HAPPY 30th ANNIVERSARY!One of the most beautiful jam segments in the entire Phish repertoire. Gets me every time. As the jam takes off around the 7:00 mark.
JamBase Editorial Director Scott Bernstein looks back at The Great Went, Phish's second major festival, and the standout version of "Bathtub Gin," which took place on this date in 1997. This was the second show of The Great Went festival. Tweezer contained Simple teases and the Digital Delay Loop Jam included London Bridge is Falling Down teases.
PHISH- "Bathtub Gin"!! Fan Favorite from The Great Went Festival, 1997 ...
Disease was unfinished. Bathtub Gin contained a Proud Mary tease from Page. Throughout the weekend, fans painted pieces of wood that were assembled into an Art Tower.
During Disease, Page and Fish painted their portions of the Art. A 15-minute "Bathtub Gin" sent JamBase's Scott Bernstein into something of a swoon. "The 'Went Gin' is all about one beautiful riff Trey settles in on and varies ever so slightly to great effect.
Phish Great Went Bathtub Gin Jam - Bluegrass Cover - YouTube
Phish's storied "Bathtub Gin" from The Great Went, widely considered one of the bands greatest jams ever, turns 20 years old today. 8/17/97 The Great Went GinStats: Set II Total time: 15:07 (Thanks to Gordon Sharpless for saving the day with Gordon's Gin):) Down With Disease's stellar jam melts into this Bathtub Gin opening, leaving Down W/ Disease technically "unfinished" but, as we shall see later, I have a theory that they intended to finish it after a shot of Gin. Page jumps in at 0:29 -> 0:49 And, very akin to 12/29.
Just a decade later, they drew 70,000 fans to Limestone, Maine, where they threw a legendary festival called The Great Went. On August 17, 1997, Phish played a version of their song Bathtub Gin, that is widely considered to be one of the bands best improvisations of all time. one of the greatest Gins ever played- at The Great Went in Limestone, Maine.
Phish - Anatomy of a Jam - 8.17.1997 Bathtub Gin - The Great Went - YouTube
THE Great Went "Bathtub Gin" I know it get's spoken of on and off and I've heard both sides of the story for this one. I've seen people post about it that have been there and also people that haven't and I'm including myself on the "haven't list" but have listened a thousand times over because of how special it is.
