Phish has actually sold out MSG 64 times... the 13 times you referenced was just for one run of shows in 2017. They played a 13 night residency, 237 songs with no repeats, and each night had a different donut theme (glazed, jam-filled, chocolate, etc.). Also, love how you cracked up when the drummer started singing... his name is Jon Fishman, and he is truly the heart and soul of the band. He doesn't usually sing, but when he does you know things are about to get real... not to mention that he busts out the occasional vacuum solo like a boss, lol
Was just about to add that tidbit 13 nights - 237 songs - NO REPEATS! First time I heard of them, I had snuck into the Wetlands at 16 years old. I was there to see a girl but walked away with music that would stay with me the rest of my life.
Whoever picked Moma Dance as the first Phish song on Lost in Vegas, congratulations on winning the raffle. Your lifetime supply of kind veggie burritos awaits.
Phish is arguably the greatest live band of all time, in that probably no other single band has more people show up just to see them. All those people? Just there to see Phish. They had the biggest show on Earth on NYE 1999 (an 8-hour set for 85,000 people). It's a cult following to be sure. Phish will never get a "real" singer, and it's probably better that way. For one thing, Phish are those four guys. They've played together since the 80s and there will almost certainly never be another member of the band. They're like the Beatles in that way. Also, fans find the shaky vocals to be charming. You're right to compare them to "progressive" rock, which has one major flaw: prog can tend toward the pretentious. In the 70s you had bands like Yes acting like they were doing high art instead of rock and roll. Phish's musicianship is stunning and their act can be a bit conceptual at times, so in a way the shaky singing is like an inside joke that keeps the music from getting too serious. It gives them a dorm-geek vibe that undercuts the magnitude of their rock stardom. It's something their fans really appreciate.
I loveeee Phish but dude there have been a good number of shows with magnitudes more in the audience, Phish is nowhere near "the biggest show on earth" and we're lucky its that way. 1997 Jean Michael 3.5 million people, Rolling Stones 2006 1.5 million, Diana Ross 1.2 million, and there are a dozen others with over a million in attendance. We're lucky it's not like that with Phish, you'd have to be in line for days to even see them without binoculars at that point
First time viewer long time dead head. Having learned a lot of phish history and set lists (from my laptop lol) I’m diving into my first phish concerts this tour. I don’t think I can dance enough for how much phish slaps though.
Yep.. we were at phish in fla at the new years 2000s show. 100,000 people.. sadly.. we saw a guy get killed. Got hos head ran over by an atv.. threw a bummer on our experience . .
@@joshythehand2960 , I was there too. I heard about the guy falling off the bus. That sucks you had to see that. That whole festival was a “you were either there and know or you weren’t “ thing. Cheesecake
Joshy the hand, I lived an hour and a half away and it took 12 hours to get to the show. Grilled cheese and frisbee in the median on I95!!!!! Traffic as far as you could see north to south!!
@@joshythehand2960 we got stuck behind that RV. When we got to where it happened friends were grieving on the side of the road and there was blood on the pavement.
Definitely one of the top few improvisational rock guitarists; among the likes of Santana, Jeff Beck, Zappa... except with a greater expressive vocabulary than any of them.
Phish does it all alone. They don’t have opening acts, they almost never play festivals besides their own. They’ve hosted multiple festivals in remote locations where 75k Phish fans traveled to see just them. I’ve done it myself 128 times since the late 90s PS- I wonder if they are aware that a JayZ joined Phish onstage the following night at Brooklyn? Had a blast at these shows
If learning the intricacies of Phish requires the equivalent of walking across America, then congrats…you’ve taken one single step. Of the 800+ shows I’ve heard, this may be the most cringe-y vocal I’ve come across. Their album vocals are fantastic. Take a poll. Try another tune. Can’t believe you even brought this band to the channel. You’ve got my vote for President.
Hey guys! Phish is playing here in Las Vegas four nights at the MGM for Halloween… on Halloween they wear a musical costume and cover a famous album. You should go to a show.
Phans love their singing because they are humbly presenting their true selves. Nothing more, nothing less, and its perfect despite their obvious imperfections. As with all great art, it represents life.
I’ve always thought the vocals were part of the appeal. Not that I think they are good, but Phish just wouldn’t be Phish with conventionally “good” vocals. It’s part of their quirkiness and part of what makes them special.
Phish fan here - saw this reposted over on the Phish Reddit. You definitely make good points on the vocals. They are rough. Also, Fishman (the drummer) probably has the most glaringly bad voice out of the whole band, and this song just happens to feature him heavily. Glad y'all took the time to listen!
Point taken on the vocals, but the Phish live experience is about the audience singing along at the top of their lungs sometimes and I think the vocals match that part of the experience.
Enjoyed the candid reaction. Live Phish is highly improvisational. Vocals are secondary to the experience, although Trey (guitarist) and Page (keyboards) actually can sing. Other old school "jambands" to check out: moe., Widespread Panic, String Cheese Incident.
