How good is Phish??
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Topic: How good is Phish??
Posted By: tintedweed
Subject: How good is Phish??
Date Posted: July 29 2009 at 11:46
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Hey folks, I am going to see them Aug 15. So I was wondering what you guys think here about Phish as a band (prog and jam)??
Personally, I was really into them and Grateful Dead early on but I haven't really heard them since few years. Still they are known for concerts so should be a treat. Any experiences to share about their concerts?
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: July 29 2009 at 15:01
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The last time I saw them was in 1998 - I saw them about 20 times from 1993-1998. The last I saw them, they still were as inventive as ever on their older classics, but their newer songs found them mining a new groove-oriented style (read: 1 spacey chord for 20 minutes) that didn't appeal to me much. At the same time, they were playing the largest amphitheaters around by that point, so I also missed the more intimate settings of their early 90s days.
I might see them again for old time's sake, but I'm not going out of my way anymore, like I used to. Not to mention that nowadays I have a wife and kid, whereas before I was just a 20-something slacker with nothing better to do.  ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: infandous
Date Posted: July 29 2009 at 16:41
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Never saw them live, but heard a number of live recordings. Some of their stuff I liked quite a bit, but the vocals really got on my nerves (their first album though, was pretty much a prog masterpiece I have to say). The Greatful Dead on the other hand were the best live experience I've ever had in my life. And I swear it wasn't just because of the drugs  Seriously. They were improvisational masters par excellence. Phish was pretty good at that as well, even great at their peak. |