I was at the Vegas shows right b4 Coventry. It was bad. It was obvious there was a problem. I was also going through the same problem. I'm glad we all made it.
This was my favorite jam at Coventry. I had a lot of fun at Coventry, despite the melancholy atmoshphere after the Phish performances. Thank god Trey recovered and we are blessed to have Phish as they are today! And now I get to share Phish with my kids (15 and 13). They love watching Phish Tuesday with us right now, and they will be going to the first show we can get tickets to after the pandemic.
@@BW-pr8qr Oh, no question! It was dark as hell leaving the field and heading back to the campgrounds too, IIRC. Lotta f-ed up fans out there in 2004, and not in a good way.
@@abaierdrums Definitely.. I remember those fans.. Phish shows are much more "family friendly" these days.. I was at Coventry too.. Way in the back, so other than the sloppy playing, I never realized how f-ed up Trey really was.
Never could bring myself to watch these until now. I’m young so I became a fan in HS, right around their reunion. I had always heard about these years but wow… so painful to watch. These jams are so dark. I’m so glad Trey recovered, for himself, his family, friends, and Phish.
I'm sitting here asking myself "why did I decide to finally watch this, I've avoided it for years for so many reasons" and it is very painful indeed....but he was able to bring himself back from a place that most people don't come back from....
Right there with ya man. I was like 17 when i went to Coventry. One of ny 1st phish experiences and it was so incredibly dark from the time we were stick in the traffic jam till we all left. I believe the 3rd day. But im so glad for this show because look what has become of this madness! ♥️👍
thank you Andrew Mija...by arresting Trey (resulting in him being sent to Drug Court), you saved him from impending death, if this video is any indication
Am I the only one who thinks this is pretty bad ass? I was there. It was a total train wreck. But I remember this being a high point musically of the weekend. I still think it holds up. Maybe I just like the dark experimental jamming? It really doesn't suck. I recall Trey saying just before they played this that they were gonna "Blow off some fucking steam". They sure did.
And from the ashes he arose victorious!! Hooray Trey! Hope for any "hopeless" dope addict. Wow. I feel so lucky to have been seeing them in their renaissance.
I try to pull myself together, but I feel it in my knees, and the room begins to spin. Fuck opiates. Glad for him and all people who are able to get them out of their life.
I made the long trek there and yes it was a lot of things, but what it wasn’t was not worth it. A lot has been said about this show. To be there and feel the emotion and connection that transpired that weekend told me all I ever needed to know about Phish. Connection, creativity, and gratitude define this band no matter the circumstance. An unforgettable experience. Greatest band ever, and this SOAM slaps.
@@Uni413 yup... so weird. Can’t fully blame Trey to be honest.. I mean, the fact is that we all put SO MUCH expectation on the band; I was somehow hoping for a Fluffhead encore.. And the fact that the fields we’re so fucked... And that we walked miles in, abandoning our cars on the highway! Sheesh . Weird karma
@@bhaktabilly4669 I celebrated my 30th birthday on that highway! Guys in front of us kept us fed, we kept them drunk. We got tractored in by a local I met in line getting gas before we were about to head home! "Park your car here and hop in" , what a saint
This slayed me when I was standing there...we just witnessed such awful playing and the Velvet Sea breakdown they launched into this and for a brief moment from the entire show for me the excellence of this band came thru. This was a magnificent version. Heavy.. dark..menacing...frightful....fucking incredible
Idc about the reputation of this show. They've played alot of stinkers in their careers and alot of questionable versions of songs. But this SOAM is my favorite version by far. I must have listened to it all the thru with concentration at least a dozen times now lol. Its fr got everything and the underlying darkness is perfectly suitable for a song like this one.💯🤘
The way his voice is quivering still, good god! The song is already desperate as it is, then add that in, yeesh. THEN add in his ope-ed out dark guitar madness... I've listened 5 times in the last 2 days (drive for work lots off time lol) and I agree with you man
I couldn’t imagine going to see your favorite band’s last show and being surrounded by junkies while the front man is tweaking out on stage. So sad. The jam is pretty fantastic with the context being what it was. I’d say this is my third favorite Melt jam after 4/21/93 and 12/31/99.