The ending of the jam, which you all seemed to really dig, is ALL IMPROVISED. They are making it up on the spot, whole cloth. The earlier part of the jam is vamping over the central blues/funk riff, but by the end they’ve left all the song behind and just listening to each other and creating. It’s why we come back for multiple shows. And you mentioned selling out 13 straight nights at Madison Square Garden - they didn’t repeat a song over that run. Every night was a wholly different show. Edit - I originally heard this song in person as an instrumental. Later, they added lyrics sung by the drummer and as I’m sure many have mentioned, the drummer is not their strong singer. They’re best when harmonizing together, but this was just a chance for him to get the spotlight (he had been working on singing while drumming at the time, which he had previously never really done)
I listened to this on the ride home and laughed like a psycho in the car when the vocals started. Also when you said Phish Trance, more like a Timothy Leary trance. Those folks are hippie flippin’, candy trippin’ or just plain ol’ wiggin’ balls 😂
Last Phish concert I went to was like 6 years ago. Drank a lot of alcohol, smoked a lot of weed, took a bunch of shrooms then took Molly. It was absolutely amazing
Vocals aren’t their strong suit, but this one isn’t a good example since they let the drummer take lead vocals - he almost never sings lead except for some goofy stuff. The lead guitarist is also their lead vocalist, and he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but he sounds professional. Their harmonization is where the vocals really click the best.
Guessing from your reaction that you might not be completely aware, but this particular performance has never been played like this before and will never be played like this again. As with virtually all of their music, each performance is a unique, spontaneous, improvised work of art. And each night they do it all over again with different songs.
I’m still learning but I swear they like to toy with the people that try to guess the next songs looool. It’s a fun game guessing especially as a nooby like me
Haha, throughly enjoy watching reaction videos of Phish, I've been a fan for 20+ years...I'd say after the 6 minute mark or so they've completely left Moma Dance behind and are creating spontaneously in the moment...and you are so spot on in your alien description, I too often describe deep Phish jams as being extraterrestrial sounding...and yes, their vocals can be super sketchy sometimes, especially the drummers! I also want to point out that this was in 2003 and its well documented that their were substance abuse problems within the band and the vocals suffered big time as a result during this period...today they all tour & perform sober and I personally think their vocals are better now than they've ever been... again, I always enjoy watching people react to Phish for the first time positively...thx!
You don’t listen to Phish for the vocals. Those guys are 4 of the best at their instruments of all time. You listen to Phish because of their ability to take you on journey with the music and their improvisational skills. They’re having a conversation between each other with their music. When they take you into the void in the middle of song and then bring you back it’s like nothing else. Their tension and release capabilities are unrivaled. Go see a show. You can’t understand until you experience it in person. Eat some mushrooms and lose yourself there. Listen to a Harry Hood. Start dipping your toes into some evil Phish, like when they take Carini into the dark world. Next thing you know you’ll have been seeing them for decades and hundreds of times like the rest of us. Been following them since 1998 myself.
Found Phish in 95 and never looked back. Rift turned my world upside down. I try to catch a few shows a year. I'm around the 60 mark and this last fall tour of 2021 was their best for me since 1996 (Phish at the Aladdin in Vegas 96, my all time favorite show). Thanks for the reaction!
To enjoy Fishman's singing you need to be Phamily. It's like when your favorite drunk uncle does karaoke, we all know he's bad but we love him and love the rare occasion he sings lead on a song.
I've been waiting for three years for you guys to get around to Phish. Greatest Band in America. Would recommend studio version of Julius for some (shorter) enjoyment.
phish songs are always a journey you never know where your gonna end up. their vocals are quirky kind of like their music. however they can pull off some decent vocals in the right elements. but they are a jam band. so its alot of jamming out. i always loved their music. to me i enjoy them the most when i am at the gym (oddly), driving long trips in the car, or live. (they are extra fun if you pop a few mushrooms and enjoy the musical trip)
Stoked you guys are finally getting to phish. It’s an amazing rabbit hole of music to dive into. I highly recommend checking out tweezer>prince caspian from magnaball festival 2015. Mind glowingly awesome jams and it really gives you a look at how the crowd gets down. Not a single person seated during a phish show. Enjoy the ride!
I’ve been watching your videos for a long time and have always wanted you to do phish. Certainly an acquired taste but keep going. You’ll thank me later.
@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 I'll admit I've only heard about 4 minutes of Goose and they were grooving hard! I asked if they've always been that good or have they evolved much over their history. Anyways they seem to be more in pocket than Twiddle
hope you get to see them when they come to Vegas for their Halloween run. shows are sold out, so pull whatever strings you need to to get in the door. Each of the four shows will be different, and they won't repeat a song. On Halloween they'll play an extra set of music, which could be a cover of another band's album, or all new music nobody has heard before. Past Halloweens they've covered the Beatles - White Album, The Who - Quadrophenia, Talking Heads - Remain In The Light, Velvet Underground - Loaded, Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St., Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus, they dropped their own new album as a Halloween special set, ect (leaving some out, but whatever, nobody is reading this far anyway). Cheers.
