I've been a Phish fan since a friend of mine turned me on to them in 1993 or 94 (around the time of Rift). They just couldn't get a break to get on mainstream radio. Phish' only radio-play song was Down with Disease. And while Phish has a very loyal hardcore following, they aren't popular in the way that bands who are on the radio are popular. If I could only choose one Phish album, it'd be that one (A Live One comes close though).ĩ5% of Phish fans probably won't recognize that they play prog material so no, I wouldn't count Phish as helping prog be more popular. NYE 1995 is arguably their best release and one of the best shows they ever played. I don't recommend listening to Coventry 2004, it's sloppy and pretty pathetic at how far they had fallen. I don't think it was just Trey, watching/listening to their last 2004 gig before the split it seems as though Page McConnell is pretty fucked up too. Their drug use started to really affect the shows starting in 1998-2000, and again after they reformed in 2002-2004. Since that particular festival was held over Halloween, they named them after potential albums they would be covering to keep the fans guessing and discussing up until that night. Usually for the festivals they put on, they have wacky names for the various parking lots and camping areas. What do you folks think of that one?Phish generally covers a full album by a band for one of the sets at their Halloween shows. I only own one Phish album: New Year's Eve 1995. What do you mean, Jeremy, by the musical costume, and the parking lots set up by album?Īlso, what was the period during which Trey's drug use affected the band's output? I remember the breakup and reformation, but not the years. I hear a lot of Phish in both those songs.ĭespite having been friends with Fishman years ago (sorry to keep mentioning that), my knowledge of Phish is very limited. They could pull off a jaw dropping In This Cage->Afterglow. I've read that Genesis is 1 of their top influences, I have always thought they should cover Three Sides Live (like the DVD) for a short run.like they did with The White Album. Now that I'm older & get maybe 1 show a year in instead of the countless times I got most in the 2000's, they still can't disappoint me. They just get better & better & it's the cleanest, most polished sound I've ever heard. Now that Trey has gotten sober, & they are older & without the chaos backstage, only family are allowed now. They inducted Genesis into the RRHoF for what it's worth. This is a talented lot whose lyrics bear a resemblance to early Yes or Genesis or Steely Dan. Many people are more discouraged by their fan base or "lot" scene than they are in the band themselves I've found over the years. I have been leaving live stream links to their current tour on the NP thread. Solid competent playing, different sets every night. Mike Gordon lays a solid bass line down and drives some fierce rhythms along with Jon Fishman on drums. Page on keys is not an Emerson or Wakeman, but can be compared to a T Lavitz (RIP) per se. Trey is a monster on guitar, but not enough is said about the rest of the band. That's if the Dregs had jammed out their tunes in concert. To me, they are more akin to the Dixie Dregs then the Dead. Phish is a live band that releases studio recordings every now and then.
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