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my dad had a great time in vegas and was the only person from our group other than me that left the building a phish fan so i got us pit tickets for 1 night in noblesville for a father’s day present. i have 3 day pass if anyone wants miracled for sunday night. he’s been my bonnaroo partner since 2013 so i’m very excited to give him his present at the farm ❤️
Post by postreznorjack on Jun 17, 2024 8:09:47 GMT -5
never been more excited for a podcast in my life. i started listening to WTF not long after phish got back together in 2009. immediately i was like "man marc and trey have a lot in common they should be buddies" and since then marc has staunchly refused to have trey on multiple times because he doesn't like phish lol. can't wait to see how this goes.
Saw Trey with the NSO at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA tonight! I’ve only seen phish once but hearing those songs with a full orchestra accompanying Trey may have spoiled me. Definitely gained a strong appreciation for a handful of the songs they played tonight, felt like a good mix of “this song was always meant to be played with a huge accompaniment so let’s do it Justice” as well as “phish fans are gonna totally geek out if they hear this crowd favorite in a totally new way.” Loved the venue too, beautiful sonically and allowed us to BYOB
postreznorjack over under 5 years Phish is still active ?
over for sure, i think phish will be playing for a while, decades. i've always agreed with Trey that when one of them is done though, the band is done. i actually really love how the Dead have continued to keep the music alive post-Jerry, but Phish just isn't that kind of band. Phish is those four guys.
and goddamn what a great interview. i do want to highlight a few of my favorite parts:
I feel like some of our better albums, and we don’t have a lot of great albums … but we’ve always been such a live band.
great observation from Ed O'Brien:
Ed O’Brien from Radiohead came to one of our shows, and gave me one of the greatest compliments in between sets. He watched the show from the audience, and then he came backstage and he said, “I spent a lot of the night facing backwards. I was watching the last row of the arena, in the way back, all the way at the top. Every single person in the room was completely involved in the concert. Usually there’s a crew up front that’s really into the band, and then there’s a crew kind of in the back that … it’s hip to come see the band.”
He was saying, “Sometimes at Radiohead shows I look back, and I think a lot of people are here because it’s cool to go see Radiohead, but they don’t necessarily know all the material, and they’re talking. And your fans are completely involved with, and informed about every detail, all the way to the back row.” And I thought that was a really astute comment, being at his first Phish concert. That’s what you get by taking your time.
the list of albums made by 28 year olds was also awesome.
also Trey is a Chappell Roan fan, doesn't surprise me.
This happens all the time, and it’s all a hippie-dippy peace and love and happy dancing bears. But I wish Jerry Garcia was still alive, personally. I wish everybody had just stopped, and left him alone, and let him get his shit together, so I could still hear him play and sing those songs, and play that guitar like he used to, which is better than anybody ever.
Amen.
In 2003, you told Rolling Stone that you hope Phish plays at least one show when you guys are in your eighties. Do you still hope that?
Now, I hope it’s nineties. I want to do a Willie [Nelson]. And the reason is coming clearer, and more into focus, because I want [bandmates] Jon and Mike and Page to be healthy. Because I love them, and I want us all to take care of ourselves. Statistically, things happen. And some day, someone, something will. When you’ve got four men who spend four or five decades together, it just has to, right? So now it’s like, we stand on the side of the stage every night and look at each other, and we’re like, “We’re so grateful that we get to do this for one more night.” It’s become more and more tangible. It’s like a ritual now. We stand in a circle, and we’re like, “Everybody’s healthy today. We get to do this again. Everybody’s in the room. We’re all here. Everybody’s here. We get one more day together.” And that’s why, gosh, yes, I would like to play in our nineties.
