I'm so freaking glad you're doing Phish again! I subscribed 2 years ago when you first started checking the boys out and have been around ever since. THIS made me comment. THANK YOU for continuing checking Phish out and getting back to their amazing performances!
Great to see you doing this man- welcome back. The '98 Prague shows were my first time seeing and hearing Phish, pretty incredible introduction. I was backpacking in Europe and saw they were touring, so I jumped the train to Prague. I has heard of Phish, but had never heard a note of their music. My life was massively changed and I have been a Phishhead since those two days.
As a long time phish fan it was very refreshing to see you do those phish dinner and a movie live streams. The way you got so excited during those phish streams just made me love phish even more. I was sad to see all the controversy around the whole phish situation. I would always put #free guitargate in the dinner and a movie streams hoping you would come back. I’m glad to see you do a phish song again. We love you buddy! You always pick great bands and I really enjoy the videos.
I’m new and I’m not sure what the controversy was all about. Could someone please explain? Thank you. By the way I bought your guitar gate package and absolutely love it And love your channel. Thank you !
@@chrisorrell3066 From what I recall, Michael was live streaming the band's live streams, much to the chagrin of the band who made him take down the videos and stop. That didn't sit well with Michael and he stopped doing any Phish content.
@@harryhood24 Once the band authorizes another entity to record, distribute, & charge for the recording the company made (I don't recall if it was Nugs or LivePhish now but both are outside entities). The band no longer controls that specific material. Michael ran into a conflict over copywrite. It can be infuriating but I am sure the band themselves were not concerned about or maybe even knew about it
This is what I love about music. It battles all the negative; bitterness, depression, sadness. As angry as you were with this band two years ago, your joy in their music is palpable and you radiate joy, which is infectious.
Michael I’m so happy you’ve come back around to Phish. Your original Phish videos were what truly sent me down the Phish rabbit hole and made me fall in love with this band. I’m now a full blown phish addict and am going to see them at MSG for their postponed New Years run. Thank you so much for making this content and for gracefully burying the hatchet. If you make more Phish reaction videos, I’d love for you to do one on the 07.10.99 Chalk Dust Torture. Much love and appreciation, Michael ⭕️⭕️⭕️
That was amaze how you broke it down. This is my favorite video of yours. I’ve been listening to Phish since before that song was performed and you’ve pointed out things that I never noticed. You should get to a show this year. You got to be there to appreciate the fifth member of the band
I can tell you right now why page sounds so unique.. He's still in ACDC bag and the rest of the band is in Ghost.. They love to melt songs together.. This particular one works so well..
Bingo. My favorite part of jam band music, when one member teases the next song and each member slowly hops on 🔥 the next song begins and you don't even know when it really happened
Your expertise in understanding music is a true testament to you. I am beyond impressed with how well you understand Phish, more so music in general. Phenomenal Mike.
So true about Fishman, I've been following them since 92 and he's continuously been an absolute beast on every track he is the glue that keeps them together whether improvisational or structured pieces
What a mature and healthy way to start this video. As someone that is going through a lot of change and personal growth, I commend you. What a great video. This made my day. Thank you.
The cool thing about where you started is that they're starting this Ghost while segueing out of the previous song, which is called AC/DC Bag. So at the very beginning, they're still playing the previous song's chords, which are A-C-D-C-F-A-G. Since both are in A, it's an easy switch from the former to Ghost. You're dead-on right with the F# too...almost all Phish jams over minor chords feature dorian jamming.
Glad to see you doing Phish again. 45 year old musician here. Many, many, many influences over the years, across a wide spectrum of genres and sub genres. Seeing phish in 04, SPAC, NY, was probably the single most impressive display of musical prowess I’ve ever seen. I just remember leaving the show thinking ‘what’s the point… I will never be that good’. I’ve been playing since I was 13 and would like to think I know a fair amount, and that show still has me dumbfounded. Anyways, quick sidebar story time. Really happy to see you come back around to phish. Cheers-
My friend my friend… I found you while getting into Phish due to your reactions. That “public meltdown” was definitely upsetting to see, and I really miss those videos! I love your content but I always wished for more content from my favorite band. I am glad to see it back.
@@sawyerjames3243 he mentioned it in the video. Back a couple years ago he was doing Phish reactions and the band’s management kept giving copyright takedowns, so he posted an angry video removing all his Phish content saying he’ll never do Phish again
Wow I had to do a triple take at the title of this one!! Haven’t even watched yet but had to thank you for giving it another go! Can’t wait to watch my man!!
Your Phish videos helped me to understand and appreciate my favorite band even more than I could have on my own. I'm really pleased to see them back on your channel, at least for one day! Definitely hoping for more -- I love watching you watch Phish :)
Welcome back! I think yours were the first reaction videos I ever watched, two years ago, so early in the strange times of the pandemic. I was bummed when you swore off Phish but urged kindness from others who were being less forgiving, I remembered how you had just had yet another child as well (makes for intense emotional times, whether the new parents are aware of it or not). Look forward to seeing more, glad you're doing well.
