i've seen them live and enjoyed it. i like their studio stuff as well. lyrically they can be pretty abstract at times. and as far as live goes i enjoy their shorter, more concise jams as opposed to the longer, spacier ones. they do put on a good show though and tend to keep things interesting (i.e. some of the set lists on their NYE shows) last but not least, Trey is an amazing guitar player!!! he can throw it down and really can capture the emotion of their songs as they fall and peak during live jams.
Are you familiar with any of their stuff?
Albums?
Songs?
Seen em live?
What comes to mind when Phish is brought up?
got familiar with them in 94 or so when a live one came out. yes, i'm a 'bouncing' fan.
saw them here in minneapolis in 99 and again in 00, then not until bonnaroo 09 and again there this year. wish they'd come back here for a show.
billy breathes is a great record, and i lean more towards their later work than their early work, which seems opposite most "phans". i even liked round room quite a bit.
songs:
first tube
inlaw josey wales
waves
round room
bouncing around the room
chalkdust
stash
my friend my friend
sparkle
2001
ghost
birds of a feather
number line
yem
tweezer
gin
wading in the velvet sea
so, i'm not a phishhead by any means, but i do like them a lot. like i said, i'd wish they'd come back to minneapolis.
I know they aren't Pearl Jam and your posting on a Pearl Jam fan website????
"I'll ride the wave,Where it takes me, I'll hold the pain, Release me"
"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
I know they aren't Pearl Jam and your posting on a Pearl Jam fan website????
Are you scolding me in a funny, "ha ha" way?
i wouldnt say scolding as much as laughing at you and not with you kinda of way :-)
"I'll ride the wave,Where it takes me, I'll hold the pain, Release me"
"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
They're fucking great. Those guys are incredible, and definitely legends. The four of them are absolute virtuosos at what they do. I've seen PJ 60+ and them around 25 times. I love all good music and will see anyone who people say is good, to check it out and find out for myself why. I first saw them at Dayton's Hara Arena in '94 and have been a fan ever since. I last caught them this past summer in Long Beach and enjoyed a super great show. Those in the know should appreciate their amazing improvisations. Most true musicians love to improv and perform rhythmic jamming. They played a 20-minute plus jam at Long Beach that was so amazing, ground-breaking, and pleasing to hear. I have long wanted to ask Mike or Ed what they think of them too. (So, I think this thread couldn't be more appropriate. I too am interested in what my fellow PJ fans think.) If there are experienced experts who have played a long while together and have earned great success, then I'm all for giving them a chance. I've been with PJ and Phish from their early days and love them both. And for the record, I too love the Dead, Rat Dog etc. I even caught Winwood this past weekend on the same stage I just saw Ed for two nights, the Pearl Theater at the Palms. It was cool to see an awesome 5-piece sit up front on the same stage I had just seen Ed do 2 amazing shows, a week later. (hearing Steve do Mr. Fantasy, and Gimme Some Lovin was super cool btw). So if you're a PJ fan, and have never checked out Phish, give them a try and see what you think. They're 4 nerdballs who are incredible musicians and have a ball doing what they do. And yes, there is no doubt that Trey's playing is absolutely unbelievable. He's touring with his own band right now and if they come near, don't fail to miss them!
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They're fucking great. Those guys are incredible, and definitely legends. The four of them are absolute virtuosos at what they do. I've seen PJ 60+ and them around 25 times. I love all good music and will see anyone who people say is good, to check it out and find out for myself why. I first saw them at Dayton's Hara Arena in '94 and have been a fan ever since. I last caught them this past summer in Long Beach and enjoyed a super great show. Those in the know should appreciate their amazing improvisations. Most true musicians love to improv and perform rhythmic jamming. They played a 20-minute plus jam at Long Beach that was so amazing, ground-breaking, and pleasing to hear. I have long wanted to ask Mike or Ed what they think of them too. (So, I think this thread couldn't be more appropriate. I too am interested in what my fellow PJ fans think.) If there are experienced experts who have played a long while together and have earned great success, then I'm all for giving them a chance. I've been with PJ and Phish from their early days and love them both. And for the record, I too love the Dead, Rat Dog etc. I even caught Winwood this past weekend on the same stage I just saw Ed for two nights, the Pearl Theater at the Palms. It was cool to see an awesome 5-piece sit up front on the same stage I had just seen Ed do 2 amazing shows, a week later. (hearing Steve do Mr. Fantasy, and Gimme Some Lovin was super cool btw). So if you're a PJ fan, and have never checked out Phish, give them a try and see what you think. They're 4 nerdballs who are incredible musicians and have a ball doing what they do. And yes, there is no doubt that Trey's playing is absolutely unbelievable. He's touring with his own band right now and if they come near, don't fail to miss them!
