Phish: Birds of a feather on Letterman

[PinkFloydrulez]

dude's bass sounds like burping

[carwiz008]

Strange to see Fishman wearing pants!

[mynameisfuzzy1]

i love this song

[ween00]

what year was this?

[MrOwensw]

is trey wailing all along the watchtower in the intro?

[trinocular]

lol @ "stoner band." are you clowns for real?

[Gorillaz12d]

Calling phish a stoner band is soooo inaccurate. there are so many non-stoners that listen to them. do u ever hear pink flloyd titled as a "stoner band" i never do and yet i'm sure more of their fans were getting high compared to phish fans. problem is that Phish are always compared to The Dead which is a stoner band soooo....yeah. Innaccurate statements

[bmpt723]

@Gorillaz12d are you retarded? pink floyd is the biggest stoner band of all time!

[Gorillaz12d]

@bmpt723 I agree but i NEVER EVER hear anyone call them a stoner band. most people i have talked to have called them a Classic or Musical geniuses. I agree with both i never hear them titled as a stoner band

[swell000Info]

@bmpt723 thats a common misconception actually. they were strongly against drugs.

[thephan1113]

@swell000Info hahahaha not bashing phish at all but they are nowhere near against drugs. Trey may be against the hard drugs he used to have a problem with but they definately have their fair share of experience with pot and the psychedelics. fishman claimed to have tripped on lsd everyday for about a year (just on example)

[swell000Info]

@thephan1113 i was talking about pink flloyd. of course phish was a drug using band

[thephan1113]

@swell000Info ahhh makes sense syd barrett definately turned the rest of pink floyd against drugs haha

[laxskater49]

@swell000Info pink floyd used mad drugs

[tgilbo]

Closet homosexuals keep it for someone special....

perhaps Phishing out at a 3 day outdoor Phish event where they run around in denial at how beautiful they all are BUT don't know what to do about it;

like expressing themselves so they are doomed to the green crew instead which

is picking up litter in parking lots in desperate hopes of THE HUMAN TOUCH!

[Gorillaz12d]

@tgilbo Fuck you

[nastynate1229]

That's funny, because I'm not a hippie, nor do I smoke weed. However, I do have an open mind when it comes to music, and understad greatness when I see it. Phish is one of a kind, and its fine if they don't appeal to you, but please understand that you calling their music 'shit' is ignorant. Go jerk off to a Nickelback video and try not to cream on your Affliction shirt. Most importantly stay away from Phish because they don't want or need you.

[louisfriend420]

Hippies suck.

Hey question: What did the Phish Head say when he ran out of weed?

Answer: "What's this SHIT we're listening to?"

[PhunkyPhishPhan]

It looks more like Trey let a fart slide out and was trying to do so as smoothly as possible rofl..

[ReklawLah]

That is some tight shit.

[marcf127]

THEY SUCK REALLY BAD

[thkro20]

@marcf127

troll alert! :P

[poolermon]

I hate it when my glasses start moving. You end up making such a weird face trying to fix it.

[migbee]

Fishman is wearing normal people clothes????? THE END IS NEAR

[Respusianism]

@bandreification It's called zooming in

[nstrat84]

the definition of a band..............

[Rosscalf]

lmao at the dude who freaks out at the new CD

[frecklesdk]

holy crap thats pretty sweet

[bandreification]

how the heck are they getting that closeup at 3:16

[lightningstrike65]

at 2:12 trey realized he left his car lights on.

[TheNewOldCavalry]

@lightningstrike65 had a room of us cheesin out.

[Court917]

@lightningstrike65 thats his jizz face.

[darkmessengerix]

@lightningstrike65 *helicopter lights



[lien0569]

@lightningstrike65 HAHAHA ! thats some funny shit right there lol

[JimmyPageisGOD]

AHAH Whats that face trey makes at 2:12

[Wartfacedfreak]

i like the guitar solo- nice entrance.

[tittomnstr13]

this probably made some people go crazy, first time for many i bet, hearing real music on t.v.

phish equals balling out of fucking control trey nails his solo here fuck yeah

[tittomnstr13]

god how i wish i would have seen this show. this is the best band he's ever had on hands down

[kendziata140]

its strange to see jon not wearing a dress, but i dont think id wear a dress on the letterman show either

[PhunkyPhishPhan]

@kendziata140 He did on the few times they were on the show in years before this.

[mbglosser]

@kendziata140 dude i can think of at least 100 different shows where fish was dressed in just a tshirt and jeans.. he doesnt always where a dress

[Loobs666]

This must be the World's weirdest looking band... The singer Looks like Chuck Norris, the Keyboards player looks like Doctor Phlox from Enterprise, the drummer is so stiff he looks he's had a broom shoved up his arse and as to the bass player's haircut...it looks like a cat's furball has been nailed to his bonce.

[TheGrizzlystraight]

@Loobs666 They all get a lot more tail than you.

[Loobs666]

@TheGrizzlystraight Whatever the fuck that means! I'm getting it's some kind of euphemism for collecting lemurs.