I remember the car being stolen, the tree falling in the back yard, your baby being born. And the Phish live stream and the storm that followed. That was quite a start to 2020!
Boy, didn't expect to see this in my recommended. I was pretty critical of you back then after it all happened, as I was a big, big fan of the videos you did on Phish (the regular videos; I didn't know about the streams until after everything). I've always wished there was some way to still watch them, and probably once a month or so I've done a quick search to see if you would ever give Phish content another chance. Really, really glad to see that you are! I hope you keep it coming; I know I'll be watching, and I'd imagine most in the Phish community will at the very least give this a fair, new shot.
Damn you should have seen the fat grin I got upon seeing this title - love you and Phish! And having public melts over this band is normal, just hit a show or talk to the right fans lol, glad to see the boys back in rotation on your channel!
So one of the things about Phish that you point out is in this rendition of Ghost, Mike particularly stands out. I don’t know how deep into Phish you are, but their sound kind of morphs over the years and 97-98 are very important years for Mike. The bass/rhythm sound during these years is affectionately referred to as “Cow funk”. I would encourage you to check out Split Open and Melt from November 6, 1998 for what is in my humble opinion one of the best examples of cow funk. Also the SOAM jam has a really cool form where the boys flip the downbeat and the upbeat at the end of every fourth measure thereby jamming four measures on the downbeat and then four measures on the upbeat which makes for some really interesting, spacey, sometimes even dark and menacing sound spaces that they explore. Anywho, always interesting watching somebody else break Phish down. God bless!
25:41 mark is what makes Phish, Phish. No other group of musicians can patiently wait on the Muse like they do. This is one of the sweetest type 2 jams in their vast catalog
Despite whatever reasons you had for stopping doing Phish vids, I'm really happy to see you give it another shot. This Ghost jam in particular is quite wild so I'm looking forward to watching your breakdown!
@@timmytucker6902 streaming a phish benefit stream at the same time*. There wasn’t any issue s with his other phish content. Dude threw a tantrum and claimed “phish doesn’t care about music education”.
Woooo! Great to see you back on Phish. I'd love to see you break down 12/31/93 Harry Hood. The last 3 1/2 minutes is one of the craziest segments in guitar history.
One of the best rhythm sections of all time and criminally underrated. The way those 2 play together and even individually is unmatched and so stylistic, I can’t find it anywhere else.
I am happy that you came back to phish thanks Mike. You give the concepts that you need to understand Treys approach and it's way easier than trying to read a tab and think "oh this is mixolydian but he's really just playing pentatonic with X note". I can't think like that! I need you to do it for me. Thank you for posting Phish content again you rock dude!
Man, Michael. Thank you so much for this video. Phish has been, frankly, an absolute obsession of mine for the better part of 30 years. I had a whole damn page written as a comment and decided to erase it. All of the words I had written can be summed up so easily, so here goes…..Thank you. Thank you so very much. - A fellow Marylander
This is awesome and I remember that whole ordeal just like it was yesterday. The live chat during the show that night was a great time and it was an honest mistake how all of that went down. So glad to see you reacting to Phish again. Thank you!
When I saw "Guitar Teacher REACTS: Phish "Ghost" I thought I was seeing things. After everything that went down 2 years ago, I didn't think I'd see Phish back on this channel ever again. Lets hope that things go differently this time.
@@bambam1422 basically Phish management shut down all the Phish videos. Love the band seeing them for over 30 years 300+ shows. But since 2.0 the management absolutely sucks. Don't even get me going on the art. Management absolutely sucks.
@@johnfede7057 lol had to stop myself from down voting out of pure reaction to your reply. Yeah that is bogus af man. Esp in times like these when it seems music is one of the only pure things left in the world.
@@johnfede7057 I havent been engraved in the phish community for long at all. But I noticed 2 years ago so much of their shows were scrubbed from the internet and it just seems completely backwards for what phish and jam bands stand for man. Like jam bands are loved because of the sharing of each show. Idk man I was born after they were touring for a decade basically so I dont know shit
***For those commenting who do not understand TH-cam content***….it is HARD working with “copyrighted/fair & free use” videos. I do it all day, every day, for work (as well as uploading live concerts when I have them). It is a PAIN to navigate. Please do not criticize someone for not wanting to deal with hassle. It is up to the label, as well as the artist, to make those decisions. Love your videos, Mike❤️. Thank you for doing what you do. Simple as that
@@Guitargate that’s not what happened at all. You basically streamed shows put out for charity and you just drank beers and collected money doing so. Don’t act as if you were innocent, then you cried about it. Lame that you won’t just take responsibility for your actions.
Yes Dude! It is fun to enjoy Phish with you. Will be playing Prague 98' during my bike ride tomorrow morning! Listened to this show several times, always a good listen!
YESSSSSSSS!!!!! The P-Fish back on the channel. How did the algorithms not notify me until now?!?! So glad to see your re-entry into the pond!! Thank you for circling back! I hope we’ll see another!
