Phish / No Reply at All

[honeychilerider]

Wow.

I have heard Trey not hit it before, but this may be the worst.

Shame, really gifted musician, but this is way out of his league, vocally.

[HorleHusky]

The bassist and the drummer hold this together and I think that's it...

[xiXequinoxXix]

Some songs just aren't meant for some bands.

[Sovietico88]

i hate this shit

[ballisticchops]

While Trey is a Rock artist, he ain't got those Phil Collins pipes. Music is right on the money, 'cause they're Phish.

[bestpwnageever]

Fuck the haters, Trey's a musical genius, get on stage faggots. This was really well played for about 99% of the song. There are few mistakes musically speaking. They're not trying to sound exactly like the fucking singer of Genesis, obviously the two have different ranges and sounds of their voice and belong to entirely different bands.

[Sovietico88]

@bestpwnageever

omg man, what range man? This fukin guy dont know how to sing..

[bestpwnageever]

@Sovietico88

Fuck your judgment, tell me a time reference in the video, what key he should be singing in, and which one he actually is. Didn't think so.

[guyute28]

By the way, in response to Lepete Tramp or whatever, KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE....c'mon dude, you learned that in your AP Speach Class in 9th grade...all good tho...u don't like them...we understand : )

[guyute28]

okay, it does sound like dog doo doo, but for some reason I really like it

[guyute28]

it's so funny how people who take the time to respond to these "blogs" have no clue what they're talking about. But for some reason that doesn't surprise me to what I experience in the physical / real world out there...peace out dawgs : )

[guyute28]

Trey really didn't care...and I, on behalf on a whoooole lotta other people out there, will find themselves in life...laughing at Phil Collins at one stage of our lives’, and then seeing what a genius he was in other times of our lives...it's the "impact" that he has and the respect and open-mindedness that Trey has that makes this a refreshing song for me...

[guyute28]

So, I can understand everyone's thoughts about Trey struggling on this song, but hey, I think it's safe to say that Trey knew he's not the best person to pull this off, but...I hope all you that carried heavy opinions saw the other you tube footages of the "hard rock indoctrination"...or whatever...don't judge my spelling now, listen to my point...

[PeteTrab]

LETS ALL FIGHT OVER MUSIC!

[TheeFinchLynch]

His voice is the least of my grievances. How can you suck ALL the life out of this song? There are lounge acts that play Midnight on Wednesdays in Vegas that can rip this track.

On the bright side, looks like I've found a natural alternative to Valium

[Mistah00d]

"it's out of my reach". yeah, just like most of the high notes. my god these guys are horrible.

[MrJdspecial1]

its kinda like the dead... as jerry said... always blow the big shows hahaha

if you think they are unoriginal, you are retarded.. and you've probably never seen a concert so wonderful you can't talk about anything else for weeks after. Phish kicks ass, phil collins sings in a high fuckin register. trey never sings that high. they had the balls to do it up tho.

[skintrade]

Crap, terrible voice and piano sounds like it was submerged into a pool of phish

[thelurker25]

this is the worst cover i've ever seen.

[bucketdaweed]

There all AMAZING singers!! I just love them.

[UnCommonCold]

fishman all dressed up, lol.

[theslothII]

Your right they can't sing, it's no secret. They put on the best rock and roll concert you will ever see. No original ideas? They are the most original band out there. More then half of every show is improv. No two shows have ever been the same in 25 years. They sound like no one and no one sounds like them. Remember it's a cover and look at the crowd, ya think their gonna get down and dirty with all those old people in the room, this is not what Phish usually sounds like

[pntopine]

Can,t sing,no original ideas but they are stars?????

[BassDcypl]

34 people are more deaf than the guys singing.

[BassDcypl]

I just threw up in my mouth. Can anyone in this band sing?

[drewper73]

You know they just wanna bust into "Tweezer" or something and take off those damn suits. I echo what someone else said, "I feel embarrassed for them." I've never heard Trey so out of tune. I bet they'd like to forget all about that one. I saw them for the first time two nights in a row this past June in Alpharetta, GA & they were incredible. This performance just was not them. As far as the audience goes in this clip, there was "no reply at all." I couldn't resist. Both bands are great.

[JoseAlvarado24]

que mierda es estoo!!!

[ojib62]

this guy cant sing worth shite

[SimonDolan]

This is shite.

[bananeskit]

Oh my god... This is so fucking bad.

[Bags305]

genesis tunes can't be covered/imitated

[m3shad]

The Band does a decent enough job..but the singer has no business singing Phil unless maybe at home in the shower or something. Christ, I'm a singer myself (not professionaly) and I can do this song better justice.

