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Live Phish, Vol. 13

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Live Phish, Vol. 13
In the spring of 1994, Phish played a show that included Trey Anastasio’s “Gamehendge” suite in its entirety for the first set. For the second set, they performed their then new album, Hoist, from start to finish. For a band that famously changed its set lists every night, this was a rarity. After the show, they playfully boasted that they could not only play their own albums, but they could perform any album ever recorded. An announcement went out in their newsletter, and they began soliciting votes for an album to perform as a “musical costume” for their Halloween performance in Glens Falls, NY. The Beatles’ self-titled 1968 double LP (aka the White Album) won, though they didn’t announce this to the public. So, on Halloween night, the band performed a three-set marathon. The first and last set featured the band’s own material, the middle set a complete two-hour cover of The Beatles, famously ending with drummer Jon Fishman getting naked following the band’s vacuum-enhanced rendition of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s musique concr

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krautht
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The Vegas Holloween shows are the best
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October 16th, 2009 at 7:08 am
nanook_24060
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this was my 1st phish. a truly amazing show. i was convinced after this show that they are a truly amazing band. the show ended somewhere around 3am. what a great way to spend halloween. i went on to see over 60 shows in 6 years after this one.
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October 16th, 2009 at 7:56 am
tical0875
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Just because you can play an instrument with a high degree of proficiency does not inherently denote the ability to make good music. I know these performances were done for fun but don

October 16th, 2009 at 8:04 am
delta_nine.geo
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Some people just don’t get “it”. Phish is a band for music lovers… not lovers of the 2 1/2 to 3 minute hit single. Listening to Phish takes more brain power, more attention and a love of exploring music with a great band. If you don’t get “it”, I truly have pity upon you.
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October 16th, 2009 at 8:25 am
wisbrock
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Yet another example of a normal band sounding normal. I still do not understand the hype. Very boring overall.
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October 16th, 2009 at 8:36 am
jasonschoon@prodigy.net
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Although not a Phish Head, the few shows I’ve seen were well worth the money. The fact that they have a diverse and faithful following is because they really do have talent (Zappa did too!). Consider the shock value of their fans equivelent to a dog’s shock collar not the electric chair. This album really rocks and if you like the Beatles it is a fresh (and at times mind blowing) spin on a classic. Understand that fun and silliness are paramount with the band and their following and you can smile too.
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October 16th, 2009 at 9:01 am
djatesu
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I’m not into the “Phish/Allman/DMB/Guster” music scene. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have anything against their core of fans, or against the music they make. The only thing I can’t figure out is why their songs are so damn long!? HAHA..In any case, I’ve found myself recently exploring othery types of music…I’ve downloaded some live Phish shows, and from what I can hear, they are a good band. They sound very tight. To all HARD CORE PHISH FANS: Please don’t look down upon fans like myself who know only a few Phish songs!
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October 16th, 2009 at 9:24 am
thatcherfamilee
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Phish is comprised of some very technically profound musicians who enjoy having fun with impersonating other influential musician’s styles. And, therein, find there own style. The seem to enjoy having fun with playing this music and performing on stage (hence the vacuum cleaner and trampalenes) which is why the halloween shows proved to be such an enjoyable spectacle. However, the music, although very technically proficient doesn’t show a huge amount of originallity. The best Phish moments are the ones amidst a jam where the musicians are forced to breakdown to there own personal interpritations of their musical space-time locations. I have heard this show many times on DAT and saw the show in person and feel that a DVD/CD would have been a much more appropriate release since the visual aspect of the performance is also part of its glory.
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October 16th, 2009 at 10:12 am
cnorjake
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I’m sorry this isn’t really a review, but as I read some, but not all of the previous reviews listed here, I began to laugh. Your mockery of phish heads is shallow and not very well thought out. To knock one of the most musically sound rock and roll groups of all time, soley because of the people who follow them says to me, A. That you don’t know much about crisp music, and B. That you live a very sheltered life. It may be time for a persona check, because If you saw what all of those supposed “Loser Hippies” that you portrayed in your reviews saw, you may just loose control, eat your words and realize that, “Hey, I have just witnessed one of the most amazing stage shows of all times!” Don’t just listen, go see, and I promise you’ll go again and again. Welcome back boys! See you on New Years!
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October 16th, 2009 at 10:27 am
treyisgood
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this is a GOOD show! it was a landmark for a band who’s history is filled with landmarks. the ’94 halloween show is good. two great phish sets sandwich an amusing set covering the beatles white album. it was the first of four historical “musical costumes!” it is not, however the best of them. if you want to hear an album cover that is truer to the original, check out vol. 14 & 15. “quadrophenia” and “remain in light”, show just how technical this band can get. the white album(abeit an astounding rendition of while my guitar gently weeps) just seems like they were having fun with it, rather than trying to get it right, and it is just that-fun!
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October 16th, 2009 at 10:33 am

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