You can say the boys still have some magical moments these days, but in my humble opinion, they were just on fire from 93-98. Peakin out in 95. I caught the Quadrophenia Halloween 95 show after seeing them about 6x before that; and that sent me over the edge. Thanks Michael for reminding us how killer these boys are.
Quadrophenia is one of the few Halloween Shows I've missed. And absolutely love The Who. Quad and Tommy are both definitely top 10 albums for me. Tommy probably top5. Saw White Album missed Quad the next freakin Halloween I missed. 🤦 Waiting For Columbus. Another top 10 all-time for me. Last one I was at was Chilling Thrilling Sounds. And not only did I have that album as a kid. Listened to it all the time. And remembered most of the album pretty well. I was blown away with that show more than most were. Haven't been to the last several. Don't tour anymore, pushing 50 years old. And I'm not really too hurt about it. Did suck missing Ziggy. And second biggest regret, not going to Utah after Vegas. I know musically it wasn't the greatest show. But Harpua>Dark Side>Harpua I would have lost my shit. Floyd was my favorite band and as many early shows as I did. I never got a full beginning to end Harpua. Until 3.0 SPAC Harpua>Kissed a Girl. My buddy happened to be looking at me when I heard the Oompaa start. And he said that is happiest I've ever seen you look. And I seriously think you jumped about 5 feet in the air. Biggest Phish regret while I'm babbling. Great Woods '94. Venue is about 20 minutes from my house. I had tickets, but my sister's Graduation Party was that night. And at that time, my family would have killed me for missing it. Of course that was the last Gamehenge. Like everyone else. I've been praying for one ever since. Nowadays my family expects it. Missed my biggest family reunion ever. Only time all my Canadian and all other wayward relatives were all together. Only person not there. I was on tour in '96.
@@johnfede7057 yeah right on brother. Funny when Quadrophenia started, most of the young crowd around me didn’t know what they were playing I’ll be 54 in June and my touring days have been gone since 04. Caught a few shows around Chicago since then but not many. BTW, what made 95 Halloween so special was not knowing that much about Gamehenge etc.. and the dose that night was intense, so hearing Divided and Harpua for the 1st time trippin balls was a very magical moment for me. Thanks for the reply and be well brother
@@deangoritz9625 I always seemed to miss Harpua by one show. Prime example summer '03 started at Alpine went to N.C. skipped Star Lake & Camden cause it's Camden. Stopped home in the Boston area. To recharge, shower grab some friends. Then head up Loring for I think IT. Of course the next show after I left tour Harpua. Then there was that Loring Encore woops. They finished at Oswego but wasn't complete. Just always seemed to miss it by a show or 2. Kinda funny I saw like 5 Forbin>Mocking with narrations. Which alot of people only one or two if any. But somehow always missed Harpua.
@@deangoritz9625 I'd say I'm semi-retired at this point. This summer Great Woods. Twenty minutes from home. Although it is probably a top 3 worst venue to see Phish. But I've gotten so many amazing shows there. Just the venue sucks. And Hartford which is like 2 hours away. But my last single touring brother lives South Springfield MA about hour 15 drive for me. And he's about 30-40 minutes away from Hartford. And only time we hang out these days is at shows. But that's it. Just local shows. Did my 1st Mexico this year because first time and was my last hurrah. Last place I've never seen them. My big show of the summer, technically fall. It's the week after Labor Day. Finally going to see the one I've never seen live. Always seem to miss them for some reason. Tenacious D up on Lake Winnipesaukee in NH.
When you say mike is circular and trey dives through it I agree. I picture it as mike and the band creating waves and trey knifing down the undulations as a surfer would shred a wave.
Thanks for turning me on to a bunch of musical acts I have known for years but never listened to until I started watching Rick Beato and you. I have noticed my musical repertoire has changed since watching you because you do a great job of explaining the nuances of the music in a way that doesn’t insult my intelligence!
So glad you're back to this. I watched Phishgate with regret many times haha. I enjoy your take on things and the musical insight. Your hands and feet are mangoes. You might be a genius anyway...
Mike ignore the hate. It's easy to get carried away when money is at stake and you have a family to feed. You're humility and ability to grow and evolve as a human under what I imagine are some immense pressures is an inspiration. Nothing but love my man 💪
Hey Michael! Awesome to see you back on some Phish. I love the way you’re articulating their style. I’ve never been able to do so myself, but great work man
Yes!!! So glad to see phish back in the repertoire for you…and way to kick it off with an absolute banger. Some of my favorite moments is the beginning of Trey’s solo. Octave pedal engaged (I think whammy actually dropped an octave) and some mighty tasty licks before the ultimate onslaught. Keep them coming!!
"The struggle of a lifetime, just not going for it right out of the gate"...Exactly! These guys are great at metering out where they want to go. Just adding little bits here and there, and before you know it, they're on to something else. :)
Great vid! I really enjoy the theory breakdown. You missed the start/stop jam at the end, though. Lol. They come back in after that hard stop. Also, go back and take in how juiced Trey is to hit that whammy pedal at 9:50 of the video itself to shift that pitch up! There's a reason LazyLightning zoomed in on his face! Absolute peak Trey!
