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Phish Debuts “Emotional Rescue”, Plays Four-Song Second Set On This Day In 1997 [Full Video]

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When Mike Jagger takes the stage, you know all bets are off. That is, of course, the playful nickname for Phish bassist Mike Gordon, who took lead vocals on a show-opening performance of The Rolling Stones’ “Emotional Rescue” at the Hampton Coliseum, on November 21st, 1997. 21 years later, this show still stands out as one of the band’s best, coming during a peak year of their career.

Phish organically built an enormous fanbase through their first 14 years of existence and shows like 11/21/97 is the pinnacle of that steady climb to the top. From the outset of the show with “Emotional Rescue”, the band teased “San-Ho-Zay” and immediately jammed into a classic “Split Open And Melt.” Improvisationally speaking, the real highlight of the show was a four song second set, opening with the relatively new song “Ghost” before an all-time-great version of “AC/DC Bag.” The seamless segue into “Slave To The Traffic Light” continued the energetic approach, and the band naturally closed out their second set with another classic from the Rolling Stones’ classic, the beloved “Lovin’ Cup.”

Eventually, Phish included the live recordings from this show in their Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97 release. You can listen to the full set in tracks 1 through 13 below.

Phish – Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97

Setlist: Phish | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, VA | 11/21/97

Set 1: Emotional Rescue[1] > Split Open and Melt, Beauty of My Dreams, Dogs Stole Things, Punch You In the Eye -> Lawn Boy[2] > Chalk Dust Torture, Prince Caspian

Set 2: Ghost > AC/DC Bag -> Slave to the Traffic Light, Loving Cup

Encore: Guyute

[1] Phish debut.
[2] “Anti-drum solo.”

Emotional Rescue made its Phish debut at this show and included a San-Ho-Zay tease from Trey. Rescue was subsequently quoted at the end of Melt and Lawn Boy. This humorous Lawn Boy featured an “anti-drum solo” – an intentionally boring one. The first set ended with the delay loop ending of Caspian played until after lights were brought back up. Trey teased Yours Is No Disgrace and Call to the Post prior to Guyute. This show was released as part of the Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97 box set.

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