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Title: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 10, 2015, 12:05:01 AM
It's a good time to be a phan dudes. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on August 10, 2015, 12:06:28 AM
 :clap: :beers:
thinking the same thing.
Really going to try to make it to Magnaball there's def something special in the air this tour.
:rawk:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: runawayjimbo on August 10, 2015, 12:08:39 AM
My buddy just asked me "Best tour since 1.0?" My immediate thought was "you're fucking nuts." But I don't think that's wrong. They had great shows/moments in 2.0, but I don't know if they ever played with the consistency that they are showing right now. Crazy
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: runawayjimbo on August 10, 2015, 12:09:09 AM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on August 10, 2015, 12:06:28 AM
:clap: :beers:
thinking the same thing.
Really going to try to make it to Superball its def something special in the air this tour.
:rawk:

Wasn't that in 2010?
:wink:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 10, 2015, 12:09:18 AM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on August 10, 2015, 12:06:28 AM
:clap: :beers:
thinking the same thing.
Really going to try to make it to Superball its def something special in the air this tour.
:rawk:

Don't waste your time machine on the Superball, it was underwhelming outside of the storage jam!   :wink:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on August 10, 2015, 12:10:53 AM
 :smoke:

Magnaball
FMP
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 13, 2015, 12:42:57 AM
Fuck the phish is fucking back thread with its fluffing of years worth of mediocre shows. 

This tour deserves it's own thread that acknowledges the epicness unfolding before our ears. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: WhatstheUse? on August 13, 2015, 01:26:02 AM
Both last night and tonight felt different to me that previous shows I've seen. The band is playing well.

Listenable first sets with jamming!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 13, 2015, 01:48:57 AM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on August 13, 2015, 01:26:02 AM
Both last night and tonight felt different to me that previous shows I've seen. The band is playing well.

Listenable first sets with jamming!

Playing "well"?!!!

"Listenable"?!!

FOR. 

THE.   

AGES.   
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mbw on August 13, 2015, 02:31:02 AM
Quote from: Hicks on August 13, 2015, 12:42:57 AM
Fuck the phish is fucking back thread with its fluffing of years worth of mediocre shows. 

This tour deserves it's own thread that acknowledges the epicness unfolding before our ears. 

Quote from: Hicks on August 13, 2015, 01:48:57 AM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on August 13, 2015, 01:26:02 AM
Both last night and tonight felt different to me that previous shows I've seen. The band is playing well.

Listenable first sets with jamming!

Playing "well"?!!!

"Listenable"?!!

FOR. 

THE.   

AGES.   

Shit on his thread and he shits on yours!  :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: PIE-GUY on August 13, 2015, 08:42:32 AM
Quote from: Caravan2001 on Yesterday at 09:56:28 PM
QuoteMagnaball is going to explode....
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 13, 2015, 10:29:00 AM
meh
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mopper_smurf on August 13, 2015, 10:59:53 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 13, 2015, 10:29:00 AM
meh

Listen to the mighty jedifunk. The :phish: he knows. That said, I hope he is wrong.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: runawayjimbo on August 13, 2015, 11:25:58 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 13, 2015, 10:29:00 AM
meh

Didn't you say last night was the first you heard of this tour?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 13, 2015, 11:31:55 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 13, 2015, 10:29:00 AM
meh

Remind me who you are again? 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mehead on August 13, 2015, 11:40:32 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 13, 2015, 11:25:58 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 13, 2015, 10:29:00 AM
meh

Didn't you say last night was the first you heard of this tour?

and was liking what he was hearing
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Superfreakie on August 13, 2015, 12:14:23 PM
There really is only one thing left to say........Magnaball bitches. Everything before that is but a warm up. BRING ON THE PHISH.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: GBL on August 13, 2015, 12:39:52 PM
Quote from: Superfreakie on August 13, 2015, 12:14:23 PM
There really is only one thing left to say........Magnaball bitches. Everything before that is but a warm up. BRING ON THE PHISH.

Exactamundo!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: gah on August 13, 2015, 02:15:55 PM
I'm glad you all were so patient for the jams to return, ha ha ha ha! phish phans, lol.

  :smoke:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: zimbra on August 13, 2015, 02:53:41 PM
This time next week I'll be flying to the weekend of the summer.... Magnaball is going to be  :rawk:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Undermind on August 13, 2015, 03:51:50 PM
no more choo choo?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: gah on August 14, 2015, 03:49:05 PM
Quote from: Undermind on August 13, 2015, 03:51:50 PM
no more choo choo?

(http://dennisthefoodie.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/choo-choo-choose-you_14205450311.jpg)
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 14, 2015, 05:44:16 PM
Quote from: mehead on August 13, 2015, 11:40:32 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 13, 2015, 11:25:58 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 13, 2015, 10:29:00 AM
meh

Didn't you say last night was the first you heard of this tour?

and was liking what he was hearing

i will concede i haven't listened to much (parts of both alpines, both manns, both bend, and a lil atl) and i have mostly stuck to the bigger jams...

that said, there has been some tasty stuff mixed in with plenty of  :-o and some  :frustrated:

but tour for the ages??? thats just crazy talk ... does this stack up to fall 95 or fall 97?? not even close.  i'd put summer 99 over this tour as well (thats just me probably).

in any case, i like that they are mostly playing well
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Lifeboy on August 14, 2015, 05:46:59 PM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 14, 2015, 05:44:16 PM
Quote from: mehead on August 13, 2015, 11:40:32 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 13, 2015, 11:25:58 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 13, 2015, 10:29:00 AM
meh

Didn't you say last night was the first you heard of this tour?

and was liking what he was hearing

i will concede i haven't listened to much (parts of both alpines, both manns, both bend, and a lil atl) and i have mostly stuck to the bigger jams...

that said, there has been some tasty stuff mixed in with plenty of  :-o and some  :frustrated:

but tour for the ages??? thats just crazy talk ... does this stack up to fall 95 or fall 97?? not even close. i'd put summer 99 over this tour as well (thats just me probably).

in any case, i like that they are mostly playing well

I would too, although I hate comparing 3.0 to years past.

I would put anything from '99 over this tour, actually.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on August 14, 2015, 07:05:08 PM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 14, 2015, 05:44:16 PM
Quote from: mehead on August 13, 2015, 11:40:32 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 13, 2015, 11:25:58 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 13, 2015, 10:29:00 AM
meh

Didn't you say last night was the first you heard of this tour?

and was liking what he was hearing

i will concede i haven't listened to much (parts of both alpines, both manns, both bend, and a lil atl) and i have mostly stuck to the bigger jams...

that said, there has been some tasty stuff mixed in with plenty of  :-o and some  :frustrated:

but tour for the ages??? thats just crazy talk ... does this stack up to fall 95 or fall 97?? not even close.  i'd put summer 99 over this tour as well (thats just me probably).

in any case, i like that they are mostly playing well

I'd tell you where to stick the past but it is already behind you.

Welcome to today.
Enjoy.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Augustus on August 14, 2015, 07:40:03 PM
As for the composed sections, this Tour is neck-and-neck with 2.0.
Totally serious.  :oops:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: ph92 on August 14, 2015, 10:22:49 PM
I am pretty bummed I won't be able to hit any of this tour... especially Magnaball. I hope they come somewhere down south during the winter.... if that's even a thing. Either way I cannot wait for my next show. I've been taking too long of a hiatus from shows. Me and  my poor life decisions  :shakehead:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Caravan2001 on August 14, 2015, 10:28:53 PM
This tour is good.  It's no Summer 2001 TAB, but I'll take it.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 14, 2015, 10:34:49 PM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 14, 2015, 05:44:16 PM
Quote from: mehead on August 13, 2015, 11:40:32 AM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 13, 2015, 11:25:58 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 13, 2015, 10:29:00 AM
meh

Didn't you say last night was the first you heard of this tour?

and was liking what he was hearing

i will concede i haven't listened to much (parts of both alpines, both manns, both bend, and a lil atl) and i have mostly stuck to the bigger jams...

that said, there has been some tasty stuff mixed in with plenty of  :-o and some  :frustrated:

but tour for the ages??? thats just crazy talk ... does this stack up to fall 95 or fall 97?? not even close.  i'd put summer 99 over this tour as well (thats just me probably).

in any case, i like that they are mostly playing well

If you haven't heard the majority of the tour then you are just talking out yer ass. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: blatboom on August 14, 2015, 10:43:56 PM
Quote from: Augustus on August 14, 2015, 07:40:03 PM
As for the composed sections, this Tour is neck-and-neck with 2.0.
Totally serious.  :oops:

brutal. all of 3.0 really
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: danje on August 17, 2015, 08:23:27 PM
Has this tour produced a jam of the year yet? Seems like nothing has really hit that next level full release. Maybe Atlanta KDF?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 17, 2015, 09:12:05 PM
Quote from: danje on August 17, 2015, 08:23:27 PM
Has this tour produced a jam of the year yet? Seems like nothing has really hit that next level full release. Maybe Atlanta KDF?

Shoreline Twist is my favorite of what I've heard so far, the MPP Piper was pretty sweet too and KDF definitely was top notch.   
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mbw on August 17, 2015, 09:28:46 PM
other recommendations?  I listened to the Atlanta KDF and Tweezer and I gotta admit they didn't do a whole lot for me.
They were.....long, but not all that original to these ears.  I haven't checked out too much in depth besides those.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Buffalo Budd on August 17, 2015, 10:26:37 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 13, 2015, 12:42:57 AM
Fuck the phish is fucking back thread with its fluffing of years worth of mediocre shows. 

This tour deserves it's own thread that acknowledges the epicness unfolding before our ears.

100% deserves it's own thread p
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: runawayjimbo on August 17, 2015, 10:46:31 PM
Quote from: mbw on August 17, 2015, 09:28:46 PM
other recommendations?  I listened to the Atlanta KDF and Tweezer and I gotta admit they didn't do a whole lot for me.
They were.....long, but not all that original to these ears.  I haven't checked out too much in depth besides those.

Shoreline - Blaze On > Twist > Light (stay for the Joy if you can take the I Know You Riderr that is so obviously right there)
Austin - 46 Days -> The Dogs -> 46 Days
Blossom - set II
AV2 - Mike's > Blaze On > Paug
Mann2
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 17, 2015, 10:54:26 PM
The Nashville paug gets pretty weird/awesome.   

Good Mike's too.     

But if the Shoreline Blaze On > Twist > Light doesn't do it for you, you may have burnt out the Phish pleasure centers in your brain.   
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: runawayjimbo on August 17, 2015, 11:07:21 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 17, 2015, 10:54:26 PM
The Nashville paug gets pretty weird/awesome.   

Good Mike's too.     

But if the Shoreline Blaze On > Twist > Light doesn't do it for you, you may have burnt out the Phish pleasure centers in your brain.

Take out Shade and Nashville might be my favorite second set. Golden Age > Light nothing to sneeze at neither.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 17, 2015, 11:39:52 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 17, 2015, 11:07:21 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 17, 2015, 10:54:26 PM
The Nashville paug gets pretty weird/awesome.   

Good Mike's too.     

But if the Shoreline Blaze On > Twist > Light doesn't do it for you, you may have burnt out the Phish pleasure centers in your brain.

Take out Shade and Nashville might be my favorite second set. Golden Age > Light nothing to sneeze at neither.

Yeah Nashville and ATL1 are currently duking it out in my brain for the top of the tour slot. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 17, 2015, 11:44:05 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 17, 2015, 10:46:31 PM
Quote from: mbw on August 17, 2015, 09:28:46 PM
other recommendations?  I listened to the Atlanta KDF and Tweezer and I gotta admit they didn't do a whole lot for me.
They were.....long, but not all that original to these ears.  I haven't checked out too much in depth besides those.

Shoreline - Blaze On > Twist > Light (stay for the Joy if you can take the I Know You Riderr that is so obviously right there)
Austin - 46 Days -> The Dogs -> 46 Days
Blossom - set II
AV2 - Mike's > Blaze On > Paug
Mann2
i would never want to hear the dead at a phish show ... just sayin (i may be a hater, but imma really really good one  :angel: )
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: sunrisevt on August 18, 2015, 12:34:04 AM
+k for that, jedi.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: runawayjimbo on August 18, 2015, 12:48:24 AM
Quote from: Hicks on August 17, 2015, 11:39:52 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 17, 2015, 11:07:21 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 17, 2015, 10:54:26 PM
The Nashville paug gets pretty weird/awesome.   

Good Mike's too.     

But if the Shoreline Blaze On > Twist > Light doesn't do it for you, you may have burnt out the Phish pleasure centers in your brain.

Take out Shade and Nashville might be my favorite second set. Golden Age > Light nothing to sneeze at neither.

Yeah Nashville and ATL1 are currently duking it out in my brain for the top of the tour slot.

Not for nothing, but at the end of this post dude puts Mann2 toe-to-toe with FYF for best show of 3.0.

http://blog.phish.net/1439697345/regular-season-finale-on-to-the-playoffs

I didn't wanna seem too biased. Although there was this:

Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 13, 2015, 01:37:36 AM
Best of 3.0

Quote from: jedifunk on August 17, 2015, 11:44:05 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 17, 2015, 10:46:31 PM
Quote from: mbw on August 17, 2015, 09:28:46 PM
other recommendations?  I listened to the Atlanta KDF and Tweezer and I gotta admit they didn't do a whole lot for me.
They were.....long, but not all that original to these ears.  I haven't checked out too much in depth besides those.