"I love it when they give it to you like that".... he gets it I started watching you 2 years ago when you started doing phish, good to see you back stripping the boys down, very talented, also love ya umphreys vids....my two favorite bands, be easy
gordons musicianship is oftenly not appreciate other than "hes dropping bombs" really fun performance everyone grinning ear to ear and thats music :) i just love free flowing in moment music. analysis is spot on as usual and its not easy with all effects to get the science or theory out of it. Great video for phish fan to watch they would learn a lot👏You hear fishman like we do he is so good hes like a clock made by zappa lol. Band cant play like this without him. Thank you mike !!!🙏 People don't break down such improvisatory music you do it quite easily and this wasnt "broad strokes " smoking show. You great enthusiasm and passion for music
Just stumbled onto this looking to see if you'd happened to evaluate Tobias Forge and Ghost (the band's) music. Not sure if you're into them and metal in general (amazing band). BUT, glad to have seen this and your return to breaking down Phish's complex compositions. Great video! Thanks for these, really enjoy your enthusiasm in the analyses.
So glad you’re doing Phish, I first noticed you when you did the phish song 2 years ago but couldn’t get that into you while you were boycotting phish. Glad to be back on the train.
I remember that well Mike. I recall responding. As L.L. probably told you, it's not the band, the band authorizes Nugs & others to record, stream, broadcast & charge for that content. Many many dedicated pholks have had to contend with it. I am happy to see you put that experience behind you. Rock on bro. Thanx
NO WAY!!! YES!
For you my friend :)
This Ryan Storm kid is taking over the scene... next generation appears to be in good hands.
@@Guitargate Killer! So Glad These Are Back!
YES WAY!!! NO! :)
@@kevinhart8339 what’s the backstory on Ryan Storm? Thanks for this, kid
Cannot tell you how happy I am to see phish back on this channel. Live and let live!
Correct!
You enjoy his self, we all do lol
Yes! I said, "PHISH with Mike again!? Say no more! LIKED!"
@@Guitargate hey buddy what’s the proper protocol to submit a Teacher Reacts request? I can’t get enough of your videos! Thanks, brother!
SO HAPPY to see Phish back in the title! Welcome back to the dark side!
I'm so freaking glad you're doing Phish again! I subscribed 2 years ago when you first started checking the boys out and have been around ever since. THIS made me comment. THANK YOU for continuing checking Phish out and getting back to their amazing performances!
Thx!!
Great to see you doing this man- welcome back. The '98 Prague shows were my first time seeing and hearing Phish, pretty incredible introduction. I was backpacking in Europe and saw they were touring, so I jumped the train to Prague. I has heard of Phish, but had never heard a note of their music. My life was massively changed and I have been a Phishhead since those two days.
As a long time phish fan it was very refreshing to see you do those phish dinner and a movie live streams. The way you got so excited during those phish streams just made me love phish even more. I was sad to see all the controversy around the whole phish situation. I would always put #free guitargate in the dinner and a movie streams hoping you would come back. I’m glad to see you do a phish song again. We love you buddy! You always pick great bands and I really enjoy the videos.
Thank you my friend!
Agreed.
I’m new and I’m not sure what the controversy was all about. Could someone please explain? Thank you. By the way I bought your guitar gate package and absolutely love it And love your channel. Thank you !
@@chrisorrell3066 From what I recall, Michael was live streaming the band's live streams, much to the chagrin of the band who made him take down the videos and stop. That didn't sit well with Michael and he stopped doing any Phish content.
@@harryhood24 Once the band authorizes another entity to record, distribute, & charge for the recording the company made (I don't recall if it was Nugs or LivePhish now but both are outside entities). The band no longer controls that specific material. Michael ran into a conflict over copywrite. It can be infuriating but I am sure the band themselves were not concerned about or maybe even knew about it
I’ve been praying for this day to come! You’re a diamond in the rough Michael, cheers!
I appreciate that!
This is what I love about music. It battles all the negative; bitterness, depression, sadness. As angry as you were with this band two years ago, your joy in their music is palpable and you radiate joy, which is infectious.
There you go!! Exactly. Thx my friend
Never thought I'd see the day.
Michael I’m so happy you’ve come back around to Phish. Your original Phish videos were what truly sent me down the Phish rabbit hole and made me fall in love with this band. I’m now a full blown phish addict and am going to see them at MSG for their postponed New Years run. Thank you so much for making this content and for gracefully burying the hatchet. If you make more Phish reaction videos, I’d love for you to do one on the 07.10.99 Chalk Dust Torture. Much love and appreciation, Michael ⭕️⭕️⭕️
That was amaze how you broke it down. This is my favorite video of yours. I’ve been listening to Phish since before that song was performed and you’ve pointed out things that I never noticed. You should get to a show this year. You got to be there to appreciate the fifth member of the band
I can tell you right now why page sounds so unique..