[concretejungle80cruz]

Trey's sound is soooo much smoother when he plays through the Fender like this clips shows vs. his new set-up.... JMHO

[PetersJunta]

@concretejungle80cruz trey never played a fucking fender. except when he played at Brads wedding when Phish was non existent in 2008. you will not find a guitar that sounds as magnificent as a Languedoc.

[BlinkBeer]

@PetersJunta Trey played a fender at Rothbury 08' when they couldnt find his languedoc. Mike played a couple phish songs with him at Trey's solo set and then Trey went over to the stage where Mike's band was playing and they couldnt find his gutiar

[mtlaw13]

Invitations for TEA! PHISH FTW!

[provotrout]

they let it rip.. great-albeit abridged-birds of a feather.  They were sharp that night

[minwav]

He sings like he has an American accent.

[stl425]

check out the reggae version of bouncing around the room on my youtube channel. It is off the CD Dub LIke an Antelope.

[Zellps0]

i lub it

[jfletcherwilliams]

Is there some kind of rubber band or ghost capo on his fretboard once the solo starts? There is something going on there.

[Crosses2Bear]

@jfletcherwilliams

Shadow from mic stand

[drummerwes81]

pause the vid at @ 2:13

[bradzdestroyer]

phish is to lsd, what milk is to shake..... or something like that.

[heyitsaustin93]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, i can't wait to see phish live on fallon on the thirteenth, it's gonna be epic

[notmefuckingname]

hahaha 2:11

classic trey face

[zmroth]

@notmefuckingname damn straight! :) and you can tell that is Trey playing with the band in the into to this clip :)

[JMAccordino]

Trey gets it

[duffmann2000]

Is the band jamming with the house band when they come back from commercial cause It sure sounds like trey's wailing?

[millanz]

@duffmann2000 ya man that sounds like trey

[JMAccordino]

@duffmann2000 phish jumps in with the house band all the time ive heard

[duffmann2000]

@JMAccordino yeah i even heard dave letterman mention that he loves how they jump in with paul and the band... they were tearing it up here....

[pcburgh01]

i love how trey gets cheers in the studio audience.....don't see that every time someone plays Letterman......is that because Trey is so good?

[XRutherfordTheBraveX]

@pcburgh01 probably just phish heads in the audience. but also because trey is so good

[pcburgh01]

yes; sarcastic question and observation.......of course he gets cheers.

[PhishCactus]

2:11 lol!

[MyRealNameIsJeff]

anyone else think phish should play letterman again? or have they already? cus dave had them on a lot in the 90s and early 00s

[notmefuckingname]

ya i hope for it all the time

[dudes420]

Oh yea at 4:03 Trey is making his guitar crrrryyyyy baby yeaaayaa! Phish are sooo goood... mike trey page and fishman jammin... EPIC session

[ThailandMango]

wow, you seem like a very happy person

[LukeLegere]

im tryin to like them cuz im a huge huge huge ween fan, and i hear if you like ween youll like them, but i dunno mane i just dont know, pretty good tho but not on ween level

[thetravellinminstrel]

it goes both ways Lukelegere....if you like phish you will like ween...

i disagree...no disrespect but ween cant

play instruments in any way close to phish...

words you could compare, but ween cant play musical instruments half as good as phish IMO

[LukeLegere]

fo sho much love to both

[thephan1113]

@LukeLegere you gotta listen to a whole live show, they play their normal songs on tv so people wont be afraid of them haha 

[SlyMcdoogal]

flawless

[murphmanin]

Shut uUp ya d-bag queef

[brark13]

ha then just to back to a bar and listen to some nickelback fratboy

[interstatehighway]

fuck you man

[murphmanin]

Biiiiirds on the Letter

[murphmanin]

Ok so you're not a penis if you're refering to the dork that said they need to find a good lead singer cuz that guy is the real penis! other than that... what??!!

[PureLiberalRadio]

Recent Phish FANS here on YouTube certainly are lame, inarticulate, and malicious. Hope the BAND is a whole lot better! ;-)

[murphmanin]

Ya and you're a penis

[Nuggifyable]

@PureLiberalRadio Why bring hate? Why don't you just not listen to them? I really doubt anyone has the need to hear your opinion of Phish, or the Phans for any matter. Go to bed. :D

[PureLiberalRadio]

Nuggifyable: What "hate"? Maybe you're too mellow and laid-back. Go do crack. :D

[joshkeough01]

Pureliberalradio.... since when do you know what good instrumentals are, I would like to see you play any phish songs.

[lowboy60]

They need to find a Lead Singer! Vocals are Really BAD!!!

[CraigIrish]

I want to take my pants off and dance around my living room....but it scares my wife.

[brittybaby1114]

i completely agree. These guys are boss, and their music is jst super chill and interesting.

[PureLiberalRadio]

Some people absolutely ADORE these guys. But why??? My guess is because they're the world's least pretentious band. They're utterly without a gimmick.

But that's just a GUESS as to why they're so beloved by a large minority.

They seem to have weak vocals and only average instrumentals...

[pukeboy66]

@PureLiberalRadio you seem to know nothing about music theory, or any of the thought that would actually be put into composing a song at all.

*shrug*

[PureLiberalRadio]

Pukeboy66: So tell me something about music theory and thoughtful song composing regarding Phish.

