Phish - Golden Age - 11.27.2009

[louster200]

Phish covered this? That was unexpected.

[easytoslip2]

lol Handyandy

[ylcn77ylcn]

Hi I wish you success

[3y3p0pp3r]

this is better than some of the TVOTR live performances of this song. i think it has a lot to do with phishs live experience and ability.

[sleepdep]

everytime they go into this one i keep thinking THRILLER !!!

[moephishron1]

i prefer phish's version of this song...i kinda think tv on the radio is just a lame ass hipster band... phish is amazing though

[TheTempoman]

@moephishron1 Hipster is a blanket term for anything that is trendy that people don't like. TV on the Radio is actually a great experimental rock band. and yeah, Phish is cool, because music is music. but there is something to be said about the fans of a band NOT having to be high while listening to it.

[dj999dominator]

Well that wasn't very good.

[anyastar]

Why are people so overly concerned with deciding which version of a particular song is "better," and why do they have to get so butthurt about it? There are different things to enjoy about both versions. Why not focus on that?

[guyute27]

I have seen Phish play this song 3 times live believe it or not, each time it got better and the last time at watkins glen was the best by far. It may not be "TV on the Radio" but it's not supposed to be... It's Phish, and thats why we love them and you love TV on the Radio. Phish represents what 1omang said here. When you go see Phish and they break out a Soul Shakedown Party, I don't expect Bob Marley, why would I expect tvotr?

[hellbornelfchild]

Sick footage mang! Thanks for capturing this.

[benallen12]

Come on. TV on the Radio and Phish are both great. They're just different. Any half assed band can get on stage and copy someone else's songs. That's the point of a cover.... to take someone's music and put your twist on it. They took an awesome song and made it phishy.

[zfranciose]

best phish cover ever.

[rustyk522]

@zfranciose aside from get jiggy wit it, duh

[yenrab921]

I'm always so concerned with my view of the band I always forget to get good seats for the lights, you got perfects shots of the "jaws of the whale" effect that KURODA goes for, nicely done, and sick camera too bro look forward to your future vids

[okay2122007]

damn, havnt seen phish in almost a decade, loving the tv on the radio cover, may be due for a show...

[foltzdog]

Awesome!!

[gypsygarden69]

lmao

[darkjimi]

I have a soft spot for Phish and saw them a lot before the "break up", but anyone who thinks they do this song better than TV On the Radio is just being silly. Sub-par vocals and a 6 minute same-old-jam are the reason none of their covers have ever been better than the originals.

[mynameistickle]

@darkjimi yeah im sorry but most of their covers are better than the original, they just dont specialize in indie synth pop. See: Light Up or Leave Me Alone, Cities, Time Loves a Hero, ect. How can you say you have a soft spot for Phish and then turn around and use a phrase like "Same-old-jam"...blasphemy

[Marntuga]

@mynameistickle "most of their covers are better than the original"

.....lol

[71tmwsiy]

@Marntuga

they do a great job of doing covers...and this one is suited to many a person's taste more than the original.  It's nice to know that Phish fans just celebrate good music regardless of what the stupid hipster fans of the original artist think of phish. Hipsters are lame...and they will soon be VERY ashamed of their high school/college pics wearing their idiotic skinny jeans and hating on all things that they don't like....

[JustDoWhatITellYou]

@71tmwsiy yeah, speaking of hating on all things they don't like

[rustyk522]

@mynameistickle phish specializes in everything. you should know that by now.

[pcburgh01]

@darkjimi yah but lets see TV's guitar player play and sing and improvise at the same time. the rest of the band........there is no better example of musicianship in the world. Loves me some Phish...and I would say their cover of Drowned and Cross Eyed and Painless are better than the originals...thanks for playing!

[TheUnknownTribe]

I hope this wasn't a one shot tune. I'd love to hear it evolve. Plus the more they play it the more comfortable Trey will get with the vocals

[chitty1981]

Gives me chills every time. They were ON.

[Zer0T0lerance00]

Best Golden Age on YouTube!

[Zer0T0lerance00]

3:52 and on OWNS my face

[PNFLDYS]

I was there. It was amazing. High point of night 1 for my girlfriend. Don't mind the haters and don't waste your time on them. They just don't get it. Be thankful they don't. Then they would be at the shows stealing your tickets, there are plenty of"phakers" at each show as it is.

[doopesmalone]

I was there!!! loved it!