@darwinblinks bruh cmon this was rough for their own standards but it wasn't close to the fuckedupedness of the other 3 you mentioned. Doesn't belong in the same sentence at all.
Most of my phish shows were between 93-95....every one I saw was killer. Saw em again in 2000....wasn't the same band. Kinda gave up on em at that point. Still enjoyed the early records and some bootlegs tho. I remember when this show happened....was debating going, but didn't for whatever reason. Didn't hear the story about this gig til a few minutes ago....started listening with "Glide", which was a trainwreck. Have never heard Trey play that badly....led me to believe he was wasted out of his mind, but I think he was just emotional (yes, I know he was in the throes of opiate addiction at this point). But he seems to have cleared his fingers for this one. Playing's great. Yeah, it's kinda ramble jamble, but that's what these guys did during this era. Seeing comments about how bad this is is puzzling to me. Playing seems fine.
My personal 2nd favorite melt. 2004 had some nasty funk stuff. 99 and 2000 had some great stuff too. They definitely were playing a different kind of music at that point though.
I got out of being a hardcore head in 2000, so i missed this part of history. Cant believe the trey/drug rumors werent more prevalent after seeing this holy fuck what a mess. This jam is still dope though
15:00 i wish we could know what he was saying to fish. it looks like he said something like he wanted to rock out by the way fish seems to give him the look to go out there and get it @ 15:10, and also by the way the jam goes after that point
Alex Bieger Hell the whole thing is a mess. He's barely playing guitar, look at the 2 minute section of it. He's just hitting single strings at a time. I hate phish, but I still admire their ability, and this is heartbreaking.
This is a dark fucking video of Phish, they have some dark songs but live, if you ever wanted to go to a musically dark show this would have been it. my god.
From what ive read, they all had a sitdown and Trey told them that if the band didnt stop touring that he was basically going to die. Which i honestly believe he would have. Im so glad he got sober, and they are touring again.
Working class people do it for 40+ years w/o a year off. 50,60,70+ hrs/week. For a hella lot less $. The band toured, yes but with everyone getting days, weeks & months off down time to relax and recharge.
This is phenomenal! I started listening to Phish deep into 3.0 and always shied away from listening to Coventry stuff since it's kind of sad and a lot of what I've heard is Trey messing up songs, but this is ridiculously good.
God Coventry was such a disaster, and this started off horribly, but understandably at the time, but they got their later on. I have good memories and awful from this fest. Ditching my Jeep on the highway, hiking over 10 miles with whatever we could carry. Thank god we are where we are today, cause this was a fucking funeral
Yeah Coventry was played in theaters for those that couldn’t get to go. I left my Jeep on the highway and hiked in, so I made it there, but they wanted every fan to be able to see what was supposed to be the last phish show ever( thankfully it wasn’t, cause it was a funeral stuck in the mud of Vermont)
I split open and melted ( mud death rock med NDE ) Ty Virginia ❤ Last I remember was him handing me my water bottle And an open vial of breathe freshener Ofcourse you had no idea what was happening til I pieced It back to a puzzle 🧩
God damn is this hard to watch. Trey was such a trainwreck and they just sound terrible. I forgot just what a low point this was. Thank God Trey made it out
holy shit...I have stayed away from this for a reason..the jam doesnt even make up for the close up of trey at the 1 minute mark..to go from that to what he did this last tour is nothing short of amazing..funny I used to think the drugs made these guys better..although upon deeper reflection the drugs didnt help me much either...
as a 16 year old who's been listening to these guys since I was 3 I go to shows 100% sober and stay 100% sober. I believe that you can enjoy the music without the drugs. SO MANY people zoinked off their asses at the shows I've been to, and I never liked that. You'd think the fans would grow with the band, but evidently not.
I know what your saying. I was referring to being high and performing. Coventry is an example of Trey losing his professional abilities because he was so blasted. He wasn’t handling his drugs that night. Once he started getting into hard drugs in the late 90s Trey was pretty much incapacitated and I functional in his professional and personal life within 5-6 years Jerry was able to consume massive quantities of everything and still show up strong musically for most of his 30 year career. Just a certain knack he had. Those boys grew the Grateful Dead from a tradition of performing live while taking heavy drugs. I’m not glorifying any of it though and I couldn’t be happier about Treys recovery. I love that guy and it’s a beautiful thing
And I def wouldn’t say Jerry couldn’t handle shit. On any given night of brilliant performances from the mid 60s to the mid 90s he was on enough substances to flatten most humans into a weeping quivering fetal ball of worthlessness.