Phish are great, I am not too familiar with their recorded works but love the tracks/concerts they play on JamON. Gone Phishin' is always a blast.
Quite often, Jam On plays mostly new stuff. You gotta dig deeper. Yes, sometimes they play a real true epic jam (I heard Bathtub Gin from The Great Went a few times on there), but most of the stuff they play is from more recent shows. Mostly good stuff, but not mind-blowing.
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Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
Plus: they are a band that pretty much hits up ever genre you can think of. To anyone who says "I hate them" - You can give me a list of bands you like and I can probably find SOMETHING you'll probably enjoy. the caveat being you have to try and listen with an open mind.
Don't base your hatred on the perceived "scene". The music is what matters. When Phish does/did what they do best - no-one has EVER done it as well. In my opinion, of course.
Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
Great band - they're on my bucketlist. "Chalkdust Torture" is awesome
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1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest 2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1 2022: Nashville 2023: Ft. Worth II
They push the music pretty far and can take songs to different levels.
I wish PJ would do this more often. "Of the Earth" is a taste of this free wheeling idea.
Also, every ticket to a show is a free download of that show. Brilliant!
Webcasts of many live shows to allow fans who can't make the show part of the experience.
I wish 10c could/would do that.
Phish are great, I am not too familiar with their recorded works but love the tracks/concerts they play on JamON. Gone Phishin' is always a blast.
Quite often, Jam On plays mostly new stuff. You gotta dig deeper. Yes, sometimes they play a real true epic jam 9I heard Bathtub Gin from The Great Went a few times on there), but most of the stuff they play is from more recent shows. Mostly good stuff, but not mind-blowing.
Phish are great, I am not too familiar with their recorded works but love the tracks/concerts they play on JamON. Gone Phishin' is always a blast.
Quite often, Jam On plays mostly new stuff. You gotta dig deeper. Yes, sometimes they play a real true epic jam 9I heard Bathtub Gin from The Great Went a few times on there), but most of the stuff they play is from more recent shows. Mostly good stuff, but not mind-blowing.
HELL YES!!! WENT GIN!!!!
Went. Gin. OWNS.
Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
They push the music pretty far and can take songs to different levels.
I wish PJ would do this more often. "Of the Earth" is a taste of this free wheeling idea.
Also, every ticket to a show is a free download of that show. Brilliant!
Webcasts of many live shows to allow fans who can't make the show part of the experience.
I wish 10c could/would do that.
Love the fact that I can buy a live show for $15 bucks and sit on my couch and RAWK OUT!!!
I fell in love with the Phish and WSP after PJ quit touring the Midwest......I can see them 5-10 times a year without having to book plane tickets to South America......Last PJ show I saw was ST Louis VFC and before that Dallas Tx the previous year. The closest theyve been since is KC......couldnt make that show cause of work......After seeing these two bands, I hear PJ differently.....I like it.
I'm almost glad PJ quit the Midwest....horizions expanded.(cant believe I just wrote that) This being said, My Wife and I get to catch Ed Sunday in Tulsa!!!!....We are fired up, Ill prob shed tears of joy like I did at my first PJ show.
My only request would be "Man of the Hour"
Phish should cover "You Are" or "No Way"
Love Phish, almost as much as PJ :shh: ...........
It's much better listening to them playing " live" music for sure. Try listening to Live phish radio streamed from phish.com. You may also be able to download the free Live Bait shows from the site if you register. It's also much, much better experiencing them live. The shows are great (they have lots of fun on stage) & the fans can be quite the entertainers too :crazy:, which "enhances" the whole experience .
My favorite live songs now in no particular order other than # 1, like PJ they change constantly.
Divided Sky ( my # 1 )
Stash
Maze
Weekapaug Groove
Chalk Dust Torture
NICU
Roggae
Character Zero
Reba
And for some "Latin flavor".......The Landlady
And Phan favorite jams including mine:
Bath Tub Gin
Tweezer
Wilson
David Bowe
Harry Hood
You Enjoy Myself
Ghost
Now You Enjoy Yourself & go to a Phish show
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What You Giving
I suggest you step out on your Porch.
Run away my son. See it all. Oh, See the World!
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Albums?
Songs?
Seen em live?
What comes to mind when Phish is brought up?
