PHISH IS FUCKING BACK!!!!!!

[strangedesign]

i think its safe to say the third night was the best, but both of the other nights have their jems as well. i personally loved Taste from night one, i just felt there was great cohesion between all members. for the second night i felt like the SOAM and Rock and Roll really stood out. overall i feel somewhat the same as jedi and everyone else in that they are back, but not to their full potential as seen in the late 90's. im excited to see how they improve after practice at the Jones shows.

[cactusfan]

It was nice to hear the band execute Foam flawlessly, while driving I was thinking to myself, "holy s***, 2009 Foam!"

wait, foam? that was a disaster, wasn't it? trey was a mess on that one. or am i getting confused? guess i can listen again, but that stood out as one of the sloppiest, i thought.

[Ri©h]

Foam was excellent.

[birdman]

It was nice to hear the band execute Foam flawlessly, while driving I was thinking to myself, "holy s***, 2009 Foam!"

wait, foam? that was a disaster, wasn't it? trey was a mess on that one. or am i getting confused? guess i can listen again, but that stood out as one of the sloppiest, i thought.

Wrong.
Foam was on the $$$$.
If you consider it a disaster, you must hate phish :roll: :-P
or you MUST be confused.

[jedifunk]

yes, the foam was tits... very well executed

[sunrisevt]

I wasn't disappointed with the playing--sure, maybe some of the really complicated sections could have been tighter , but it hasn't been 1988 in over 20 years.

It did seem to me, at the show 2nd night, that the jammed transitions b/w songs might have been a little forced, and that they were a little off with the vocals, but I'm reserving judgment until I listen all the way through.

Among many, many high points for me, Undermind was a treat.

[PIE-GUY]

 

Phish is so back it's readicculus! These shows made me think of the fall of 95 - after the long and often aimless jams of the summer Phish came back and re-focused everything. I love shows with crazy long jams like the Providence Bowie show, but then one of my absolute favorite shows is 10/29/95 in Louisville. There were no "out there" jams at all, yet the show just blew me away from start to finish. Look at this setlist:

Set I: Buried Alive > Poor Heart, Julius, Punch You in the Eye, Cars Trucks Buses, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Split Open and Melt, NICU, Gumbo, Slave to the Traffic Light, Sweet Adeline
Set II: Makisupa Policeman -> David Bowie, The Mango Song, It's Ice -> Kung -> It's Ice -> Shaggy Dog -> Possum -> Lifeboy, Amazing Grace
Encore: Funky Bitch

Nothing huge there at all... Now look at this one:

Set I: Fluffhead, The Divided Sky, Chalkdust Torture, Sample in a Jar, Stash, I Didn't Know, The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony, Suzy Greenberg, Farmhouse, NICU, Horn, Rift, Train Song, Water in the Sky, The Squirming Coil, David Bowie
Set II: Backwards Down The Number Line, Tweezer, Taste, Possum, Theme from the Bottom, First Tube, Harry Hood, Waste, You Enjoy Myself
Encore: Grind, Bouncing Around the Room, Loving Cup

They could almost be from the same era. I love it!!

BTW, It was great meeting a bunch of you this weekend. Had a freakin' blast! Still have no voice today.

Peace

-Pie Guy

[rowjimmy]

PIE!!!

Good to see you posting, dude!

And, btw, I totally agree. they don't have to stretch to smoke.

[MiamiPhish]

haha, word... I saw you Friday night Pie-guy and I was certainly wondering what the shirt was supposed to mean, but I think I've figured it out.  You like pie.
Who doesn't!?!?!

[birdman]

PIE!
Glad you stopped by.
Now scram, n00b! :-D

[blatboom]

what up PIE-GUY

but then one of my absolute favorite shows is 10/29/95 in Louisville. There were no "out there" jams at all, yet the show just blew me away from start to finish. Look at this setlist:

Set I: Buried Alive > Poor Heart, Julius, Punch You in the Eye, Cars Trucks Buses, The Horse > Silent in the Morning, Split Open and Melt, NICU, Gumbo, Slave to the Traffic Light, Sweet Adeline
Set II: Makisupa Policeman -> David Bowie, The Mango Song, It's Ice -> Kung -> It's Ice -> Shaggy Dog -> Possum -> Lifeboy, Amazing Grace
Encore: Funky Bitch

http://week4paug.net/index.php?topic=9414.0

[redrum]

PiE-GuY up in the heezy!

welcome to the 'Paug bro, best place on the web.

me n my girl were either 2 seats over or the row in front of you Sunday night.

good times!!!

[Marmar]

I'd have to say that they are far from being "back".....yet also far from being "gone".....

They have a LOT of work cut out for them if they want to do this right and keep what respect they do have left.....it wasn't BAD, it wasn't GREAT, but at the same time it wasn't THAT good imho.....

Seriously now...think about this.....Say some other huge band/group got back together after a long time away, and they played as (and I'm using the term loosely here) sloppy as these were (figuratively speeking compared to what we know they are capable of)......Ya, sure you're glad they're back and playing music, etc etc etc.....BUT.....

As fans we are WAY too forgiving at times......

If ANY other band pulled this stunt, we'd be all over their asses for the lackluster performance....but since it's Phish, we're ok with that.....

Sorry, I'm just a grumpy pants here this AM....

and for the record....I hope the folks who got my tix had a good time.....it feels good knowing that I didn't waste em, cuz I know if I had been there I wouldda left after the first night....

[rowjimmy]

It's not like they're slopping all over the place.

Compared to the dogshit from '04 they are better than back.

[Marmar]

We won't even count 2003-2004....those years don't even exist....

Compared to those 2 years, a pack of 4 dogs farting into trombones would be more "back" than those years of slop....