Chops Raintoieri unfortunately in a way JG was a “slave” to the heroin, cocaine for many years. I think he was in too deep, that brain chemistry was pretty wired for continued use. And I don’t think that he had the support. Trey “seems” to have had a better support network, legal obligations that helped. Drug court is rigorous, a fine program with accountability and understanding
wow.....I always heard this was a bad show but I had no idea. It's like a bad bar band imitation of phish. I always heard trey as a great guitar player now matter what but this is just awful. I lost interest in Phish around 2000, having first seen them in 92. Is the culmination of why? it's a good thing he got sober.
One of the best jams
I was at the Vegas shows right b4 Coventry. It was bad. It was obvious there was a problem. I was also going through the same problem. I'm glad we all made it.
This was my favorite jam at Coventry. I had a lot of fun at Coventry, despite the melancholy atmoshphere after the Phish performances. Thank god Trey recovered and we are blessed to have Phish as they are today! And now I get to share Phish with my kids (15 and 13). They love watching Phish Tuesday with us right now, and they will be going to the first show we can get tickets to after the pandemic.
That’s really nice
"Hey man. How are your allergy symptoms?" "Not good,man. I'm itching more than Trey at Coventry."
This is the darkest video on the internet.
Wonder if Kuroda kept it so dark so we couldn't see how f-ed up Trey was
@@BW-pr8qr Oh, no question! It was dark as hell leaving the field and heading back to the campgrounds too, IIRC. Lotta f-ed up fans out there in 2004, and not in a good way.
@@abaierdrums Definitely.. I remember those fans.. Phish shows are much more "family friendly" these days.. I was at Coventry too.. Way in the back, so other than the sloppy playing, I never realized how f-ed up Trey really was.
btw - my 15 year old is a drummer too! We will subscribe :-)
@@BW-pr8qr Amazing! Rock on!
Never could bring myself to watch these until now. I’m young so I became a fan in HS, right around their reunion. I had always heard about these years but wow… so painful to watch. These jams are so dark. I’m so glad Trey recovered, for himself, his family, friends, and Phish.
2003 and early summer 2004 have some of the best Phish jams ever. Nothing since has even come close.
Happened across this footage this morning.... man Trey, like a whole different person.. Proof sobriety works wonders.
This jam is a flower that grew out of a pot of dirt. Glad Trey and the band are still active and doing well.
That ending is transcendent though. Gorgeously dark.
The unconditional love and support at 15:03 , everyone needs a friend like Feesh
Yeah, definitely 😢
I'm sitting here asking myself "why did I decide to finally watch this, I've avoided it for years for so many reasons" and it is very painful indeed....but he was able to bring himself back from a place that most people don't come back from....
Right there with ya man. I was like 17 when i went to Coventry. One of ny 1st phish experiences and it was so incredibly dark from the time we were stick in the traffic jam till we all left. I believe the 3rd day. But im so glad for this show because look what has become of this madness! ♥️👍
Yep. That’s all i got.
thank you Andrew Mija...by arresting Trey (resulting in him being sent to Drug Court), you saved him from impending death, if this video is any indication
James Bowers my favorite musical memory of Coventry is this jam right here.
Am I the only one who thinks this is pretty bad ass? I was there. It was a total train wreck. But I remember this being a high point musically of the weekend. I still think it holds up. Maybe I just like the dark experimental jamming? It really doesn't suck. I recall Trey saying just before they played this that they were gonna "Blow off some fucking steam". They sure did.
yah, right after Trey broke down sobbing, then basically said eff it, lets blow off steam. and boy did they!
I remember this like it was yesterday. One of the most emotional jams I’ve ever seen.
Ya it rocks
Was there and yes, cathartic is what it was.
One of the few good (and I mean good) jams from coventry.
