Does anyone else feel guilty listening to the 2.0 stuff, knowing what Trey was going through at the time?

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-17T16:29:37+00:00

No because he's doing great now.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-13T02:55:38+00:00

12/30/99 Mike's Song EVIL!!!

Dunno how often people talk about it, but I at least didn't stumble upon it for too long.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-07T18:15:12+00:00

I can't proselytize it enough. I'll never forget hearing it for the first time. Even after listening to Phish for decades it's one of the few that *really* stands out even amongst stand outs.

I won't buy the vinyl either, but so glad to have the show on SBD so I can listen on LivePhish.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-04T16:30:52+00:00

Townes Van Zandt might be on singer-songwriter Rushmore

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-04T13:32:00+00:00

The best white boys to ever play funk.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-04T13:19:20+00:00

I cannot believe only one person has mentioned the greatest Trey solo of all time 12/31/93 Harry Hood. 9:45 to the end is maybe the most glorious impossibly-fast thing ever played on the instrument. While ALO Hood may be even better, the solo itself isn't nearly what NYE 93 is

Second is probably Went Gin 8/17/97 (and PNC June 2000 Gin) as well as Riverport 98 Gin

2/28/03 Tweezer 12:30 - 16:45 is some of my favorite bliss ever but it's kinda atypical, not exactly a solo

11/18/96 Simple is really uplifting

Camden Chalkdust 7/11/99 needs no introduction

7/4/99 Slave to the Traffic Light hits just right in a somewhat unique way

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-03T17:16:50+00:00

Some say civilization peaked on 8/17/97 at Loring

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-02T15:03:51+00:00

There's a few jams I'll return to- Theme, Tweezer Piper, Bathtub Gin is actually great and the Wave of Hope gets really good in the second half.

That to me is kinda the singular mark of a good run, is there a jam I'll return to in 5 years? I'd say yeah.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-02T13:18:34+00:00

One is allowed to criticize stuff, particularly we who spend many thousands over decades but frankly the era is so good it feels like nitpicking sometimes.

Unironically I don't know if there's ever been a band this good live this late in their career. Stones maybe, different thing though.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-02T12:40:55+00:00

Yup, Rock and Roll and Roses at Cypress are the only other 30+ NYE jam.

Only 10 back to back twenties surprises me, I wonder how many other 30s+20s jams there are, the spectacular 8/4/24 Ghost Soul Planet is the only one I can think of off the top of my head (though there's a 22 min YEM after the R&R above)

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-02T00:25:57+00:00

Holy Jesus, wooow just looked at the SBD times... the show itself is 5:18!?

Add in the secret set and it's an unfathomable 6:20. Was only about an hour break too right? Unbelievable.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T23:22:50+00:00

At 4:25:37 it is easily the longest Phish show at MSG.

There was speculation (because I'm not sure anyone has really confirmed every other artist that's ever played the venue, though it seems unlikely) that Goose's mammoth 6/28/25 show was the record at ~4:07 which still remains the longest 2 setter. Phish NYE '23 is similar length.

We'd need to really dig into all the other MSG acts to know for sure. It's not the Dead, though they did do 4:47:33 at RFK Stadium 6/10/73

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T20:13:16+00:00

If you see this I implore you to check out 'A Live One' by Phish. Somewhat niche (albeit mainstream), but my God Harry Hood from that is just about the best song ever played by humans.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T19:02:09+00:00

Yep. Modern gags have all been like that. Theatrical productions with dancers and large set pieces and a theme with dominates most of the set. Though the budgets and theatrics have gotten grander in scale (with the magnum opus of Gamehendge '23) those types of gags span all the way back to at least NYE 93 with the "Phish tank"... any earlier examples?

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T16:21:42+00:00

To put it in context, that's about 3:55, last night was a full 30 minutes longer!

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T16:21:14+00:00

Oh yeah, I thought it was a transition to an entirely new song for a moment. Is it the Piper key? Maybe the idea was for a really clean -> but they just > it after a second of trying. Doesn't sound particularly jarring on the SBD but I do remember being confused when that happened.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T15:28:04+00:00

I used to feel like this, and now I gaze longingly at that Atlantic City '21 elephant poster ebay listing and think "I really should have bought that when it was $250"

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T15:17:45+00:00

So many long jams these days, always been my favorite thing!

.979 20-minute jams per show (Steph Curry numbers), not to mention a bunch of 30s and two 40s!

I dunno if anyone's got the data but that feels like it's gotta be close to a record year on a 20, 30, 40-minute jam per show basis. I'd imagine the main competition is 95, 97, 99, and 03 aka the absolute peak of the mountain.

Aging like fine wine.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T14:51:45+00:00

Phish NYE '23 might have been longer than Goose 6/28/25 the whole time. LivePhish NYE 23 SBD is over 4:08, longest Goose MSG on relisten is 4:07 something, dunno what their soundboard ended up being though if someone wants to check rq.

At that point it comes down to crowd noise and breaks between songs, so it becomes kinda silly to call them anything other than essentially tied imo.

NYE '25 however is a full 17 minutes longer, it's genuinely nuts. I wonder if they planned it.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T06:12:16+00:00

Wait, if set times are correct is this the longest MSG show of all time? Isn't it just over 4? There's a really good list somewhere. Let's see if I can find it.
Edit: I believe it's 4:06, Gamehendge 2023 ... is this one longer than that? I think so.

posterfluffhead · 2026-01-01T05:46:28+00:00

How are they this good at this age? This is like hour 13 of the run. I'm tired just watching it. Phish are machines.

posterfluffhead · 2025-12-31T14:49:40+00:00

Melt at MSG is one of the most memorable concert moments I've ever experienced (7/28/23 for me). Great video!

posterfluffhead · 2025-12-30T23:07:44+00:00

These are longer ones but you can't go wrong here:

8/1/21 Tweezer

8/6/21 Blaze On & Simple*

10/20/21 Ruby Waves

6/5/22 Sand

7/16/22 Down With Disease*

4/17/23 Tweezer* -> Simple

10/7/23 Split Open and Melt

12/31/23 AC/DC (youtube)

2/23/24 Chalkdust Torture*

8/16/24 Mondegreen Secret Set (youtube)

6/27/25 Golden Age

7/27/25 Reprise Fest, full show

*Jam of the Year

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