05/24/06, 06/28/08, 06/30/08, 05/17/10, 09/07/11, 09/11/11, 09/12/11, 09/14/11, 09/15/11, 10/15/13, 10/16/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/25/13, 10/27/13, 05/05/16, 05/08/16, 08/07/16, 09/02/18
ev: 06/15/11
got familiar with them in 94 or so when a live one came out. yes, i'm a 'bouncing' fan.
saw them here in minneapolis in 99 and again in 00, then not until bonnaroo 09 and again there this year. wish they'd come back here for a show.
billy breathes is a great record, and i lean more towards their later work than their early work, which seems opposite most "phans". i even liked round room quite a bit.
songs:
first tube
inlaw josey wales
waves
round room
bouncing around the room
chalkdust
stash
my friend my friend
sparkle
2001
ghost
birds of a feather
number line
yem
tweezer
gin
wading in the velvet sea
so, i'm not a phishhead by any means, but i do like them a lot. like i said, i'd wish they'd come back to minneapolis.
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"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
Are you scolding me in a funny, "ha ha" way?
i wouldnt say scolding as much as laughing at you and not with you kinda of way :-)
"I'm not about to give thanks or appologize"
"Caught a bolt of lighting, cursed the day he let it go"
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzsXtGO4Gkw
So then its fair for me to dub you, in my mind, as the PJ forum Ahole?
Consider it done, Bruh.
PJ and Phish have alot of similarities in my heart, I want to discuss on the PORCH.
I left this board years ago because of "Holier Than Though"/"I was at the Off Ramp" fans.
Love is all you need....All you need is love.
THIS!!!
Thank you so much for that.
Check out some studio:
Story of a Ghost
Billy Breathes
Rift
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
Quite often, Jam On plays mostly new stuff. You gotta dig deeper. Yes, sometimes they play a real true epic jam (I heard Bathtub Gin from The Great Went a few times on there), but most of the stuff they play is from more recent shows. Mostly good stuff, but not mind-blowing.
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
Don't base your hatred on the perceived "scene". The music is what matters. When Phish does/did what they do best - no-one has EVER done it as well. In my opinion, of course.
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
MSG 1 & 2 2016
Central Park 2015
Barclays 2, Seattle 2013
MSG 1 & 2 2010
Boston 1 & 2 2006
Boston 1 2004
Augusta 1996
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
They push the music pretty far and can take songs to different levels.
I wish PJ would do this more often. "Of the Earth" is a taste of this free wheeling idea.
Also, every ticket to a show is a free download of that show. Brilliant!
Webcasts of many live shows to allow fans who can't make the show part of the experience.
I wish 10c could/would do that.
HELL YES!!! WENT GIN!!!!
Went. Gin. OWNS.
Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
Live shows are a ton of fun!
Love the fact that I can buy a live show for $15 bucks and sit on my couch and RAWK OUT!!!
I fell in love with the Phish and WSP after PJ quit touring the Midwest......I can see them 5-10 times a year without having to book plane tickets to South America......Last PJ show I saw was ST Louis VFC and before that Dallas Tx the previous year. The closest theyve been since is KC......couldnt make that show cause of work......After seeing these two bands, I hear PJ differently.....I like it.
I'm almost glad PJ quit the Midwest....horizions expanded.(cant believe I just wrote that) This being said, My Wife and I get to catch Ed Sunday in Tulsa!!!!....We are fired up, Ill prob shed tears of joy like I did at my first PJ show.
My only request would be "Man of the Hour"
Phish should cover "You Are" or "No Way"
It's much better listening to them playing " live" music for sure. Try listening to Live phish radio streamed from phish.com. You may also be able to download the free Live Bait shows from the site if you register. It's also much, much better experiencing them live. The shows are great (they have lots of fun on stage) & the fans can be quite the entertainers too :crazy:, which "enhances" the whole experience
My favorite live songs now in no particular order other than # 1, like PJ they change constantly.
Divided Sky ( my # 1 )
Stash
Maze
Weekapaug Groove
Chalk Dust Torture
NICU
Roggae
Character Zero
Reba
And for some "Latin flavor".......The Landlady
And Phan favorite jams including mine:
Bath Tub Gin
Tweezer
Wilson
David Bowe
Harry Hood
You Enjoy Myself
Ghost
Now You Enjoy Yourself & go to a Phish show
What You Giving
I suggest you step out on your Porch.
Run away my son. See it all. Oh, See the World!
This makes me happy.
Pearl Jam was my first music love. Phish was my second.
I loath stereotyping, esp in music.