And from the ashes he arose victorious!! Hooray Trey! Hope for any "hopeless" dope addict. Wow. I feel so lucky to have been seeing them in their renaissance.
this is how this jam makes me
feel. around the 16 minute mark to the peak feels pretty triumphant
The lyrics and the emotion sync up appropriately here
I try to pull myself together, but I feel it in my knees, and the room begins to spin. Fuck opiates. Glad for him and all people who are able to get them out of their life.
This is uninspired beauty. It shows what once was beautiful and what will be again… thanks to Trey not dying.
I made the long trek there and yes it was a lot of things, but what it wasn’t was not worth it. A lot has been said about this show. To be there and feel the emotion and connection that transpired that weekend told me all I ever needed to know about Phish. Connection, creativity, and gratitude define this band no matter the circumstance. An unforgettable experience. Greatest band ever, and this SOAM slaps.
Greatest guitarist ever.
Man. After Glide and Trey's comments, we just stood there looking at each other and listening. We were in shock.
Jason Barbour Remember everyone walking out completely silent after Curtain? Literally thousands of people complete silent.
@@Uni413 yup... so weird.
Can’t fully blame Trey to be honest..
I mean, the fact is that we all put SO MUCH expectation on the band; I was somehow hoping for a Fluffhead encore..
And the fact that the fields we’re so fucked...
And that we walked miles in, abandoning our cars on the highway!
Sheesh . Weird karma
@@bhaktabilly4669 I celebrated my 30th birthday on that highway! Guys in front of us kept us fed, we kept them drunk. We got tractored in by a local I met in line getting gas before we were about to head home! "Park your car here and hop in" , what a saint
This slayed me when I was standing there...we just witnessed such awful playing and the Velvet Sea breakdown they launched into this and for a brief moment from the entire show for me the excellence of this band came thru. This was a magnificent version. Heavy.. dark..menacing...frightful....fucking incredible
Idc about the reputation of this show. They've played alot of stinkers in their careers and alot of questionable versions of songs. But this SOAM is my favorite version by far. I must have listened to it all the thru with concentration at least a dozen times now lol. Its fr got everything and the underlying darkness is perfectly suitable for a song like this one.💯🤘
The way his voice is quivering still, good god! The song is already desperate as it is, then add that in, yeesh. THEN add in his ope-ed out dark guitar madness... I've listened 5 times in the last 2 days (drive for work lots off time lol) and I agree with you man
Sick Melt...highlight of a very grim weekend.
Thank God he got clean. I forgot how bad he was, he's on the top of his game now.
I couldn’t imagine going to see your favorite band’s last show and being surrounded by junkies while the front man is tweaking out on stage. So sad. The jam is pretty fantastic with the context being what it was. I’d say this is my third favorite Melt jam after 4/21/93 and 12/31/99.
thank god trey got arrested
Can't think of a better melt. A dark song like this actually benefits from Trey’s pain and sloppy playing. Glad he's doing better.❤
From the crowd, this was the highlight of Coventry.
Everytime i watch this i feel dark inside. but something keeps me coming back. Glad trey is better
Blowing Off Some Fucking Steam 101
Starts horrible but that jam is actually very underrated
Dave Kuhn This jam is my favorite musical memory from Coventry. Hands down.
It's the musical highlight of the one of the 4 worst festivals in rock history (Woodstock 99 Altamont and Fire Festival)
@darwinblinks bruh cmon this was rough for their own standards but it wasn't close to the fuckedupedness of the other 3 you mentioned. Doesn't belong in the same sentence at all.
@@darwinblinks Bro. You don't know anything.
Every time I rematch this I get ptsd. Between how rocked trey is, and the mud who ate 2 pairs of great flip flops 😭
Most of my phish shows were between 93-95....every one I saw was killer. Saw em again in 2000....wasn't the same band. Kinda gave up on em at that point. Still enjoyed the early records and some bootlegs tho.
I remember when this show happened....was debating going, but didn't for whatever reason.
Didn't hear the story about this gig til a few minutes ago....started listening with "Glide", which was a trainwreck. Have never heard Trey play that badly....led me to believe he was wasted out of his mind, but I think he was just emotional (yes, I know he was in the throes of opiate addiction at this point).
But he seems to have cleared his fingers for this one. Playing's great. Yeah, it's kinda ramble jamble, but that's what these guys did during this era.
Seeing comments about how bad this is is puzzling to me. Playing seems fine.