Shoreline - Blaze On > Twist > Light (stay for the Joy if you can take the I Know You Riderr that is so obviously right there)
Austin - 46 Days -> The Dogs -> 46 Days
Blossom - set II
AV2 - Mike's > Blaze On > Paug
Mann2
i would never want to hear the dead at a phish show ... just sayin (i may be a hater, but imma really really good one  :angel: )


No love for VA Beach?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 18, 2015, 12:05:51 PM
Quote from: sunrisevt on August 18, 2015, 12:34:04 AM
+k for that, jedi.
:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 18, 2015, 12:11:03 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 18, 2015, 12:48:24 AM
Quote from: Hicks on August 17, 2015, 11:39:52 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 17, 2015, 11:07:21 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 17, 2015, 10:54:26 PM
The Nashville paug gets pretty weird/awesome.   

Good Mike's too.     

But if the Shoreline Blaze On > Twist > Light doesn't do it for you, you may have burnt out the Phish pleasure centers in your brain.

Take out Shade and Nashville might be my favorite second set. Golden Age > Light nothing to sneeze at neither.

Yeah Nashville and ATL1 are currently duking it out in my brain for the top of the tour slot.

Not for nothing, but at the end of this post dude puts Mann2 toe-to-toe with FYF for best show of 3.0.

http://blog.phish.net/1439697345/regular-season-finale-on-to-the-playoffs

I didn't wanna seem too biased. Although there was this:

Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 13, 2015, 01:37:36 AM
Best of 3.0

Quote from: jedifunk on August 17, 2015, 11:44:05 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 17, 2015, 10:46:31 PM
Quote from: mbw on August 17, 2015, 09:28:46 PM
other recommendations?  I listened to the Atlanta KDF and Tweezer and I gotta admit they didn't do a whole lot for me.
They were.....long, but not all that original to these ears.  I haven't checked out too much in depth besides those.

Shoreline - Blaze On > Twist > Light (stay for the Joy if you can take the I Know You Riderr that is so obviously right there)
Austin - 46 Days -> The Dogs -> 46 Days
Blossom - set II
AV2 - Mike's > Blaze On > Paug
Mann2
i would never want to hear the dead at a phish show ... just sayin (i may be a hater, but imma really really good one  :angel: )


No love for VA Beach?
worst moment of my personal phistory!  :hereitisyousentimentalbastard

all kidding aside, i was annoyed at that show because everyone was freaking out over it ... when no one seemed to care about the killer ac/dc in that 2nd set. i literally sat on the steps waiting for the show to be over.

that said, i actually do like china cat > rider ... its one of the few dead staples i enjoy
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 18, 2015, 01:04:01 PM
just cruised through the shoreline blaze > twist > light and it was as advertised ... very very good.

i still contend that they could work harder at making the segues smoother ... peetering out a jam and starting a new song isn't a segue, although i suppose thats what its labeled > and not ->
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: runawayjimbo on August 18, 2015, 02:08:18 PM
Yeah, I took the 46 Dogs out for a spin last night after posting it. Ton of energy, but it was a lot sloppier than I remembered it the first time I heard it.

Quote from: jedifunk on August 18, 2015, 12:11:03 PM
all kidding aside, i was annoyed at that show because everyone was freaking out over it ... when no one seemed to care about the killer ac/dc in that 2nd set. i literally sat on the steps waiting for the show to be over.

You're an enigma wrapped in a riddle, jedi.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: anthrax on August 18, 2015, 02:38:58 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on August 18, 2015, 02:08:18 PM
Yeah, I took the 46 Dogs out for a spin last night after posting it. Ton of energy, but it was a lot sloppier than I remembered it the first time I heard it.

yes.  this was amazing live, but upon relistening it wasn't as good as i remember.  guess you had to be there man!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 18, 2015, 02:49:02 PM
i enjoyed the 46 > dogs > 46 on my listen this morning ... although, if i hadn't known that the dogs was a song, i would have thought it was just part of the jam .. pretty rocking
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: susep on August 18, 2015, 09:58:36 PM
I condensed a few of my favorite Summer 15 tracks into a play(set)list, here's the final cut heading into this weekend. 

Quote

The Very Long Fuse - 9Aug.
Martian Monster - 11Aug.
Winterqueen - 22July
Nothing - 16Aug.
Cities - 12Aug.
Moma Dance - 31July
The Last Step - 5Aug.
Scabbard - 22July
Mercury - 8Aug.
Bowie - 16Aug.
Grind - 11Aug.

Blaze On - 24July
Halley's - 8Aug.
Twist - 12Aug.
Mike's - 4Aug.
Tweezer - 9Aug.
Simple - 22July
Reba - 31July
2001 - 11Aug.
Sand - 5Aug.
Gin - 31July

You Enjoy Myself - 25July
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Caravan2001 on August 18, 2015, 10:25:35 PM
Quote from: susep on August 18, 2015, 09:58:36 PM
I condensed a few of my favorite Summer 15 tracks into a play(set)list, here's the final cut heading into this weekend. 

Quote

The Very Long Fuse - 9Aug.
Martian Monster - 11Aug.
Winterqueen - 22July
Nothing - 16Aug.
Cities - 12Aug.
Moma Dance - 31July
The Last Step - 5Aug.
Scabbard - 22July
Mercury - 8Aug.
Bowie - 16Aug.
Grind - 11Aug.

Blaze On - 24July
Halley's - 8Aug.
Twist - 12Aug.
Mike's - 4Aug.
Tweezer - 9Aug.
Simple - 22July
Reba - 31July
2001 - 11Aug.
Sand - 5Aug.
Gin - 31July

You Enjoy Myself - 25July

So does that mean we can expect another Susep jam mix soon?  :beers:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: VDB on August 18, 2015, 11:20:20 PM
I'll add/reiterate:
Mann Twist
Blossom CDT -> Tweezer
Pretty much all the Gins
ATL1 Twist
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 19, 2015, 01:00:26 AM
Holy smokes!! Alpine tweezer just made me bust out dance moves from 1998!! That was some next level hose happiness jam! Reminded me of all the bathtub jams from fall 99!!

My fav thing I've heard this tour! By far
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 19, 2015, 01:08:35 AM
Aaaaand that mikes is so fuggin raw! So good! Glad I stopped being a hater 😂
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Caravan2001 on August 19, 2015, 02:09:39 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 19, 2015, 01:08:35 AM
Aaaaand that mikes is so fuggin raw! So good! Glad I stopped being a hater 😂

I knew you'd come around  :wink:..Alpine and Philly have some legit stuff.  Have you heard the Mann Twist?  I think it is my top jam of the tour at this point.....
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 19, 2015, 02:23:29 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 19, 2015, 01:08:35 AM
Aaaaand that mikes is so fuggin raw! So good! Glad I stopped being a hater 😂

You need to hear the Nashville Weekapaug man, it's nuts! 

For the ages!!!!!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 19, 2015, 02:37:21 AM
Dang forgot how dank the AV Tweezer is. . .  the mutron has given Trey a whole new dimension to explore, and then the supposed Franklin's jam. . .  although to me it more recalls If I Could or Free.  Whatever it is, it's gorgeous. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: OlfactoryHue on August 19, 2015, 09:28:34 AM
been some nice tuneage this summer.. hope some big jams come out of the magnaball

hi people
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: susep on August 19, 2015, 09:46:46 AM
Quote from: Caravan2001 on August 18, 2015, 10:25:35 PM
Quote from: susep on August 18, 2015, 09:58:36 PM
I condensed a few of my favorite Summer 15 tracks into a play(set)list, here's the final cut heading into this weekend. 

Quote

The Very Long Fuse - 9Aug.
Martian Monster - 11Aug.
Winterqueen - 22July
Nothing - 16Aug.
Cities - 12Aug.
Moma Dance - 31July
The Last Step - 5Aug.
Scabbard - 22July
Mercury - 8Aug.
Bowie - 16Aug.
Grind - 11Aug.

Blaze On - 24July
Halley's - 8Aug.
Twist - 12Aug.
Mike's - 4Aug.
Tweezer - 9Aug.
Simple - 22July
Reba - 31July
2001 - 11Aug.
Sand - 5Aug.
Gin - 31July

You Enjoy Myself - 25July

So does that mean we can expect another Susep jam mix soon?  :beers:

I would like to put one together, need to get some flacs, all I have are lossy/mp3.  Nice post count btw. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: PIE-GUY on August 19, 2015, 09:57:54 AM
Quote from: susep on August 19, 2015, 09:46:46 AM
Quote from: Caravan2001 on August 18, 2015, 10:25:35 PM
Quote from: susep on August 18, 2015, 09:58:36 PM
I condensed a few of my favorite Summer 15 tracks into a play(set)list, here's the final cut heading into this weekend. 

Quote

The Very Long Fuse - 9Aug.
Martian Monster - 11Aug.
Winterqueen - 22July
Nothing - 16Aug.
Cities - 12Aug.
Moma Dance - 31July
The Last Step - 5Aug.
Scabbard - 22July
Mercury - 8Aug.
Bowie - 16Aug.
Grind - 11Aug.

Blaze On - 24July
Halley's - 8Aug.
Twist - 12Aug.
Mike's - 4Aug.
Tweezer - 9Aug.
Simple - 22July
Reba - 31July
2001 - 11Aug.
Sand - 5Aug.
Gin - 31July

You Enjoy Myself - 25July

So does that mean we can expect another Susep jam mix soon?  :beers:

I would like to put one together, need to get some flacs, all I have are lossy/mp3.  Nice post count btw.

Saved for posterity...

Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 19, 2015, 10:41:31 AM
Quote from: Caravan2001 on August 19, 2015, 02:09:39 AM
Quote from: jedifunk on August 19, 2015, 01:08:35 AM
Aaaaand that mikes is so fuggin raw! So good! Glad I stopped being a hater 😂

I knew you'd come around  :wink:..Alpine and Philly have some legit stuff.  Have you heard the Mann Twist?  I think it is my top jam of the tour at this point.....

yep, mann twist was the first thing i listened to from this tour .. its legit. still enjoyed the tweezer from AV a bit more.

i'm about to bust through this susep list to see what else i can uncover!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mistercharlie on August 22, 2015, 10:12:03 AM
FOR THE AGES!!!!!

Relistening to last nights Gin. This is a whole new level for the boys. And I love how Trey switched on the Mu-tron  for the return to Gin proper.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 24, 2015, 02:37:23 AM
Bump!!!!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :rockout: :rockout: :rockout: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jedifunk on August 24, 2015, 10:12:58 AM
i was late to the party, but at least i showed up!

what i heard this weekend will stand with anything they've done
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: WhatstheUse? on August 24, 2015, 11:04:27 AM
I'm fully on board with this being the best tour of 3.0.

6/8 shows I saw were well above average and Magnaball crushed superball and fest 8 musically, IMO.

It's a good time to be a phan!  :phish:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Igbo on August 24, 2015, 11:18:21 AM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on August 24, 2015, 11:04:27 AM

It's a good time to be a phan!  :phish:

Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on August 24, 2015, 11:27:39 AM
Mark it down, people.

Who really thought we'd be saying stuff like this in 2015?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Buffalo Budd on August 24, 2015, 11:36:53 AM
Quote from: Igbo on August 24, 2015, 11:18:21 AM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on August 24, 2015, 11:04:27 AM

It's a good time to be a phan!  :phish:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on August 24, 2015, 05:49:00 PM
one thing about magnaball is the transitions are super smooth!
At least everything I have listened to; nothing sounds rushed and they all transition at the same time, no ripcords!
Good stuff yay phish!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: VDB on August 24, 2015, 06:14:11 PM
Quote from: rowjimmy on August 24, 2015, 11:27:39 AM
Mark it down, people.

Who really thought we'd be saying stuff like this in 2015?

I believe at set beak of night three of FTW I tweeted something to the effect of "Be prepared to thoroughly enjoy summer tour, Phish fans." You could tell this time was gonna be different.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Bobafett on August 24, 2015, 09:38:52 PM
Quote from: V00D00BR3W on August 24, 2015, 06:14:11 PM
Quote from: rowjimmy on August 24, 2015, 11:27:39 AM
Mark it down, people.

Who really thought we'd be saying stuff like this in 2015?

I believe at set beak of night three of FTW I tweeted something to the effect of "Be prepared to thoroughly enjoy summer tour, Phish fans." You could tell this time was gonna be different.

I didn't see this level of playing/jamming/unpredictability that we saw this tour coming.  I have been quite bummed about missing the peak of phish, a la 94,97,98,99, yada yada, however, I feel good about the current state of the state.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Itsnotanexperience on August 24, 2015, 09:53:02 PM
I caught one lone set this entire summer, but it was the set 2 at Shoreline, and there was clearly something very different about their overall relaxation which seemed to leave them open for just about anything along with a confidence I haven't felt since they walked off at Shoreline in 2000.

Sure, I wish those fuckers would practice classics like PYITE, Taste, Mockingbird and the like - even it were for 10 minutes before the show started - but they are playing the majority of their material exceptionally well and their jams, to Jedifunk and many others' point, immediately drop into distinct realms and most of them are gorgeous, strange places that have ROUTINELY blown me away all summer long.   

