PHISH, SUNDAY 08/16/1998
LORING COMMERCE CENTRE
Limestone, ME

SET 1:

Ginseng Sullivan: Interesting opener.

Bathtub Gin: Solid jam and welcome placement, officially off to a good start now. ->

Rift: Little sloppy.

Punch You in the Eye: Standard.

Lawn Boy: Standard.

Ya Mar: Standard. >

AC/DC Bag: Standard. >

Frankie Says: Standard.

Birds of a Feather: Standard.

Guyute: Standard.

Possum: Strong jam and a great way to close the set.

SET 2:

Down with Disease[1] Upon my relisten, was surprised at how good this jam was. Has your typical hell fire for the first 10 minutes and then gradually gets nice and funky. Would recommend this one, plenty of replay value here. - >

Piper: Good, low key version. Sneaky good if you will. Set is looking very good at this point.

Ghost: Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous – the best thing to happen at Lemonwheel was this right here. It perfectly encapsulates what the festival vibe offered and 1998 in general. That ambient vibe. This one is like laying in the grass watching clouds slowly drift by in the sky, so chill. >

Fluffhead: Wow, nice placement! They were feeling it at this point. This one was cathartic for me!!!

When the Circus Comes: Perfect placement! >

Wading in the Velvet Sea: Didn’t need another ballad but this was very well played. Tons of heart.

Hold Your Head Up > Sexual Healing > Hold Your Head Up: Meh, didn’t want comic relief at the time or upon my relisten. Banter is funny though.

Run Like an Antelope[2] - Standard, but fun. Good way to close out a great set. Best set of the weekend.

SET 3:

Sabotage: Very fun! ->

Also Sprach Zarathustra: Nice! We had a blast getting down to this one. Very funky and very long, would recommend. >

Wilson: Standard. >

The Mango Song: Standard. >

Character Zero: Wank city. >

Bittersweet Motel: Standard.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps: Standard.

ENCORE: Harry Hood: Standard. ->

Jam[3] -> Baby Elephant Walk: This segment was surreal and then just like that – it was over, and I was faced with the fact that I had recently graduated from college and was moving across the country for my first big boy job. Holy anxiety Batman.

Summary: Thought this show was head and shoulders better than the first. Got that wow factor in set two for sure. Would rate this as a 4.25/ - .net is at 4.554/5 (>50 ratings) and that seems too high for me.

Replay Value: Down with Disease, Ghost, Also Sprach Zarathustra

[1] Unfinished.
[2] Alternate lyrics referring to "Bob Weaver."
[3] Fish on trombone.

This was the second show of the Lemonwheel festival. Trey teased Jean Pierre in Possum. Disease was unfinished. Fish alluded to Terrapin (“a love song about a turtle”) after a long HYHU intro but instead led the band into Sexual Healing. Antelope included Sexual Healing teases in the intro and a reference to “Bob Weaver” instead of Marco Esquandolas in the lyrics. 2001 contained Crosseyed and Painless and Super Bad teases from Trey. WMGGW returned for its first appearance since February 26, 1997 (103 shows). A fireworks display took place behind the stage in the jam out of Hood. The jam also featured Fish on trombone. Baby Elephant Walk was played for the first time since December 1, 1992 (516 shows).
SHOW RATING
Ratings are currently offline.
Overall: 4.554/5 (>50 ratings)
JAM CHART VERSIONS
Possum, Down with Disease, Ghost, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Wilson, Jam
TEASES
Sexual Healing tease in Run Like an Antelope, Crosseyed and Painless and Super Bad teases in Also Sprach Zarathustra, Jean Pierre tease in Possum