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re: Phish really isn't very good anymore

Posted on 3/17/17 at 9:49 am to
Posted by theanswer69
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Posted by danman6336
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 10:55 am to
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Big Boat
Fuego
Joy
Farmhouse
I actually kinda like Farmhouse
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Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 10:57 am to
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I still enjoy seeing Phish. Granted, they don't blow my head off like they used to (although Charlotte '11 was close), but I still have a good time. I dunno, maybe it's because I've gotten old and I'm just happy to be there, since I've only had enough free time to catch 4 shows in the 3.0 era...



Exactly where I am. I don't go to be blown away from start to finish, but if I get a handful of well played classics, I leave happy. They're a nostalgia act for the most part these days, which is totally fine. It is what it is.

That said, Fuego is a pretty fun live song.
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 10:59 am to
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IMO there's plenty in that show to make a case for being in the top 10 of all time, but the first 45-50 minutes of the 2nd set can't be touched...near the end of those 45-50 minutes, there was a point where it sounded like they were simultaneously jamming Tweezer, Izabella, Twist, and Piper all at once, and I could barely pick my jaw up from the ground, lol...


Without a doubt top 10 show, I'd even say top 5 or 3.

Tweezer>Izabella is a contender for best jam they've ever played.

Eta: I saw a guy in Alpharetta lot this past fall wearing a Phoenix Coyotes jersey with "Auburn Hills 97" on the back of it
This post was edited on 3/17/17 at 11:00 am
Posted by danman6336
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 11:00 am to
The last part of the Izabella jam with the stop/start is easily a top five most listened segment for me
Posted by vandelay industries
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 11:32 am to
There's a YouTube clip of Alf jamming to the part you're talking about. Pretty funny....If I was at my laptop, I'd post the link, but I can't get much done with this crappy phone...

I might've said this before, but that show was the same night as the Auburn/Tennessee SEC championship. I'd wondered if it was coincidence, or they knew what they were doing, when they closed the show playing the Tennessee fight song in AUBURN Hills, lol...
Posted by vandelay industries
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 11:35 am to
Yeah, they're not playing mind-melting stuff ala '97-'98 anymore, but they're certainly playing with more focus & discipline than they did right before the hiatus, which was starting to become a borderline shitshow....
Posted by Burt Reynolds
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 11:54 am to
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Tweezer>Izabella is a contender for best jam they've ever played


If I had a nickel for everytime you posted this jam
Posted by rutiger
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 12:42 pm to
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Phish really isn't very good anymore by vandelay industries
For a long time, Auburn Hills '97 didn't get much love, apart from the people who were actually there. Hampton and Dayton always seemed to be the "sexy" picks, while Auburn Hills barely got a mention. For years, I lobbied hard that Auburn Hills was the dark horse of dark horses, so I'm glad to see people finally coming around to give it the props it deserves. It probably got ignored because people looked at the setlist on paper, saw the 2nd set, and thought "meh, too many new songs"....their loss!

IMO there's plenty in that show to make a case for being in the top 10 of all time, but the first 45-50 minutes of the 2nd set can't be touched...near the end of those 45-50 minutes, there was a point where it sounded like they were simultaneously jamming Tweezer, Izabella, Twist, and Piper all at once, and I could barely pick my jaw up from the ground, lol...



Fall 97 is probably my favorite phish tour. I was at 2 of the worcester shows. That runaway jim was fun.
Posted by Burt Reynolds
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Posted on 3/17/17 at 12:45 pm to
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rutiger


the only true vet on this board
Posted by Treacherous Cretin
Columbus, OH
Member since Jan 2016
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Posted on 3/18/17 at 8:24 am to
They peaked on 12/31/95.
Posted by Damone
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Posted on 3/18/17 at 9:00 am to
SPAC Piper?
Posted by Marco Esquandolas
Member since Jul 2013
11880 posts
Posted on 3/18/17 at 9:37 am to
Magnaball anyone??
Posted by Damone
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Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 3/18/17 at 9:50 am to
Drive in jam
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
61582 posts
Posted on 3/18/17 at 10:01 am to
quote:

Fall 97 is probably my favorite phish tour.
same. it is what got me hooked.
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