[kkoch1974]

holy crap. WORST. COVER. EVER!!!!! and i LOVE this song.

[thelurker25]

terrible performance. Very unprepared, everyone is off key, and it makes Justin Bieber look more talented.

[geomusicmove]

Sorry, but they shouldn't have tried this cover, there are so many easier songs to choose from more suited to their musical skills...well, I just happened to listen Genesis' original before this, didn't know whether to laugh or cry

[petercdehaas]

So fucking sloppy Phish. Mike and John were tight though :) Horns need some polish and vox lacking...

[MoveOverCasanova]

this was a joke right, or are this is the standards in the hall of fame? this is an insult to their music

[991med]

Great cover, regardless of what all of the other competitive cunts on here have too say!

[ZookmuhReviews]

Im sorry but that was a terrible cover

[991med]

@ZookmuhReviews I'm sorry but your mom was a terrible fuck!

[ZookmuhReviews]

@991med

Real mature. Just because we disagree doesn't mean you have to be a tool.

[jacobmoon]

Eeesh. I am embarrassed for them, actually.

[PetersJunta]

does trey smoke cigarettes or somthing?

[coolconfuzer]

this is fucking horrible. phish is sucks I dont understand why dumb hippie liberal douches like them so much.

[vpaczkowski]

@coolconfuzer The songs Phish fans love have very little lyrics and lots of jamming. They just shut up and play their guitars.

[gtargreg]

Yikes.

[morcwbl]

Their hearts were in the right place, but this was the wrong band to play this tune. They did do better on "Watcher." However the horn section nailed it.

[ACUTS07]

they just went out in front of tons of respected musicians and dropped a big steamy stinky turd. I love Phish, they are fantastic, but you would think at some point, trey and the guys would have said... "and we would like to invite Phil to come up here and sing this one with us."

I bet he would have

and it would have been sick as fuck.

This was pretty embarrassing and if I was Phish, I would be bummed that this out there.

[jrrcor]

HORRIBLE!!!!

[Brilliantbeing]

I give them an "A" for effort. But in groove and musicianship, it misses the mark. But to end on a positive note it's good to see New Schoolers honoring Old School vintage.

[frantictrader]

Henrietta without a dress!

[Phished123]

Page Saves it....as usual. :P

[skintrade]

weird hearing this song with guitars in it

[impellernut]

this shit sucks and thety disrespecti g genesis

[cranie4]

They did a better job with Watcher Of The Skies. I would have loved to have seen Kevin Gilbert sings these songs.

[twilightchik11]

fishman, looking tight with that get up

[TakesixT9]

Wow, hearing this guy sing REALLY makes you appreciate Phil! Its just like bad off- key karaoke. I sound better in the shower.  Maybe doing his own songs he sounds ok but he has murdered 2 Genesis songs for me. More preparation would not help his sound but turning off his mic definitely would!! The horns were crap too! Painful...

[fsmorel123]

OMG that sucks I was hoping it would be a good cover!

[vodude]

The music was pretty true to the original but the singing leaves ALOT to be desired. I feel like i'm listening to a guy singing karaoke at the local bar. LOL

[coyotethrust]

What a horrid, horrid performance. Between the vocals and the horns...I don't know which were worse. Fucking embarrassing.

[leads4agents]

Sorry Grateful Dead fans Phish sucks and so does this insulting band and vocal performance... This is downright painful.

[rickhorvath]

I know these are heavy players, but this sounds like crap

[Germany1111]

A lot of the problems with this performance came from the clearly underrehearsed horns. The horn parts are an integral part of the song, and here they are missing spots and notes left and right, though I will say that as the song went on they seemed to get it together- further evidence, IMO, that this was underrehearsed. A shame, but they probably should have gone with something like Turn It On Again, Land of Confusion, or Afterglow.

[MrNotNiceGuy]

There is no reply to this piece of shit performance

[awwwyeaboyeeee]

I got loads of respect for Phish but god Trey will forever sound like the singer of a college hippie jam band.

[JPMcFly1985]

I'm a huge 80s fan and I love the Genesis original, and I think this is a pretty cool, laid back cover.

[bemersonbakebarmen]

The musics were trying not to vomit for playing so horrible song, its not their fault the original song sucked so bad

[Sovietico88]

SHIT

[robbymadore]

i thought they did a pretty good job.

[countmagnus08]

Yeah, this performance is pretty grisly - full of bum notes and mike problems. But it's a courageous attempt at an imaginative cover, much more interesting than the hundreds of totally verbatim covers one normally hears at an event like this.