He's still in ACDC bag and the rest of the band is in Ghost.. They love to melt songs together.. This particular one works so well..
Bingo. My favorite part of jam band music, when one member teases the next song and each member slowly hops on 🔥 the next song begins and you don't even know when it really happened
This
This is 100% correct. I thought it was just me for forever.
So excited to see Phish back in here, those Phish videos are what turned me on to this channel! Cheers!
Your expertise in understanding music is a true testament to you. I am beyond impressed with how well you understand Phish, more so music in general. Phenomenal Mike.
So happy to see Phish back on your channel. You are so incredible at breaking down songs. Love it!
So true about Fishman, I've been following them since 92 and he's continuously been an absolute beast on every track he is the glue that keeps them together whether improvisational or structured pieces
What a mature and healthy way to start this video. As someone that is going through a lot of change and personal growth, I commend you. What a great video. This made my day. Thank you.
The old Phish videos are how I found this amazing channel, so seeing this pop into my feed makes me very happy.
The cool thing about where you started is that they're starting this Ghost while segueing out of the previous song, which is called AC/DC Bag. So at the very beginning, they're still playing the previous song's chords, which are A-C-D-C-F-A-G. Since both are in A, it's an easy switch from the former to Ghost. You're dead-on right with the F# too...almost all Phish jams over minor chords feature dorian jamming.
Right on! Makes sense.
That Trey, such a trickster.
Came here to say this.
Lol. My guitar teacher,” yeah this is Dorian too.” Every week. Lol
Trey uses Mixolydian a lot.
Brother, you picked a great version of Ghost. The Prague Ghost is legendary.
Thank you for covering this! 🙏
Yes yes!! This makes me so happy. Glad they are back!
Glad to see you doing Phish again. 45 year old musician here. Many, many, many influences over the years, across a wide spectrum of genres and sub genres. Seeing phish in 04, SPAC, NY, was probably the single most impressive display of musical prowess I’ve ever seen. I just remember leaving the show thinking ‘what’s the point… I will never be that good’. I’ve been playing since I was 13 and would like to think I know a fair amount, and that show still has me dumbfounded. Anyways, quick sidebar story time. Really happy to see you come back around to phish. Cheers-
SPAC ‘04 is some alien communication next level type shit.
Super happy you're doing Phish again! Thanks for reconsidering. Love the vids!
My friend my friend… I found you while getting into Phish due to your reactions. That “public meltdown” was definitely upsetting to see, and I really miss those videos! I love your content but I always wished for more content from my favorite band. I am glad to see it back.
Thanks, Brett. Much appreciated!
Couldn’t have put it better Brett. Thanks Michael Phish is a huge part of my musical history.
What public meltdown r u referring g to?
@@sawyerjames3243 he mentioned it in the video. Back a couple years ago he was doing Phish reactions and the band’s management kept giving copyright takedowns, so he posted an angry video removing all his Phish content saying he’ll never do Phish again
Wow I had to do a triple take at the title of this one!! Haven’t even watched yet but had to thank you for giving it another go! Can’t wait to watch my man!!
Your Phish videos helped me to understand and appreciate my favorite band even more than I could have on my own. I'm really pleased to see them back on your channel, at least for one day! Definitely hoping for more -- I love watching you watch Phish :)
Absolutely pumped to have Phish back. No man is perfect and all we can do is grow and learn. Thank you…”check republic!” Lol. Had me in tears!
Welcome back! I think yours were the first reaction videos I ever watched, two years ago, so early in the strange times of the pandemic. I was bummed when you swore off Phish but urged kindness from others who were being less forgiving, I remembered how you had just had yet another child as well (makes for intense emotional times, whether the new parents are aware of it or not). Look forward to seeing more, glad you're doing well.
I remember the car being stolen, the tree falling in the back yard, your baby being born. And the Phish live stream and the storm that followed. That was quite a start to 2020!
Boy, didn't expect to see this in my recommended. I was pretty critical of you back then after it all happened, as I was a big, big fan of the videos you did on Phish (the regular videos; I didn't know about the streams until after everything). I've always wished there was some way to still watch them, and probably once a month or so I've done a quick search to see if you would ever give Phish content another chance.
Really, really glad to see that you are! I hope you keep it coming; I know I'll be watching, and I'd imagine most in the Phish community will at the very least give this a fair, new shot.
Glad to see you "Back". Hope to see more! Thanks for the post. Honestly, this is much appreciated! Hope the kids and family are doing good!
Pure joy to watch this one. Thanks for bringing back phish and I’m now following on Peleton! #SoberOwen 👊🏽
Definitely a Phish jam that you can enjoy sober as well.
Damn you should have seen the fat grin I got upon seeing this title - love you and Phish! And having public melts over this band is normal, just hit a show or talk to the right fans lol, glad to see the boys back in rotation on your channel!