Yes, when it they "lowered it" is where the jam actually starts. All the wanking leading up the that is awesome but it's what a million other bands do, jamming on the actual theme of the song. The part where it changes is the true improv where the diverge from the tempo, melody, and theme of what they started from. These types of jams turn into crazy, amazing shit you never see any other bands do. They are just remixing and creating new songs on the fly and when it works there is nothing like it.
Living in Vegas you probably saw billboards around Halloween. They usually play at mgm Friday Saturday Sunday Halloween weekend. Amazing band been to over 20 shows and can’t wait to go to the next one. I’ve been to 6 of the 13 shows in MSG
Haha me and my boys are in the same boat as far as following the band around forever. I NEVER thought I would see Phish on a reaction channel but I more than appreciate it. And if you keep goin the Pandora’s box you just opened is endless. They are all amazing musicians and they have endless amazing songs to choose from ✌️❤️
My first introduction to phish was seeing Trey Anastasia open for Tom petty back in 2006 there were more people there to see him opening then there were for Tom petty. I’ve been hooked ever since.
This was a nice surprise, Phish was a favourite band of mine in my youth, kinda lost track of them later. Seeing them here is really coming out of nowhere and completely unexpected. If you like to here them in a studio album situation, I'd suggest "You enjoy myself" or "Divided Sky" from "Junta" - those songs are out of this world beautiful harmonically. Phish don't sing in a soul power kinda way, they are true storytellers! As an example of that listen to "Esther".
OK, so you've probably had this said many times already, but to elaborate and explain a bit. Phish fans know what the studio track sounds like already, they have the "good vocals" running in the background of their heads when these songs are being played live, so we don't mind so much and make allowances for vocal quality issues in live performances. Obviously the live shows are awesome, and "you get it"...but maybe listening to the studio track first, followed by the live track... EDIT: Maybe a track from the produced A Live One album rather than a random show.
I was 10 rows deep dead center for this one. Awesome experience. This goes into an absolutely brilliant version of their song “Free”. Mind boggling 1-2 combo. Also, no one listens to phish for the vocals ;)
4:40 It was 13 shows in a row, but over the course of about 3 weeks, broken up into groups, each of 4 or so nights. It was called the "Baker's Dozen," in August of 2017.
Love that you guys did a Phish reaction! Seeing them live and the energy is really what it’s all about. For a reaction video that holds your attention probably best to do something straight forward. First tube is a great song for that in my opinion
Phish does 3-4 hour shows with no opening act. Great light shows. Traveling fans usually bebopping and balloons everywhere. I have seen them do everything from Greatful Dead to Stevie Wonder to Pink Floyd. Try 2001 lol. Phenomenal improvisation. Seen them do the same song in 4 minute, 12 minute and 25 minute versions. There are no versions on TH-cam that are the same. None. ENJOY!! 😉
In 1995 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead passed away. It left a void for a lot of us. My four years of college were filled with Phish shows. My last time hearing them play was their New Year's show 2000. Love them musically, but their voices/lyrics never touched my soul.
Excellent to see you guys finally take the leap. These dudes changed my life in 2003, and the rest is history. Hoping to catch them in a few months. Tour is going to rage.
This is why I love this channel. Friend of mine is a huge Phish head n had me react to them. My reaction/ review was identical to u guys reaction "Hire a vocalist"😂
I would recommend, for a first listen to Phish, the live version of You Enjoy Myself in 1995 (at the Boston Garden?). Their singing is best for me when it is more an offshoot/ integration with/ elaboration of the funk/jazz/jam-folk-rock instrumental sound. You Enjoy Myself personifies this for me 😊
Thanks for doing Phish! Love you guys. And speaking of Bluegrass...I just discovered the group Gangstagrass, and their songs Barnburning and Never go Home ...blew my mind. I would Love to see a reaction from you guys to this obscure group that has a crazy genre mix of Bluegrass and Rap
I really wish your guy had shared the video for the song "Free" from this show. For a band that can be difficult to digest, I think the "Free" video is a better introduction to Phish. But I'm glad that you guys appreciate the talent. The other guys have better vocal skills than the drummer, too 🤣. We still love him, and we love the little "flaws" that happen at the shows. They are masters of creating a vibe, building tension, keeping you on the edge of your seat and then finally hitting a peak and blowing your mind. Check out that "Free" live in Brooklyn. Or maybe your worlds of Rock and Hip Hop collide and you check out the video of Jay-Z joining them to play a couple of his tunes... Yes, it happened, and there is video.
@@drewauberger7155, it's always a debate, "what should I play for my friend to get them into Phish?" lol. Free is my choice, and the Brooklyn version is played clean, it's got some cool "unexpected" moments and finishes strong. It's got a lot of Phish "things" without going full vacuum cleaner solo or YEM vocal jam 🤣
I used to see Phish as a bar band in my hometown of Burlington, Vermont at a place called Nectar's where they played on Sunday and Monday nights and they were fantastic and suddenly they got HUGE!