[ghettoblaster2007]

These comments are hilarious. People like to bash Phish because they're Phish and get a bad rep at times. They're one of my favorite bands, seen 'em over 30 times. Is Trey one of the greatest singers ever? Not even close. Though this performance wasn't one of their best, it's still a good watch/listen. If any of these people had seen a live show from '94 - '00, they'd probably have a different perspective. Especially the guy who said something about Phish being known to suck live. Idiot.

[DubyaREX02]

Phish fail

[dweise]

@DubyaREX02

genesis fail

[oldglenndog]

Love this Genesis song! Musically, this cover is pretty good. As some have noted, Trey doesn't sound like Phil, but that's fine...true artists are unique. The bigger problem is that Trey isn't on key. With some more practice, he could nail this.

[docraymond]

A complete disaster. If I had paid money to see this, I would demand a refund and sue for mental anguish and abject cruelty.

[troyhol]

this is a horrible cover. sax players keep fucking up, vocals are brutal.

[75starsuck]

@troyhol --If you're expecting Trey's voice to sound like Phil's ,or the horns to be any tighter than they are, then you are a dingbat.

Phish Superiority Confirmed

[troyhol]

im not expecting his voice to, just thought it was a bad cover.

[element1120]

@troyhol Okay pal, I would like to see you perform on that stage sometime before I die. If you are comparing vocals between the two greatest artists of all time, then you are just mistaken. Obviously Trey's not gonna sound like Phil. The only reason Phish played this song was because Trey absolutely loves and respects Genesis.

[troyhol]

@element1120 i can see your a huge phish fan. i'm not trying to prove a point that trey is a bad singer nor a bad artist, nor am i comparing artists. i guess looking at my original post maybe i was exaggerating a little. i still stand by my opinion though, thats all i can say.

[mphtower]

What the hell happened here? All the elements are right: "No Reply At All" is one of their best songs from the Phil era, Phish is a terrific live band, they genuinely like Genesis, they had pro horn players, and the song's pretty straightforward. But... woof!

I agree with the other comments that Page should've sung the whole thing, however that wouldn't helped all the flubbed notes from the horns and Mike.

They kept on trying but they could not connect.

[moco635]

Man thats really bad.My 11yr old cud sing better than this guy.

[electric926]

Phish did an awesome Watcher, but he really butchered this song.

[redeyed28]

Look, Phish is performing at the top of their game right now, so if you haven't heard any recent shows, then just go eat a big bag of shit!!!! EVERYONE CAN EAT A BIG BAG OF SHIT!!!!!!!!

[johnslullaby]

@redeyed28 Dude, Phish is know to suck playing live.

[redeyed28]

@johnslullaby Ok, just keep your opinions to yourself, John. If you've ever seen Phish play live, you wouldn't say that. They are incredible live.

[johnslullaby]

@redeyed28 Are you braindead? Im sittin watching them live right now? They suck and this version is so bad. Since im a huge Genesisfan this is suicidal

[75starsuck]

@johnslullaby Phish is constantly learning complete songs to bring to the stage and play one time then leaving them alone,hell,they learn complete albums and play them in their entirety every halloween(white album,quadraphenia,etc),I think this is a great version for a 1 time play and little practice,i dont think any other band could pull off such accuracy,not even close.Genisis picked Phish to induct them,so that should tell you something.

[bananeskit]

@75starsuck Lemme se that evidence that Genesis picked Phish.

Johnslullaby: What you said was directly taken from head! I feel the same way!

[aarmington]

OOMG.....if u cant do it right....SIT THE HELL DOWN....this is embarrasing!!!

[Lar24man]

ok ok ok ok just stop it!!!! God almighty jesus in heaven!

[kdito]

Phish were a great choice for performing Watcher of the Skies, but definitely not this song.

[Bennyd720]

possibly the worst attempt at Genesis ever made....horrible

[godu1111]

Pathetic



[wharfrat78]

Page should have sang the entire song with the others backing his vocals.

[MetallicBill]

PHish is over-rated, I said it, yes. Phil does it better, however, when I hear about "fish" I think of Marrillion's singer

[toothpimp]

Awful. Ramada Inn lounge at closing time. Phish is a better band than this. They shouldn't have tried to do a note for note cover. They should have done a "Phish" flavored version.

[felsner1]

I't s not good. Phish does the Gabriel stuff much better, IMO. That Watcher version they did was awesome.

[2manymuthauckas]

i really think people are missing the fact this isn't some giant arena its a small ballroom I'm sure if this was at deer creek it would be a whole different sound but its great for the venue

[Umberto2]

Phish rips this one. Awesome; super tight.