So happy when I saw this on my subscriptions page today. Hope to see more :D
So one of the things about Phish that you point out is in this rendition of Ghost, Mike particularly stands out. I don’t know how deep into Phish you are, but their sound kind of morphs over the years and 97-98 are very important years for Mike. The bass/rhythm sound during these years is affectionately referred to as “Cow funk”. I would encourage you to check out Split Open and Melt from November 6, 1998 for what is in my humble opinion one of the best examples of cow funk. Also the SOAM jam has a really cool form where the boys flip the downbeat and the upbeat at the end of every fourth measure thereby jamming four measures on the downbeat and then four measures on the upbeat which makes for some really interesting, spacey, sometimes even dark and menacing sound spaces that they explore. Anywho, always interesting watching somebody else break Phish down. God bless!
YESSSS!!!!!! The Prague Ghost!!! Strap in everyone, it’s gonna get wild….
25:41 mark is what makes Phish, Phish. No other group of musicians can patiently wait on the Muse like they do. This is one of the sweetest type 2 jams in their vast catalog
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! It’s about time. Love your comments on my favorite band. More please!
Despite whatever reasons you had for stopping doing Phish vids, I'm really happy to see you give it another shot. This Ghost jam in particular is quite wild so I'm looking forward to watching your breakdown!
Copyright strikes
@@timmytucker6902 streaming a phish benefit stream at the same time*. There wasn’t any issue s with his other phish content. Dude threw a tantrum and claimed “phish doesn’t care about music education”.
This dude was a huge cry baby because he basically stole money from a charity
@@fretgod321 aaaaaahhhh yes forgot that's how it went down.
Love the visual idea of Mike's circle and Trey diving through the middle. Great video and commentary
Yes!! Thanks for bringing Phish back into the mix. Hope to see more phish breakdowns soon!
Woooo! Great to see you back on Phish.
I'd love to see you break down 12/31/93 Harry Hood. The last 3 1/2 minutes is one of the craziest segments in guitar history.
Happy to see you back. I hope you can continue. I’ve been seeing more reactions so maybe they’ve learned.
So happy to see you break down a Phish jam again
One of the best rhythm sections of all time and criminally underrated. The way those 2 play together and even individually is unmatched and so stylistic, I can’t find it anywhere else.
I am happy that you came back to phish thanks Mike. You give the concepts that you need to understand Treys approach and it's way easier than trying to read a tab and think "oh this is mixolydian but he's really just playing pentatonic with X note". I can't think like that! I need you to do it for me.
Thank you for posting Phish content again you rock dude!
My absolute favorite version of Ghost! Michael it’s redemption time! Bravo good sir!
Man, Michael. Thank you so much for this video. Phish has been, frankly, an absolute obsession of mine for the better part of 30 years. I had a whole damn page written as a comment and decided to erase it. All of the words I had written can be summed up so easily, so here goes…..Thank you. Thank you so very much.
- A fellow Marylander
Holy cow man I feel ya. A two year old boy is crazy. Animal more than human. I’m right there with ya. Congrats on 4 kids, and appreciate your videos!!
great video! Helped me appreciate this classic performance even more!
This is awesome and I remember that whole ordeal just like it was yesterday. The live chat during the show that night was a great time and it was an honest mistake how all of that went down. So glad to see you reacting to Phish again. Thank you!
When I saw "Guitar Teacher REACTS: Phish "Ghost" I thought I was seeing things. After everything that went down 2 years ago, I didn't think I'd see Phish back on this channel ever again. Lets hope that things go differently this time.
...I'm in the dark here. What happened 2 yrs ago?
@@bambam1422 basically Phish management shut down all the Phish videos. Love the band seeing them for over 30 years 300+ shows. But since 2.0 the management absolutely sucks. Don't even get me going on the art. Management absolutely sucks.
@@johnfede7057 lol had to stop myself from down voting out of pure reaction to your reply. Yeah that is bogus af man. Esp in times like these when it seems music is one of the only pure things left in the world.
@@johnfede7057 I havent been engraved in the phish community for long at all. But I noticed 2 years ago so much of their shows were scrubbed from the internet and it just seems completely backwards for what phish and jam bands stand for man. Like jam bands are loved because of the sharing of each show. Idk man I was born after they were touring for a decade basically so I dont know shit
@@johnfede7057 it was more than that. His video got in trouble because he was taking donations using phish content.
I'm glad you finally got back into the waters with this one. Love your reaction/breakdown vids!
***For those commenting who do not understand TH-cam content***….it is HARD working with “copyrighted/fair & free use” videos. I do it all day, every day, for work (as well as uploading live concerts when I have them). It is a PAIN to navigate.
Please do not criticize someone for not wanting to deal with hassle. It is up to the label, as well as the artist, to make those decisions.
Love your videos, Mike❤️. Thank you for doing what you do. Simple as that
Thank you Chris! It’s the Wild West, as you know!
@@Guitargate that’s not what happened at all. You basically streamed shows put out for charity and you just drank beers and collected money doing so. Don’t act as if you were innocent, then you cried about it. Lame that you won’t just take responsibility for your actions.
