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  • let's be real... ween brought me here

  • Ween > Everything. Accept it. Boognish Lives!

  • Sounds good, thanks for the post. trey is one of the best players of our time

  • "And I'm pretty sure Ween digs Phish" ________nope

  • You guys are pathetic for comparing the two versions, It's obvious that Phish digs Ween because they covered there song, I highly doubt that they covered the song with the intention of "topping" Ween's song. And I'm pretty sure Ween digs Phish as well, they are both very talented bands so get that negative bullshit out of here, please.

  • @ooJDMoo "I like Trey Anastasio as a person, but as far as the music goes, all that jam band shit makes me want to puke." - Gene Ween

  • Ween Sucks!

    

  • how can u seriously say they outdid someone elses own piece of work? imo this isnt nearly as good as weens version, shit brings tears to my eyes and idk why

  • This is Weens song and Phish makes it listenable. Weens version is so horrible.

  • This is Weens song and Phish makes it listenable. Weens version is so horrible.

  • Love the Ween version..though this is acceptable.

  • i have heard those songs and stand by my "i would " comment, ween just is, its no big deal

  • so much worse then weens version, no offense I kinda like phish but it is

  • haha phish doesn't not rock they jam, and the last two comments sound musical ignorant

  • @reba1love No. Phish does rock.

  • lol i like ween, but i also think they have that confused effect on people which is like...we sound weird so it's cool...i dont know...i guess if you enjoy it that's all that matters...but im a firm believer that phish is a historic band - hatred towards them is stigma and nothing more - separate the scene from the music and you can get a lifetime of enjoyment from phish's music

  • @puppywithfloppyears I know! you are exactly right. 20 years from now people are going to be wishing that they were able to see a phish concert.

  • i would

  • LOVE!!!

  • I really like Phish, but when I discovered Ween i was blown away and I definitely think they are more talented. Deaner can definitely give Trey a run for his money!

  • @JesusQuintana86 I wouldn't say that Ween is more talanted than Phish....

  • @taylor410ce i would

  • @girltant well that's because you either don't know anything about music or you haven't heard enough phish. You can say that you like weens music more but you can't say that they're more talented. Listen to the songs Fluffhead, David bowie, or Reba before you say that phish isn't talented....and i mean REALLY listen.

  • @taylor410ce I never said that phish wasnt talented. They are great. But Ween is one of the most creative bands out there. You do realize that they could be extremely huge, if they wanted to right?

  • @JesusQuintana86 give trey a run at what? singing ween songs? yeah, i'll give him that.

    guitar? don't kid yourself..

  • i never realized ween was big enough or that respected where another band would cover them. why is the rest of the world behind the times? wow, that's coooool. it's about fuckin' time. thanks phish!

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  • Trey needs to wear T-Shirts again

  • I love how people are scared and insulted by opinions.

    After all, everything here is just an opinion from someone with nothing better to do.

    If it weren’t for opinions, these comment pages would be useless.

    I love Ween and can't stand phish.

  • @HumanBornFree

    Totally dude!

    "If it weren’t for opinions, these comment pages would be useless." <--- that's false, and gay

    "I love Ween and can't stand phish." <----That's because you suck at life and are either musically retarded, or don't know phish..

    That's like..........my opinion man.

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  • haha they can't even play a major part of the song, the breakdown haha total garbage phish blows hippies smell the dead are dead

  • @sabotazfats you have nothing better to do

  • hëh_ì_fÈél_só_lÒnelÿ_tôÐày

  • one of the few phish songs I like. and it's swell

    lol I just realized it's not even original... oh well

  • one of the only phish songs I like. and it's swell.

  • phish is magical

  • I'm not sure which pleases me more....that Phish is back together touring and recording, or the fact that it pisses so many people off.

  • I'm having trouble resisting those urges that make me want to go out and kill phish.

  • @MultiSardines

    LOL. they make me sick too.

    can't stand these phucks. something about them is SOOO annoying

    the BAD vocals, the boring masturbation solos, the stupid fans ...all of it makes me sick!

  • Wow, Trey shreds this one. One of the best "Roses are Free" I've heard.

  • damn, these assholes ruin everything they touch

    they should just stick w their vanilla "jams"

    thums fucking down on these phagz

  • @jkweddingentrancesux hey ween douche.. its a damn cover and phish doesnt ruin anything they just put their own style into their covers. you call these guys "phagz" when the ween lead singer sings like he might be taking it up the rear end every lyric he whines out. maybe look up some other phish songs like chalk dust or down with disease and watch some real rock. I have been to a ween show and been to many phish shows and it takes about ten seconds of treys guitar to realize who is better

  • One of America's "best" can't even play this Ween song. Hmmmm... Deaner deserves way more r-e-s-p-e-c-t than this!!!!

  • this sucks. justin beiber rules.

  • cant handle the weird? then step aside i love it, and wheres the rock in this video? i take it as a dis, im with aaron i hate jambland crap, makes me take a nap, but to each his own just don't ruin the good shit

  • I was at this show. 10 rows deep in the center of the floor. One of my favorite Phish memories of all time. One of my favorite covers as well.

  • "ween"????

    

  • "ween"????

  • "WEEN"????

  • b/c they arent both awesome, weens rocks and they wrote it

    phishs attempt is weak and doesnt rock, sounds like 16 yrs trying to cover an awesome band

    i dont think phish even writes their songs lol

  • @sabotazfats They don't write the lyrics, they write the music. The guy who writes lyrics for Phish is considered a member of the band. Some of lyrical skills (Roger Waters), some of music skills (David Gilmour).

    A lot of this is because Gene said he don't like jam bands and doesn't care for Phish's music. However I like both and the one thing I can say is Phish had more complete albums that I'd listen to from START TO FINISH unlike Ween that have a lot of weirdness between the greatness.

  • @chickenthr33 I dont care for jam bands. the connection (phish) is good and this is an alright cover. ween has so much weird garbage between their amazing songs. Ready to die, Rage against the machine; I love an album where no tracks need to be skipped.

  • Why does one version have to be better than the other? They're both sick.

  • hey phish, leave good music alone please

  • wow this jam version of the Ween original sucks.

  • haha ween doesn't use machines, thats ignorant, they use pitch shifter a lil in the ol days,

    its called being dynamic and not doing same sound every song, thats what artist do

  • lol this is just my opinion and im entitled to it, weens version sounds like aliens using machines, phish sounds bluesy and a rocky good jam

  • @DopeCoozie2 That's Ween's bag. If they write a song that's too catchy they add a bunch of shit to make it sound as weird as possible. Phish just play it as a straight rock stong. Both are awesome.

  • Such a great idea to cover this song. Perfect.

  • haha awesome. so much wrapped up in both these bands for me.

  • this tune gives me flash backs

  • gene pukes on phish music

  • great band doing a great cover of a great song by another great band

  • oh my god they're killing the song

  • fell feel whatever

  • man this was the worst ween show ever

    if youre gonna cover a song you should try atleast

    i feel asleep in the first minute of this

  • @isaidmurder

    uhh i dont think this is a ween show...but um, its called a cover...this is phish's version...i know weens version is alittle more upbeat but this is how phish does it and i think awesome to be franky.

  • gotta love it

  • ween fans argue over this because phish blew this cover out of the water and its better then Ween's version. and dont try an insult me cause im a fellow ween fan and phish phan, i just think this cover kills ween's version lol BUT thats just my opinion.

  • @DopeCoozie2 Well arent you just the coolest little Phish penis rider !!!!

  • awesome

  • Firstly, Phish is my fav band (and im sure most of yalls) but Ween is a close 2nd and i live in hampton whether that matters or not.Secondly, why would anybody have a problem or even care if phish covered roses are free?!? Hell its obvious the original is better but for the most part thats true with most covers.But im sure phish is just covering this cauz they really like it and thats pretty damn cool in my book. Phish comes close to topping Ween but Dean can shred his own song bettter then Trey

  • i dont see why any ween fan could have a problem with phish covering a ween song. its not like theyre making fun of it. theyre showing their respect for ween by covering one of thier songs

  • Phish has covered many songs....Boogie on Reggae Woman, Frankenstein, Loving Cup....Its what bands do. Each song they cover has a distinct Phish vibe to it. I'm sure Ween has covered plenty of songs in their time.

  • i just found like 10 mins ago that there is actually a rivalry between week and phish fans.LMAO

    some thoughts:

    -phish is a great band,

    - ween is a great band,

    - i don't see why gene would give a crap about phish covering his song

    - i'll bet it never occurred to any of you weeners to get pissed at phish until after gene complained. none of you would have bitched about it on your own.

  • man ween looks different

  • im from va . I have seen phish numerous times in hampton !!!!!!!!!!! PHISH SUCks

  • ugh phish ruins another one

  • I love this old betamax (presumably) footage. It sounds aewsome & has that certain look of the 90's era.

  • phhhiiiiiiiisssssshhhhh

  • Weak sauce. Too bad because it's a killer tune.

  • I think silverchair97 kicks ass. Seriously, almost every video of Phish on youtube is posted by him (or her). Silverchair97, you're currently #1 in my book. A post previously held by the likes of George Carlin, Albert Pujols and Judge Judy.

    One question; you're not really a fan of Silverchair, are you?

  • WEEN KICKS ASS. PHISH KICKS ASS. It would seem that the wwe has turned todays youth into dumber idiots than I had thought possible. THEY ARE BANDS. THERE IS NO COMPETITION. IF YOU LIKE PHISH MORE, GOOD FOR YOU. IF YOU LIKE WEEN MORE, THEN GOOD FOR YOU.

  • lol i will admit though, the ween version of this song does suck balls, thats why phish had to cover it, to show how good the song actually is

  • look up Crib Lizard playing Roses are Free for a more straight ahead lively version. Phish is great, I just don't listen to them anymore. Ween, however, I listen to almost daily.

  • Its no bother,

    This is just the gay edition of 'Roses are Free'

    All hail the BOOGNISH!!!

  • sounds like a testicle-less version of the song. wheres my white wine spritzer.

  • i definitely agree with jrbolinger. phish sucks, so does ween. Coheed vs. Cambria forever! hahaahahah

  • Not saying anything against Ween, cuz theyre a unique, fun and awesome band, but I'd like to see them attempt to cover any of Phish's compositions and have success. Phish just loves music, and loves attempting everything and anything, only because they can play just about anything and everything.

  • @HarryHood44 I think that's unfair because Phish is playing this song in homage to Ween and Ween is one of those bands that doesn't really play other bands music that much because they're so weird. I don't think they're as talented as Phish is.

  • @HarryHood44 hop off of treys dick noob and just enjoy the music

  • Hey folks I'm a Dead Head listening to Phish for the first time,I heard they have the " Dead sound" so I had to see for my self.Well they don't, They have a sound-style all their own. I'm their newest fan!!!

  • @ernie1329

    For sure it's a total myth that the Dead and Phish are musically close. However, lots of us love 'em both and even Ween too. It's rumored that the reason Phish didn't play their song Destiny Unbound for years is because it sounded like a Dead tune. Was lucky to see that one on my first Phish run!

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  • and also... trying to criticize their more "serious" style, as you called it, is just retarded... different bands interpret different songs differently... just a fact of life... and if you cant at least appreciate NYE 2000's version than you have no musical taste whatsoever, locoitzo

  • actually (locozito), this was one of the first times phish covered this song.. less than a year old in their repertoire... it takes a while for phish to make a cover their own through trial and error... listen to Roses are Free 1/1/2000 at Big Cypress ("The Show") to hear a truly epic, original masterpiece Phish is usually not centering their performances around lyrics either.. They express their "vocal style" thru their instruments... ween and phish r both different and both great bands

  • yeah i have never heard of a Britney concert causing statewide traffic jam or having numerous concerts and fests with 80,000 or more in attendance

  • thanks for the relevant comment locozito. comparing phish to britney and the jonas bros makes you sound like an ignorant dingleberry. Springsteen has a huge fanbase and a large-scale career and I wouldn't dare say he does "about the same thing" miley cyrus does. If you had read the comment I was replying to you might have understood my context. the two bands are different, and yes, I'm a phish fan, but I don't hate ween, I hate ignorant and asinine people.

  • Everyone chill out geez Phish and Ween are both insanely talented bands, they just have different styles. I love them both. Actually seeing Ween here May 31 at Sasquatch... I can't wait!

  • @pmansic you say it like it's a bad thing. and last time I checked "organizing" first doesn't make them any better or worse than phish.  i was making a response to a totally asinine and bullshit comment from someone else. but btw trey, steve pollak and tom marshall wrote songs all through middle and high school that are part of phish's repetoire today

  • sliverchair97

    you never stop to amaze the videos you post. You're like the vender in the lot whos always producing the best foods post show. Thanks for everything

  • I love Ween. I love Phish.

  • Everybody has differing opinions about this cover. That being said...to the Phish fans who are saying shit like "Ween are no talent hacks" and "their version sucks". Seriously??? Have you even listened to an entire Ween album? Whether you like their music or not, to say that Ween has no musical talent is just ignorant.

  • The band I like rules!! The band you like sucks!! lol high school drama

  • @rjpinwi, you are an ass.  heroes? not only did phish start playing before ween even existed, but ween doesn't have the musical chops to keep up with phish. if ween is your shit, thats fine but don't hate on a phish for playing a good cover. which band is selling out massive venues on tour and just held a festival with 80,000 fans in attendance? sure as hell isn't ween.

  • @dubjohn62 "not only did phish start playing before ween even existed, but ween doesn't have the musical chops to keep up with phish"

    Phish existed about a year before Ween. Members of Phish organized while in college. Ween organized in eighth grade. You are a typical Phish elitist.

  • Ween does it with style, with sarcasm, rougher not serious like this fucking boring band. I read posts in ween's performances saying Phish version was better, but omfg, am I regreting watching them. Fuck this crap Ween owns this shit. Boring version...

  • You lack taste.

  • @locozito you obviously have no ear for music whatsoever. this version is not gonna be as good as weens studio version because its live, recored by a phan, and on fucking youtube. ween wrote an amazing song and phish plays it for fun, thats what they are all about. even though you call yourself a ween fan i don't think anyone who disrespects a band who loves music as much as phish should be allowed to critique any music.

  • You are proud that 'your' band is selling out massive venues on tour and just held a festival with 80,000 fans in attendance? Guess what, Britney Spears, Robbie Williams, Jonas Bros, Hanna Montana does about the same... Asswipe...

  • It is a simple cover song. Phish has only played it 14 times. Both are good bands and I don't understand why people are arguing over this. It's a good tune and Phish played it a few times, so what. It has nothing to do with who is a "better band." So you are a Ween fan (I am too) and like that version better, good! I dont think Phish tried to improve the song, they just played it. It made me discover Ween. I think that is a good thing. Just enjoy the music.

  • @jrbolinger Agreed. Phish phan here - they changed it when they improvised for 30 minutes after this song during the Island Tour....I think....I should know; I was there!! LOL.....but yah, who cares...why argue? If we all liked the same thing, we wouldn't like music. TOlerance people, tolerance.

  • Reading these comments, Im resisting all the urges that make me want to go out and kill XD

  • yawn

  • Check out the one from 4/3/98. Then you'll see what phish is all about. It really is good stuff. You will see why phish will never open for ween... or anyone for that matter.

  • I've never listened to Phish much before, but this is really enjoyable. Fuck the rivalry, this is a great cover of a great song (though the best video of this song will always be the dancing robot version of Ween's original album version)

  • This isn't exactly the best performance to judge by. At least listen to it on CD before you say "zomg Ween is so much better!!!!1!"

  • Ween wipe there ass with Phish. Phish does do a nice tribute to their heroes though. Phish opening for Ween. What a great show that would be.

  • @rjpinwi Ween is awesome, but you must be having a laugh if you think Phish would ever open for Ween. Phish sells out arenas on the reg. They don't need to open for anybody.

  • Phish bows to the Boognish.

  • i think phish does this much better than punkass ween

  • YOU ARE A FAGGOT MAN! WEEN IS AMAZING!

  • ween sucks donkey dick and phish made this song worth listening to...so fuck you and ween

  • Yes U are a FUCKING TOOL!!!Phish does this justice,but WEEN is the SHIT!!

  • @jamezw39

    lol

    This version is pretty mellow yeah

  • ween wrote the song

  • that doesn't meaan somebody else ..especially a band as good as pihsh cant improve on the song

  • Man, Ween is way better then this. Also I could sure suck a sloppy glistening cock at the moment. Glistening clits and spit shiny dicks everywhere!

  • both ween and phish should stop covering the mclovins

  • Ween & Phish..don't get too close to my fantasy.

  • This version is much more laid back compared to Ween's. Both are great, but it is a 'when and where' kind of thing for each version. Ween's would be great for an upbeat jam, whereas this is better for a relaxing trip.

  • shouldnt you jam band hippies be a little more peaceful? hahaha

  • Yeah, of course I suck dick. Who do you think I am?

  • I love both versions equally, listen to treys guitar...listen, listen listen closely closely closely

  • Great version, don't think anything can really compare to ween's though

  • waaaay better than weens'

  • I grew up with ween and i love them to death. I however did not grow up with phish. Ween's version is alot more upbeat and fun. This phish version sounds like monotone singing robots with instruments. That is my observation.

  • well you need to pull the dick out of you ear

  • How could anyone say this is better than Ween's version? It doesn't eve come close, they sound tired.

  • @wiredclaypool

    its a different style. The goal of the song is different than weens

  • im sorry but phish owns ween

  • dont be sorry for speaking the truth

  • hahah these people are ridiculous

  • ha just went on ween's video and said "hey this is that phish song"

  • You give phish phans a bad name

  • ha!

  • haha. i do this at ween shows.

  • Sorry, but this is PHISH's song. weens version is just north of sucking balls. phish's version is my favorite song ever. phish are musicians-the best rock music has ever offered. ween are childish comedians with predictable shit jokes who still manage to be a pretty cool band. all ween fans attacks are ad homs and have no logical basis because there is none, nor is there a musical basis. sorry to be so blunt, but ween fans are just pissed phish MORE than owned their band on their own song.... :o

  • both are great, ween is good in a pop way, phish is good in a jam way....

  • Youre a fucking faggot.

  • i love both bands. This cover is pretty fucking good. Weens white pepper was in the running for what phish is going to play a night of Fest 8

  • nah ween is way more popular than phish...oh wait, who is ween???

  • who gives a shit whos more popular

  • great amazing song

  • i cant believe that fans of ween and phish are fighting on this page. seriously? both bands are basically awesome hippies who can seemingly play in any genre. you'd think these people could bond over their similarities rather than exploit their differences. plus both bands love weed.

  • @johnwashere22 shut up hippie

  • @johnwashere22

    I wouldn't really call Ween hippies but I agree with your sentiment

  • @southrules phish arent hippies either,,,hippies like them though

  • @johnwashere22 hippies smell fucker

  • @johnwashere22

    Ween is fucking awesome. But Phish's version of Roses is better

  • @johnwashere22 weed and being hippies don't make a band good man, its the music. and phish and ween aren't weed advocates or anything. They may smoke but your basically talking out of your ass.

  • @thedeadcamel try was an opiate junky i think haha... still made and played great music just saying

  • man if i hear one more ween fan bitch about phish covering theyre song im gonna smoke a phatty if you dont like dont listen to it ween has about as much talent as a dingle berry on Pages ass now im gona go to a ween show and yell out hey play that phish song overandoverandover

  • yeah push th little daisies and make em come up. and songs about homo rainbows you proved your point ween eats shity dicks

  • Grammar and punctuation are your friends.

    Home rainbow- I love that tune.

    Don't forget about Slow Down, Boy.

  • Amazing Ween song played by the greatest band, Phish!