''Live Phish Vol. 3'' is a live album by American rock band

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, which was recorded live at the

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, on September 14, 2000. The show was part of the band's final tour before taking an indefinite extended hiatus three weeks later. The show is known for three improvisational excursions that made it popular among fans. The first is an extended funk version of "Suzy Greenberg" that closes the first set with an extended jam the likes of which had not been heard since the band rocked the tune with The Giant Country Horns on Halloween 1995. In response to the downpour that ensued during the set break, the band also performed a half-hour version of

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's "

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," at times channeling a

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-influenced ambient jamming style more common during Phish's 1998-1999 tours. The band followed "Drowned" with an extended performance of

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' "Crosseyed and Painless," sung by drummer

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. In addition, in a 2001 ''

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'' interview, Trey Anastasio explained that this show was chosen for the

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due to the eclectic first-set song selection and what he considers a standout version of "Carini": "It’s a complete metal meltdown. It’s the bass and drumming in the background that I really liked. It’s really strange. Nobody’s playing the beat at all. Those guys are playing in quarter time and the guitar and keyboards are just creating this wash of color on top of this heavy booming." This is the shortest volume in the Live Phish Series, running just over two hours and twenty minutes. The release reached a peak position of #118 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. The album marked the first time that concert staples "Punch You in the Eye" and "Carini" had appeared on an official Phish release.

Track listing

Disc one ''Set one:'' # "Punch You in the Eye" (

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) – 8:59 → # " Reba" (Anastasio) – 13:53 # "Albuquerque" (

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) – 4:32 # "Carini" (Anastasio,

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) – 11:07 # " The Oh Kee Pah Ceremony" (Anastasio) – 1:42 → # "Suzy Greenberg" (Anastasio, Steve Pollak) – 9:18 → # "Darien Jam #1" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 11:58 Disc two ''Set two:'' # "

" (

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) – 6:46 → # "Darien Jam #2" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 25:01 → # "

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" (

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) – 5:42 → # "Darien Jam #3" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 6:12 → # " Dog-Faced Boy" (Anastasio, Fishman, McConnell, Tom Marshall) – 2:36 Disc three ''Set two, continued:'' # "

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" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 11:35 → # "

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) – 9:58 ''Encore:'' #

"Driver" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 3:48 # " The Inlaw Josie Wales" (Anastasio) – 3:51 # "

Sample in a Jar "Sample in a Jar" is a song by the American band Phish. It was released as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, '' Hoist''. The song peaked at No. 49 on the ''Radio & Records'' Rock chart. On the surface, the lyrics seem to deal ...

" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 5:37

Personnel

- guitars, lead vocals *

- piano, organ, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Loving Cup" *

- bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Drowned" *

- drums, backing vocals

Setlist from Phish.net

Phish.net hosts a detailed setlist archive maintained by fans. Thursday, 14 September 2000 Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, NY SET 1: Punch You In the Eye > Reba, Albuquerque, Carini, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > Suzy Greenberg > Jam SET 2: Drowned > Crosseyed and Painless > Dog Faced Boy, Prince Caspian > Loving Cup ENCORE: Driver, The Inlaw Josie Wales, Sample in a Jar Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending.

References

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