Yes Dude! It is fun to enjoy Phish with you. Will be playing Prague 98' during my bike ride tomorrow morning! Listened to this show several times, always a good listen!
So happy to see you back doing this song much respect.
YESSSSSSSS!!!!! The P-Fish back on the channel. How did the algorithms not notify me until now?!?! So glad to see your re-entry into the pond!!
Thank you for circling back! I hope we’ll see another!
You can say the boys still have some magical moments these days, but in my humble opinion, they were just on fire from 93-98. Peakin out in 95. I caught the Quadrophenia Halloween 95 show after seeing them about 6x before that; and that sent me over the edge. Thanks Michael for reminding us how killer these boys are.
Quadrophenia is one of the few Halloween Shows I've missed. And absolutely love The Who. Quad and Tommy are both definitely top 10 albums for me. Tommy probably top5. Saw White Album missed Quad the next freakin Halloween I missed. 🤦 Waiting For Columbus. Another top 10 all-time for me. Last one I was at was Chilling Thrilling Sounds. And not only did I have that album as a kid. Listened to it all the time. And remembered most of the album pretty well. I was blown away with that show more than most were. Haven't been to the last several. Don't tour anymore, pushing 50 years old. And I'm not really too hurt about it. Did suck missing Ziggy. And second biggest regret, not going to Utah after Vegas. I know musically it wasn't the greatest show. But Harpua>Dark Side>Harpua I would have lost my shit. Floyd was my favorite band and as many early shows as I did. I never got a full beginning to end Harpua. Until 3.0 SPAC Harpua>Kissed a Girl. My buddy happened to be looking at me when I heard the Oompaa start. And he said that is happiest I've ever seen you look. And I seriously think you jumped about 5 feet in the air. Biggest Phish regret while I'm babbling. Great Woods '94. Venue is about 20 minutes from my house. I had tickets, but my sister's Graduation Party was that night. And at that time, my family would have killed me for missing it. Of course that was the last Gamehenge. Like everyone else. I've been praying for one ever since. Nowadays my family expects it. Missed my biggest family reunion ever. Only time all my Canadian and all other wayward relatives were all together. Only person not there. I was on tour in '96.
@@johnfede7057 yeah right on brother. Funny when Quadrophenia started, most of the young crowd around me didn’t know what they were playing I’ll be 54 in June and my touring days have been gone since 04. Caught a few shows around Chicago since then but not many. BTW, what made 95 Halloween so special was not knowing that much about Gamehenge etc.. and the dose that night was intense, so hearing Divided and Harpua for the 1st time trippin balls was a very magical moment for me. Thanks for the reply and be well brother
@@deangoritz9625 I always seemed to miss Harpua by one show. Prime example summer '03 started at Alpine went to N.C. skipped Star Lake & Camden cause it's Camden. Stopped home in the Boston area. To recharge, shower grab some friends. Then head up Loring for I think IT. Of course the next show after I left tour Harpua. Then there was that Loring Encore woops. They finished at Oswego but wasn't complete. Just always seemed to miss it by a show or 2. Kinda funny I saw like 5 Forbin>Mocking with narrations. Which alot of people only one or two if any. But somehow always missed Harpua.
@@deangoritz9625 I'd say I'm semi-retired at this point. This summer Great Woods. Twenty minutes from home. Although it is probably a top 3 worst venue to see Phish. But I've gotten so many amazing shows there. Just the venue sucks. And Hartford which is like 2 hours away. But my last single touring brother lives South Springfield MA about hour 15 drive for me. And he's about 30-40 minutes away from Hartford. And only time we hang out these days is at shows. But that's it. Just local shows. Did my 1st Mexico this year because first time and was my last hurrah. Last place I've never seen them. My big show of the summer, technically fall. It's the week after Labor Day. Finally going to see the one I've never seen live. Always seem to miss them for some reason. Tenacious D up on Lake Winnipesaukee in NH.
When you say mike is circular and trey dives through it I agree. I picture it as mike and the band creating waves and trey knifing down the undulations as a surfer would shred a wave.
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YES!! Followed the whole journey. So appreciative to get your mind back on Phish for 40 minutes, it’s so fun to see.
PHREAK YES! Thank you Michael. Soooo Grateful!
Proud of you, man. Takes a lot to jump back on this train. Thanks. Totally made my day!
I see what you did there
Good to have you back! Very much enjoy the technical breakdown you bring.
So glad you broke the seal & brought Phish back. It was a huge bummer when u stopped. I look forward to more. There's so much!
Thanks for turning me on to a bunch of musical acts I have known for years but never listened to until I started watching Rick Beato and you. I have noticed my musical repertoire has changed since watching you because you do a great job of explaining the nuances of the music in a way that doesn’t insult my intelligence!
So glad you're back to this. I watched Phishgate with regret many times haha. I enjoy your take on things and the musical insight. Your hands and feet are mangoes. You might be a genius anyway...
