Always felt like this release was sort of them thumbing their nose at the idea of ever having mass appeal or even the notion that they'd ever want it, while simultaneously trying to achieve it by releasing two shows where no song clocks over 15 minutes. It's like that push/pull they've always kind of had but more extreme and while they were at their peak.
As someone who didn't have access to many tapes at the time, two solid full-length shows would have been great. These shows are fine on their own way but the jokes are a bit much and feel more like a "you had to be there" experience.
Always felt like this release was sort of them thumbing their nose at the idea of ever having mass appeal or even the notion that they'd ever want it, while simultaneously trying to achieve it by releasing two shows where no song clocks over 15 minutes. It's like that push/pull they've always kind of had but more extreme and while they were at their peak.
98Nov20 "Split Open & Melt"
- would be epic at-bat music
- drill-bit precise. inescapable & relentless. Mission Impossible: Phish
As someone who didn't have access to many tapes at the time, two solid full-length shows would have been great. These shows are fine on their own way but the jokes are a bit much and feel more like a "you had to be there" experience.