Permalink for Comment #1375906310 by hambone024

, comment by hambone024
hambone024 Man, it is hard to narrow down to ten. I thought about going the route of "Objectively speaking, what should be in?" But I decided there are just too many songs/versions I haven't listened to, though I've listened to a lot throughout their history. So, I decided to go with "What are jams I keep going back to, those ones I just have to listen to?" And the list was still bigger than ten. So, I just got myself to ten, realizing my list is probably weird enough in some places, it's not going to sway things too much. I also decided to go with one version per song to help narrow.

1995-11-14 - Stash
2013-07-31 - Tweezer
2015-01-02 - Weekapaug Groove
2000-05-22 - Ghost
1997-12-07 - Tube
1997-12-03 - Possum
2010-06-25 - Also Sprach Zarathustra
2003-07-18 - Harry Hood
1997-12-30 - AC/DC Bag
2003-07-19 - You Enjoy Myself

Honorable mention:
1998-04-04 - Also Sprach Zarathustra (hard to choose between this and the 2010-06-25, but I just really think their ability to thread two great Michael Jackson songs into it seamlessly is an incredible accomplishment. And honestly, that whole set has contenders. That Birds of a Feather is wonderful.)
1997-11-17 - Tweezer (Could easily beat Tahoe-weezer. Both are incredible.)
1997-11-17 - Ghost (Hard to pick this second among Ghosts, but I think it is.)
1999-12-31 - Down with Disease
2000-09-27 - Piper
2000-09-27 - Gumbo
2000-09-27 - Ghost
1997-07-30 - David Bowie

There's a lot of great stuff in December '95. But my attention keeps getting pulled back to 97-00 and the last couple of years. I actually think their jamming is better, in general, from 97 to present. The really crazy stuff they did before 95 is interesting, but I think their jamming started to fit together musically a lot better once things came together in 97.

Also, honestly, it's hard to always feel one way about a lot of jams. As I evolve, my tastes change. Though, I still think 11/14/1995 Stash is an incredible achievement in music history.

I'm for electing a first class now, and a second class down the road, and so on. Some greats may not make it in this time, but are surely deserving.

Bring on the best sets wing.


Phish.net

Phish.net is a non-commercial project run by Phish fans and for Phish fans under the auspices of the all-volunteer, non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.

This project serves to compile, preserve, and protect encyclopedic information about Phish and their music.

Credits | Terms Of Use | Legal | DMCA

© 1990-2024  The Mockingbird Foundation, Inc. | Hosted by Linode