Pick 3 and only 3

[Itsnotanexperience]

Okay, so aliens abduct you, and before leaving for their world
w/ you in tow they say, "look, we'll let you
take some music, but you can only take phish music, and you
can only take albums/shows released in 3 specific years - you
can take as many shows from those three years, but ONLY, those
three years........"

So you can have every show from 3 specific years in Phish's career....
which three?

(yeah, I realize this is a really lame scenario, but i'm hopped up on
3 cups of coffee, and the thought crossed my mind this morning - not
aliens, but ways for me to trim up my harddrive - i asked myself the
question, what if i just chose 3 years?  of course, in the end, i decided
i just need more HD space)

1994
1995
1997

[Guyute]

I like 94 and 97, I might actually go 96 insstead of 95 for things like the New Years Run.

Maybe its because I was listening to 12-31-96 on the commute this morning

[rowjimmy]

do the aliens have any lsd? cos that might affect my decision.

[emperor_brian]

Oh, that's easy!

1993
1994
1995

baby  :wink:

I'd be sad to miss things like all the Festivals, the later Halloweens (and Dark Side show), great 1997 Cow Funk, and some excellent later shows I saw in person...as well as earlier gems like 8/21/87, 5/26/89, the 11/16/91 YEM and the 3/13/92 Antelope craziness...

But those'd definitely be my choices, being the 93-95 snob that I am. These years, to me, still seem to have the best balance, by far, of every aspect I love of Phish. Even some things that some would argue didn't come about till later, like funky or ambient/spacey styles are there at times. They're just not as omnipresent as they later would be.

Not intended in any way to crack on other years...as I said, there'd be some things I'd miss a lot...but in the end, I'd know I made the right choice.

Choosing only TWO, on the other hand...let alone ONE...would be a nightmare  :wink:

[jedifunk]

i'd tell them that i only need 1997...

[Itsnotanexperience]

no doubt - i'd miss '93, summer '98, winter '99, and
6/30/00........

[jedifunk]

lol, you've really grabbed ahold of that 6/30/00 show since my 'awakening' story havent you!  glad though, for sure its a great one!

[mikesgroovin56]

1997
1998
2000

[Itsnotanexperience]

yeah dude......that second set's been getting heavy airplay
since your story - it's funny b/c that halley's jam isn't anything
special - it's so sparse in its texture.......but it's quickly becoming
one of my all-time favorite jams........it's just got that flow that i love
so much - it's sick:)   and the mango jam, the twist..........yeah dude,
thanks for the hookup on that one:)

[mopper_smurf]

1992
1995
1997

Damn, that means I won't able to listen to my first show in 1996.

[kitaki]

1996
1997
1998
after that the aliens would be so hooked on phish that they would send me back for
1995
1999
2000

[Itsnotanexperience]

well, in that case - they'd send me back for:

'93
'99
'00

[August]

if they sent me back, i would split with their $50 they gave me to score.aug.

[VA $l!m]

do the aliens have any lsd? cos that might affect my decision.

assuming the aliens have evolved beyond the need for any chemical enhancement...
94,97,98.

[Fluffhead1224]

94
95
97

6/30/00 was my first show
My first post here, thanks for all the 1995 shows!! (and the rest)