Rd 1 - Ghost - (1) 11-17-97 vs. (4) 07-01-97

[runawayjimbo]

Round #1 - Ghost Bracket

(1) 11-17-1997 - McNichols Arena - Denver, CO

vs.

(4) 07-01-1997 - Paradiso - Amsterdam, NET

POLLS CLOSE: Monday, 7/23, 10pm EST

[susep]

Alex English

[Undermind]

Alex English

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard

[mehead]

Mile high all the way

[gainesvillegreen]

I listened to the Amsterdam Ghost a few times the past couple of days while I paint the house here in CO, and it is fun, but it isn't Denver.

[phil]

I listened to the Amsterdam Ghost a few times the past couple of days while I paint the house here in CO, and it is fun, but it isn't Denver.

Bias'd  :wink:

I'm with ya though, Denver Ghost might win it all. It's just too nasty.

[twatts]

Having just listened to both back to back (via Live Phish), I have to say that all of you are just plain wrong... 

Amsterdam FTW...

Terry

[runawayjimbo]

Denver has long been a favorite version of mine. They come out of the gates hard, leaving the song behind around 4 mins in (which is about as long as a 3.0 Ghost). ~10:15-11:30 sounds very familiar, almost like the IT Ghost and that's when things really start heating up. However, they start to lose some steam ~18:30 and it just kinda limps into the end. Still a super hot version though (although I think phil's way overestimating its likely finish in the tournament). And it may not be relevant to this discussion, but let's not forget this was the 4th of 5 songs in a first set. Just sayin'.
 
Not much going on in the Paradiso version until the back of the worm segment but then it starts to get pretty interesting. Still, I don't know; it's definitely more explorative and less one dimensional than Denver, but it's a little too laid back for my taste in a Ghost. There will definitely be some days when I prefer this one over Denver, but not today.
 
Denver gets my vote

[twatts]

Denver has long been a favorite version of mine. They come out of the gates hard, leaving the song behind around 4 mins in (which is about as long as a 3.0 Ghost). ~10:15-11:30 sounds very familiar, almost like the IT Ghost and that's when things really start heating up. However, they start to lose some steam ~18:30 and it just kinda limps into the end. Still a super hot version though (although I think phil's way overestimating its likely finish in the tournament). And it may not be relevant to this discussion, but let's not forget this was the 4th of 5 songs in a first set. Just sayin'.

Not much going on in the Paradiso version until the back of the worm segment but then it starts to get pretty interesting. Still, I don't know; it's definitely more explorative and less one dimensional than Denver, but it's a little too laid back for my taste in a Ghost. There will definitely be some days when I prefer this one over Denver, but not today.

Denver gets my vote

Wrong... 

ETA:  Have to admit I was at the Amsterdam show...  It may have been the best two days of my life...

[runawayjimbo]

Denver has long been a favorite version of mine. They come out of the gates hard, leaving the song behind around 4 mins in (which is about as long as a 3.0 Ghost). ~10:15-11:30 sounds very familiar, almost like the IT Ghost and that's when things really start heating up. However, they start to lose some steam ~18:30 and it just kinda limps into the end. Still a super hot version though (although I think phil's way overestimating its likely finish in the tournament). And it may not be relevant to this discussion, but let's not forget this was the 4th of 5 songs in a first set. Just sayin'.

Not much going on in the Paradiso version until the back of the worm segment but then it starts to get pretty interesting. Still, I don't know; it's definitely more explorative and less one dimensional than Denver, but it's a little too laid back for my taste in a Ghost. There will definitely be some days when I prefer this one over Denver, but not today.

Denver gets my vote

Wrong... 

ETA:  Have to admit I was at the Amsterdam show...  It may have been the best two days of my life...

:hereitisyousentimentalbastard

14-2 tells me I'm right. Although if I had seen them in Amsterdam in '97, you'd never be able to convince me I was wrong either.

[justjezmund]

The fact that Lucerna is not here is just fake.
Game over.





Anyway Denver.

[runawayjimbo]

The fact that Lucerna is not here is just fake.
Game over.

Prague, Radio City, and IT all finished 1 vote back from 07-01-97 and 07-02-98.

[justjezmund]

The fact that Lucerna is not here is just fake.
Game over.

Prague, Radio City, and IT all finished 1 vote back from 07-01-97 and 07-02-98.

all three of those destory Amsterdam IMO.

[mistercharlie]

The fact that Lucerna is not here is just fake.
Game over.

Prague, Radio City, and IT all finished 1 vote back from 07-01-97 and 07-02-98.

all three of those destory Amsterdam IMO.

Radio City was my pick for best Ghost.

[runawayjimbo]

The fact that Lucerna is not here is just fake.
Game over.

Prague, Radio City, and IT all finished 1 vote back from 07-01-97 and 07-02-98.

all three of those destory Amsterdam IMO.

I hear you. If only we had as many people submitting their picks as bitching about what made the cut after the fact. :wink: