The Phish Thread

[KristianJ]

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If Phish beats Pink Floyd, then they would face Dave!!! That would be a battle!!
Bryce is right we all have to vote for Phish in the next round - I LOVE PINK FLOYD but Phish is just better, so much better.

I predict that loyalties will indeed be tested.

ps, I found a Phish studio album in a secondhand CD shop in my home town, I forgot what the name is, but it had the song "Prince Caspian" or something like that on it. If you have that album, is it worth me buying to sample Phish?

 

[ps139]

Kristian get off your computer, go to the store, and buy the album!
That album is probably "Billy Breathes" which many people think is their best album. I think it is too. If there is a weird guy's face on the cover, then thats it .
If its got songs like "Character Zero," "Free," "Train Song" "Waste" "Bliss" "Billy Breathes" "Taste" "Prince Caspian" man that CD is phenomenal. Go get it, and listen to it from track 1 through to the end, it flows beautifully.

 

[ps139]

Actually, just get the CD anyway regardless of what it is. If its a live bootleg its gonna be great too .
But if its Billy Breathes then you are in for a treat!

 

[ps139]

10 Studio albums, that is a pretty respectable catalog........Im sure they will not give up recording in one form or another....people who are truly dedicated to music rarely do.....

They definitely will not. Each memeber has a side band too,. Although Mike's duo with Leo Kottke probably is short lived. Trey has his own band which is amazing, he is also rescoring a lot of his songs into classical compositions. He's a genius.

 

[anastasiotrey]

Billy Breathes is the best Phish album.

From Guitarworld Magazine, 1996

Over the last several years, Phish has emerged as rock's most surprising success story, building a massive grass-roots following and becoming one of the nation's top-grossing touring bands; the two-day "Phish Phest" (officially titled the Clifford Ball) held last August in Plattsburgh, New York, yielded $3.3 million all by itself. The band's growth has been almost completely self-managed, with Phish firmly in control of everything from album cover art to merchandising, from ticket sales to Web site design s. And they've done it all without the benefit of a hit single, a popular video or even a gold album. "Our success has been totally about live performance," says Anastasio. "Our live shows have driven everything."

All that changes with Billy Breathes. The new release is, even in the band's view, light years better than any of their previous studio efforts, which too often sounded claustrophobic, mechanical and overly cerebral. An extended song suite, Billy Breathes marks the first time Phish has captured in the studio the spontaneous fun of their concerts. The bands moves effortlessly from the Cream-style single "Free" to the prog-rocking "Theme From the Bottom" to the epic, "Layla"-esque title track, and climaxes with the oceanic "Prince Caspian." Echoes of the Beatles, Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Derek and the Dominos, Rush, Genesis, Frank Zappa and much more can be heard throughout the album, all of it synthesized into an organic, thoroughly original brew.

The whole article is here - http://www.phish.net/archives/interviews/1996/199612.html
Its great, its where I get my signature quotes from

 

[twosteppin]

hey, I was looking through my brothers cd collection and found "lawn boy" what a great discovery!

 

[ps139]

hey, I was looking through my brothers cd collection and found "lawn boy" what a great discovery!

Nice CD!! "Reba" is a fantastic song!!
Run like an Antelope is on that too I think, but much much better in concert. And Bathtub Gin is on there, such a fun song!!! That was the first Phish song I learned to play

 

[KristianJ]

Kristian get off your computer, go to the store, and buy the album!
That album is probably "Billy Breathes" which many people think is their best album. I think it is too. If there is a weird guy's face on the cover, then thats it .
If its got songs like "Character Zero," "Free," "Train Song" "Waste" "Bliss" "Billy Breathes" "Taste" "Prince Caspian" man that CD is phenomenal. Go get it, and listen to it from track 1 through to the end, it flows beautifully.

Yes sir! That's it I think.

 

[ps139]

Awesome!! Let me know when you get it. This is also better than being able to send only a few songs via MSN messenger. This way you can get a whole album, which flows and is great from start to finish.

 

[KristianJ]

Awesome!! Let me know when you get it. This is also better than being able to send only a few songs via MSN messenger. This way you can get a whole album, which flows and is great from start to finish.

I'll probably get it tomorrow. Poll finishes after that I think.

 

[ps139]

I'll probably get it tomorrow. Poll finishes after that I think.

Sweeet!! Yeah you should definitely have time to vote. And whoever you decide to vote for, either way I am glad you are getting such a great album!!

 

[ps139]

Hey all,

I think we need a Phish fan thread. And I think this thread should be it. We've covered some good topics, there are some articles and interviews posted, we can just continue on it.
All I need to do is change the title.

How do I do that?

 

[KristianJ]

You'd need to ask a mod, I think. I'd have changed my song titles thread ages ago if I knew how to.

 

[twosteppin]

yeah, i think a mod has to do it.
Anyways, When I was at the movies the other week, I saw a preview for the "phish at the movies" (or whatever the heck it is called) thing. It showed some past concert shots and it seems like fun. I do not think I can make it to the theater near me though It is a pretty cool idea, I wonder who thought of doing it.

 

[ps139]

Amy is this the live feed of the Coney Island show? Or is this a separate film??
The movies for the Coney Island show is sold out by me, I am thinking of just driving over there (Brooklyn is not too far from me) and hanging out in the parking lot, maybe I can get a ticket to the show? Or maybe chill in the lot and hear the show from outside?

 

[twosteppin]

the preview was for the live Coney Island show. I'm planing on doing the same thing actually, Going to the theater and seeing if there are any available tickets , if not, have a party outside
Anyways, Did Phish ever come out with a live album, besides "a live one" Im trying to decide on my next CD purchase. What about Treys solo stuff? good? (I already have seis de mayo)

 

[ps139]

the preview was for the live Coney Island show. I'm planing on doing the same thing actually, Going to the theater and seeing if there are any available tickets , if not, have a party outside
Anyways, Did Phish ever come out with a live album, besides "a live one" Im trying to decide on my next CD purchase. What about Treys solo stuff? good? (I already have seis de mayo)

Hehehehehe.....yes Phish has tons of live albums!!!!
In 1998 they released "Slip, Stitch and Pass" which is almost as good as "A Live One." And I only say that because "A Live One" is sooooooooo good.
About a year and a half ago they began a new series of releases called "Live Phish" So far they've released 20 something shows. I have about 10 of them. I love them. 4 of them are Halloween shows, where they put on a "musical costume" and cover an entire CD of another band (preceded and followed by Phish song sets, of course). They have The Beatles "White Album," The Who "Quadrophenia," The Velvet Underground "Loaded" and Talking Heads "Remain in Light" I have the White Album one and I like it alot.
With the other Live Phish's, here are my recommendations:
#s 2, 5, 7, 9, 10, & 12.
Each one is at least 3 cds worth of music. I think the best ones are probably 2 and 7. Disc 1 of #12 is my favorite of all of them, but on the whole I think #2 and #7 are the best.

As for Trey, he released a 2 disc live compliation called "Plasma" This is an excellent CD. Its nothing like Seis de Mayo, this is live performances of the Trey Anastasio Band. Disc 2 of Plasma is just mind blowing. One of the songs on it, Sand, was recorded at a concert I was at!!! I put on the CD and all these nice memories came flooding back into my mind .

So yeah I've mentioned a lot of CDs. The best 2 Phish ones I think are Live Phish #2 and #7, and then Trey's CD would be in third place overall.

You can check out the setlists for each CD here: http://www.phish.com/releases/
For Slip, Stich and Pass and for Plasma you can listen to song samples.

Let me know if you get one!

 

[twosteppin]

wow, they did come out with a lot!! cool. thanks. Im probably gonna go with Live Phish # 2 or Plasma.

 

[DJ B.K.]

So who's getting their new cd tuesday?

 

[nadroj1985]

You missed a big one, Bill.....

Phish- Hampton Comes Alive