RJ made the point it would be nice for them to carry this into the fall, but if we get something like this every summer, I cannot complain.   I'm happy these guys came back.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Itsnotanexperience on August 24, 2015, 09:59:59 PM
Quote from: Bobafett on August 24, 2015, 09:38:52 PM
Quote from: V00D00BR3W on August 24, 2015, 06:14:11 PM
Quote from: rowjimmy on August 24, 2015, 11:27:39 AM
Mark it down, people.

Who really thought we'd be saying stuff like this in 2015?

I believe at set beak of night three of FTW I tweeted something to the effect of "Be prepared to thoroughly enjoy summer tour, Phish fans." You could tell this time was gonna be different.

I didn't see this level of playing/jamming/unpredictability that we saw this tour.  I have been quite bummed about missing the peak of phish, a la 94,97,98,99, yada yada, however, I feel good about the current state of the state.

Those were special eras that can never be duplicated.

And for the first time since that period, that's fine with me - I love this band and consider them as legit now as they were then with something very vital and essential to bring to the crowd and somehow better b/c Trey is clean and seems happier than ever and his offering is genuine.   
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: jam> on August 25, 2015, 09:00:35 AM
This might not be the exact place to post this, but Rolling Stone has a nice write-up of Magnaball (which was the best time I've had at Phish shows in years, sickness): http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jams-reign-supreme-at-phishs-utopian-three-day-magnaball-fest-20150824?page=4
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: susep on August 27, 2015, 10:47:21 AM
I've been going through the shows w/ a fine toothed ear this week, really like what I hear.  The Tweezer from 'lanta2 and the Chalk Dust from Blossom were highlights this am.  Trey's lead playing undoubtedly has FTW/Jerry influences big time with a lot of the jams having a more consonant feel this time around.  The jams that I've distilled have an almost GD Euro 72 vibe in their day-glo color and vibe. 
Nice work  :phish:! 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mistercharlie on August 27, 2015, 10:59:43 AM
Quote from: susep on August 27, 2015, 10:47:21 AM
I've been going through the shows w/ a fine toothed ear this week, really like what I hear.  The Tweezer from 'lanta2 and the Chalk Dust from Blossom were highlights this am.  Trey's lead playing undoubtedly has FTW/Jerry influences big time with a lot of the jams having a more consonant feel this time around.  The jams that I've distilled have an almost GD Euro 72 vibe in their day-glo color and vibe. 
Nice work  :phish:!

Does this mean we can expect a "Susep's Summer '15 Jam Mix"?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: susep on August 27, 2015, 11:53:01 AM
Quote from: mistercharlie on August 27, 2015, 10:59:43 AM
Quote from: susep on August 27, 2015, 10:47:21 AM
I've been going through the shows w/ a fine toothed ear this week, really like what I hear.  The Tweezer from 'lanta2 and the Chalk Dust from Blossom were highlights this am.  Trey's lead playing undoubtedly has FTW/Jerry influences big time with a lot of the jams having a more consonant feel this time around.  The jams that I've distilled have an almost GD Euro 72 vibe in their day-glo color and vibe. 
Nice work  :phish:!

Does this mean we can expect a "Susep's Summer '15 Jam Mix"?

for sure, after the Dick's Run. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: sls.stormyrider on August 27, 2015, 09:25:28 PM
all I can say, is that this is the 1st time I'm enjoying listening to Trey since...
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:58:43 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: zimbra on July 07, 2016, 08:08:16 AM
Quote from: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:58:43 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

I have no idea but it's really disappointing.  I leave for the West Coast leg next week so I hope something miraculous happens before then.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: WhatstheUse? on July 07, 2016, 12:04:15 PM
Man. I always have a blast on phish tour, and this summer has been no different - but this has been the most lack-luster tour in years. In ten shows, the only things that really stick out to me are the SPAC CDT and Moma... The rest has just kinda has been phish playing phish songs. Which, it's a good thing I like phish and their songs at least. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: phil on July 07, 2016, 12:16:30 PM
Yeah after listening to a handful of shows and hearing what people that have been there have been saying, I no longer regret my decision to not travel for any shows this summer
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: PIE-GUY on July 07, 2016, 12:54:37 PM
The thing about it is, they are actually playing well. And they are playing a broader array of songs than last year. They're just not "jamming" as much.

It honestly just goes to show they are not playing to please people. They are playing what they want to play how they want to play it.

I don't know what to tell you. I'm the biggest fluffer around but even I would have been let down by the Mike's-> sequence. Such a waste of energy. Even if they went Mike's>Bittersweet>Fluff>Paug and then played the other ballads before closing with a cheesy closer like Zero it would have been better received.

Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on July 07, 2016, 01:45:12 PM
Quote from: phil on July 07, 2016, 12:16:30 PM
Yeah after listening to a handful of shows and hearing what people that have been there have been saying, I no longer regret my decision to not travel for any shows this summer

someone should tell those wooks on tour nows a good time to start building that 401k
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: cactusfan on July 07, 2016, 01:49:49 PM
Quote from: zimbra on July 07, 2016, 08:08:16 AM
Quote from: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:58:43 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

I have no idea but it's really disappointing.  I leave for the West Coast leg next week so I hope something miraculous happens before then.

i'm hoping the 'something miraculous' happens throughout the west coast run, since i'm seeing SF through SD. surely by then they'll bust out the good stuff?



surely?



(https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/classic-comedy-movie-quotes-that-youll-never-forget-12.jpg?quality=85&strip=info)

Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: zimbra on July 07, 2016, 02:17:24 PM
Quote from: PGLHAH on July 07, 2016, 12:54:37 PM
The thing about it is, they are actually playing well.

Now, I have only listened to the first 4 shows from start to finish and I disagree. Trey sounded so bad in the first three shows... I just started SPAC 1 so hopefully that will change my opinion.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on July 07, 2016, 02:28:33 PM
I think their playing has been good, but because the songs are slowed down.
listening to the Sparkle from SPAC3 and its like fishman wants to play faster but trey is like half a beat behind.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: PIE-GUY on July 07, 2016, 02:59:56 PM
I don't know what to tell you, man. Listen to the Divided Skies from this tour - all solid from Trey. Even Scott agreed there is some dexterity back that was gone for a while.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: WhatstheUse? on July 07, 2016, 03:13:38 PM
Quote from: PGLHAH on July 07, 2016, 02:59:56 PM
I don't know what to tell you, man. Listen to the Divided Skies from this tour - all solid from Trey. Even Scott agreed there is some dexterity back that was gone for a while.

Yeah, I'm with you here. The band sounds tight for the most part and Trey seems to be flowing nicely with his type I Rock peaks. There's not te hesitation in his playing I've heard previously.

But yeah. They are choosing to play songs instead of attempting to jam which is a real bummer to me.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 03:41:27 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 02:28:33 PM
I think their playing has been good, but because the songs are slowed down.
listening to the Sparkle from SPAC3 and its like fishman wants to play faster but trey is like half a beat behind.

I blame Bobby.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: susep on July 07, 2016, 04:01:56 PM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on July 07, 2016, 03:13:38 PM
Quote from: PGLHAH on July 07, 2016, 02:59:56 PM
I don't know what to tell you, man. Listen to the Divided Skies from this tour - all solid from Trey. Even Scott agreed there is some dexterity back that was gone for a while.

Yeah, I'm with you here. The band sounds tight for the most part and Trey seems to be flowing nicely with his type I Rock peaks. There's not te hesitation in his playing I've heard previously.

But yeah. They are choosing to play songs instead of attempting to jam which is a real bummer to me.

agreed.  my love affair with Phish has always been about their jams.  Don't get me wrong I love their songs too.  Fishman's quote in the Phish book sums it up nicely, the songs are the boat and the jams are when the boat hits the water(very generalized quote here).  No jams = phish out of water. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on July 07, 2016, 04:18:25 PM
Quote from: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 03:41:27 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 02:28:33 PM
I think their playing has been good, but because the songs are slowed down.
listening to the Sparkle from SPAC3 and its like fishman wants to play faster but trey is like half a beat behind.

I blame Bobby.

haha, spot on hypothesis
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 04:21:32 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 04:18:25 PM
Quote from: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 03:41:27 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 02:28:33 PM
I think their playing has been good, but because the songs are slowed down.
listening to the Sparkle from SPAC3 and its like fishman wants to play faster but trey is like half a beat behind.

I blame Bobby.

haha, spot on hypothesis

Seriously, man. We listened to one of the Dead & Co Colorado shows on XM this weekend and my wife, who is most assuredly not a dead head, commented that it sounded like a tape player that was slowed down.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on July 07, 2016, 05:07:33 PM
Quote from: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 04:21:32 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 04:18:25 PM
Quote from: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 03:41:27 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 02:28:33 PM
I think their playing has been good, but because the songs are slowed down.
listening to the Sparkle from SPAC3 and its like fishman wants to play faster but trey is like half a beat behind.

I blame Bobby.

haha, spot on hypothesis

Seriously, man. We listened to one of the Dead & Co Colorado shows on XM this weekend and my wife, who is most assuredly not a dead head, commented that it sounded like a tape player that was slowed down.

Yeah I hear ya man, Ive noticed it with Ratdog. Dead n Co was slower too but didnt notice it as much because during the jams Mayer and Oteil would take over and try to get it going and just leave Bobby behind. Hes def still the weakest link.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:26:26 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 05:07:33 PM
Quote from: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 04:21:32 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 04:18:25 PM
Quote from: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 03:41:27 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 02:28:33 PM
I think their playing has been good, but because the songs are slowed down.
listening to the Sparkle from SPAC3 and its like fishman wants to play faster but trey is like half a beat behind.

I blame Bobby.

haha, spot on hypothesis

Seriously, man. We listened to one of the Dead & Co Colorado shows on XM this weekend and my wife, who is most assuredly not a dead head, commented that it sounded like a tape player that was slowed down.

Yeah I hear ya man, Ive noticed it with Ratdog. Dead n Co was slower too but didnt notice it as much because during the jams Mayer and Oteil would take over and try to get it going and just leave Bobby behind. Hes def still the weakest link.

It's because he stopped wearing jorts.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: kellerb on July 07, 2016, 07:17:09 PM
Quote from: cactusfan on July 07, 2016, 01:49:49 PM
Quote from: zimbra on July 07, 2016, 08:08:16 AM
Quote from: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:58:43 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

I have no idea but it's really disappointing.  I leave for the West Coast leg next week so I hope something miraculous happens before then.

i'm hoping the 'something miraculous' happens throughout the west coast run, since i'm seeing SF through SD. surely by then they'll bust out the good stuff?



surely?



(https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/classic-comedy-movie-quotes-that-youll-never-forget-12.jpg?quality=85&strip=info)

Did you have the fish?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: kellerb on July 07, 2016, 07:20:57 PM
Quote from: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:26:26 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 05:07:33 PM
Quote from: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 04:21:32 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 04:18:25 PM
Quote from: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 03:41:27 PM
Quote from: emayPhishyMD on July 07, 2016, 02:28:33 PM
I think their playing has been good, but because the songs are slowed down.
listening to the Sparkle from SPAC3 and its like fishman wants to play faster but trey is like half a beat behind.

I blame Bobby.

haha, spot on hypothesis

Seriously, man. We listened to one of the Dead & Co Colorado shows on XM this weekend and my wife, who is most assuredly not a dead head, commented that it sounded like a tape player that was slowed down.

Yeah I hear ya man, Ive noticed it with Ratdog. Dead n Co was slower too but didnt notice it as much because during the jams Mayer and Oteil would take over and try to get it going and just leave Bobby behind. Hes def still the weakest link.

It's because he stopped wearing jorts.

Very true.  the Bobby Jort-Jorts enabled him to play those songs at the correct speed.  It's sort of a Taint-dexterity thing.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: shoreline99 on July 07, 2016, 07:41:08 PM
(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/081/272/75a.jpg)
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: whatapiper on July 07, 2016, 08:37:24 PM
Frustrating to hear, I watched Friday nights SPAC show, the first lick of phish I'd heard all summer, and was definitely pumped on the opening trio of the second set. The lady and I bought the Sunday night show and both of us could barely watch/listen the entire night, especially during sugar shack.  I have seen six shows over the last three years and finally get a "break out" summer this year with the gorge/Bill Graham run and we are locked into Mexico.  I've been walking around for months freaking out in my head over how dialled in they would be at that point in tour and how magical those shows could be. Crossing fingers that the three night stretch in New England is a turning point along with a few days off travelling west. Anyway...
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: cactusfan on July 07, 2016, 08:46:13 PM
Quote from: kellerb on July 07, 2016, 07:17:09 PM
Quote from: cactusfan on July 07, 2016, 01:49:49 PM
Quote from: zimbra on July 07, 2016, 08:08:16 AM
Quote from: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:58:43 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

I have no idea but it's really disappointing.  I leave for the West Coast leg next week so I hope something miraculous happens before then.

i'm hoping the 'something miraculous' happens throughout the west coast run, since i'm seeing SF through SD. surely by then they'll bust out the good stuff?



surely?



