Phish: 12/31/2009 Fluffhead [VQ: B+, AQ: B+]
Phish: 12/31/2009 McNasty Shasta ENTIRE SHOW PLAYLIST [VQ: B+, AQ: B+]
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=214D3BAEAD18A9E4Miami: Anatomy of a Prank [Phish.net]
The key here is the magicians’ rule. It’s all about setting expectations. Phish actually set up the whole thing back in the first set of the run. Trey kept mentioning that “I Didn’t Know” would have the final vacuum solo of the decade. He repeated it three times – along with other silly concepts – to make sure that the idea stuck in our heads. This would be the final vacuum solo. At the time it just seemed like typical Trey silliness, but actually it was foreshadowing.
Miami: One Last Phishy Blowout for ’09 [Hidden Track]
Last night in Miami we reached the conclusion of an important year in the history of Phish. The quartet worked up their skills and dug deep through their repertoire all year long. Quite often the band was successful at satiating their notoriously hard-to-please fanbase while aiming to stay clear of the dreaded “nostalgia act” tag. For the fourth show of four at the American Airlines Arena, Phish didn’t disappoint offering the typical NYE fare of a few hearty jams, plenty of classics, a few bust outs and the “gimmick” which this year revolved around a little known female drummer named Sarah.