[jbdfc]

this songs in Mlb the show 09 phish does it better get over it

[Handyandy58]

Ok, I don't really like Phish, but this is awesome.

[NakedTripper]

that is how it starts. soon you will be drinkin the coolaid and spinning with arms outstretched.........

[paragshah2112]

@Handyandy58 TOTALLY AGREE! i wanted to hear TOTR and saw this and said ... naw ... couldnt be, could it? ... and it is! it really really is!

[LoRentAssMan]

@Handyandy58 - its not really that great of a song anyway, but this is definitely better than TV's version. haha, not even close. sound is way better, and thats just a crappy youtube video. lol

[apfx45]

the age of miracles, indeed ;-)

[MrSkippy500]

sdfa

[1omang]

I'm a huge phish fan and I think TV on the Radio's version is better... but it's not about that. It's about the moment in that show when they broke into this random and unexpected song. Sorry you folks don't get that part of it.

[snapnspin133]

@1omang It might have something to do with the killer 4 1/2 minute jam that makes people (TV on the Radio fans) not "get it." I was 5th row center at this show and I thought this, and On Your Way Down were the highlights of the show. Even over the Hendrix encore. The boys CRUSHED this tune. I wish they would keep it in the rotation.

[gerbenrebel]

BAAAAD COVER. TV on the Radio is way better than this rubbish band.

[jbdfc]

@gerbenrebel  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA­HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA ur a faggot

[masterfuol7]

@gerbenrebel who says rubbish, seriously

[Boxerman55]

Tv on the radio's version is way better

[coma502]

just because you think it is better doesn't mean that it IS better.

[Warstrong]

Hate to burst your bubble, but that is already implied because it's opinionated and he only gave his opinion. The use of "in my opinion" is redundant. And in case you're wondering: yes, this is the kind of thing I think about. Both versions are nice and very different.

[MasterHazlett]

lol not when they play it live. but they are both good at any rate.

[Aldersmom]

thank god a pholk that knows how to capture the moment with quality!

[MasterHazlett]

haha for sure... apparently its hard ta do... i wouldn't be able ta catch sh*t considering i'm usually getting my face melted

[shonebargerbj]

Phenomenal footage!

CK5 is unreal.

Phish always tears it up in Albany. Just check out the 12/9/95 YEM!

[SpreadHeadLINC]

take me back to albany! take me back!

[hellbornelfchild]

they really should keep this in the rotation.

[ajmcdavis]

yowzer I hadnt heard this show yet so I just finally put o golden age cuz everyones been talkoing about it. Had this playing in the background, and somewhere around 4:25 trey GOES THERE and I had to stop everything else I was doing and watch tihs.

[ajmcdavis]

@ 4:20 about

[treyrules]

why is it that whenever phish plays a cover from a band ive never heard before, i love the cover so much better than the original? oh yeah because its phish :)

[Zer0T0lerance00]

3:51 on = EPIC!!!

[Zer0T0lerance00]

Wooooooooooooooooooo!

[jake4411]

i wonder if kuroda knew this was coming b/c he can't light it well...but shit they rocked this

[blightlv]

@jake4411 now we're analyzing how kuroda decides to light a song... phish phans suck.

[peachesvt]

agreed more love less hate. Remember, this is the first time played and practice makes perfect. This was amazing gives me chills every time i hear it. Thanks, Mozambique!!

[cvondavis]

pretty much in awe over this

[Windsahclang]

I liked Albany 1 better as well, but the Seven Below>Ghost from the second night is arguably the best thing they've done in 09.

[Ennuified]

incredible quality video/sound, thank you very much. can't believe phish covered tvotr! why not at the show I went to? haha

[ronfo2]

Unbelievable quality on this clip. Phish picked the best TVOTR song to cover.

[Zer0T0lerance00]

Woooooooooooo!

[Jsp767]

nice video - i posted this one too - but yours is way better haha. thanks!

[ChronnyWalker]

albany 1 > albany 2

[soam24]

no way!!

[ChronnyWalker]

haha, gotta go against the masses and stick with my decision on this one.

[soam24]

i was 15 rows page side on the aisle both nights. i thought both 2nd sets were solid. and the 1st night was a straight out dance party.

piper > tmrw's song was great but ill take that -7 > ghost all day!

[cosmicalico]

Nice work Mozambique Paul! Love this.

[fluffhead717]

i think page should sing this song... its more in his range, and obviously not in trey's.