(https://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/classic-comedy-movie-quotes-that-youll-never-forget-12.jpg?quality=85&strip=info)

Did you have the fish?

uh oh.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Caravan2001 on July 07, 2016, 09:06:47 PM
Quote from: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:58:43 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

Fall of '14 was one of the worst tours ever.  Everything before Vegas was dogshit.  But then it got good.  And Summer '15 took a good 5 or 6 shows to get decent.  There were a lot of clunkers in the first bunch.  Don't think they really heated up at least until Atlanta.  But still for the most part Summer '15 was good and Magnaball was awesome.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 09:38:44 PM
Quote from: Caravan2001 on July 07, 2016, 09:06:47 PM
Quote from: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:58:43 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

Fall of '14 was one of the worst tours ever.  Everything before Vegas was dogshit.  But then it got good.  And Summer '15 took a good 5 or 6 shows to get decent.  There were a lot of clunkers in the first bunch.  Don't think they really heated up at least until Atlanta.  But still for the most part Summer '15 was good and Magnaball was awesome.

Fall of 14 wasn't very good, but the Eugene show we saw would be the best show of this tour, remember Carini > Plasma?  Dope C&P too.   

As for 2015, Bend at least had the Simple and Shoreline is straight off the hook and only the third show. 

Anyway we are 10 shows in and there's been two killer jams:  the SPAC Chalkdust and Moma and the awesome Space Oddity.  Out of 10 shows that's really not much top shelf material. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Caravan2001 on July 07, 2016, 09:48:58 PM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 09:38:44 PM
Quote from: Caravan2001 on July 07, 2016, 09:06:47 PM
Quote from: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:58:43 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

Fall of '14 was one of the worst tours ever.  Everything before Vegas was dogshit.  But then it got good.  And Summer '15 took a good 5 or 6 shows to get decent.  There were a lot of clunkers in the first bunch.  Don't think they really heated up at least until Atlanta.  But still for the most part Summer '15 was good and Magnaball was awesome.

Fall of 14 wasn't very good, but the Eugene show we saw would be the best show of this tour, remember Carini > Plasma?  Dope C&P too.   

As for 2015, Bend at least had the Simple and Shoreline is straight off the hook and only the third show. 

Anyway we are 10 shows in and there's been two killer jams:  the SPAC Chalkdust and Moma and the awesome Space Oddity.  Out of 10 shows that's really not much top shelf material.

Yes agreed.  Fall '14 started OK in Eugene and steadily digressed until Vegas.  I don;t remember the Bend Simple but Shoreline was 2nd set was dope.  Forum was meh. Loved that Carini>plasma.  As far as this tour is concerned, I would also throw in the Wrigley Twist as something not shitty to hear again. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Buffalo Budd on July 08, 2016, 07:23:48 AM
Quote from: Caravan2001 on July 07, 2016, 09:48:58 PM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 09:38:44 PM
Quote from: Caravan2001 on July 07, 2016, 09:06:47 PM
Quote from: mistercharlie on July 07, 2016, 05:58:43 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 07, 2016, 01:42:51 AM
This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

Fall of '14 was one of the worst tours ever.  Everything before Vegas was dogshit.  But then it got good.  And Summer '15 took a good 5 or 6 shows to get decent.  There were a lot of clunkers in the first bunch.  Don't think they really heated up at least until Atlanta.  But still for the most part Summer '15 was good and Magnaball was awesome.

Fall of 14 wasn't very good, but the Eugene show we saw would be the best show of this tour, remember Carini > Plasma?  Dope C&P too.   

As for 2015, Bend at least had the Simple and Shoreline is straight off the hook and only the third show. 

Anyway we are 10 shows in and there's been two killer jams:  the SPAC Chalkdust and Moma and the awesome Space Oddity.  Out of 10 shows that's really not much top shelf material.

Yes agreed.  Fall '14 started OK in Eugene and steadily digressed until Vegas.  I don;t remember the Bend Simple but Shoreline was 2nd set was dope.  Forum was meh. Loved that Carini>plasma.  As far as this tour is concerned, I would also throw in the Wrigley Twist as something not shitty to hear again.

The Carini from SPAC 1 is no slouch either.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Marmar on July 09, 2016, 10:15:47 AM
After the past few shows, I've come to the conclusion that there is some kind of weird tension within the band....

Something is wrong in the phishtank.....
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: birdman on July 09, 2016, 12:10:48 PM
I disagree that something is wrong within the band. Seemed like they were having lots of fun last night.
Mike however looked extremely frustrated and pissed when the sound went down. He was not a happy camper
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Marmar on July 10, 2016, 06:24:11 PM
That's what I'm sayin Bird.....

There is a weird tension that is visible at times.....it may not be the guys themselves, but there's something weird that is affecting them....you can see it at times in the vids, and it can certainly be heard at times.....
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on July 25, 2017, 11:09:52 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 10, 2015, 12:05:01 AM
It's a good time to be a phan dudes.

It's time for this thread to be bumped. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: birdman on July 25, 2017, 11:37:47 PM
Quote from: Hicks on July 25, 2017, 11:09:52 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 10, 2015, 12:05:01 AM
It's a good time to be a phan dudes.

It's time for this thread to be bumped.
I'm on board
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on July 26, 2017, 01:00:57 AM
Quote from: birdman on July 25, 2017, 11:37:47 PM
Quote from: Hicks on July 25, 2017, 11:09:52 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 10, 2015, 12:05:01 AM
It's a good time to be a phan dudes.

It's time for this thread to be bumped.
I'm on board

Shit yeah dude. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: WhatstheUse? on July 26, 2017, 03:10:20 AM
Quote from: Hicks on July 26, 2017, 01:00:57 AM
Quote from: birdman on July 25, 2017, 11:37:47 PM
Quote from: Hicks on July 25, 2017, 11:09:52 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 10, 2015, 12:05:01 AM
It's a good time to be a phan dudes.

It's time for this thread to be bumped.
I'm on board

Shit yeah dude.

:banana:

Yessir!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mistercharlie on July 26, 2017, 05:38:49 AM
 :phish: :wtu: :phish: :music: :rockout: :rawk:
:phish: :phish: :phish:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: gah on July 26, 2017, 11:04:09 AM
totally.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: whatapiper on July 26, 2017, 12:09:31 PM
Pinch me, so flooded with emotions over all of this, maybe we are just crazy but it's pretty wild how significant something like this is in most of our lives! It's not just one show, we have something really special happening...
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: kellerb on July 26, 2017, 12:36:22 PM
Quote from: whatapiper on July 26, 2017, 12:09:31 PM
Pinch me, so flooded with emotions over all of this, maybe we are just crazy but it's pretty wild how significant something like this is in most of our lives! It's not just one show, we have something really special happening...

(https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-06-2015/WLs4mv.gif)
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on July 26, 2017, 12:42:17 PM
Quote from: kellerb on July 26, 2017, 12:36:22 PM
Quote from: whatapiper on July 26, 2017, 12:09:31 PM
Pinch me, so flooded with emotions over all of this, maybe we are just crazy but it's pretty wild how significant something like this is in most of our lives! It's not just one show, we have something really special happening...

(https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-06-2015/WLs4mv.gif)

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mbw on July 26, 2017, 12:45:17 PM
Quote from: kellerb on July 26, 2017, 12:36:22 PM
Quote from: whatapiper on July 26, 2017, 12:09:31 PM
Pinch me, so flooded with emotions over all of this, maybe we are just crazy but it's pretty wild how significant something like this is in most of our lives! It's not just one show, we have something really special happening...

(https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-06-2015/WLs4mv.gif)

(https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*FTly8Tg-O3u_9A9-_aQ3HA.gif)
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: gah on July 26, 2017, 01:59:35 PM
Quote from: emay on July 26, 2017, 12:42:17 PM
Quote from: kellerb on July 26, 2017, 12:36:22 PM
Quote from: whatapiper on July 26, 2017, 12:09:31 PM
Pinch me, so flooded with emotions over all of this, maybe we are just crazy but it's pretty wild how significant something like this is in most of our lives! It's not just one show, we have something really special happening...

(https://i.makeagif.com/media/8-06-2015/WLs4mv.gif)

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard

Classic!  :hereitisyousentimentalbastard
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:05:50 PM

so fuck touring right? They can just do 13 night stands in one city 2 or 3 times a year...
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: gah on July 26, 2017, 02:06:58 PM
Quote from: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:05:50 PM

so fuck touring right? They can just do 13 night stands in one city 2 or 3 times a year...

Basically. Next up: 13 nights in Hampton. Then the moon!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on July 26, 2017, 02:24:08 PM
Quote from: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:05:50 PM

so fuck touring right? They can just do 13 night stands in one city 2 or 3 times a year...

Hmmm, not many cities they could really do that in, NYC (or surrounding area), Boston, Philly (maybe), where else?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: PIE-GUY on July 26, 2017, 02:29:08 PM
Quote from: Hicks on July 26, 2017, 02:24:08 PM
Quote from: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:05:50 PM

so fuck touring right? They can just do 13 night stands in one city 2 or 3 times a year...

Hmmm, not many cities they could really do that in, NYC (or surrounding area), Boston, Philly (maybe), where else?

Vegas: the town that invented residencies.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:30:27 PM

I think any big US city could support it, if they could get an appropriate size venue, do ticket packages for weekends, etc...
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on July 26, 2017, 02:37:26 PM
Quote from: PIE-GUY on July 26, 2017, 02:29:08 PM
Quote from: Hicks on July 26, 2017, 02:24:08 PM
Quote from: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:05:50 PM

so fuck touring right? They can just do 13 night stands in one city 2 or 3 times a year...

Hmmm, not many cities they could really do that in, NYC (or surrounding area), Boston, Philly (maybe), where else?

Vegas: the town that invented residencies.

I dunno man, 5-6 maybe, but 13?

You would have to rely on different crews flying in and out at different times because who is going to stay in that money sucking shithole for two weeks?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: cactusfan on July 26, 2017, 02:37:31 PM
Quote from: PIE-GUY on July 26, 2017, 02:29:08 PM
Quote from: Hicks on July 26, 2017, 02:24:08 PM
Quote from: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:05:50 PM

so fuck touring right? They can just do 13 night stands in one city 2 or 3 times a year...

Hmmm, not many cities they could really do that in, NYC (or surrounding area), Boston, Philly (maybe), where else?

Vegas: the town that invented residencies.

Or, I don't know, maybe... the SF Bay Area? Time for a west coast residency next year, having been so cruelly robbed of any Phish in 2017.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on July 26, 2017, 02:38:18 PM
Quote from: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:30:27 PM

I think any big US city could support it, if they could get an appropriate size venue, do ticket packages for weekends, etc...

They can barely sell out a single show in LA. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: whatapiper on July 26, 2017, 02:39:24 PM
Quote from: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:05:50 PM

so fuck touring right? They can just do 13 night stands in one city 2 or 3 times a year...

Yup,  I am giddy as a school child right now, I think San Francisco could handle a residency, especially at a small venue like Bill Graham.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: anthrax on July 26, 2017, 02:41:32 PM
i don't think they are doing 13 nights at msg to avoid touring.  i think they are doing it because it's a venue they love and it's close to home.  i bet page and maybe fish head home on the off days.  it's a pretty easy flight from nyc to maine or vt.  being stuck in a hotel room in vegas for 3 weeks sounds like complete hell. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mattstick on July 26, 2017, 02:43:24 PM
But if that's the only tour for months, people would travel to LA or San Fran.  The reason Dicks is so sold out this year is the lack of any other West Coast dates.... 

Maybe the 4 weeknight shows would be undersold slightly but that's not a huge deal in the context of not hauling the gear around and having a big road crew...
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: whatapiper on July 26, 2017, 02:44:50 PM
I'm looking at it a little differently, that article that came out in the winter, Trey made reference to them trying some new things this year to see how they worked out, I am assuming this is what he was talking about. MSG is the guinea pig.

Plus, who says they would ever stay in a hotel room, the lady and I love to do Airbnb or VRBO, I'm pretty sure each family could end up renting a pretty sick house with beyond deluxe accommodations for a run in any city. Hotels are so 1990s.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mbw on July 26, 2017, 02:51:13 PM
Quote from: anthrax on July 26, 2017, 02:41:32 PM
i don't think they are doing 13 nights at msg to avoid touring.  i think they are doing it because it's a venue they love and it's close to home.

soooo, to avoid touring?

they could probably pull off a residency at UIC.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on July 26, 2017, 03:40:22 PM
The could do 13 nights at Pepsi Center in Denver I bet. I would say Dicks but I dont think they could sell out 26k that many times  esp on weekdays it will be a ghost venue.
Pepsi Center though I think they could fill in nicely. 13 nights at Red Rocks would be hard with the weather, but would be doable
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: ph92 on July 26, 2017, 04:32:02 PM
Quote from: emay on July 26, 2017, 03:40:22 PM
The could do 13 nights at Pepsi Center in Denver I bet. I would say Dicks but I dont think they could sell out 26k that many times  esp on weekdays it will be a ghost venue.
Pepsi Center though I think they could fill in nicely. 13 nights at Red Rocks would be hard with the weather, but would be doable
I almost feel like because of weather, a 13 night run outside may be out of the question. I kinda assumed thats why they did it indoors during summer to eliminate that possibility
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on July 26, 2017, 04:39:40 PM
Quote from: ph92 on July 26, 2017, 04:32:02 PM
Quote from: emay on July 26, 2017, 03:40:22 PM
The could do 13 nights at Pepsi Center in Denver I bet. I would say Dicks but I dont think they could sell out 26k that many times  esp on weekdays it will be a ghost venue.
Pepsi Center though I think they could fill in nicely. 13 nights at Red Rocks would be hard with the weather, but would be doable
I almost feel like because of weather, a 13 night run outside may be out of the question. I kinda assumed thats why they did it indoors during summer to eliminate that possibility

Def. Weather probably played a huge part. Summer '13 was miserable with the thunderstorms that followed that tour. It was terrible. I did Bangor > Northerly and it rained prob 90% of the shows, not to mention they had to cancel a set at Northerly because of it. Jones Beach was pretty much flooded during the show too.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: gah on July 26, 2017, 04:46:38 PM
Or they just call it quits after this. Leave on a high note.