That’s really a cool story your sponsor told; I’m glad you included the little interview with him at the beginning. There are lots of happy Patreon members today, too. I’m with you on this though; started off pretty good and I didn’t really like anything that happened after the singing started.
The point of listening to phish music is to feel, for me. They build tension, make you uncomfortable even, to follow up with release and bliss. They carry on jokes and gags entirely to long to make you uncomfortable, make you laugh almost childlike…then hit you deep in your feels and make a grown man cry. It is all about feeling the music. The trick is to surrender to the flow! Thanks for getting into Phish, my favorite band. I check y’all’s channel out off and on over the last couple years. Cool to see y’all listen to The Phish, from Vermont.
lol.. they sound much better vocally in some songs guys haha.. one of the most interesting things you'll ever hear is the vocal jam at the end of YEM.. its different every time, and pretty wild.. smoke a doob and check it out sometime, you might get a new appreciation for what these guys are capable of vocally.. although i will admit that the vocals are not what one might wish they could be on many songs.. its all part of the package
I was in attendance. It was POURING during the better part of the first set. I have a bunch a videos from this show uploaded on my other TH-cam profile.
Phish is such a curious band...one could say "they are a studio band, vocals are better on the albums" but then "they are a live band, they do crazy jams like allman brothers"
I don't know if somebody already commented about this but that Wawa sound was played by the guitar player and he recorded it on his looping pedal and then he would just loop it over and over and then play something else on the guitar and he could change the speed of it and the pitch and put it in reverse
I followed Phish through several states and a couple of countries and recognize the slow dancing... It was early and the Music=MDMA had yet to kick in. Phish is amazing.
My daughter took me to my first live Phish show on Saturday. In the midst of the second song, "Halley's Comet", I told her "When the singing stops, hold on tight!"
At around the 27:00 mark if you listen to Trey (guitarist) he’s play a reverse effect which is totally different. His tone is coming out backwards from what he’s actually played on the guitar.
You guys gottttta react to Dave's second album "We're all alone in this together" or atleast give it a listen, hard to believe he dropped an album as good if not better than Psychodrama. Wordplay, storytelling, flow all immaculate.
Phish has actually sold out MSG 64 times... the 13 times you referenced was just for one run of shows in 2017. They played a 13 night residency, 237 songs with no repeats, and each night had a different donut theme (glazed, jam-filled, chocolate, etc.). Also, love how you cracked up when the drummer started singing... his name is Jon Fishman, and he is truly the heart and soul of the band. He doesn't usually sing, but when he does you know things are about to get real... not to mention that he busts out the occasional vacuum solo like a boss, lol
Was just about to add that tidbit 13 nights - 237 songs - NO REPEATS! First time I heard of them, I had snuck into the Wetlands at 16 years old. I was there to see a girl but walked away with music that would stay with me the rest of my life.
Whoever picked Moma Dance as the first Phish song on Lost in Vegas, congratulations on winning the raffle. Your lifetime supply of kind veggie burritos awaits.
Hot sauce plz 😍
Should have played birds of a feather of ghost
Tinas are the best.
Chomping.
Keeping with Story - Limb by Limb
13 sold out shows at MSG in a row and they didn't repeat a song. Thank you for doing this. Never thought I'd see LiV do a phish reaction.
I caught the last night. 25 min Simple for the win.
Not all 13 shows were sold out; mainly talking about the shows through the week. They also closed the behind the stage section for the midweek shows.
Never heard of Phish, but the instrumentation was insane in this!! Def could play their hearts and souls out!💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥
I never heard of Phish also.
Phish is arguably the greatest live band of all time, in that probably no other single band has more people show up just to see them. All those people? Just there to see Phish. They had the biggest show on Earth on NYE 1999 (an 8-hour set for 85,000 people). It's a cult following to be sure.
Phish will never get a "real" singer, and it's probably better that way. For one thing, Phish are those four guys. They've played together since the 80s and there will almost certainly never be another member of the band. They're like the Beatles in that way. Also, fans find the shaky vocals to be charming. You're right to compare them to "progressive" rock, which has one major flaw: prog can tend toward the pretentious. In the 70s you had bands like Yes acting like they were doing high art instead of rock and roll. Phish's musicianship is stunning and their act can be a bit conceptual at times, so in a way the shaky singing is like an inside joke that keeps the music from getting too serious. It gives them a dorm-geek vibe that undercuts the magnitude of their rock stardom. It's something their fans really appreciate.
That was super well said .
Hear, hear!!!!
Come on. Full respect for Phish. But no band ever beats the Dead for live shows. Ever!
@@petera9374that’s why he said arguably
I loveeee Phish but dude there have been a good number of shows with magnitudes more in the audience, Phish is nowhere near "the biggest show on earth" and we're lucky its that way. 1997 Jean Michael 3.5 million people, Rolling Stones 2006 1.5 million, Diana Ross 1.2 million, and there are a dozen others with over a million in attendance. We're lucky it's not like that with Phish, you'd have to be in line for days to even see them without binoculars at that point
As someone who has been attending Phish shows since 1995, I approve of this video!! Serious rabbit hole if you want to dig deep
I love Phish. Any band that can play Waiting for Columbus (Little Feat) in its entirety will forever have my love and respect.
