Just before Phish hit the road last June, a collection of soundboard tracks recorded at previous shows the band had played at venues they were hitting on that upcoming tour
Phish soundboard recordings in circulation from 2000 aren’t plentiful, but we’ve made a step in the right direction over the last few hours. Earlier today we pointed you in the
Earlier this evening, part of Phish’s soundcheck from Festival 8 was streamed over The Bunny through 959jackfm.com on the eve of the band’s first two sets at the beautiful Empire Polo Fields in Indio, CA.
The quartet originally took the stage in the early afternoon for an acoustic soundcheck that included Back On The Train and Let Me Lie that wasn’t broadcast, but around 9:45 The Bunny came alive with the sounds of Phish.
After starting this “electric soundcheck” with an intense jam the group moved onto a typically funky version of the title track from 2004’s Undermind. Trey picked up on the similarities between Undermind and Mitch Rydell’s Devil With A Blue Dress and the rest of the band followed him for a quick run through the chorus and a half a verse of so.
READ ON for more from Scotty on the soundcheck…