::ducks::
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mistercharlie on July 26, 2017, 05:06:02 PM
Quote from: whatapiper on July 26, 2017, 02:44:50 PM
I'm looking at it a little differently, that article that came out in the winter, Trey made reference to them trying some new things this year to see how they worked out, I am assuming this is what he was talking about. MSG is the guinea pig.

Plus, who says they would ever stay in a hotel room, the lady and I love to do Airbnb or VRBO, I'm pretty sure each family could end up renting a pretty sick house with beyond deluxe accommodations for a run in any city. Hotels are so 1990s.

They stayed at my hotel back in 2010 when they played Deer Creek. I still have their rooming list with Room numbers and their crazy aliases (Fishman was the only band member who didn't use an alias). The others were Saul Cornball (I assume this was Mike), Conrad Cave (This one was Trey), and Al Dante (Page).
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: khalpin on July 26, 2017, 05:27:53 PM
With the Rangers and the Knicks schedule, they could only ever do a residency at MSG in the summertime.  Or any other regularly used arena.  Oddly enough, a friend of mine went and saw Maiden play this past Saturday at the new Barclay's Center in Brooklyn for their tour closer.  Apparently they wanted it at MSG but Phish obviously had it booked.  Bruce Dickinson made some comments about it during the show, not about Phish, but "screw that other place over the bridge, we're coming back here next time" type of nonsense.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mistercharlie on July 26, 2017, 05:52:36 PM
Quote from: khalpin on July 26, 2017, 05:27:53 PM
With the Rangers and the Knicks schedule, they could only ever do a residency at MSG in the summertime.  Or any other regularly used arena.  Oddly enough, a friend of mine went and saw Maiden play this past Saturday at the new Barclay's Center in Brooklyn for their tour closer.  Apparently they wanted it at MSG but Phish obviously had it booked.  Bruce Dickinson made some comments about it during the show, not about Phish, but "screw that other place over the bridge, we're coming back here next time" type of nonsense.

Damn, now Phish is pissing of both The Piano Man and Eddie The Head!?!  :rawk:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: runawayjimbo on July 27, 2017, 12:08:36 PM
Quote from: gah on July 26, 2017, 04:46:38 PM
Or they just call it quits after this. Leave on a high note.

::ducks::

Quote from: rowjimmy on July 25, 2017, 08:58:08 PM
Shut your whore mouth!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on August 01, 2017, 01:59:47 PM
Quote from: runawayjimbo on July 27, 2017, 12:08:36 PM
Quote from: gah on July 26, 2017, 04:46:38 PM
Or they just call it quits after this. Leave on a high note.

::ducks::

Quote from: rowjimmy on July 25, 2017, 08:58:08 PM
Shut your whore mouth!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on August 03, 2017, 07:26:31 AM
Bump
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: WhatstheUse? on August 03, 2017, 10:34:09 PM
This has got to be the most consistent run of shows I've ever seen. I haven't left a single show unsatisfied... some have been better than others, but pretty much every show so far has something that stands out.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 07, 2021, 12:30:58 PM
Time to bust out the true sign of an epic tour, they are hitting an insane peak right now that is easily rivaling 2015 for best tour of 3.0. Who would have thought they'd be playing 25 minute jams practically every night in 2021?!!

Not only that, but Trey has finally fixed his tone and the forced quality that has plagued them for years is gone. They are playing with a effortlessness and natural flow that I have not heard in a very long time.

Last night was insane, that Simple was something truly new, just a bananas psychedelic meltdown!

Buckle up dudes, we're not in Kansas anymore! 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Marmar on August 07, 2021, 12:43:59 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 07, 2021, 12:30:58 PMTime to bust out the true sign of an epic tour, they are hitting an insane peak right now that is easily rivaling 2015 for best tour of 3.0 since 1.0. Who would have thought they'd be playing 25 minute jams practically every night in 2021?!!

Not only that, but Trey has finally fixed his tone and the forced quality that has plagued them for years is gone. They are playing with a effortlessness and natural flow that I have not heard in a very long time.

Last night was insane, that Simple was something truly new, just a bananas psychedelic meltdown!

Buckle up dudes, we're not in Kansas anymore! 

There.....I fixed your post for ya....
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on August 07, 2021, 01:03:14 PM
Quote from: Marmar on August 07, 2021, 12:43:59 PM
Quote from: Hicks on August 07, 2021, 12:30:58 PMTime to bust out the true sign of an epic tour, they are hitting an insane peak right now that is easily rivaling 2015 for best tour of 3.0 since 1.0. Who would have thought they'd be playing 25 minute jams practically every night in 2021?!!

Not only that, but Trey has finally fixed his tone and the forced quality that has plagued them for years is gone. They are playing with a effortlessness and natural flow that I have not heard in a very long time.

Last night was insane, that Simple was something truly new, just a bananas psychedelic meltdown!

Buckle up dudes, we're not in Kansas anymore! 

There.....I fixed your post for ya....

Could be, but I think it's a little early in the tour to make that proclamation. Don't want to jinx these last seven shows.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: WhatstheUse? on August 07, 2021, 02:10:04 PM
I'm with you guys. The jamming feels effortless like it hasn't in years
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on August 07, 2021, 02:40:03 PM
Really an embarrassment of riches so far.
I'm a little shocked.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: tet on August 07, 2021, 03:16:00 PM
I think it's fair to say that nobody had any idea they would come out swinging like this...
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on August 07, 2021, 03:50:46 PM
Quote from: tet on August 07, 2021, 03:16:00 PMI think it's fair to say that nobody had any idea they would come out swinging like this...

True.
I'm just glad I agreed to do Phish podcasts again. I would HATE myself if I'd passed and then they did all of this.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Caravan2001 on August 07, 2021, 04:56:12 PM
I mean, when Trey is just yelling during that Simple?  How do they even play more music after that? So good.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on September 07, 2021, 01:58:36 AM
Meant to do a little mini-write up of the Gorge last week, but my brain wasn't really working too well until about Wednesday and by then Shoreline was pretty much stealing all the thunder, so I'll just do it here along with some thoughts about the State of the Phish Union in general.

Gorge was a total blast, brought my homie Sean for his first shows after trying to get him to hit a show for basically the last 20 years or so. Not gonna say he's a total convert now, but he did get that experiencing Phish live is a totally different ballgame than listening to them at home. The Gorge's pristine sound and the insane new light rig, easily their best ever, helped cement that going to a show is a pretty special thing that everyone should experience.

We did it up "baller style" with a campsite in Premier and then a room at the new Microtel in George. We kept it relatively mellow on Friday so we could drive back to the hotel while my buddy Drew and his gf held down the spot at Premier. The Microtel is super slick, just a ten minute drive from the venue and there is a back road from the venue so you never have to get on the main highway. No pool, but everything is new and pretty nice. Definitely recommend it as an option, and of course the genius of my patented baller style system is that you can crash at the campsite at night and then head to the hotel during the day to take a private shower and nap in the AC, which we did on Sunday. If you have the means, it's pretty much genius.

Inside the venue, I was a bit dismayed to see that Live Nation was bending us over for $17 beers, but at least they were 20 oz, 9% Voodoo Rangers and drinking more than two was not advisable, or in my case more than one.

As for the shows, as everyone knows, they stayed away from most of the big guns like Tweezer, YEM, Hood etc, but that made for some unique setlists and a bunch of first timers outside of all the new stuff, which I also hadn't seen since these were my first shows in three years.

On Friday that came in the form of Ha Ha Ha and I Been Around, two novelty tunes to check off the list along with Lifeboy, which is one of my favorite all time Phish ballads and I was super stoked to see a full band version, as I had only seen Trey play it solo acoustic before. Then came the big highlight, the jammed out 17 minute Camel Walk. I haven't relistened yet, but remember it going in a few different directions and honestly I couldn't believe what was happening. Eventually the jam wound its way to Chalkdust, and I was thankful for that, as with my second Voodoo Ranger making its way through my system, I was ready to take a piss break. Got back just in time for the jam, which I remember as being of the fairly mellow variety, but I haven't revisited it yet. Also, the venue seemed about 80% full and while Saturday was a little more crowded, I found moving through the floor to be fairly easy and I posted up at multiple spots on the back half of the floor throughout the weekend with ease. First time at the Gorge that I didn't watch anything but the encores from the lawn, which was partially due to them roping off the prime sections of the terrace and calling it "Reserved Lawn", f u again Live Nation. An always welcome Slave closed it out and I bailed on Drift While Your Sleeping to beat the crowds.

After a refreshing rest at the Microtel, ok fine I passed the fuck out in my clothes, we met with my boy Drew and his girlfriend at the river to go swimming at Vantage. We showed up early and hardly anyone was there which was nice. Got some texts from Mattstick to help me score some Music Matters vinyl while on the side of the river and then went to set up camp and hit show number two. The band came charging hard out the gate with a fiery Carini, which was accompanied by a massive tortilla war, a goofy Gorge tradition. They kept it rocking with Maze and 46 Days, energy was off the charts. And then Esther, one I'd seen a couple times in 09 and not since, this one benefited greatly from Trey's improved tone, and was extremely well played, pretty much nailed it. Then we got Divided Sky, yet another Junta classic. I've had the privilege of seeing D Sky twice at the Gorge, and both times it was a peak musical experience. It just seems made for that venue, I almost feel like seeing it performed in that environment enhances it to the point that I feel like I'm watching Mozart himself conduct one of his symphonies. All timer stuff. My first Swept Away > Steep kept the floaty vibe going, until we crashed into the cosmic funk of Boogie On, and then the strong set closing SANTOS. Just an all around bonkers first set, easily one of the best single sets I've ever seen the band pull off. 

Second set started well, but did get Fuckerpantsed pretty hard when it seemed like DWD was just getting going, but they made up for it with an emotionally charged Mountains in the Mist, that got me a bit misty eyed too. Ok, maybe a lot misty eyed. But, I did learn one thing, if you cry enough at a Phish show, you won't have to pee in the middle of the set, just bawl that shit out instead! Only took me 43 shows to figure that out, but I think that's going to be my go to move from now on. Mist was followed up by Scents with the intro, one I was wanting to see again, since I pretty much missed it at Vegas 16 due to my infamous second set meltdown that required me to sort shit out on the concourse of the MGM. This one did not disappoint, offering a multifaceted jam that had the futuristic vibe that's been permeating so many jams this summer. The rest of the set was your typical great Phish and I was stoked to get a rare Bittersweet Motel. Heavy Things had me headed for the exits, but when they started up a bonus About to Run, it stopped me in my tracks and I was stoked to catch what I consider one of the best Ghosts of the Forest tunes. All in all, Saturday had finally delivered an undeniably sick show at the Gorge, and looking back this was the best of the run. After the show Sean and I finally got to wander around shakedown, which Sean hilariously connected to the Bob Seger song from Beverly Hills Cop II and it became our anthem of the weekend. Shakedown was the usual mish mash of interesting vendors, DJs, a band and filthy balloon huffers. I was a little let down to find Wookles and Co sold out of camel hats to mark the monumental Camel Walk we had witnessed, so instead I contented myself with buying some trinkets for the wife and kids, while Sean ate a philly cheesesteak quesadilla that led us to the deep philosophical conclusion that you can, in fact, quesadilla anything!

Sunday was not without its charms either, with an exploratory Gin and double helpings of Billy Breathes and Rift tunes in the first set. My first Phish Mr. C continued the theme of first timers for me, and this one went on a journey and the Mr. C riff would pop up else where in the set, along with the usual C&P teases. Saw It Again got a huge reaction from the crowd, I think a lot of folks had been waiting for an all out rocker in a weekend that didn't have a whole lot to offer in terms of balls to walls type stuff and it was nice to get a bit of energy going, because even with the Mircotel room in the mix, I was starting to run on fumes at this point. The other big highlight was Beneath the Sea of Stars, another that just seems to fit the Gorge vibe perfectly and one that I know many were waiting for to make its Gorge debut. Even though we got no Hood at Gorge 21, we did get our "Toph, kill the lights" jam and it was another perfect moment in a weekend full of them. I had been looking for a Shine a Light in tribute to Charlie Watts in addition to the Torn and Frayed opener, and was happy it finally came through on Sunday too.

So yeah, while the band defied some expectations in the setlist choices, they were still on fire for this run, with plenty of inspired and on the money playing and a ton of uncommon songs that I had never seen before. Also, I think I really do have this Gorge shit down to a science now, and the entire weekend went by with no fuck ups. We even did a hand off of the campsite and parking pass from Drew to us when he bounced after the Friday show, and nobody ever questioned it. Our neighbors kinda took over our shade structure while the site was unoccupied, but they were nice enough and there really was room for everyone. One of them gave me a Surrender to the Flow and they left some beers and food that they weren't taking on the plane, so fair trade.