First time viewer long time dead head. Having learned a lot of phish history and set lists (from my laptop lol) I’m diving into my first phish concerts this tour. I don’t think I can dance enough for how much phish slaps though.
To answer your question, they never have opening acts, they sell out their own festivals in remote parts of the country with 80,000 to see just them.
Yep.. we were at phish in fla at the new years 2000s show. 100,000 people.. sadly.. we saw a guy get killed. Got hos head ran over by an atv.. threw a bummer on our experience . .
@@joshythehand2960 , I was there too. I heard about the guy falling off the bus. That sucks you had to see that. That whole festival was a “you were either there and know or you weren’t “ thing. Cheesecake
Joshy the hand, I lived an hour and a half away and it took 12 hours to get to the show. Grilled cheese and frisbee in the median on I95!!!!! Traffic as far as you could see north to south!!
@@joshythehand2960 we got stuck behind that RV. When we got to where it happened friends were grieving on the side of the road and there was blood on the pavement.
@@jmohr117 just terrible
Trey is one of the best guitarists off all time. And his tone is SO sweet.
Definitely one of the top few improvisational rock guitarists; among the likes of Santana, Jeff Beck, Zappa... except with a greater expressive vocabulary than any of them.
Phish does it all alone. They don’t have opening acts, they almost never play festivals besides their own. They’ve hosted multiple festivals in remote locations where 75k Phish fans traveled to see just them. I’ve done it myself 128 times since the late 90s
PS- I wonder if they are aware that a JayZ joined Phish onstage the following night at Brooklyn? Had a blast at these shows
Phish best live band in the world
If learning the intricacies of Phish requires the equivalent of walking across America, then congrats…you’ve taken one single step.
Of the 800+ shows I’ve heard, this may be the most cringe-y vocal I’ve come across. Their album vocals are fantastic.
Take a poll. Try another tune. Can’t believe you even brought this band to the channel. You’ve got my vote for President.
Backwards Down the Number Line would be a good one!
This is true.
What a day! you guys opened up Pandora’s box with phish. Keep on rocking 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Everyone that listens to Phish basically does this: quits job, travels with band to all shows, repeat next year.
Some artists have core and casuals within the fanbase, usually in a 40-60 ratio. Phish only has core fans.
Hey guys! Phish is playing here in Las Vegas four nights at the MGM for Halloween… on Halloween they wear a musical costume and cover a famous album. You should go to a show.
Phans love their singing because they are humbly presenting their true selves. Nothing more, nothing less, and its perfect despite their obvious imperfections. As with all great art, it represents life.
I’ve always thought the vocals were part of the appeal. Not that I think they are good, but Phish just wouldn’t be Phish with conventionally “good” vocals. It’s part of their quirkiness and part of what makes them special.
Phish fan here - saw this reposted over on the Phish Reddit. You definitely make good points on the vocals. They are rough. Also, Fishman (the drummer) probably has the most glaringly bad voice out of the whole band, and this song just happens to feature him heavily. Glad y'all took the time to listen!
Point taken on the vocals, but the Phish live experience is about the audience singing along at the top of their lungs sometimes and I think the vocals match that part of the experience.
It isn't really about vocal fireworks. There was a Dead shirt that read, "What has 99 1/2 fingers and can't sing?"
Funny when you say you'd be turning up... This is EVERY PHISH SHOW! We're used to them killing it every night
Enjoyed the candid reaction. Live Phish is highly improvisational. Vocals are secondary to the experience, although Trey (guitarist) and Page (keyboards) actually can sing. Other old school "jambands" to check out: moe., Widespread Panic, String Cheese Incident.
Great list. I am an old school ron from the 90's. I would add Umphrey's McGee to your list!
@@williestackson5720 hell yeah! One of the tightest bands out there. Lost in Vegas would no doubt love them.
No, they can’t sing
The ending of the jam, which you all seemed to really dig, is ALL IMPROVISED. They are making it up on the spot, whole cloth. The earlier part of the jam is vamping over the central blues/funk riff, but by the end they’ve left all the song behind and just listening to each other and creating. It’s why we come back for multiple shows.
And you mentioned selling out 13 straight nights at Madison Square Garden - they didn’t repeat a song over that run. Every night was a wholly different show.
Edit - I originally heard this song in person as an instrumental. Later, they added lyrics sung by the drummer and as I’m sure many have mentioned, the drummer is not their strong singer. They’re best when harmonizing together, but this was just a chance for him to get the spotlight (he had been working on singing while drumming at the time, which he had previously never really done)
It’s 95% like any other moma dance. Don’t exaggerate
It’s was called black eyed Katy then added lyrics and changed to moma dance
I can't believe that you reviewed Phish! Thank you!!! 💃💃💃💃💃
Never thought I’d see you guys do phish. Awesome guys, really happy to see this reaction
I listened to this on the ride home and laughed like a psycho in the car when the vocals started. Also when you said Phish Trance, more like a Timothy Leary trance. Those folks are hippie flippin’, candy trippin’ or just plain ol’ wiggin’ balls 😂
Last Phish concert I went to was like 6 years ago. Drank a lot of alcohol, smoked a lot of weed, took a bunch of shrooms then took Molly. It was absolutely amazing
Vocals aren’t their strong suit, but this one isn’t a good example since they let the drummer take lead vocals - he almost never sings lead except for some goofy stuff. The lead guitarist is also their lead vocalist, and he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but he sounds professional. Their harmonization is where the vocals really click the best.
