DVD
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Phish
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keyboardist Page McConnell.
The video features a sold-out performance at
San Francisco, California
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's
The Fillmore
The Fillmore is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California.
Built in 1912 and originally named the Majestic Hall, it became the Fillmore Auditorium in 1954. It is in Western Addition, on the edge of the Fillmore District and Upper Fil ...
captured on June 5, 2004. The trio was joined by the
Spam Allstars
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Miami
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. During the performance, the band invited former Oakland A's pitcher Vida Blue, the band's namesake, onstage and behind the scenes to meet the band for the first time.
The video also includes a 40-minute bonus DVD featuring footage from McConnell's stock car racing organization - "Team Vida Blue" - and footage from a 2004 Enduro race from
Vermont
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's Thunder Road racetrack.
Reception
In a review for
Jambands.com
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, Benjy Eisen wrote: "happenstance and fortune shine on this jewel of a concert film... The band puts in a fiery performance... Most events really aren't planned. At least, most of the good ones anyway. ''Live at the Fillmore'' being one of them."
Live Music's Justin Ward stated: "I love the techno-synth that is Vida Blue, and the Spam Allstars add a whole new element to their sound that is really rock solid."
Russell Batiste
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with
Spam Allstars
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:
* Mercedes Abal – flute
* John Speck – trombone
* Adam Zimmon – guitar
* Lazaro Alfonso – percussion
* Tomas Diaz – percussion
* DJ Le Spam – turntables, sampler