As for the band themselves, they are obviously in a great place right now. They are pushing the music to new places just about every night, and from Trey's tone to Page's increased use of the synth and Wurli and the killer lighting rig, all the technical stuff seems like it's really been worked out and the band is free to focus on just having fun. Fish has been a beast too, and he also seems more willing to ride the jams out, which is a huge factor it stretching things past when they would normally go into the next song.

Trey is getting a little effects happy and there are times when I think he could dial it back, Character Zero on Sunday was a perfect example, I found myself wishing he would just play a normal lead rather than the out there goobledygook he was laying down, but most of the time the effects are bringing interesting and fresh textures to the jams.

Pretty easy to just say this was the best tour since 2015, even if we call the BD a tour I still think this surpassed it by a considerable margin with so many absolute top notch shows like Oak Mt, both Alpharettas, Nashville 2, Hershey 2, Gorge 2 and of course the off the hook insanity of both Shoreline shows. Pretty much every show of the summer had something worth checking out. But not only that, they've really turned a corner and are actually uncovering new ground on the reg, which is something they really have only done in fits and starts over the last ten plus years.

I admit I thought it was kinda lame that people dubbed this era 4.0 before the band even played a note, but I have to say they've earned it, it really does feel like we've entered a new phase of the band where the possibilities are wide open again and new trails are being blazed. Whatever rut they were in during 18 and 19, it seems like a distant memory now and we are now full speed ahead into the next chapter of Phish! Hoping that Fall Tour still happens and I will see some of you fuckers in Vegas!


Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on September 07, 2021, 10:07:37 AM
Nice writeup, ikki.
Musically, from home, I thought the Gorge was top notch for sure.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Buffalo Budd on September 07, 2021, 11:37:26 AM
Quote from: rowjimmy on September 07, 2021, 10:07:37 AMNice writeup, ikki.

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Post by: anthrax on September 07, 2021, 05:07:46 PM
Quotewith so many absolute top notch shows like Oak Mt, both Alpharettas, Nashville 2, Hershey 2, Gorge 2 and of course the off the hook insanity of both Shoreline shows.

the town of noblesville would like a word with you, sir.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on September 07, 2021, 08:30:29 PM
Quote from: anthrax on September 07, 2021, 05:07:46 PM
Quotewith so many absolute top notch shows like Oak Mt, both Alpharettas, Nashville 2, Hershey 2, Gorge 2 and of course the off the hook insanity of both Shoreline shows.

the town of noblesville would like a word with you, sir.

That was your takeaway from my heady "Phish thoughts"?

Ok guy. 
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Post by: Buffalo Budd on September 07, 2021, 08:59:53 PM
Quote from: Hicks on September 07, 2021, 08:30:29 PM
Quote from: anthrax on September 07, 2021, 05:07:46 PM
Quotewith so many absolute top notch shows like Oak Mt, both Alpharettas, Nashville 2, Hershey 2, Gorge 2 and of course the off the hook insanity of both Shoreline shows.

the town of noblesville would like a word with you, sir.

That was your takeaway from my heady "Phish thoughts"?

Ok guy. 

Guy has a bit of a point though.

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Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on September 08, 2021, 11:23:15 AM
I've basically forgotten about Deer Creek and that's not my fault. It's Deer Creek's fault for not being awesome enough to stay up in my thoughts.

(j/k)
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on September 08, 2021, 12:31:08 PM
I will admit that the Blaze On and Simple were top tier jams of the tour, so yeah DC1 was an omission, but I wasn't really trying to just list the best shows of the tour.

My intention was to share my Gorge experience and then provide an overall summary of Phish in 2021. 🤷🏻‍♂️
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: GBL on September 08, 2021, 01:06:20 PM
Next time just make sure you run it by the managing editors and I think you'll be fine
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Caravan2001 on September 23, 2021, 04:23:50 PM
nice write up d00d.  :beers:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on October 26, 2021, 10:51:06 AM
You know what's crazy?
This tour is even better than the last one (so far).
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: justjezmund on October 26, 2021, 11:54:20 AM
Quote from: rowjimmy on October 26, 2021, 10:51:06 AMYou know what's crazy?
This tour is even better than the last one (so far).

Been a while since the roll just keeps going. Really been fun. Can't wait for msg.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Caravan2001 on October 26, 2021, 06:05:59 PM
Quote from: rowjimmy on October 26, 2021, 10:51:06 AMYou know what's crazy?
This tour is even better than the last one (so far).

Yeah, and it was a great summer!  Best since 2015 imo
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mistercharlie on October 26, 2021, 08:06:56 PM

Quote
QuoteYou know what's crazy?
This tour is even better than the last one (so far).

Yeah, and it was a great summer!  Best since 2015 imo
I whole-heartedly agree.  :beers:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: sls.stormyrider on October 26, 2021, 08:36:44 PM
Great stuff from what I've heard.

What speaks volumes to me is that I haven't read a complaint in the post show reviews about a mid 2nd set Shade or Joy. Everything else is so awesome it doesn't matter
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on November 07, 2021, 12:40:55 AM
Welp, on another note, besides getting the plague last weekend, here's a bit more, ok a lot more, about my Vegas experience. 

After missing yet another off the charts Thursday as I did in 2016,my boy Drew and I hit the ground running Friday afternoon. We started it off with a couple tallboys at the baggage claim while we waited for my suitcase which was typically one of the last off the plane. Checked into the Marriott and found the accommodations to be to our liking and then headed exactly six floors below us, like in the precise suite six floors below us, to hang out with the paug crew briefly pre-show. Finally got to meet GBL and pcr for the first time, I guess the dudes who use their initials on the paug just don't make it out West very often! I left behind a bottle of Dickel 15 Year, which I'm told RJ enjoyed some sips of later that evening.

Then it was on to the show, was in the beer line when the band struck up Olivia's Pool, but made it in for the second half of the song which of course was my first. Our spot on Friday was section 7, row J, which was a primo location and filled with friendly folks who were receptive to our antics. Next was another first timer with Axilla II, although I have seen Axilla I. And what an Axilla it was! This one went deep and though I've yet to revisit it, was the perfect way to kick off the weekend for me. Without a doubt the band was keeping up the momentum from their outstanding Summer and Fall Tours. The boys kept the hits coming with a fiery and somewhat extended Mike's, the best in recent memory and the always welcome Hydrogen and Weekapaug to round out the classic Groove. The only true breather of the show came in Shade, and it's one of the best 3.0 ballads that has really grown on me over time. The refrain is an earworm that pops up on the old mental radio station from time to time. I'd like to say I remember I Always Wanted It This Way, but things were a little blurry at this point. But, I do remember them actually jamming Ass Handed into Tweezer, which had me dancing furiously in the aisles. I felt like we were due for a Tweezer in Eugene, so I was especially happy to see it rear its gnarly head at my very next show. And not only that, they squeezed a couple of them in there, at least 2.5 Tweezers in my estimation. After that the big highlights were an exploratory mid-set Reba and an absolutely uproarious Walk Away, only my second one ever and one of my favorite Phish covers from my days of listening to mid 90s shows incessantly. Night two was in the books. Overall my main take away is that the band was just plain inspired and laying down the foundation for a very satisfying run. We headed to the MGM casino where I attempted to gamble but found myself too inebriated to make it happen. In fact, I only managed to gamble away three measly dollars on slots all weekend, epic failz. We eventually wound our way back to the room where we unceremoniously crashed with a big Saturday awaiting us.

I woke up to a tweet from Phish's Twitter advising me not to bother with the outside merch table as there would be no posters that morning. Apparently some doucher had started an unauthorized number system and had ruined it for everyone. There would be no Welker for me, oh well. After taking it easy we made our way to Meow Wolf in the afternoon. We met up with the paug posse once again, this time including RJ, and headed in to get our minds bent. I don't want to give too much away, but suffice to say I thought it was awesome. Kind of like a children's museum for big kids. Pro tip though, the slide is just a fucking slide, don't stand in line for them when you could be exploring way cooler stuff. There were several sound based installations which were naturally my favorites and I spent a lot of my time playing with them. RJ and I checked out an "ancient" scroll which actually was pretty key to the whole backstory of the place. If you want to dig into that aspect there is tons of detail packed away in different corners, you could easily spend an entire day there piecing it together. But, I was already too much in party mode to deal with much of that minutiae. We custied up for some souvenirs and then briefly checked out the rest of Area 15, which actually had a ton of other stuff going and then looked at some of the impressive sculptures outside before we bounced.

Pre-show on Saturday I headed back down to the paug suite where I held a mini NW beerfest and shared some brews with the crew including a couple Phish themed beers from one of my favorites Block 15. Then I geared up for the show and met up with a brah to trade our lowers for floor tickets. I had been a little anxious about making this trade as the floor appeared to be jammed on Friday, but I had already set it up with this guy, so we went ahead and just did it. We'd already had our sweet lowers experience and now it was time to get lost in the sauce with the rest of the savages on the floor. And it turned out Phish was ready to get very loose too, as they unleashed the animal show, with some songs I've been waiting my entire Phish going life to see, like Sloth, Vultures and of course, the legendary Harpua. And on top of all that, I can finally say I've seen a song that caravan hasn't with Shaggy Dog, ah yes, sweet schadenfreude! I've heard some complaints about this show being gimmicky of sloppy, but honestly those folks are barking up the wrong tree, so to speak. All in all this was my favorite night, the band was having so much fun and we were getting down with another group of convivial neighbors in a somewhat uncrowded spot right in front of the soundboard. Getting an I am the Walrus to finish out the first set was a special treat and they even got especially freaky on the outro. In terms of jams, I have to say the Wombat and Your Pet Cat workouts stand up as some of the best that I saw this weekend. Although neither were particularly long, both brought a level of forward looking phuture phunk that uncovered new ground. For me, they definitely presaged the sci-fi vibe the band would attempt to conjure on Halloween and in some ways, accomplished that more emphatically. I'd recommend giving both another spin and I think you'll hear what I'm talking about. Next up after the tech'd out Your Pat Cat was Runaway Jim which featured a sublime segue into Piper and this combo stood out as yet another highlight with creative mini-jamming.

And then there was the Harpua that everyone had been calling for at setbreak. I was convinced they would be playing Octopus' Garden and had even had an episode where I envisioned that we were actually in the belly of an giant octopus that the MGM at large embodied, but apparently I was a bit enraptured with delusions of grandeur at this point. In any event, obvs the energy was through the roof for Harpua and the lengthy story in which Trey tossed out many references that would tie into the Halloween set and a hilarious prank where he got people to check Instagram in the middle of the show was classic Phish tomfoolery. It was one of those times where it felt like Trey was talking right to me, and addressing the never ending quest to "figure it all out" one day, which was particularly resonant to me in the state which I was in for the proceedings. When Trey referenced Jimmy's dad knocking on the door, I was sure that they were going to bring out a guest, maybe Tom, to do a cover, but alas, it was not meant to be. But, even without the traditional Harpua cover, it was another special moment in a show jammed full of them. By this time the floor was a soggy mess and one older dude had even shed his shirt. "Just keep your pants on" I quipped as he passed by me, and I'm glad to report he did. I will say that yes it was crowded, but the MGM floor goes hard like none other.

And then after The Lizards which had already felt like a bonus after what I had assumed would be a show closing Bug, Trey declared there was time for one more. And what did he decide to play? Why Farmhouse of course, fucking Farmhouse. Now, most of you know I have quite the history with this tune, including when Phish "ruined" my 40th birthday show by playing the travesticular Mike's > Farmhouse > Weekapaug in the middle of the second set. Not only that, but Farmhouse would appear yet again mid second set at the Gorge on Saturday night in 2018, which really did feel like Phish just taunting us. Now, while I still stand by the opinion that Farmhouse, should never, ever be played in that slot, especially on Saturday night at the Gorge, this Saturday night Farmhouse was yet again Trey speaking to me. This gorgeous, contemplative version was the universe telling me to back off on the criticism and to appreciate life's gifts, of which I have enjoyed many. By the end of the song I felt like Kuroda's light design had conjured a cathedral and we were all gathered under the steeple giving thanks and offering prayers. Another moment in the Church of Phish would come during the encore when we all harmonized the chrous to Sleeping Monkey, offering a hymn to the new christened Holy Blankenstein that we all may find enlightenment through music. Ironically, Sleeping Monkey was another song which I've slagged off over the years as being stupid, but on this night it was simply beautiful. I'll never hear it or Farmhouse the same way again.

After the show we had planned to go see the Disco Biscuits, because why not, I'd never seen them and a Vegas after party seemed like the time to do it. But we were too disorganized to figure out transportation to Brooklyn Bowl and honestly after a show like that, seeing more live music would have just been a farce. At 200 minutes, this was also probably the longest two set show I've seen, so we were spent. Although we did met up with Drew's girlfriend and friend who had seen Gwen Stefani and checked out their baller room at the Planet Hollywood, complete with view of the Bellagio fountains. Honestly it was one of the most fun days of my life and going to Meow Wolf and Phish within hours of each other made it seem like the whole thing was one psychedelic continuum of art and performance.

