Trey Anastasio lacks what the great ones have

I dont even listened to phish anymore but this is pretty stupid. Please provide examples of guitarists in the “jamband” category that you enjoy.

Ignorance is this. Im gonna assume this is a troll post

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dont even listened to phish anymore

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Why not?

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Anastasio lacks soul and originality.

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IDK, those whale call sounds he makes are pretty original and soulful.

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dont even listened to phish anymore


Why not?

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I really enjoyed the group improvisation and cow funk of 97-01, i saw 50 shows in those 4 years. The magic was gone for me after the first hiatus.

4.3.98 was the best show ever

Look, it’s just my honest opinion (no troll). I say the same about his voice; zero edge. I mean what would you expect from a spoiled dude from Princeton. I do not believe Phish ever had to go through some of the hardships that true rock bands endure. I’m not saying that affluence can’t make soulful music. I’m just saying Affluent Anastasio can’t.

You don't really know shite about Anastasio, clearly. But whatever...

Like someone else said, I don't listen to Phish anymore. Saw them 35+ times from 94-98, but that was it for me. Regardless, it's a silly, unoriginal argument you're making that could be applied to tons of musicians.

I mean, my sentiments toward the band Rush are very similar to what you are positing on Phish, but I'm not saying that the guys are no talent, soulless hacks. They're just not my cup of tea.

Care to cite any examples or discuss which aspect of his playing is "paint-by-numbers". I mean if all you've heard is from '09 and later, sure. You're sort of right (but not totally)

I've learned from being a hambland troll for a long time on the internet that when you say stuff like a guitarist "has no heart" or "no soul", that really just means you're not actually that familiar with that artist but feel you want to attempt to troll the fanbase with a vague, nebulous statement thats impossible to argue against

But just my .02.

You can have whatever opinion you like, I'm just curious if you can back it up with any specifics.

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How many Phish shows did you see in '01?

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Ha, none i guess, lol. For some reason i always think 1.0 ended in 01, my bad.

I did see trey band twice at the greek in Berkeley, oysterhead at the greek also and vida blue on nye at roseland in nyc with trey and mike sitting in, all in 01.