Phish sells out stadiums. They sold out an abandoned airport in 2003 at a festival called IT and had an unannounced set at 2am on a water tower
Guessing from your reaction that you might not be completely aware, but this particular performance has never been played like this before and will never be played like this again.
As with virtually all of their music, each performance is a unique, spontaneous, improvised work of art. And each night they do it all over again with different songs.
I’m still learning but I swear they like to toy with the people that try to guess the next songs looool. It’s a fun game guessing especially as a nooby like me
Haha, throughly enjoy watching reaction videos of Phish, I've been a fan for 20+ years...I'd say after the 6 minute mark or so they've completely left Moma Dance behind and are creating spontaneously in the moment...and you are so spot on in your alien description, I too often describe deep Phish jams as being extraterrestrial sounding...and yes, their vocals can be super sketchy sometimes, especially the drummers! I also want to point out that this was in 2003 and its well documented that their were substance abuse problems within the band and the vocals suffered big time as a result during this period...today they all tour & perform sober and I personally think their vocals are better now than they've ever been... again, I always enjoy watching people react to Phish for the first time positively...thx!
Sand by Phish is unreal, speaking as a bass player 🤘
That peak of the jam is absolutely what we love about the band. Speaking as somebody for whom Phish have been my favourite band for nearing 3 years
You don’t listen to Phish for the vocals. Those guys are 4 of the best at their instruments of all time. You listen to Phish because of their ability to take you on journey with the music and their improvisational skills. They’re having a conversation between each other with their music. When they take you into the void in the middle of song and then bring you back it’s like nothing else. Their tension and release capabilities are unrivaled. Go see a show. You can’t understand until you experience it in person. Eat some mushrooms and lose yourself there. Listen to a Harry Hood. Start dipping your toes into some evil Phish, like when they take Carini into the dark world. Next thing you know you’ll have been seeing them for decades and hundreds of times like the rest of us. Been following them since 1998 myself.
Bro they are really good in harmony. But you gotta just love that authenticity that they bring. No gimmicks just raw musicianship.
Found Phish in 95 and never looked back. Rift turned my world upside down. I try to catch a few shows a year. I'm around the 60 mark and this last fall tour of 2021 was their best for me since 1996 (Phish at the Aladdin in Vegas 96, my all time favorite show). Thanks for the reaction!
trust me brother that crowd knows exactly what they're hearing
Rest assured that the audience knows exactly what they’re hearing.
I wish you'd reacted to one of their more progressive songs instead like You Enjoy Myself or Guyute.
a little mushroom or acid or mdma and cool fall evening and Phish. Its an experience to behold.
shol is lol
The guys that were injecting ghb and tumbling down the hillside through and over the crowd while twirling fire batons lol were a little outta control
To enjoy Fishman's singing you need to be Phamily. It's like when your favorite drunk uncle does karaoke, we all know he's bad but we love him and love the rare occasion he sings lead on a song.
I've been waiting for three years for you guys to get around to Phish. Greatest Band in America.
Would recommend studio version of Julius for some (shorter) enjoyment.
2004 was a challenging and ultimately sad year in the history of Phish
Really wish whoever suggested this would have started them with a song with Page or Trey on vocals
phish songs are always a journey you never know where your gonna end up. their vocals are quirky kind of like their music. however they can pull off some decent vocals in the right elements. but they are a jam band. so its alot of jamming out. i always loved their music. to me i enjoy them the most when i am at the gym (oddly), driving long trips in the car, or live. (they are extra fun if you pop a few mushrooms and enjoy the musical trip)
Colonel forbins is an amazing workout track lol. Inspirational!!
Stoked you guys are finally getting to phish. It’s an amazing rabbit hole of music to dive into. I highly recommend checking out tweezer>prince caspian from magnaball festival 2015. Mind glowingly awesome jams and it really gives you a look at how the crowd gets down. Not a single person seated during a phish show. Enjoy the ride!
That new Dave🔥🔥
I’ve been watching your videos for a long time and have always wanted you to do phish. Certainly an acquired taste but keep going. You’ll thank me later.
Finally getting to the hippie jam bands
The did react to Grateful Dead as well, but that was over a year ago, may be closer to 2 years by now. Good to see them finally getting back to it .
Hopefully they do Goose someday
@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 🤣🤣🤣
@@Omegaphats ?
@@sentientcardboarddumpster7900 I'll admit I've only heard about 4 minutes of Goose and they were grooving hard! I asked if they've always been that good or have they evolved much over their history.