And then it was finally here, Halloween. Drew and I dressed up like Fred and Barney from the Flintstones, and we headed to the MGM to have ourselves a yabba-dabba do time. The show started out strong with a Buried Alive/Roses one, two punch and then the longest jam of the run with Ghost. Trey rolling up his sleeves before Ghost was classic and I definitely thought about the sick Festival 8 coat removal as he was doing it. The Ghost featured a sweet Drowned jam, which is really obvious upon relisten but I was too beat to ID at the time. The transitions between sections were a little disjointed in my opinion, but overall it was awesome to hear them tackle a truly meaty slab of improv. I used KDF as a piss break, which turned out to be a mistake as they would use it as a springboard for yet another dynamic jam, but I did make it back to my seat for the second half. They closed the set with a Bowie that started out as an absolute trainwreck, but ended up being one of the better versions in recent memory with a particularly strong ending.

What to say about the Halloween set. I enjoyed it, the production was off the hook from the holograms at the beginning to the costumes, to the truly surprising pyro and fireworks, which I never thought I'd see Phish use again after the flaming pod things in Indio. The concept was original and I like how it tied in Kasvot Vaxt through the comic book. It really did feel like the successor to the KV set, but this time the gag had more of a story line and a flashier visual element. Musically, I really loved Page's alternate set up with the synths, he definitely busted out some new sounds throughout the set which was really cool. Lyrically, it was pretty much nonsense, which is fine by me, I love me some goofy ass Phish. But some of it did get somewhat repetitive. Also, it did seem like they got a lost a few times up there and probably could have rehearsed a bit more to make things go smoother. And the songs for KV are just more polished and a little more "real" to me. I don't think anybody would've ever bought that this was the work of another band like they were able to pull off to some degree with KV. Obviously there were a ton of Phish references, but even without those, this was obviously Phish music at its loosest and most fun. Maybe a little too fun to be honest, more focus would have helped. But don't get me wrong, I don't think the set was a flop or anything, it was still brimming with creativity and humor, and it was another one of those weird coincidences that the sci-fi theme was complimentary to the backstory of Meow Wolf. Again reinforcing the feeling that Phish and what they were doing at MW were really part of the same performance. But, I will say that as far as the original Halloween sets go, it probably only really bests the Wingsuit debacle.

For the third set I discovered that I was only a few rows up from PG and RJ and got to chill with them for the majority of it, which was sweet. As for the set itself, what can I say, a bit of a letdown. Yes it kicked off with a rockin' Carini, but I was pretty bummed to get my third Lonely Trip in two months. It's an ok song, but there are so many other ballads I'd rather hear, and I don't think they'd really earned a cool down a mere 12 minutes into the set. After that, Soul Planet delivered a decent jam, but when Trey horse forced Twist, the set pretty much took a dive and then never recovered. Alas, the lessons of the night before to accept all Phish as a gift were already fading in my mind, just like the geometric revelations of Jimmy during that epic Harpua narration, it's always a struggle to keep those epiphanies from slipping away. The Hood encore redeemed to some degree as it featured a proper peak and was a reminder that the band is in fact delivering at the top of their game, but it was a bit of a disappointment that the third set completely fizzled with Drift When Your Sleeping. Personally I was hoping for my first YEM in 21 shows in this slot, but Phish, as usual, had other plans. Who would have thought that YEM of all songs, one they used to literally play every other night, would become my white whale.

But a great run and year for Phish!, Glad I made it back to Vegas and got to hang out with most of you. Sorry we never got to meet up emay, next time we will have to chill! Until then, take care of your shoes and give thanks and praises to Holy Blankenstein!

Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on November 07, 2021, 08:28:16 AM
Nice write up, dude.
It's true. I did sample a little of Ikki's Dickel.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mistercharlie on November 07, 2021, 08:38:50 AM

QuoteNice write up, dude.
It's true. I did sample a little of Ikki's Dickel.
I think that may be the dirtiest thing ever written on the Paug.  :sbw:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Buffalo Budd on November 07, 2021, 09:17:45 AM
Nice write up hicks.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: anthrax on November 07, 2021, 10:46:54 AM
Great recap! 
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Post by: GBL on November 07, 2021, 11:16:17 AM
Quote from: anthrax on November 07, 2021, 10:46:54 AMGreat recap! 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on November 07, 2021, 11:26:02 AM
Love the write up Hicks. Definitely need to chill next time, sad I missed ya.
Was nice to relive all those key moments again through your write up while also remembering them from my perspective at the shows too. It was such a great weekend.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on November 07, 2021, 11:26:41 AM
Quote
QuoteNice write up, dude.
It's true. I did sample a little of Ikki's Dickel.
I think that may be the dirtiest thing ever written on the Paug.  :sbw:

Holy Blankenstein!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: GBL on April 28, 2022, 03:42:28 PM
I had an absolute blast during the Halloween run, and thought the shows were fantastic...

But I think this past MSG run was miles ahead

like, super pumped for what's in store for 2022

 :willynilly:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on April 28, 2022, 07:35:35 PM
Quote from: GBL on April 28, 2022, 03:42:28 PMI had an absolute blast during the Halloween run, and thought the shows were fantastic...

But I think this past MSG run was miles ahead

like, super pumped for what's in store for 2022

 :willynilly:

Lol, I'm glad to hear you had good dr00gz in NYC.  :samurai:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: GBL on April 28, 2022, 10:18:02 PM
😭
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: WhatstheUse? on April 28, 2022, 10:56:25 PM
When you're in attendance, there's so many variants that can alter how you perceive a show. In an attempt to keep my experience as 'constant' as possible I follow a few general rules.

- Ingest LSD
- Ingest more LSD if you previously ingested LSD (It's science)
- Ingest MDMA.. sometimes.. (DISCLAIMER: YOU WILL GET DUMBER)
- Marijuana intake is necessary (Panic attacks are normal)
- Alcohol ingestion is not suggested but... ya know

I've followed these simple rules for years and have had a 100% success rate of fun.  :wtu:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: GBL on April 29, 2022, 10:57:40 AM
either way, I still think the MSG run musically was better than the Halloween run 😎
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: anthrax on April 29, 2022, 11:37:33 AM
Quote
QuoteI had an absolute blast during the Halloween run, and thought the shows were fantastic...

But I think this past MSG run was miles ahead

like, super pumped for what's in store for 2022

 :willynilly:

Lol, I'm glad to hear you had good dr00gz in NYC.  :samurai:

Was waiting for someone to post something like this!
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: VA $l!m on April 29, 2022, 11:47:52 AM
Quote from: WhatstheUse? on April 28, 2022, 10:56:25 PMWhen you're in attendance, there's so many variants that can alter how you perceive a show. In an attempt to keep my experience as 'constant' as possible I follow a few general rules.

- Ingest LSD
- Ingest more LSD if you previously ingested LSD (It's science)
- Ingest MDMA.. sometimes.. (DISCLAIMER: YOU WILL GET DUMBER)
- Marijuana intake is necessary (Panic attacks are normal)
- Alcohol ingestion is not suggested but... ya know

I've followed these simple rules for years and have had a 100% success rate of fun.  :wtu:
you have learned well young padawan
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: pcr3 on April 29, 2022, 12:17:54 PM
Quoteeither way, I still think the MSG run musically was better than the Halloween run 😎

I agree with this from the perspective of The Jamz, but I can't imagine them topping the playfulness of the numbers and animals shows, mixed in with a Tweezfest night and the strangeness of the Sci-Fi Soldier night.

Either way, the math checks out on Scott's rules and I truly loved both the Vegas and the MSG runs for different reasons.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on April 29, 2022, 06:57:40 PM
Quote from: GBL on April 29, 2022, 10:57:40 AMeither way, I still think the MSG run musically was better than the Halloween run 😎

Take the Pepsi challenge and listen to the Vegas Reba and the MSG Reba.

Then do it with the Vegas 2001 and the MSG 2001.

Final round: Both Axillas

Then for bonus fun listen to the MSG Gumbo.

If you still think that MSG was better "musically" go ahead and demote yourself to Twiddle tour. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: emay on April 29, 2022, 10:14:48 PM
msg was great and the earth day stuff was insane. Vegas came out firing, msg night 1 was rusty. There were some good jam moments at msg but Vegas had that & 'wtf is going to happen next' vibe vs msg which was more like 'that show was prettty good hopefully it gets better tomorrow'
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Post by: cactusfan on April 30, 2022, 04:35:56 PM
I find it strange that this is even an argument.
On the other hand, nothing is not up for argument when it comes to Phish shows.
Halloween run was the culmination of a stellar year of music.
MSG had really pretty whales.

Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: GBL on May 01, 2022, 11:36:45 AM
 :hereyougoyousentimentalbastar
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Superfreakie on May 01, 2022, 12:13:35 PM
IMO, I thought Vegas was light years ahead of MSG - but to be expected; end of tour vs. one off run. Thought second night was pretty weak outside of some moments. Third night, NYE, Mrs. SF and I walked out before the "Ocean Set" and went and drank Ol' Fashions in a Latino bar. Last night of run was eh.

That said, my major gripe about 3.0 Phish is when they are rusty they sorely lack dynamic interplay (leaving you with rock peak after rock peak) and thematic type 2 jamming, the latter of which evolves over the course of a tour now that they don't practice much outside of tours. You want to see good Phish - see you at the end of tour buddy.   
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Post by: jam> on May 01, 2022, 01:02:49 PM
Quote from: Superfreakie on May 01, 2022, 12:13:35 PMIMO, I thought Vegas was light years ahead of MSG - but to be expected; end of tour vs. one off run. Thought second night was pretty weak outside of some moments. Third night, NYE, Mrs. SF and I walked out before the "Ocean Set" and went and drank Ol' Fashions in a Latino bar. Last night of run was eh.

That said, my major gripe about 3.0 Phish is when they are rusty they sorely lack dynamic interplay (leaving you with rock peak after rock peak) and thematic type 2 jamming, the latter of which evolves over the course of a tour now that they don't practice much outside of tours. You want to see good Phish - see you at the end of tour buddy.   

I would have gone with Manhattans given the locale (or maybe stuck around for the whale). Good seeing you on Thursday.
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Post by: Superfreakie on May 01, 2022, 06:10:53 PM
Quote from: jam> on May 01, 2022, 01:02:49 PM
Quote from: Superfreakie on May 01, 2022, 12:13:35 PMIMO, I thought Vegas was light years ahead of MSG - but to be expected; end of tour vs. one off run. Thought second night was pretty weak outside of some moments. Third night, NYE, Mrs. SF and I walked out before the "Ocean Set" and went and drank Ol' Fashions in a Latino bar. Last night of run was eh.

That said, my major gripe about 3.0 Phish is when they are rusty they sorely lack dynamic interplay (leaving you with rock peak after rock peak) and thematic type 2 jamming, the latter of which evolves over the course of a tour now that they don't practice much outside of tours. You want to see good Phish - see you at the end of tour buddy.   

I would have gone with Manhattans given the locale (or maybe stuck around for the whale). Good seeing you on Thursday.


Oh snap, that's a ball drop on my part. Good seeing you as well sir. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: WhatstheUse? on May 01, 2022, 09:04:53 PM
I think Vegas, MSG annnnnnd Mexico all ruled and have kept up the momentum from Summer/Fall 2021. I have no reason to believe the rest of this year won't be awesome. They sound good to my ears.

Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: August on May 02, 2022, 05:28:29 AM
MSG was weak.
The better comparison is MSG/MEX, because those both sucked.
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Post by: mbw on May 02, 2022, 10:21:53 AM
Quote from: August on May 02, 2022, 05:28:29 AMMSG was weak.
The better comparison is MSG/MEX, because those both sucked.
:hereyougoyousentimentalbastar
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on May 02, 2022, 11:57:19 AM
Quote from: August on May 02, 2022, 05:28:29 AMMSG was weak.
The better comparison is MSG/MEX, because those both sucked.
Hot take brimming with incite. 
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: cactusfan on May 02, 2022, 01:50:43 PM
Can't we all just agree that this is the worst band ever and move on?
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on May 02, 2022, 02:19:38 PM
Gonna lock this thread now that the best take has been entered.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Superfreakie on May 02, 2022, 06:16:20 PM
Aug just let it slip he listens to 3.0.....wut??
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: thechad on May 03, 2022, 09:13:18 AM
Quote from: cactusfan on May 02, 2022, 01:50:43 PMCan't we all just agree that this is the worst band ever and move on?

No one hates Phish more than Phish phans.

 ;D
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: GBL on May 06, 2022, 12:40:34 PM
I love this band, and this board, but the amount of hate in this thread is a turn off so I'm gonna step away for awhile

seriously tho don't get mad because I have a better time than you
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on May 06, 2022, 01:51:36 PM
Quote from: GBL on May 06, 2022, 12:40:34 PMI love this band, and this board, but the amount of hate in this thread is a turn off so I'm gonna step away for awhile

seriously tho don't get mad because I have a better time than you

Was this post intended for the Goose thread???
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: mbw on May 06, 2022, 06:52:19 PM
Quote from: Hicks on May 06, 2022, 01:51:36 PM
Quote from: GBL on May 06, 2022, 12:40:34 PMI love this band, and this board, but the amount of hate in this thread is a turn off so I'm gonna step away for awhile

seriously tho don't get mad because I have a better time than you

Was this post intended for the Goose thread???

 :hereyougoyousentimentalbastar

Damn, one return post from Augusto and gbl quits.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: anthrax on May 06, 2022, 11:33:19 PM
Quote
Quote
QuoteI love this band, and this board, but the amount of hate in this thread is a turn off so I'm gonna step away for awhile

seriously tho don't get mad because I have a better time than you

Was this post intended for the Goose thread???

