From: ajs@jloda.cci.com (Alan Sodoma)
Newsgroups: rec.music.phish
Subject: Re: 7/28 finger lakes
Date: 30 Jul 92 21:30:33 GMT
Reply-To: ajs@jloda.cci.com
Organization: The Internet


Well, we ended up getting to the Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center
about 15 minutes before 8, but much to our dismay, Phish was already
playing at a couple minutes before 8 as we made our way to the Center.
When I got within hearing distance, it sounded like the end to Foam
(which was later confirmed by Catfish and Jens).  From there they
went into Bouncing Around the Room, which is when I was handing over
my ticket to get ripped in half.  Right after Bouncing came a real   n
nice Uncle Pen which had well over half the crowd dancing up a storm.
Next came a fine Tweezer.  I can't remember is anything was between that
and a really long and jamming Runaway Jim.  It was definitely the longest
one I've ever heard, and was a nice prelude to what would occur later 
during the Santana set.
Oops, I forgot that Squirming Coil was in there too.  

So as far as I can remember, the set went like this:

Chalkdust Torture    (courtesy of Nate)
Foam                 (courtesy of Catfish and Jens)
Bouncing Around the Room
Uncle Pen
Squirming Coil
Tweezer
Runaway Jim

But, I could be wrong! 


 
Then about midway into the Santana set, Carlos brings out the guys
from Phish.  Yes, Fishman was up there for awhile, playing a single
drum with one of those weird sticks that is kinda bent.  They started
off playing Exodus by Marley and went on with some intense jamming for
about 30 minutes.  It was definitley the highlight of the show and
possibly of the whole summer so far.  I couldn't stop smiling and
Catfish looked over to me, pointed to the crowd and exclaimed 'How
the hell can those people sit through this?!'  Granted, there were
plenty of people up and having fun, but there were many who looked
like they just lost their favorite dog.
As many people have already stated, 40 to 50 minutes is definitely
not long enough.  Being used to the full show, when Trey started
to take his guitar off, I just couldn't believe that they were done
already.  But, that jam with Santana made me forget all about the 
shortness of their set.  :-)
As other people have also said, 'Don't miss this show!'.
Here's the review from the paper:



Here's the review from the 7/30/92 Democrat and Chronicle newspaper.
Used without permission, of course.  Sorry Jack.  :-)


Santana of 1992 shows it still has the energy of the '60's

By Jack Garner
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Democrat and Chronicle critic


   Concertgoers at the Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center in Canandaigua
Tuesday night were treated to a generous and passionate performance from
guitarist Carlos Santana and the latest edition of his Latin-rock band.

   The 45-year-old Santana demonstrated that he has been refreshed by a
high-quality album on a new label and impassioned by the recent deaths of
two highly influential people -- his manager, Bill Graham, and a musical
inspiration, Miles Davis.

   The 1992 Carlos Santana is at the peak of his considerable powers as an
instrumentalist, as a stage performer, and as the leader of a Latin, blues
and rock musical hybrid that remains as innovative and entertaining in the
'90s as it was when it burst upon California's Bay Area in the mid-'60s.

   Before some 5,000 people ona cool, lovely night, Santana performed for
some 2 1/2 hours, playing both classic material and new songs with equal
verve and artful intelligence.  The tight and enthusiastic band's current
line-up includes veterans Chester Thompson on keyboards, Alex Ligertwood
on vocals, and Raul Rekow on congas;  and relative newcomers Benny Rietveld
on bass, Walfredo Reyes on drums, and the explosive Karl Perazzo on
timbales and other percussion.

   The band's leader and master guitarist also showed that he welcomes a
challenge, inviting members of opening act Phish to join the Santana band
on stage for a marvelous half-hour jam that included an extended version
of Bob Marley's 'Exodus'.  Highlights included call-and-response licks
between Santana and Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio, and a sequence of
keyboard solos by Phish's Page McConnell and Santana's Thompson.

   Phish is an up-and-coming alternative-rock quartet with musical links
to the Grateful Dead.  It became obvious in their impressive 45-minute
opening set that they attracted large numbers of fans themselves.  Many
people danced, free-spiritedly, on the grassy hill and in the aisles
during the set, a rare sight for an opening performance.  And later, when
Phish joined Santana, it was an inspired musical meeting of generations.

  The jam followed the first hour of Santana's long set, in which the band
performed aggressive and inventive versions of both new material,
including 'Life Is For Living' and 'Free All the People', as well as the
band's most famous three-song movement, 'Black Magic Woman', 'Gypsy
Woman' and 'Oye Como Va', the magnificent trio of tunes that first put
Latin rock on the charts.

  After the Phish jam, Santana continued with 'Spirits Dancing', 'Somewhere
in Heaven' and their hit remake of the Zombies' 'She's Not There' before
concluding the set with 'Toussaint L'Overture'.  The Santana septet
returned for an also-generous encore sequence that included 'Soul
Sacrifice', 'Europa' and 'Jingo'.

  Throughout the set, Carlos Santana provided plenty of space for his
band's talented musicians and singers, often spurring them on to more
exuberant performances.
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