My personal 2nd favorite melt. 2004 had some nasty funk stuff. 99 and 2000 had some great stuff too. They definitely were playing a different kind of music at that point though.
@@tombadil64 curious to know what your favorite was?
I don't know enough of their shows to have a favorite myself, although 7/24/93 is a standout.
@@davewestner Big Cypress melt for sure. The sand > quadrophonic toppling from that show is my all time. Both are must listens imo.
@@tombadil64 thanks man, checking it out now.....pretty wild. Interesting how that tune evolved over the years.
You need to go right to big cypress right now dude. Best Phish show of all time. 7 hours straight!!!!!
I got out of being a hardcore head in 2000, so i missed this part of history. Cant believe the trey/drug rumors werent more prevalent after seeing this holy fuck what a mess. This jam is still dope though
the crowds glowsticks helped turned the jam damn epic towards the end...
I remember this from the theater ..... One of the best things to come outta the oxy-hose oh yeah
Don’t worry Trey’s just doing his Phan impersonation here.
15:00 i wish we could know what he was saying to fish. it looks like he said something like he wanted to rock out by the way fish seems to give him the look to go out there and get it @ 15:10, and also by the way the jam goes after that point
That junkie itch striking at 1:19. That composed section was painful to watch.
This is such a sad thing to watch. Trey was a mess. Glad he got through it.
6:02 is scary as hell. That's tough to see. Trey could barely stand let alone play his songs.
Alex Bieger Hell the whole thing is a mess. He's barely playing guitar, look at the 2 minute section of it. He's just hitting single strings at a time. I hate phish, but I still admire their ability, and this is heartbreaking.
@@jamfanwp7551 “i hate phish” im just here watching a festival jam and feeling sorry for trey. ok scatterbrain
@@tw8454 right I never in my life sat thru a 30min video of a band I hated.
@@jamfanwp7551 I hope you have had bad luck since this comment.
This is a dark fucking video of Phish, they have some dark songs but live, if you ever wanted to go to a musically dark show this would have been it. my god.
In some really weird way this reminds me of led zeppelin no quarter Dallas Texas 1974 I think was the year . Or maybe just a flash back
Near tragical ending, right in front of your very eyes.
Holy shit this video is dark. So glad Trey got sober.
really really hard to watch was there i fell into the mud and never looked back till this month frfr
We haven’t had a melt like this since
Can't miss version
dang, I think they needed a break. 20 years is a long time to perform/tour without as much as even a year off.
+Aeimos took 2 yrs off after 00
Jake Koch Maybe they spent that time getting too involved in drugs?
Ryan McKinley He is a musician and it's in his genes. I don't think he'd of been happy sitting on the beach all day.
From what ive read, they all had a sitdown and Trey told them that if the band didnt stop touring that he was basically going to die. Which i honestly believe he would have. Im so glad he got sober, and they are touring again.
Working class people do it for 40+ years w/o a year off. 50,60,70+ hrs/week. For a hella lot less $. The band toured, yes but with everyone getting days, weeks & months off down time to relax and recharge.
this is actually a really good version
...thank you for posting...
This hurts so bad to watch, thank god he's sober.
This looks like it was filmed at a movie theater
This is phenomenal! I started listening to Phish deep into 3.0 and always shied away from listening to Coventry stuff since it's kind of sad and a lot of what I've heard is Trey messing up songs, but this is ridiculously good.
God Coventry was such a disaster, and this started off horribly, but understandably at the time, but they got their later on. I have good memories and awful from this fest. Ditching my Jeep on the highway, hiking over 10 miles with whatever we could carry. Thank god we are where we are today, cause this was a fucking funeral
The one good jam
Let's pretend that AC/DC bag didn't happen then
4:20 little life back into trey or just an interesting point
...4/4+4/4+4/4+9/8=SOAM...in a perfect world, at least...
Do yourself a favor and just skip to 4:22, trust me.
19:55 get it son
Black is the absence of light.
Where is all this footage from? they never released a coventry DVD did they?
