08/07 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA - Post-Show Discussion and Review

[Superfreakie]

not everyone can make you forget you are standing on a hunk of rock circling a star speeding thru intergalactic space at over 25,000mph while your emotions are going on a ride just as fast...like  can...all because of sound.

love it.

[Caravan2001]

Have to agree with Pie, the Greek is a great venue,  I have seen about 10 shows there, but not since the Comes A Time tribute with Trey in 2005 I think, so it has been a while.  I was at the '93 Phish show, and things have come a long way since then.  I have to say, it is an epic venue.   Better than Red Rocks or the Gorge?  Soundwise, 100000%, but the others really have their merits, as does MSG and to a smaller extent Hampton.  Still, I was really impressed with the venue this time around, almost more than any other time.  I saw Primus there which was actually pretty sick too.  Hicks and Messick caught two nights of Radiohead, which must have been dope.

Anyway, listened to this show on the drive into Tride, most of it anyway.  The Sueprise is sick and so is the Theme and Light jam.....

Pretty fired up for the venue I'm at right now...I am in Mountain Village and there are heads everywhere, and all the golf club set is fleeing town...This shit is going to destroy!!!! 

[Marmar]

Foam...they're listening to each other again......

Reba....listening even more......

Poor Heart....Trey's pickin a lil bit more than usual

Light.....I can see it.....it starts at 9 minutes 5 seconds in.....IT comes out and says a lil to those who are listening......

Hood......thank you mr. miner....then float away.......beautiful......

Also Sprach Zarathrusta......illmatic goodness......

Slave.....delicate......they are really listening to each other again.......

1st Tube is sounding nasty these days....

They are listening....which is good....real good

[PIE-GUY]

Good... Real good.

[Undermind]

Good... Real good.

[redrum]

got the greatest voicemail from last night right after the show.
he sounded very pleased with the band's performance.  :-D
it was awesome.

i'm psyched for ya buddy!! 

[Superfreakie]

Foam...they're listening to each other again......

Reba....listening even more......

Poor Heart....Trey's pickin a lil bit more than usual

Light.....I can see it.....it starts at 9 minutes 5 seconds in.....IT comes out and says a lil to those who are listening......

Hood......thank you mr. miner....then float away.......beautiful......

Also Sprach Zarathrusta......illmatic goodness......

Slave.....delicate......they are really listening to each other again.......

1st Tube is sounding nasty these days....

They are listening....which is good....real good

I was coming here to post something along the same lines, suffice it to say.......ditto.

[Gumbo72203]

I think by "magic", he was meaning something along the lines of something like..... oh, The Curtain With -> My Left Toe -> What's The Use?*& -> Dark Star* -> Wolfman's Brother* -> Bertha**& -> Greatest Story Ever Told** -> My Left Toe** -> TMWSIY > Avenu Malkenu > TMWSIY -> The Curtain With

* with Phil
** with Phil and Bobby
& Phil bombs cause Berkeley earthquake sirens to go off (they took off the Philter after Jerry died)

[Gumbo72203]

no matter what y'all think.....for me, Phish has ALWAYS been about the music....shit went downhill when it became the "experience" over the music......

and hands down, Phish has ALWAYS been better when it is about the music

rant:
anyone can party, not everyone can make you forget you are standing on a hunk of rock circling a star speeding thru intergalactic space at over 25,000mph while your emotions are going on a ride just as fast...like  can...all because of sound.

/rant

I think you got it backwards........  Phish is the ONLY band that can make you REALIZE you are actually globs of individual atoms and molecules combined together standing on a hunk of rock hurtling through intergalactic space around a giant glob of gas and plasma which actually HAS emotions that are going on equally similar a ride.



And you are half-correct; the music WAS the experience.  You went to experience THAT music, which you could get nowhere else.

The Dead died, and the hordes of pestilence descended upon the secret, imparting a party identity that at first rivaled the musical experience, and then unfortunately overtook the musical experience and BECAME the focal experience, where the music was only a FRACTION of the whole event, and not the main focus; a mere added bonus. 


Hence the ubiquitous "Amazing EXPERIENCE" gushing on the comment section of every PH show on LP, and on into 3.0.  Wow Page is killing the piano during the WUDMTF shit!!!!!!!!  Go man!!!!!

[nab]

no matter what y'all think.....for me, Phish has ALWAYS been about the music....shit went downhill when it became the "experience" over the music......

and hands down, Phish has ALWAYS been better when it is about the music

rant:
anyone can party, not everyone can make you forget you are standing on a hunk of rock circling a star speeding thru intergalactic space at over 25,000mph while your emotions are going on a ride just as fast...like  can...all because of sound.

/rant

I think you got it backwards........  Phish is the ONLY band that can make you REALIZE you are actually globs of individual atoms and molecules combined together standing on a hunk of rock hurtling through intergalactic space around a giant glob of gas and plasma which actually HAS emotions that are going on equally similar a ride.



And you are half-correct; the music WAS the experience.  You went to experience THAT music, which you could get nowhere else.

The Dead died, and the hordes of pestilence descended upon the secret, imparting a party identity that at first rivaled the musical experience, and then unfortunately overtook the musical experience and BECAME the focal experience, where the music was only a FRACTION of the whole event, and not the main focus; a mere added bonus. 


Hence the ubiquitous "Amazing EXPERIENCE" gushing on the comment section of every PH show on LP, and on into 3.0.  Wow Page is killing the piano during the WUDMTF shit!!!!!!!!  Go man!!!!!

Because no one ever partied at a Phish show before Jerry died.   :roll:



Sounds like the bitter words of someone much older than you speaking there. 

[Poster Nutbag]

Just got back from the shows... Thought they were completely off the hook!! Haven't had a chance to give them a re-listen, but already agree with with Marmar's review... 2001 > Suzy was absolutely fantastic, so was the Light jam from this show... Also met up with Whats the Use and Pie Guy very briefly, very cool people!! awesome shows and awesome atmosphere... 

[hansokolow]

I have plenty to say about you misguided whale-haters, but for another time.  So I'll simply ask, if you hate blowjobs so much, why do you keep showing up at the blowjob store?

I will argue you to the edges of the universe about the whale. I assure you, I'm far from being misguided. That being said, I thoroughly enjoy a rippin' blowjob. You have given me my new sig:

Well that tickles me pink, pie guy.  I'm sure I would enjoy that argument.  And I'm now extremely proud to say I've seen both the Grateful Dead and Phish at the best venue on this giant spinning rock full of emotion.  Just once, my first Dead show and their last one at the Greek.

[Superfreakie]

I have plenty to say about you misguided whale-haters, but for another time.  So I'll simply ask, if you hate blowjobs so much, why do you keep showing up at the blowjob store?

I will argue you to the edges of the universe about the whale. I assure you, I'm far from being misguided. That being said, I thoroughly enjoy a rippin' blowjob. You have given me my new sig:

Well that tickles me pink, pie guy.  I'm sure I would enjoy that argument.  And I'm now extremely proud to say I've seen both the Grateful Dead and Phish at the best venue on this giant spinning rock full of emotion.  Just once, my first Dead show and their last one at the Greek.

I'm Superfreakie not Pie-Guy, he's about 30 pounds heavier.  :wink:

[PIE-GUY]

SF needs to eat more pie. In fact, most of you fcukers need to eat more pie.

[Superfreakie]

SF needs to eat more pie. In fact, most of you fcukers need to eat more pie.

Shit, I eat a lot of pie, maybe I've been eating the wrong pie.  :roll: