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2007 live album by Phish
Vegas 96 is a triple live album from the
American
jam band
Phish , recorded live at the
Aladdin Theatre in
Las Vegas, Nevada , on December 6, 1996. In addition to the 3-CD set, a limited edition box version also includes a DVD with archival footage from the show and an extensive 40-page bound-book featuring photos and notes.
The show features a large amount of extended improvisation on Phish classics such as "Harry Hood" and "Weekapaug Groove", as well as a cover of
Frank Zappa 's "Peaches en Regalia". The encore features a half-hour version of "Harpua" with guest appearances from
Les Claypool and
Larry LaLonde of the band
Primus , actor
Courtney Gains from
Children of the Corn , a group of
Elvis
impersonators , and a pair known as the "Yodeling Cowgirls", who performed "
I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart ", accompanied by
John McEuen of the
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on a pedal-steel guitar.
The Yodeling Cowgirls, from
Phoenix, Arizona , are Heather August and Anamieke Carrozza, who had met Phish at their Phoenix concert days earlier.
In addition to being a CD release, this concert is available as a download in
FLAC and
MP3 formats at LivePhish.com. Selected songs are available for
MPEG-4 download.
Track listing
Disc one
Set one:
"
Wilson " (
Trey Anastasio ,
Tom Marshall , Aaron Woolf) – 6:22
"
Peaches en Regalia " (
Frank Zappa ) – 3:10 →
"
Poor Heart " (
Mike Gordon ) – 3:18 →
"
2001 " (
Eumir Deodato ) – 9:27 →
"
Llama " (Anastasio) – 5:26
"
You Enjoy Myself " (Anastasio) – 26:00
"
Cars Trucks Buses " (
Page McConnell ) – 4:09 →
"
Down with Disease " (Anastasio, Marshall) – 11:04 →
"
Frankenstein " (
Edgar Winter ) – 4:55
Disc two
Set two:
"
Julius " (Anastasio, Marshall) – 9:34
"
Sparkle " (Anastasio, Marshall) – 3:37 →
"
Mike's Song " (Gordon) – 10:53 →
"Simple" (Gordon) – 18:33 →
"
Harry Hood " (Anastasio,
Jon Fishman , Gordon, McConnell, Brian Long) – 15:40 →
"Weekapaug Groove" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 11:35
"
Sweet Adeline " (
Henry W. Armstrong , Richard Gerard) – 1:54
"
Good Times Bad Times " (
John Bonham ,
John Paul Jones ,
Jimmy Page ,
Robert Plant ) – 7:18
Disc three
Encore:
"
Harpua " (Anastasio, Fishman) – 4:03 →
"
Wildwood Weed " (
Don Bowman ) – 2:43 →
"Harpua" (Anastasio, Fishman) – 4:21
"
I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart " (
Patsy Montana ) – 2:17 →
"Harpua" (Anastasio, Fishman) – 1:55 →
"
Suspicious Minds " (
Mark James ) – 4:28 →
"Harpua" (Anastasio, Fishman) – 8:47 →
"Suzy Greenberg" (Anastasio,
Steve Pollak ) – 6:52 →
"
Susie Q " (
Dale Hawkins , Robert Chaisson,
Stan Lewis , Eleanor Broadwater) – 2:47
Bonus disc - Road to Vegas
"
Split Open and Melt " (Anastasio) - 11:04
recorded November 9, 1996
"
Tweezer " (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 16:58
recorded November 3, 1996
"
Bathtub Gin " (Anastasio, Goodman) - 26:31
recorded November 7, 1996
"Simple" (Gordon) - 16:37
recorded November 18, 1996
"
Amazing Grace " (Traditional) - 6:07
recorded November 30, 1996
Personnel
Phish
Trey Anastasio - guitars, lead vocals, acapella vocals on "Sweet Adeline"
Page McConnell - keyboards, backing vocals, acapella vocals on "Sweet Adeline"
Mike Gordon - bass guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Poor Heart" and "Mike's Song", acapella vocals on "Sweet Adeline"
Jon Fishman - drums, backing vocals, acapella vocals on "Sweet Adeline"
Guests
Les Claypool - bass guitar on "Harpua", "Wildwood Weed", "Suspicious Minds", "Suzy Greenberg" and "Susie Q", lead vocals on "Wildwood Weed"
Larry LaLonde - guitar on "Harpua", "Wildwood Weed", "Suspicious Minds", "Suzy Greenberg" and "Susie Q"
John McEuen - slide guitar on "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Heather August and Anamieke Carrozza - vocals on "I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"
Courtney Gains - percussion on "Suzy Greenberg"
Guests on Road to Vegas
Karl Perazzo - percussion on "Tweezer"
Peter Apfelbaum - tenor saxophone on "Amazing Grace"
John McEuen - slide guitar on "Amazing Grace"
References
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