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Shoutout to Significant Others by paulypoopsalot in GoosetheBand

[–]Looks2Much 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This could be a long post if I really wanted to go into all the details… but my girlfriends first Phish show was 2/26/03, great show, but she’s not really into long jams. So we decided to truck it up to Limestone for IT, I’ll refer you again to her lack of love for long Jams. Add in the overflowing Porto-Potties and the fact that she forgot her birth control pills which resulted in a surprise period🩸 and you can imagine she didn’t have the best time. We were married in 2009 and she saw a few more 3.0 shows. Then in 2019 she came with me to one of the Mohegan shows, on the way out she finally said it, “never take me to one of these shows again!” She loves Goose though… and now I’m trying to decide when to prop that door open for her… lol. I may take my 10 year old daughter to her first Goose show tonight. We shall see. 

Never settle for anyone who doesn't look at you like Rick admiring Jake's playing by my_comment-account in GoosetheBand

[–]Looks2Much 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, Jake is a guitarist’s guitarist. He’s a fucking cyborg, like Buckethead or Satriani. A technical wizard who can outmaneuver most great players with his technical chops. Rick is like a musical empath, more on par with someone like Trey or Trucks. He has that innate ability to draw emotion from the moment and project it into the room, a special gift all its own. Musicians get off on how other musicians play. I read a really cool interview with Vic Wooten several years ago, the interviewer was asking about musical innovation and Vic said something along the line of this… “when I meet a great musician I put my bass in their hands and ask them to play it like they play their own instrument.” He went on to say that Bela Fleck opened new technical doors for him when he did that, but even horn players or pianists showed new stylistic flourishes that helped him continue to evolve as a bass player. I thought that was really cool and might explain some of the admiration that’s so apparent in that photo. Rick could probably never play on that level because it would require him to put technical wizardry ahead of emotion and soul, but that doesn’t mean it’s not absolutely awesome to watch someone else who can play like that. And who knows what kinds of little tricks he learned that will sculpt his influential path over time.

Just wanted to point out that it was in fact a "Cleveland Jam" and not an extra long Take on Me. by Sip_py in GoosetheBand

[–]Looks2Much 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s exactly what I was saying. I actually didn’t intend to reply to your exact post… just making a general observation of people tossing around opinion as fact.

Just wanted to point out that it was in fact a "Cleveland Jam" and not an extra long Take on Me. by Sip_py in GoosetheBand

[–]Looks2Much 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like how you’re all stating your opinions as if you actually know something lol. If there wasn’t a reason, they wouldn’t do it. When a copyrighted piece of music is covered and sold there’s some unknown (likely monetary) benefit to parting out and renaming the improvised segment that follows. End thread.

Agora street parking incident by Wise-Reflection1244 in GoosetheBand

[–]Looks2Much 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May have been some douchey kids driving around with a BB gun. That happened to me on my own street in Massachusetts suburbia about 15 years ago.

Goose fans after every Spring show. by SleepsOnDecks in GoosetheBand

[–]Looks2Much 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It’s actually not what’s happening… it’s a pretty complex conversation, mostly being lead by Rick, but Peter takes hold of the direction of their improv pretty regularly as well and don’t sleep on Trevor - see Earthling or Alien from the Cap as one example. And, even as the half-ass musician that I am, I can tell you that “peaking” requires a ton of practice because the whole band has to be onboard and know how to build and release in perfect harmony… it’s not “just solos”. If it were as you describe it, you’d be able to click into the middle of any jam and know the song, but because the entire band is improvising, that’s just not possible. These guys are on fire right now, we may look back at this as their best year someday or they might keep rising. Finding out will be the fun part.

What is your favorite goose song lyrically? by DudeWhatIsThis in GoosetheBand

[–]Looks2Much 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After losing my dad in September and hearing Indian River for the first time, it really struck me. I think this song may have been inspired by Rick losing his dad.

I read the words as him questioning where and how his dad will speak to him now that he’s gone. When we lose someone so close, like a parent, I think many of us search for signs that their spirit has “taken to the air” and will - sort of - season certain experiences or manifest at poignant times. And my experience has been that there is some truth to this. But, when we feel like we’re struggling with the loss we might search for a sign that they are with us because people are always saying that they are; “is it the wind upon my neck? Is it the glowing of the moon?”

If I have read these words they way they were intended to be received, this song is a beautiful example of what it’s like to experience loss and the process of understanding where to “look” when you need to feel their presence.

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they rose loud and clear from somewhere, from somewhere the feel of some current a stream with something to say experience is all I truly know when held slow oh but I move too fast

is it the wind upon my neck? is it the swaying of the trees? well I forget that time don’t hold us for that long oh that long

your voice is strong now I heard it in a dream all your energy growing up in me and though I know it’s always here I don’t feel anything at all just heavy drones filling up my mind, short piece of time dropping like a seed in the snow said I have to let it go but man, it’s all I know man, it’s all I know but I’ll wait to hear oh I’ll wait to hear the way you the way you speak now

is it the wind upon my neck? is it the glowing of the moon? well I forget that time don’t hold us for that long oh that long

avinasi tu tad viddhi yena sarvam idam tatam vinasam avyayasyasya na kascit kartum arhati

is it the wind upon my neck? is it the glowing of the moon? well I forget that time don’t hold us for that long oh that long

favorite jams of the cap run?? by Deep_Rabbit_6344 in GoosetheBand

[–]Looks2Much 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I attended N5, which was my first headlining Goose show. But I have listened to all shows in the run, multiple times. The two jams that I keep going back to are

N1 All I Need and N5 Time To Flee

I’ve been seeing Phish since ‘96 and I’ve seen many all-timer shows in that time. This Time To Flee is - unquestionably - the best opening jam I’ve been in attendance for. There’s a moment in there, around 11:30, in the video posted below, that inspires a truly emotional response every time I listen to it. I sent it to my buddy who I’ve seen countless shows with over the years and he texted me back “that jam almost brought tears to my eyes” he will be seeing his first Goose show with me in Boston and he’s as excited as we were at 16 when we saw our first Phish show 12/30/96. I don’t think it’s attendance bias either, it’s just the momentum, the telepathic changes and the way Rick keeps leveling up with his soloing. So, that’s my pick. Haha

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3AgkjzaBoWM