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Best Phish concert to listen to for a beginner?
Posted on 2/10/24 at 10:29 am
Posted on 2/10/24 at 10:29 am
A Live One?
What’s the best show to listen to for someone just getting into the band?
What’s the best show to listen to for someone just getting into the band?
Posted on 2/10/24 at 11:49 am to CBandits82
A Live One is probably the consensus. Not a live show per se, but a great representation of their sound and style.
5/7/94 - Tweezerfest - great example of the band throwing away the setlist and just winging it. Tons of improv and the band weaving their way through snippets of cover songs over a full 2nd set. Closing it down with a great Purple Rain into a Hold your Head Up jam into Tweezer Reprise that is one their best segues ever.
12/31/95 - considered by many as their best show. It’s three sets so maybe a little overwhelming for a beginner.
11/17/97 - Band was at the very top of their game. Energy in the arena was nothing like I’ve felt before or after. Unfortunately I went to jail that night after the show.
Also a big fan of the Island Tour in early April 98.
I believe these are all available as official releases so should be easily accessible.
I’m not as well versed in shows post 2000. Although there have some great ones others can recommend.
Posted on 2/11/24 at 11:52 am to CBandits82
The last time they played Jazz Fest, 2014 or 2015. To hear the old timers talk about it, that show might have been the magnum opus for Phish.
Posted on 2/12/24 at 7:30 pm to CBandits82
12/6/97 and 2/28/03 have been my favorites recently. Both have epic 2nd set Tweezers. 12/31/95 is fantastic but it is a 3 setter.
Posted on 2/18/24 at 3:48 pm to CBandits82
The Harry Hood on A Live One is just sick
Posted on 2/19/24 at 1:37 pm to CBandits82
I’d start with covers you know, then expand.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 12:18 pm to CBandits82
This is what hooked me when I was in Junior High. My brother had a burned copy of just the first set and I wore that disc out. Years later I got a hold of the second set and it is equally mind blowing.
https://www.phishtracks.com/shows/1994-06-11
https://www.phishtracks.com/shows/1994-06-11
Posted on 2/21/24 at 7:12 am to CBandits82
Either 12/31/95 or A Live One
11/17/97 is great too. The Ghost specifically is as good as it gets
Every rec in here so far is really good really except the dude that mentioned Jazzfest
11/17/97 is great too. The Ghost specifically is as good as it gets
Every rec in here so far is really good really except the dude that mentioned Jazzfest
Posted on 2/21/24 at 9:21 am to CBandits82
Noodling and rambling for a couple of hours. Mesmerizing.
Posted on 2/21/24 at 5:55 pm to CBandits82
Hands down the Atlanta show on March 26th, 1997.
Gotta love Phish fans. If you want to get into Phish, just go to MSG next year years for their 3 day sets. Nothing beats being there in person, and those MSG sets are the best they have these days.
ETA: the 3/26/97 was in complete jest because every “phish” fan can rattle off 20 performances that they deem as the crunchiest because one or 2 of their favorite songs are jammed how they appreciate them. When it comes down to it, they’re all the same when broken down by decades. Once again, just see them live at MSG.
Gotta love Phish fans. If you want to get into Phish, just go to MSG next year years for their 3 day sets. Nothing beats being there in person, and those MSG sets are the best they have these days.
ETA: the 3/26/97 was in complete jest because every “phish” fan can rattle off 20 performances that they deem as the crunchiest because one or 2 of their favorite songs are jammed how they appreciate them. When it comes down to it, they’re all the same when broken down by decades. Once again, just see them live at MSG.
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 3/10/24 at 1:20 pm to CBandits82
Best way to truly appreciate Phish is at a live show. There's a unique vibe amongst the audience that make their music even more enjoyable.
Posted on 3/10/24 at 6:29 pm to CBandits82
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