[webb10588]

page should've sung the whole thing

[Liamisamom]

Mike was dropping bombs left and right; in sync with the horns too. I expect nothing less from Gordo.

[jbdfc]

its trey not phil u shouldnt expect trey to sound like phil

[jbdfc]

its trey not phil u should expect trey to sound like phil

[zubey91]

oh man if this is one of your favorites... then you don't know genesis

[vunley]

sigh

[cringe8on2]

An abomination. Simply horrid. Flat. Unispired. Just sucks. Talk about taking a song and making it ---- ssssiiiigggghhhhhh. Good job Flish!  I hate you.

[rdsklw]

Fish in his tux = PRICELESS!

[signurandal]

This was OK. I think they would have excelled with something from TOTT, like "Dance on a Volcano".

[tonymannara]

Dude, I really like Phish and seen them a number of times...look, thhe musicianship is fine, though not enough Trey guitar, but this is a hatchet job. I don't even like this song and I know they butchered it. Tight performance, but Trey sounds horrible. This is kind of embarassing.

[kccoolidge1]

Sucked

[DarthMarc1972]

...an interesting little ditty nonetheless

[Gossage54]

I admired their Watcher of the Skies. Bold choice and their musicainship holds up. But No Reply is painful. Not shitting on them but they could have pulled something else out from the Collins era that could have worked better. Trey's vocals are just way too flat here.

[Oica67]

Bunch of idiots...difficult my ass!!!...Just go on and see 1000s of Genesis cover bands doing it right...the piano guy sings like a little hungry boy with DIARREIA

and it is really a stupid thing to see...and the lead singer lost his sense of being

alive a long time ago...I hope one day, internet will be filtered so we don´t have

any bad times like these guys singing...in time: the band is ok!

[Oica67]

Bunch of idiots...difficult my ass!!!...Just go on and see 1000s of Genesis cover bands doing it right...the piano guy sings like a little hungry boy with DIARREIA

and it is really a stupid thing to see...and the lead singer lost his sense of being

alive a long time ago...I hope one day, internet will be filtered so we don´t have

any bad times like these guys singing...in time: the band is ok!

[reverendflash]

I can sing this better.

If at first he don't succeed, Trey, Trey's his name.

[isitrealgood]

As Phil said, this, and "Watchers of the Sky," are two difficult songs, and these songs were done with respect and love by a band that not only admires Genesis but is good enough to play the songs. And I think that's what this portion of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is all about. I admire Phish for accurately playing the songs but playing it their way.

[cptnjacksteiner]

i love this, everyone is saying its iffy, but i love it, although i think page should have sang it still turned out great. hope to hear it on tour!

[benjapathic]

yikes.. sounds like karaoke night. they could have picked another song that was better suited for them from the huge genesis catalog lol oh well.. their heart was in it.

[MrStereoTiger]

This is performance mix is lob-sided...you can't hear the keyboard! Listen to the original and see that you can hear the electric piano sound better.

[theschoolofchuck]

There's something seriously missing from this song. The guys from Phish are excellent musicians, but it just doesn't sound right.

[tweedphish]

the singer is doing great!!!!!! to you doubters this song was not designed for someone to play lead guitar and sing as well

[LivesoninHeadPhones]

true true. . .Trey's strongsuit has never been his voice. . .the whole band for that matter. But they are amazing musicians and there crappy voices somehow fit Phish's music. . .seen them countless x's live and 2-28-03, 6-7-09, and 11-24-09 (my personal fav i witnessed) were all amazing in spite of lousy vocals not only Trey's but especially fishman's.

[intheairtonight]

horribel version..and this isn't just a band in a pub..it's on the RaRHoF! Heelp!

[jpb318]

Nope.

[rwk1983]

wow trey you should of let page sing this one

[Smickens]

Not too shabby. It's Phish. Take it or leave it. I enjoy it. These guys can still pull a cover like no one's business.

[SleazyE08]

They played these songs the way Genesis did live, if not better. Trey's singing isn't his strong point, the group as a whole makes it work, playing the music the same, if not better, then the original live music is their strong point. They did an awesome job! Look up these live tunes played by Genesis. Its great! Oh, and they played "No Reply" because it had to feel great singing little jabs to the people in the music industry that ignored these guys as a fad or fraud.

[hackychan]

atleast it wasnt invisible touch

[hackychan]

the more you listen the better it sounds. I dont mean you need to get high. I hope they play this on tour this summer.

[redeyed28]

@hackychan But it REALLY helps to get high. :)

[MrGuitaRKing]

Musically, Phish did an excellent job on this song & Watcher but, they should have asked somebody else to sing!! GR8 song selection too!!