Yeah Coventry was played in theaters for those that couldn’t get to go. I left my Jeep on the highway and hiked in, so I made it there, but they wanted every fan to be able to see what was supposed to be the last phish show ever( thankfully it wasn’t, cause it was a funeral stuck in the mud of Vermont)
I split open and melted
( mud death rock med NDE )
Ty Virginia ❤
Last I remember was him handing me my water bottle
And an open vial of breathe freshener
Ofcourse you had no idea what was happening til I pieced
It back to a puzzle 🧩
I’m putting Kleenex with Aloe in my will for anyone who was here or watched or living this
TREY is PELT BACK!!!!
how about that jam!!!!!!!
High
Jesus fucking Christ trey
Audio and video are off 4:00 in.... got goofed somewhere, it was fine at the beginning.
God damn is this hard to watch. Trey was such a trainwreck and they just sound terrible. I forgot just what a low point this was. Thank God Trey made it out
cant tell if he is crying or on drugs, either way its tear jerking
Sadly it was both. So heartbreaking! Makes their sobriety and re-formation so much sweeter!
Ironic title considering that this was an omen for what was to come...
The most poignant SOAM ever.
Right about 12:00 oughta do 'er.
Damn Trey is fucked up!
For one last time...they were Phish
Carini had an itchy face
God the beginning is terrible but the Jam is worth tv the wait
Was anyone else besides try dancing w my brownstone?
Nard Wiel I don't think so
No
holy shit...I have stayed away from this for a reason..the jam doesnt even make up for the close up of trey at the 1 minute mark..to go from that to what he did this last tour is nothing short of amazing..funny I used to think the drugs made these guys better..although upon deeper reflection the drugs didnt help me much either...
as a 16 year old who's been listening to these guys since I was 3 I go to shows 100% sober and stay 100% sober. I believe that you can enjoy the music without the drugs. SO MANY people zoinked off their asses at the shows I've been to, and I never liked that. You'd think the fans would grow with the band, but evidently not.
painful
Hard to watch still
Although he clearly tried, Trey simply could not handle his drugs like Jerry.
Wrong. Jerry didn't handle shit and died a total mess. Trey went to the edge and came back.
I know what your saying.
I was referring to being high and performing. Coventry is an example of Trey losing his professional abilities because he was so blasted. He wasn’t handling his drugs that night. Once he started getting into hard drugs in the late 90s Trey was pretty much incapacitated and I functional in his professional and personal life within 5-6 years
Jerry was able to consume massive quantities of everything and still show up strong musically for most of his 30 year career. Just a certain knack he had. Those boys grew the Grateful Dead from a tradition of performing live while taking heavy drugs.
I’m not glorifying any of it though and I couldn’t be happier about Treys recovery. I love that guy and it’s a beautiful thing
And I def wouldn’t say Jerry couldn’t handle shit. On any given night of brilliant performances from the mid 60s to the mid 90s he was on enough substances to flatten most humans into a weeping quivering fetal ball of worthlessness.
Listen to the Wharf Rat from Giants Stadium 95, then tell me if you still think Jerry can handle his dope.
Chops Raintoieri unfortunately in a way JG was a “slave” to the heroin, cocaine for many years. I think he was in too deep, that brain chemistry was pretty wired for continued use. And I don’t think that he had the support. Trey “seems” to have had a better support network, legal obligations that helped. Drug court is rigorous, a fine program with accountability and understanding
What's wrong with Trey?
A lot of emotion and a LOT of oxycontin.
whats the glide>trey sob story video that happened right before they went into this song.
Broken pinky toe..
Now I know what non-phish phans hear when I show them phish
This is a great jam, you're tripping.
phish at their worst and 3.0 cant even come close to this epicness
MAX you’re buggin
Idk that Ruby waves Alpine was a slapper
MAX Give The Charlotte show a listen from this year. Have Mercy opener, Jim second set opener. Straight Tweezerfest with 3 and a Reprise
Have you even listened to the bakers dozen, MAX?
Noob and Chomper dumb comment
wow.....I always heard this was a bad show but I had no idea. It's like a bad bar band imitation of phish. I always heard trey as a great guitar player now matter what but this is just awful. I lost interest in Phish around 2000, having first seen them in 92. Is the culmination of why? it's a good thing he got sober.
Did you stop listening at the 4 minute mark?
Oh, Christopher. You are a phony.
Other then Trey talking. Jams are great! Still like Troy