In hopes that 2012 will be a fruitful one for all of us, I am dedicating this week’s Mix Tape to the delicious and treasures that fall from the trees.
The mix opens with what would have been a solid 1-2 punch for the recently somewhat half-assed Phish New Year’s run with the Zappa classic Peaches en Regalia and Phish’s The Mango Song from the Hampton Comes Alive set.
Ween’s interesting combination of Bananas and Blow comes next followed by two songs I dig by bands that I don’t really like very much – Widespread Panic’s Coconuts and the recently terminated R.E.M.’s Orange Crush.
Prince’s vibrant Raspberry Beret and Neil Diamond’s Cherry Cherry are as impossible to resist as a fresh bowl of perfect berries.
Four awesome mellower tunes close the compilation with Zeppelin’s classic Tangerine, Loose Fur’s Chinese Apple, which includes lyrics that would eventually become part of the fantastic Wilco track Heavy Metal Drummer, Bill Frissell’s take on the Beatles Strawberry Field Forever and the childish-toned Bright Eyes tune Bowl of Oranges.
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Great set! But, of course, in typical phish phan phasion, you have to throw in the ‘ol, “Bands I don’t really like” comment! Give it up already!!