Anyways they seem to be more in pocket than Twiddle
If you guys get a chance to see them live, it can be a life changing experience, it really is meant to be experienced live and in person.
Stoked to see you guys opening up to Phish. Much love for this band. Keep listening and after a while you won’t care when the singing is bad
hope you get to see them when they come to Vegas for their Halloween run. shows are sold out, so pull whatever strings you need to to get in the door. Each of the four shows will be different, and they won't repeat a song. On Halloween they'll play an extra set of music, which could be a cover of another band's album, or all new music nobody has heard before. Past Halloweens they've covered the Beatles - White Album, The Who - Quadrophenia, Talking Heads - Remain In The Light, Velvet Underground - Loaded, Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St., Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus, they dropped their own new album as a Halloween special set, ect (leaving some out, but whatever, nobody is reading this far anyway). Cheers.
Yes, when it they "lowered it" is where the jam actually starts. All the wanking leading up the that is awesome but it's what a million other bands do, jamming on the actual theme of the song. The part where it changes is the true improv where the diverge from the tempo, melody, and theme of what they started from. These types of jams turn into crazy, amazing shit you never see any other bands do. They are just remixing and creating new songs on the fly and when it works there is nothing like it.
Living in Vegas you probably saw billboards around Halloween. They usually play at mgm Friday Saturday Sunday Halloween weekend. Amazing band been to over 20 shows and can’t wait to go to the next one. I’ve been to 6 of the 13 shows in MSG
Haha me and my boys are in the same boat as far as following the band around forever. I NEVER thought I would see Phish on a reaction channel but I more than appreciate it. And if you keep goin the Pandora’s box you just opened is endless. They are all amazing musicians and they have endless amazing songs to choose from ✌️❤️
Great reaction video. Phish is phenomenal.
My first introduction to phish was seeing Trey Anastasia open for Tom petty back in 2006 there were more people there to see him opening then there were for Tom petty. I’ve been hooked ever since.
This was a nice surprise, Phish was a favourite band of mine in my youth, kinda lost track of them later. Seeing them here is really coming out of nowhere and completely unexpected. If you like to here them in a studio album situation, I'd suggest "You enjoy myself" or "Divided Sky" from "Junta" - those songs are out of this world beautiful harmonically. Phish don't sing in a soul power kinda way, they are true storytellers! As an example of that listen to "Esther".
I miss this rig of mike gordons. The modulus and the non powered speaker setup is the best a bass can sound to my ears
OK, so you've probably had this said many times already, but to elaborate and explain a bit.
Phish fans know what the studio track sounds like already, they have the "good vocals" running in the background of their heads when these songs are being played live, so we don't mind so much and make allowances for vocal quality issues in live performances.
Obviously the live shows are awesome, and "you get it"...but maybe listening to the studio track first, followed by the live track...
EDIT: Maybe a track from the produced A Live One album rather than a random show.
I was 10 rows deep dead center for this one. Awesome experience. This goes into an absolutely brilliant version of their song “Free”. Mind boggling 1-2 combo. Also, no one listens to phish for the vocals ;)
4:40 It was 13 shows in a row, but over the course of about 3 weeks, broken up into groups, each of 4 or so nights. It was called the "Baker's Dozen," in August of 2017.
I appreciate you watching Phish. I've been following them around for years and they're addicting. Take care!
Love that you guys did a Phish reaction! Seeing them live and the energy is really what it’s all about. For a reaction video that holds your attention probably best to do something straight forward. First tube is a great song for that in my opinion
Phish does 3-4 hour shows with no opening act. Great light shows. Traveling fans usually bebopping and balloons everywhere. I have seen them do everything from Greatful Dead to Stevie Wonder to Pink Floyd. Try 2001 lol. Phenomenal improvisation. Seen them do the same song in 4 minute, 12 minute and 25 minute versions. There are no versions on TH-cam that are the same. None. ENJOY!! 😉
In 1995 Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead passed away. It left a void for a lot of us. My four years of college were filled with Phish shows. My last time hearing them play was their New Year's show 2000. Love them musically, but their voices/lyrics never touched my soul.
More Phish! Their vocals sound much better in studio (Naturally).
Excellent to see you guys finally take the leap. These dudes changed my life in 2003, and the rest is history. Hoping to catch them in a few months. Tour is going to rage.
This is why I love this channel. Friend of mine is a huge Phish head n had me react to them. My reaction/ review was identical to u guys reaction "Hire a vocalist"😂
My favorite part about Phish not being the strongest vocal band is that they ALL sing lol. They leaned into it obviously.
If your eyes are open during Phish, you're doing it wrong
Dave we’re all alone in this together
Dave’s new album dudes
Just stumbled upon
this, extremely articulate reaction. Loved the Tool comparison at the outro jam section. Well done fellas
Smooth jazz, what you talking about Willis? This is phawkin funky. Know you genre 🍄🐟🍄🎶🎵🌜🌊🐟🍄
Y'all not doing Royce and lupe👀?