Breaking down Phish once again!!! Nice!
BOOM :)
Mike ignore the hate. It's easy to get carried away when money is at stake and you have a family to feed. You're humility and ability to grow and evolve as a human under what I imagine are some immense pressures is an inspiration. Nothing but love my man 💪
Very cool to see you doing phish again!! Yay!
Phish back in the house!!! Good on ya for extending the olive branch!
Hey Michael! Awesome to see you back on some Phish. I love the way you’re articulating their style. I’ve never been able to do so myself, but great work man
Yes!!! So glad to see phish back in the repertoire for you…and way to kick it off with an absolute banger. Some of my favorite moments is the beginning of Trey’s solo. Octave pedal engaged (I think whammy actually dropped an octave) and some mighty tasty licks before the ultimate onslaught. Keep them coming!!
page is still playing the chords from the previous song ACDC bag. the beginning of the video is basically a transition before they are in Ghost.
Second time watching was as fun as the first! Thanks again for doing Phish again! Enjoy your breakdowns more than anyone else of their stuff.
"The struggle of a lifetime, just not going for it right out of the gate"...Exactly! These guys are great at metering out where they want to go. Just adding little bits here and there, and before you know it, they're on to something else. :)
Masters of musical edging.
Absolutely the most resonating observation from this react video!
You picked such an amazing performance!!! So happy to see you doing Phish content again!
Nice! Glad you’re back onto phish!
by the way man… This isn’t even Machine gun Trey. This is after he had learned more restraint. 94 is what you really want to check for machine gun
92-93 was absolutely bananas
92-94 was the peak. and he wasn't just fast, he was tasty too. melodically, rhythmically, and tonally unique.. AND fast af.
Yeah 91/92-94/95 are def the machine gun years, I think the most solid mold of both machine gun and true melodic and harmonic decisions are 93/94
Great vid! I really enjoy the theory breakdown. You missed the start/stop jam at the end, though. Lol. They come back in after that hard stop. Also, go back and take in how juiced Trey is to hit that whammy pedal at 9:50 of the video itself to shift that pitch up! There's a reason LazyLightning zoomed in on his face! Absolute
peak Trey!
Welcome back fellla…love and respect to you and yours
You too my friend.
Glad to see you doing these again, brother! Welcome back
For an incredible dose of Phish, check out the Maya Riviera jams Part 2 from February...I have never heard a live mix so crisp and punchy. Me likey.
They will be in your neck of the woods this summer! Hope to see you at Merriweather! Glad you come back! So great to see your excitement again!
Welcome back. Phish is a cooperate machine, and it is what it is. Best not fight it, and just try to enjoy it, and you really seemed to. Love it.
Appreciate you Michael. 🙏🏻
So happy you decided to do this! giddy with joy. lessss gooo
Idk what ever could’ve happened, but we’re so glad glad glad that you’ve arrived and we want you to be happy ❤️⭕️
This particular Ghost jam has been on my TH-cam favorites for years
"I love it when they give it to you like that"....
he gets it
I started watching you 2 years ago when you started doing phish, good to see you back stripping the boys down, very talented, also love ya umphreys vids....my two favorite bands, be easy
gordons musicianship is oftenly not appreciate other than "hes dropping bombs" really fun performance everyone grinning ear to ear and thats music :) i just love free flowing in moment music. analysis is spot on as usual and its not easy with all effects to get the science or theory out of it. Great video for phish fan to watch they would learn a lot👏You hear fishman like we do he is so good hes like a clock made by zappa lol. Band cant play like this without him. Thank you mike !!!🙏 People don't break down such improvisatory music you do it quite easily and this wasnt "broad strokes " smoking show. You great enthusiasm and passion for music
did not expect this, thank you! and the lazy lightning shoutout
Proud of you. Cheers to growth!
Thx :)
Just stumbled onto this looking to see if you'd happened to evaluate Tobias Forge and Ghost (the band's) music. Not sure if you're into them and metal in general (amazing band). BUT, glad to have seen this and your return to breaking down Phish's complex compositions. Great video! Thanks for these, really enjoy your enthusiasm in the analyses.
Way to get on that horse again MP... Cheers community!
Thx Vandy!
This just upped my excitement for MSG in a couple weeks by a hundred fold. Thanks for this, Michael!
So glad you’re doing Phish, I first noticed you when you did the phish song 2 years ago but couldn’t get that into you while you were boycotting phish. Glad to be back on the train.
I remember that well Mike. I recall responding. As L.L. probably told you, it's not the band, the band authorizes Nugs & others to record, stream, broadcast & charge for that content. Many many dedicated pholks have had to contend with it. I am happy to see you put that experience behind you. Rock on bro. Thanx
First! I saw Phish and immediately clicked. Also, in the beginning he's teasing ACDC bag
Love you and your family brother. We're all human. Stay blessed.
Glad to see you back on the train brotha.
I saw my first show in 1996. They look so young in 1998. Time is something else, man.