 :hereyougoyousentimentalbastar

Damn, one return post from Augusto and gbl quits.

makes me sad.  i blame hicks.
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: GBL on May 08, 2022, 10:45:06 AM
lol I was kidding obv  :tte:
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Hicks on May 08, 2022, 01:47:54 PM
Quote from: anthrax on May 06, 2022, 11:33:19 PM
Quote
Quote
QuoteI love this band, and this board, but the amount of hate in this thread is a turn off so I'm gonna step away for awhile

seriously tho don't get mad because I have a better time than you

Was this post intended for the Goose thread???

 :hereyougoyousentimentalbastar

Damn, one return post from Augusto and gbl quits.

makes me sad.  i blame hicks.

"Shithole"
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Gumbo72203 on May 16, 2022, 03:38:33 PM
man i haven't seen this much tension since I was riling you guys decades ago  O0  O0  :hereyougoyousentimentalbastar  :hereyougoyousentimentalbastar
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: rowjimmy on May 19, 2022, 07:40:50 PM
Quote from: Gumbo72203 on May 16, 2022, 03:38:33 PMman i haven't seen this much tension since I was riling you guys decades ago  O0  O0  :hereyougoyousentimentalbastar  :hereyougoyousentimentalbastar

Can it n00b
Title: Re: This is a tour for the ages!
Post by: Caravan2001 on May 26, 2022, 06:44:36 PM
Quote from: Hicks on November 07, 2021, 12:40:55 AMWelp, on another note, besides getting the plague last weekend, here's a bit more, ok a lot more, about my Vegas experience. 

After missing yet another off the charts Thursday as I did in 2016,my boy Drew and I hit the ground running Friday afternoon. We started it off with a couple tallboys at the baggage claim while we waited for my suitcase which was typically one of the last off the plane. Checked into the Marriott and found the accommodations to be to our liking and then headed exactly six floors below us, like in the precise suite six floors below us, to hang out with the paug crew briefly pre-show. Finally got to meet GBL and pcr for the first time, I guess the dudes who use their initials on the paug just don't make it out West very often! I left behind a bottle of Dickel 15 Year, which I'm told RJ enjoyed some sips of later that evening.

Then it was on to the show, was in the beer line when the band struck up Olivia's Pool, but made it in for the second half of the song which of course was my first. Our spot on Friday was section 7, row J, which was a primo location and filled with friendly folks who were receptive to our antics. Next was another first timer with Axilla II, although I have seen Axilla I. And what an Axilla it was! This one went deep and though I've yet to revisit it, was the perfect way to kick off the weekend for me. Without a doubt the band was keeping up the momentum from their outstanding Summer and Fall Tours. The boys kept the hits coming with a fiery and somewhat extended Mike's, the best in recent memory and the always welcome Hydrogen and Weekapaug to round out the classic Groove. The only true breather of the show came in Shade, and it's one of the best 3.0 ballads that has really grown on me over time. The refrain is an earworm that pops up on the old mental radio station from time to time. I'd like to say I remember I Always Wanted It This Way, but things were a little blurry at this point. But, I do remember them actually jamming Ass Handed into Tweezer, which had me dancing furiously in the aisles. I felt like we were due for a Tweezer in Eugene, so I was especially happy to see it rear its gnarly head at my very next show. And not only that, they squeezed a couple of them in there, at least 2.5 Tweezers in my estimation. After that the big highlights were an exploratory mid-set Reba and an absolutely uproarious Walk Away, only my second one ever and one of my favorite Phish covers from my days of listening to mid 90s shows incessantly. Night two was in the books. Overall my main take away is that the band was just plain inspired and laying down the foundation for a very satisfying run. We headed to the MGM casino where I attempted to gamble but found myself too inebriated to make it happen. In fact, I only managed to gamble away three measly dollars on slots all weekend, epic failz. We eventually wound our way back to the room where we unceremoniously crashed with a big Saturday awaiting us.

I woke up to a tweet from Phish's Twitter advising me not to bother with the outside merch table as there would be no posters that morning. Apparently some doucher had started an unauthorized number system and had ruined it for everyone. There would be no Welker for me, oh well. After taking it easy we made our way to Meow Wolf in the afternoon. We met up with the paug posse once again, this time including RJ, and headed in to get our minds bent. I don't want to give too much away, but suffice to say I thought it was awesome. Kind of like a children's museum for big kids. Pro tip though, the slide is just a fucking slide, don't stand in line for them when you could be exploring way cooler stuff. There were several sound based installations which were naturally my favorites and I spent a lot of my time playing with them. RJ and I checked out an "ancient" scroll which actually was pretty key to the whole backstory of the place. If you want to dig into that aspect there is tons of detail packed away in different corners, you could easily spend an entire day there piecing it together. But, I was already too much in party mode to deal with much of that minutiae. We custied up for some souvenirs and then briefly checked out the rest of Area 15, which actually had a ton of other stuff going and then looked at some of the impressive sculptures outside before we bounced.

Pre-show on Saturday I headed back down to the paug suite where I held a mini NW beerfest and shared some brews with the crew including a couple Phish themed beers from one of my favorites Block 15. Then I geared up for the show and met up with a brah to trade our lowers for floor tickets. I had been a little anxious about making this trade as the floor appeared to be jammed on Friday, but I had already set it up with this guy, so we went ahead and just did it. We'd already had our sweet lowers experience and now it was time to get lost in the sauce with the rest of the savages on the floor. And it turned out Phish was ready to get very loose too, as they unleashed the animal show, with some songs I've been waiting my entire Phish going life to see, like Sloth, Vultures and of course, the legendary Harpua. And on top of all that, I can finally say I've seen a song that caravan hasn't with Shaggy Dog, ah yes, sweet schadenfreude! I've heard some complaints about this show being gimmicky of sloppy, but honestly those folks are barking up the wrong tree, so to speak. All in all this was my favorite night, the band was having so much fun and we were getting down with another group of convivial neighbors in a somewhat uncrowded spot right in front of the soundboard. Getting an I am the Walrus to finish out the first set was a special treat and they even got especially freaky on the outro. In terms of jams, I have to say the Wombat and Your Pet Cat workouts stand up as some of the best that I saw this weekend. Although neither were particularly long, both brought a level of forward looking phuture phunk that uncovered new ground. For me, they definitely presaged the sci-fi vibe the band would attempt to conjure on Halloween and in some ways, accomplished that more emphatically. I'd recommend giving both another spin and I think you'll hear what I'm talking about. Next up after the tech'd out Your Pat Cat was Runaway Jim which featured a sublime segue into Piper and this combo stood out as yet another highlight with creative mini-jamming.

And then there was the Harpua that everyone had been calling for at setbreak. I was convinced they would be playing Octopus' Garden and had even had an episode where I envisioned that we were actually in the belly of an giant octopus that the MGM at large embodied, but apparently I was a bit enraptured with delusions of grandeur at this point. In any event, obvs the energy was through the roof for Harpua and the lengthy story in which Trey tossed out many references that would tie into the Halloween set and a hilarious prank where he got people to check Instagram in the middle of the show was classic Phish tomfoolery. It was one of those times where it felt like Trey was talking right to me, and addressing the never ending quest to "figure it all out" one day, which was particularly resonant to me in the state which I was in for the proceedings. When Trey referenced Jimmy's dad knocking on the door, I was sure that they were going to bring out a guest, maybe Tom, to do a cover, but alas, it was not meant to be. But, even without the traditional Harpua cover, it was another special moment in a show jammed full of them. By this time the floor was a soggy mess and one older dude had even shed his shirt. "Just keep your pants on" I quipped as he passed by me, and I'm glad to report he did. I will say that yes it was crowded, but the MGM floor goes hard like none other.

And then after The Lizards which had already felt like a bonus after what I had assumed would be a show closing Bug, Trey declared there was time for one more. And what did he decide to play? Why Farmhouse of course, fucking Farmhouse. Now, most of you know I have quite the history with this tune, including when Phish "ruined" my 40th birthday show by playing the travesticular Mike's > Farmhouse > Weekapaug in the middle of the second set. Not only that, but Farmhouse would appear yet again mid second set at the Gorge on Saturday night in 2018, which really did feel like Phish just taunting us. Now, while I still stand by the opinion that Farmhouse, should never, ever be played in that slot, especially on Saturday night at the Gorge, this Saturday night Farmhouse was yet again Trey speaking to me. This gorgeous, contemplative version was the universe telling me to back off on the criticism and to appreciate life's gifts, of which I have enjoyed many. By the end of the song I felt like Kuroda's light design had conjured a cathedral and we were all gathered under the steeple giving thanks and offering prayers. Another moment in the Church of Phish would come during the encore when we all harmonized the chrous to Sleeping Monkey, offering a hymn to the new christened Holy Blankenstein that we all may find enlightenment through music. Ironically, Sleeping Monkey was another song which I've slagged off over the years as being stupid, but on this night it was simply beautiful. I'll never hear it or Farmhouse the same way again.

After the show we had planned to go see the Disco Biscuits, because why not, I'd never seen them and a Vegas after party seemed like the time to do it. But we were too disorganized to figure out transportation to Brooklyn Bowl and honestly after a show like that, seeing more live music would have just been a farce. At 200 minutes, this was also probably the longest two set show I've seen, so we were spent. Although we did met up with Drew's girlfriend and friend who had seen Gwen Stefani and checked out their baller room at the Planet Hollywood, complete with view of the Bellagio fountains. Honestly it was one of the most fun days of my life and going to Meow Wolf and Phish within hours of each other made it seem like the whole thing was one psychedelic continuum of art and performance.

And then it was finally here, Halloween. Drew and I dressed up like Fred and Barney from the Flintstones, and we headed to the MGM to have ourselves a yabba-dabba do time. The show started out strong with a Buried Alive/Roses one, two punch and then the longest jam of the run with Ghost. Trey rolling up his sleeves before Ghost was classic and I definitely thought about the sick Festival 8 coat removal as he was doing it. The Ghost featured a sweet Drowned jam, which is really obvious upon relisten but I was too beat to ID at the time. The transitions between sections were a little disjointed in my opinion, but overall it was awesome to hear them tackle a truly meaty slab of improv. I used KDF as a piss break, which turned out to be a mistake as they would use it as a springboard for yet another dynamic jam, but I did make it back to my seat for the second half. They closed the set with a Bowie that started out as an absolute trainwreck, but ended up being one of the better versions in recent memory with a particularly strong ending.

What to say about the Halloween set. I enjoyed it, the production was off the hook from the holograms at the beginning to the costumes, to the truly surprising pyro and fireworks, which I never thought I'd see Phish use again after the flaming pod things in Indio. The concept was original and I like how it tied in Kasvot Vaxt through the comic book. It really did feel like the successor to the KV set, but this time the gag had more of a story line and a flashier visual element. Musically, I really loved Page's alternate set up with the synths, he definitely busted out some new sounds throughout the set which was really cool. Lyrically, it was pretty much nonsense, which is fine by me, I love me some goofy ass Phish. But some of it did get somewhat repetitive. Also, it did seem like they got a lost a few times up there and probably could have rehearsed a bit more to make things go smoother. And the songs for KV are just more polished and a little more "real" to me. I don't think anybody would've ever bought that this was the work of another band like they were able to pull off to some degree with KV. Obviously there were a ton of Phish references, but even without those, this was obviously Phish music at its loosest and most fun. Maybe a little too fun to be honest, more focus would have helped. But don't get me wrong, I don't think the set was a flop or anything, it was still brimming with creativity and humor, and it was another one of those weird coincidences that the sci-fi theme was complimentary to the backstory of Meow Wolf. Again reinforcing the feeling that Phish and what they were doing at MW were really part of the same performance. But, I will say that as far as the original Halloween sets go, it probably only really bests the Wingsuit debacle.

For the third set I discovered that I was only a few rows up from PG and RJ and got to chill with them for the majority of it, which was sweet. As for the set itself, what can I say, a bit of a letdown. Yes it kicked off with a rockin' Carini, but I was pretty bummed to get my third Lonely Trip in two months. It's an ok song, but there are so many other ballads I'd rather hear, and I don't think they'd really earned a cool down a mere 12 minutes into the set. After that, Soul Planet delivered a decent jam, but when Trey horse forced Twist, the set pretty much took a dive and then never recovered. Alas, the lessons of the night before to accept all Phish as a gift were already fading in my mind, just like the geometric revelations of Jimmy during that epic Harpua narration, it's always a struggle to keep those epiphanies from slipping away. The Hood encore redeemed to some degree as it featured a proper peak and was a reminder that the band is in fact delivering at the top of their game, but it was a bit of a disappointment that the third set completely fizzled with Drift When Your Sleeping. Personally I was hoping for my first YEM in 21 shows in this slot, but Phish, as usual, had other plans. Who would have thought that YEM of all songs, one they used to literally play every other night, would become my white whale.

But a great run and year for Phish!, Glad I made it back to Vegas and got to hang out with most of you. Sorry we never got to meet up emay, next time we will have to chill! Until then, take care of your shoes and give thanks and praises to Holy Blankenstein!



Not sure how I missed that write up but I throughly enjoyed it this afternoon.  Sounds like good times.  I am overdue for a Vegas re-listen.  I still think the Tweezer night is my fave but I haven't listened in several months to the others so I'm gonna.