When I first heard Phish, I hated that shat so much. But then a few friends took me to a show and I was hooked. Now my favorite non metal band.
Let Phish play more metal
I think they would dig "birds of a feather" a lot. Uptempo, groove, jammy but has structure spots. I dunno
I would recommend, for a first listen to Phish, the live version of You Enjoy Myself in 1995 (at the Boston Garden?). Their singing is best for me when it is more an offshoot/ integration with/ elaboration of the funk/jazz/jam-folk-rock instrumental sound. You Enjoy Myself personifies
this for me 😊
Trust me everyone is grooving to this. Dancing and having an awesome time! Glad you guy’s are diggin’ it!!!
Oh my God you did phish
Yessss I've been waiting for a phish reaction
Thanks for doing Phish! Love you guys. And speaking of Bluegrass...I just discovered the group Gangstagrass, and their songs Barnburning and Never go Home ...blew my mind. I would Love to see a reaction from you guys to this obscure group that has a crazy genre mix of Bluegrass and Rap
I really wish your guy had shared the video for the song "Free" from this show. For a band that can be difficult to digest, I think the "Free" video is a better introduction to Phish. But I'm glad that you guys appreciate the talent. The other guys have better vocal skills than the drummer, too 🤣. We still love him, and we love the little "flaws" that happen at the shows. They are masters of creating a vibe, building tension, keeping you on the edge of your seat and then finally hitting a peak and blowing your mind. Check out that "Free" live in Brooklyn. Or maybe your worlds of Rock and Hip Hop collide and you check out the video of Jay-Z joining them to play a couple of his tunes... Yes, it happened, and there is video.
The live in Brooklyn Free definitely would be a better choice, that got me into them
@@drewauberger7155, it's always a debate, "what should I play for my friend to get them into Phish?" lol. Free is my choice, and the Brooklyn version is played clean, it's got some cool "unexpected" moments and finishes strong. It's got a lot of Phish "things" without going full vacuum cleaner solo or YEM vocal jam 🤣
I used to see Phish as a bar band in my hometown of Burlington, Vermont at a place called Nectar's where they played on Sunday and Monday nights and they were fantastic and suddenly they got HUGE!
That’s really a cool story your sponsor told; I’m glad you included the little interview with him at the beginning. There are lots of happy Patreon members today, too. I’m with you on this though; started off pretty good and I didn’t really like anything that happened after the singing started.
Pro tip for Phish...be patient and wait.
The point of listening to phish music is to feel, for me. They build tension, make you uncomfortable even, to follow up with release and bliss. They carry on jokes and gags entirely to long to make you uncomfortable, make you laugh almost childlike…then hit you deep in your feels and make a grown man cry. It is all about feeling the music. The trick is to surrender to the flow! Thanks for getting into Phish, my favorite band. I check y’all’s channel out off and on over the last couple years. Cool to see y’all listen to The Phish, from Vermont.
lol.. they sound much better vocally in some songs guys haha.. one of the most interesting things you'll ever hear is the vocal jam at the end of YEM.. its different every time, and pretty wild.. smoke a doob and check it out sometime, you might get a new appreciation for what these guys are capable of vocally.. although i will admit that the vocals are not what one might wish they could be on many songs.. its all part of the package
I was in attendance. It was POURING during the better part of the first set.
I have a bunch a videos from this show uploaded on my other TH-cam profile.
Do Phish, "Funky Bitch". I promise you will LOVE IT!
I don't know where you guys at but can we get a review on the whole Royce da 5'9, Lupe, and Mickey Factz battle.
Phish is such a curious band...one could say "they are a studio band, vocals are better on the albums" but then "they are a live band, they do crazy jams like allman brothers"
100% a live band.
I don't know if somebody already commented about this but that Wawa sound was played by the guitar player and he recorded it on his looping pedal and then he would just loop it over and over and then play something else on the guitar and he could change the speed of it and the pitch and put it in reverse
I followed Phish through several states and a couple of countries and recognize the slow dancing... It was early and the Music=MDMA had yet to kick in.
Phish is amazing.
My daughter took me to my first live Phish show on Saturday. In the midst of the second song, "Halley's Comet", I told her "When the singing stops, hold on tight!"
Porcupine Tree "Arriving Somewhere". Don't think about it, just do it...please
Less talk more music 🎵🎶 and y'all gotta do live 🐟
Dudes! This isn't the sort of music you bang your head to, this is the kind of music you trip out to.
At around the 27:00 mark if you listen to Trey (guitarist) he’s play a reverse effect which is totally different. His tone is coming out backwards from what he’s actually played on the guitar.
You guys gottttta react to Dave's second album "We're all alone in this together" or atleast give it a listen, hard to believe he dropped an album as good if not better than Psychodrama. Wordplay, storytelling, flow all immaculate.
ayeeee royce and lupe dissin each other!! where y'all at!!! :))) we need a serious breakdown
I love phish.
Reba by phish is fantastic
Loved the Cherub Rock reaction on the Patreon!! More Smashing Pumpkins please!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