[redeyed28]

this is one of my favorite Genesis songs and I love Phish, Trey is a great guitarist, but it's hard to sing like Phil Collins. He's got a very dinstinctive voice. This is still a good performance in my opinion

[johnslullaby]

@redeyed28 No it's not a good performance. It's pathetic. Phil, Tony and Mike must have been crying when they hear their song beeing destroyed.

You know what? When phish asked if they were good Genesis gave no reply at all!

[redeyed28]

@johnslullaby HEY, FUCK YOU!! GO EAT A BIG BAG OF SHIT, JOHN!!!

[scootilybootily]

1.) These songs are hard as fuck.

2.) It is probably intimidating as hell to play it in this context.

3.) I think this shit is great.

[pcburgh01]

what do you people want? Phish to blow the doors off of Genesis's song at their own induction......they held back.......this is similar to Golden Age - and we know what Trey did to that song!

[SpendonGriff]

why the hell didnt they have Paige sing it??? Would have been much better.

[Funkbird]

I think Paige would have sung better too but it could be that the syncopation on the keys was too difficult to sing over top of for him. I don't know

[micahwelner]

the high school's best at the talent show. trey's voice is a joke.

[Shafbag]

Sure Trey is out of tune a little bit and can't hit the high notes but this is a really hard song to cover. Makes you appreciate how good Genesis is and was. Hat off to Phish, no other band would have attempted it.

[mikemacjunkie1]

its decent, but still, disapointing that genesis didn't perform. very understandable though, but mike + the mechanics along with steve or tony couldve done a little something. but its all good!! one day something else might happen! :-) a lot of other bands could've done a performance also, phish just happened to be the one!! hats off to a good effort, but the vocals could've been arranged a little differently, and the drummer wasn't very on the bat with his drumming. its not that hard

[nadamean3]

in fairness to to the drumming aspect when genesis performed this live they had two drummers playing at the same time. And on the studio recording there is a second percussionist. The drums are right on time as far as i can hear.

[mikemacjunkie1]

omg. this is horrible :-O i understand that phil was unable to perform due to surgery, but he couldve sang. this is bad!! like miley cirus bad LOL. out of key and the band can't even stay together. genesis must've been yawning in their seats lol.

[jojomellon]

What clip were you listening to?

[jojomellon]

The only out of tune notes are the vocals which is pretty understandable as Phil's highest notes are a bit higher than Trey's range.

[theseanze]

A lot of people don't like the song choice, because they have awkward structure, but listen to the recordings and you can see they actually did a little better than Genesis ever did (Phil Collins actually says this later that night). Only Phish is naturally better at instrumentation, and Genesis is better with vocals.

[Funkbird]

I disagree on phish performing it better, but do think phish was the best choice of band to cover this song

[ncbloom]

usually phish is good when they play covers ( their own tunes suck like an electrolux vacum ) . This song is not even listenable though. just terrible , page must have been embarrassed.

[lenphish]

im a huge phish fan since like 1990.... but this is pretty shitty. maybe page should have sang the whole song. ive heard better at open mic night at my local bar. i do give props on watcher of the skies. i think phil probably has no reply at all, lol maybe it would have been better if i was seeing this at a phish show with a few beers in me!!

[Obelisk2290]

passionless vocals and not as puncyh and vibrant as original

[andrewjon]

im sure they wouldve done another prog song if it were up to them. those celebrities looked confused during watcher.

[CygnusRoc]

As a Genesis fan, I appreciated the gesture on Phish's part, although I thought their performance of No Reply was kind of ho-hum. Watcher of the Skies was much better, although I still don't think it's as good as Genesis. I disagree with Mike Rutherford in his attempt to flatter Phish.

[daddysevenpointfiver]

I think the essential fault is in the drums , really, in that the sense of urgency in phils drumming is missing. Also trey shouldn't have attempted phil's vocal on this one, sorry, phil's just too strong but WATCHER ROCKED!

[kerrygordon]

Needs Phil on vocals... should've tried something else. The audio guy should have been shot.... dry vocals? Sucked all of the life out of the song... appreciate the effort though.

[nadamean3]

Or Genesis could have manned up and got themselves together to play their own song. Considering it was announced late that phish would be playing makes me think they probably learned the song that day. Vocals have never been phish's strong suit but they still sounded tight.

[daddysevenpointfiver]

totally agree, what did they plug the xlr in and turn the slider up? Sheesh, this couldn't have been reheased enough

[nadamean3]

@kerrygordon agree with the terrible vocal mix. Phish has always benefitted from a little reverb.