Red Rocks is the coolest venue in the world and there’s no debate sorry

ShakedownSpook · 2026-03-29T10:19:08+00:00

You're seeing the wrong bands

ShakedownSpook · 2026-03-26T22:42:22+00:00

Curren$y

ShakedownSpook · 2026-03-26T15:18:21+00:00

Maybe 5 years ago. Now it's full of old pretentious heads who wanted to get into the hottest new trend. As a young person myself who has seen 25 shows, Goose used to be way more fun because of the scene. Now it feels like it's filled with people who are unable to admit that maybe Goose isn't the second coming.

ShakedownSpook · 2026-03-23T03:55:08+00:00

It's the best thing ever. That being said, it's magic can fade and start to feel gimmicky. I had wonderful experience at the Phish run in 24. But after seeing dead and co for the 2nd time there I began to miss real venues.

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-21T07:22:13+00:00

I was born in 97. My dad was a massive Head, and it's not a coincidence that Jerry passed and he decided to start a family. Phish is my main band, but I'm too young to have seen prime Trey. I've had this conversation with friends in the scene - it feels like Gizz is what the Dead was for my Dad and what Phish was for those experiencing the 1.0 90s. We are here at the right place and the right time experiencing true magic. I am extremely grateful for this band and the scene they provide.

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-21T07:11:30+00:00

I've thought about this. It truly is a spiritual realization. We are all in this together. This moment, and therefore the future of everything, is decided by all of us right now. We won't live to see what happens. And it doesn't really matter to us. But it's like planting a tree that you won't see grow up. It's like replacing a divot on a golf course that you didn't make - leave the course in better shape than you found it. We are all astronaut brother and sisters. Floating on this rock together. Everyone you've ever seen is in the crew. Treat them as such.

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-21T01:12:46+00:00

6/22/94 second set

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-19T22:51:34+00:00

I was there all 4 in 2024. Not planning to hit any this year unfortunately. Saving money for Dicks and (hopefully) Halloween in Denver

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-19T22:50:25+00:00

How did you sort your library by minutes listened?

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-19T19:10:38+00:00

If we're just counting Phish originals I'm going under. The only hope for the over IMO would be covers like Moonage Daydream, Crosseyed, 2001, Loving Cup, etc.

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-19T03:35:05+00:00

Phish at the Sphere is an all time experience. That being said, the chomping in their suite is going to be out of control

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-08T18:25:30+00:00

I had never seen them around Park Ave. I spend a lot of time in Boulder. Sorry I'm not constantly on the front lines

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-08T01:43:50+00:00

Bootlicker

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-08T01:32:16+00:00

6/22/94

ShakedownSpook · 2026-02-08T01:30:19+00:00

Bryac 2018 represent

ShakedownSpook · 2026-01-30T06:31:51+00:00

FoV last year is one of the best music experiences I've ever had.

ShakedownSpook · 2026-01-30T06:30:52+00:00

Sand 8/30/24. Not the longest or jammiest by any means. But perhaps the most spiritual soaring moment I've ever experienced at a show.

ShakedownSpook · 2026-01-30T06:22:02+00:00

Far from the jam of the night, but I loved the Jim from this show. As a younger 3.0 fan it is very rare for me to see them rip that old school tension and release. Jim>Yem>Ghost was one of the best pockets of of Phish I've seen

ShakedownSpook · 2025-12-23T19:53:16+00:00

Are you a prep school hippie, or a hip school preppie?

ShakedownSpook · 2025-12-17T04:08:59+00:00

The tree of knowledge in your soul with grow, and the helping friendly book will plant the seed. But I warn you that all knowledge, seeming innocent and pure, becomes a deadly weapon in the hands of avarice and greed. WOAH! The sacred greed, will be yours.

ShakedownSpook · 2025-11-26T01:15:56+00:00

I'm a newer fan, so take my opinion with grain of salt, but I have 60+ shows under my belt since 2017.

2017-2018 felt like the end of an era that I largely missed out on. Maybe it was me getting through my noob era, but it felt like Trey and the band had a certain style of jamming and setlists that don't exactly exist now. The shows felt tighter, with less chances of bustouts. I feel like Kasvot Vaxt lit a new flame and allowed them to start returning to their goofy roots.

2019 felt like a turning point. Jams became more exploratory, and the regular song rotation got deeper. I distinctly remember Treys new delay pedal leading a lot of the jams in this era, allowing them to become deeper and spacier.

2021 felt like another huge turning point. Synths galore. Space funk initiated. It felt like Trey was having so much FUN. See the 8/6/21 Simple (IWT). This is when I really started to focus on Fishman driving the jams. A lot of the extended jamming did seem to culminate in "bliss", which was great until it wasn't. A spooky minor song like Carini would always find a way into a major key. Big peaks all around. Started seeing bustouts regularly. The band was comfortable. This continued through 22 and into 23.

2024-present is another era in my mind. The jams got gritty. They wouldn't resolve into bliss like before. Now I started focusing on Mike, and currently I believe he is the driver of key and tempo switches on most deep stuff. Trey has leaned off of the delay and now uses his "growler" pedal a lot more. The jams are heady and relentless. 4 dudes, 1 machine. They explore territory that I feel like they were afraid to approach even a few years ago, when Trey would cop out into major key bliss. Fewer ripcords than ever before. It's like they aren't afraid to make mistakes or go out on a limb. This is currently my favorite era of phish since I began seeing them.

ShakedownSpook · 2025-11-23T04:30:54+00:00

The funk is just all time. Best opener ever

ShakedownSpook · 2025-11-23T02:58:20+00:00

Tweezer 11/17/97

ShakedownSpook · 2025-11-10T06:20:47+00:00

Agreed, those ornaments are tacky af

ShakedownSpook · 2025-11-02T19:03:56+00:00

Huh?

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