08/19 - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA - Post-Show Discussion

[Buffalo Budd]

Meatstick, imo, is one of Phish's weakest songs. I hope never to see them play it again.

I gotta agree with this, I was tired of it after Oswego.

[Undermind]

Meatstick, imo, is one of Phish's weakest songs. I hope never to see them play it again.

I gotta agree with this, I was tired of it after Oswego.

I have to agree.  Hurt the 2nd set of Great Woods '11 imo.  Funny thing was, when talking to my buddy on the way out I mentioned my distaste for Meatstick and some chick got all up in my face asking how I couldn't like Meatstick.  I just laughed and kept walking.

[emay]

Meatstick, imo, is one of Phish's weakest songs. I hope never to see them play it again.

I gotta agree with this, I was tired of it after Oswego.

I have to agree.  Hurt the 2nd set of Great Woods '11 imo.  Funny thing was, when talking to my buddy on the way out I mentioned my distaste for Meatstick and some chick got all up in my face asking how I couldn't like Meatstick.  I just laughed and kept walking.

I agree. I hate when they start up meatstick outta a jam and the crowd errupts  :shakehead:

[mattstick]

Haters ^^^

[gainesvillegreen]

Listened to SPAC 3 last night and this one today. It seems as if the band likes Sunday nights and / or nght 3.

C+P > Light > Sally is definitely worth listening to more than once.

While I agree that this set isn't the second coming of 95, I find it interesting that Boogie On and Meatstick put this back in 3.0 territory.
Someone refresh my memory, when did they start playing those tunes?

I think I was the first to suggest that Boogie On/Meatstick called back the 3.0 style.
What I meant by that was that those two numbers legitimately brought the suck. Whereas the jamming, particularly after Light, was the kind of Phish that has kept me listening to Phish.

ok - I get what you're saying. I thought it was the songs themselves.
Personally, I didn't thing the 2nd half of the set sucked, I liked YEM, but the 1st part of the set is the goods.

I liked the YEM too. Hell, I like Bug.

I think Boogie On is a song that didn't used to suck but it's so tired and unexciting nowadays.
Meatstick, imo, is one of Phish's weakest songs. I hope never to see them play it again.

It is also a cover, in an era drenched in them, which is two strikes imo.

[McGrupp]

I don't see why everyone hates Meatstick so much. I don't LOVE the tune or anything, but it's harmless. I couldn't feel more neutral about it.

[rowjimmy]

I don't see why everyone hates Meatstick so much. I don't LOVE the tune or anything, but it's harmless. I couldn't feel more neutral about it.

Total garbage.
Ripped off changes, stupid words, obnoxious dance, waste of notes, time, etc.

That's why.

[McGrupp]

I don't see why everyone hates Meatstick so much. I don't LOVE the tune or anything, but it's harmless. I couldn't feel more neutral about it.

Total garbage.
Ripped off changes, stupid words, obnoxious dance, waste of notes, time, etc.

That's why.

I would rather hear meatstick 3 times in a show than Show of Life once.

[Hicks]

I don't see why everyone hates Meatstick so much. I don't LOVE the tune or anything, but it's harmless. I couldn't feel more neutral about it.

Total garbage.
Ripped off changes, stupid words, obnoxious dance, waste of notes, time, etc.

That's why.

I would rather hear meatstick 3 times in a show than Show of Life once.

Co-signed.

I'd also rather hear Meatstick than Sleeping Monkey which also has all of the above shortcomings except for the dance part.

[rowjimmy]

Is it unreasonable to suggest that Phish has more than one song that is utter garbage?

Cos I just did.

[emay]

Is it unreasonable to suggest that Phish has more than one song that is utter garbage?

Cos I just did.

:crazy:

[whatapiper]

Call me crazy but at the time meatstick seemed like the appropriate choice. Listening back I would like something different in that slot but at the show it seemed perfect at that time.

[mbw]

I don't see why everyone hates Meatstick so much. I don't LOVE the tune or anything, but it's harmless. I couldn't feel more neutral about it.

Total garbage.
Ripped off changes, stupid words, obnoxious dance, waste of notes, time, etc.

That's why.

I would rather hear meatstick 3 times in a show than Show of Life once.

i would give my left nut for trey to write more songs like meatstick and sleeping monkey than the shit he writes nowadays.
plus i *luv* both those tunes.

[whatapiper]

I guess we are both crazy

[PIE-GUY]

I understand why people don't dig Meatstick... It's a throw away tune in a lot of ways. Doesn't bother me though. It happens to be much less grating to me than fuckerpants, velvet cheese, or even Sample in a Jar.

What I don't understand is the hate for Sleeping Monkey. I love this song. I have never felt anything negative regarding this song. It's like a big warm towel on a chilly morning when you're done with swim practice. It's like a big hug from your slightly overweight friend who has huge tits and loves to smash em into your chest when you hug her.