hopes that Phil will see this blog post and be inspired to come up with something even better (hi, Phil!).

     I made them with the format from his last tour in mind, namely that each night will focus on one particular album.  Since Larry and Teresa both helped Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady on the latest Hot Tuna album, my dad and I got to talking about two of our favorite Jefferson Airplane albums, and then started thinking about Hot Tuna.  These setlists represent those three possibilities, and I would love any comments on them that you might have.  I put Larry's instrumentation in the parentheses after each song, and ones with a slash denote either a switch between the two, or an ambivalence on my part as to what he would play.  I admit that they are not completely realistic setlists and that my prejudices show through, but I don't think that's such a bad thing.

1st Night, "Volunteers" - Jefferson Airplane

Set 1

Shakedown Street > (Guitar)
Good Shepherd (Fiddle)
Easy Wind > (Fiddle)
The Farm (Fiddle)
Bird Song > (Fiddle)
Turn My Life Down > (Fiddle)
Bird Song (Fiddle)
A Song For All Seasons (Fiddle)
Lovelight (Guitar)

Set 2

We Can Be Together > (Guitar)
Cryptical Envelopment > (Fiddle)
Wooden Ships > (Guitar)
Eskimo Blue Day > (Guitar)
Wooden Ships > (Fiddle)
The Other One > (Fiddle)
Hey Fredrick > (Fiddle/Guitar)
The Other One > (Guitar)
Wharf Rat > (Guitar)
Volunteers (Fiddle)

Donor Rap
Encore

White Rabbit


2nd Night, "After Bathing At Baxters" - Jefferson Airplane

Set 1

Jam > (Guitar)
Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon > (Guitar)
Alligator > (Guitar/Fiddle)
Wild Tyme > (Fiddle/Guitar)
Cream Puff War (Guitar)
Martha > (Fiddle)
Two Heads > (Fiddle)
Martha (Fiddle)
Candyman (Fiddle)
The Last Wall of the Castle (Guitar)

Set 2

Feedback > (Fiddle)
The Ballad of You, Me, and Pooneil > (Fiddle)
No Man is an Island Jam > [based off of A Small Package of Value Will Come To You, Shortly] (Guitar)
Young Girl Sunday Blues (Guitar)
Lady With a Fan > (Guitar/Fiddle)
Dark Star > (Fiddle/Guitar)
Spare Chaynge > (Guitar)
Rejoyce > (Guitar)
Watch Her Ride > (Guitar)
Terrapin Station > (Fiddle)
Not Fade Away (Fiddle)

Donor Rap
Encore

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Fiddle)



Another option, if it's just a Jorma/Jack inspired set, not necessarily a whole album...

Set 1

Box of Rain (Fiddle)
True Religion > (Fiddle)
Friend of the Devil (Fiddle)
Uncle Sam Blues (Fiddle)
Easy Wind (Fiddle/Guitar)
Bird Song > (Guitar)
Sea Child (Guitar)
Been So Long (Fiddle)
China Cat Sunflower > (Fiddle)
I Know You Rider > (Fiddle)[Hot Tuna/Dead versions of lyrics]
Promised Land (Guitar)

Set 2

Alligator > (Fiddle/Guitar)
Fire On The Mountain > (Guitar)
New Song (For the Morning) (Fiddle)
Keep Your Lamps Trimmed And Burning > (Fiddle)
The Other One > (Fiddle/Guitar)
Wharf Rat > (Guitar)
Ode For Billy Dean > (Guitar/Fiddle) >
Caution (Do Not Step On Tracks) > (Fiddle)
Come Back Baby > (Fiddle)
Not Fade Away (Fiddle)

Donor Rap
Encore

Dark Star > (Fiddle/Guitar)
Mann's Fate (Guitar)

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