[joshkeough01]

you really are a dick aren't you

[boomslangdog]

i can totally agree with the first part of that. those guys are for real man. they have perfected the art of rock music. the vocals are not the greatest in the world but the music is what it is about. they have designed a sound that is only phish and each one is a master of their own instrument.

[PureLiberalRadio]

Boomslangdog -- Well, Phish DOES sound better the more you listen to them. Or at least the more you listen to this song on Letterman. Maybe they're intelligent and insightful thinkers and song-writers. Not sure...

[murphmanin]

Just to set things straight a lil, granted i like this song, its not on my top ten or even 20 i dont think, so dont be a hater brutha.. Trey is the man and can sing better than most of the bands now a days.. ESPECIALLY SHITTY EMO WHINERS!

[boomslangdog]

beleive me i love everything about phish even the vocals im just sayin nobody is trying to nominate phish for vocals of the year (of course trey doesnt get enough credit by nonphish fans as a guitar player) either way, he is a damn good vocalist in his genre but there are those from classic rock and other styles that sing better. nobody plays a better guitar though.

[thegrandwhale]

don't just talk about trey, they is just one part of something that needs to be spoken as a whole. listen to treys music i don't feel it to me nearly as successful when he isn't playing with phish.its the band as a whole,listen to how they all feed off of eachother to make one cohesive sound

[sstslide270out]

@thegrandwhale highly cohesive man.

[murphmanin]

find a band that does acapella better.. i dare ya

[boomslangdog]

i hear you there.

[duckstreet]

Fleet Foxes

[guitarmainiac06]

i mean, we cant help it if you just dont get Phish. they arent pretentious because those 4 dudes dont care about shit else except for creating a unique experience for the audience every single night, diversifying themselves musically, and making people happy. if you listen to a phish show from beginning to end, you are going to hear a diverse set of music that sounds nothing like any other artist or even like any of their other shows, but you probably have never done that before.

[goldenchopsticks]

@PureLiberalRadio Do yourself a favor. Listen to Harry Hood, You Enjoy Myself, Tweezer and Stash (all from a Live One) if you honestly think they have average instrumentals, then try commenting again.

Your theory as to why people love them is ridiculous...People love them because of their amazing music. So many moods, emotions, tones, and genres fused into songs, some of them purely improvised into songs live. Dont judge by what they play on Letterman, they need to be easy to digest here.

[sockcucker23]

thats what i thought hippie

[sockcucker23]

what? why

[sockcucker23]

zappa

[locins1]

Poor guys look half-sober in all these Letterman appearances

[sockcucker23]

omg this blows GOD DAMN HIPPIE MUSIC DIED A LONGG TIME AGOO fags

[poma54564]

you're calling us fags with a name like that? ha you're a joke man, thank you for your useless input, i'm glad you think that way. The scene is better off without negative people like you. "fag"

[TairyGreen89]

i'd like to know what kind of shit music you listen to.

[BoatsByGeorge]

LMAO! This kid is really stupid.

[cook3278]

Member this when i was like 18, sick,!

[philwalker]

jazzy! i like it

[AtmaRising]

perfect...love this version

[gb342002]

what version? this is standard birds of a feather off the cd lol

[AtmaRising]

obviously, less is more son

[gb342002]

yeah, is that what your wife told you? LULZ

[AtmaRising]

actually, it's what your daddy told me

[mattgunzelman]

you're a fag

[smartinnyc]

Pretty aggressive for a hippy?

[toecramper]

Dave: Hey Trey got any pills?

Trey: only if I can sleep with that intern

[ABBPhan81]

Haha, at 2:11 Trey farts

[TheGarfffff]

That must be Trey wailing on the into song too...

[deepfriedpankakes]

Trey is at the top of his game here

[kingkrimz]

Agreed..a very well constructed solo, tight and tasty.

[ilovecolinandbrad]

Don't forget face-melting

[PageandPlant4Life]

most songs rhyme. Maybe you should go play football or something that doesn't require that much thought.

[TheCavern2009]

One of the lowest forms of intelligence involves cutting on a band that you TRULY have no clue about. Really, and I mean this, you don't have any business saying the things you said in a forum such as this. Phish's songs range from the complex to the simple. If you don't "get it", then by all means tune in to your local radio station and enjoy. Pound for pound those guys ARE the most talented musicians that someone could listen to......ever been to a Phish show? I'm guessing not even close

[TheCavern2009]

yes it is a forum....which is a public type of meeting open for discussion....what I really wanted to verify is your making a statement about a great band from Contact? Honestly do yourself a favor (not being a smart ass when I say that) and try on some live Phish and not just one or two songs....really immerse yourself and you WILL love them....and one thing more thing Phish is a lot of things but one thing they are not is wannabes. Just out of curiosity....what are your top three bands??

[GoldenWarIII]

"the most talented musicians that someone could listen to"

really? I take it youve never seen a great jazz musician live.

[TheCavern2009]

yeah your right, jazz fest, doesn't have ANY great musicians live....

[yageman]

comment pending approval? nschenk? You are a complete tool. nschenk doesnt like rhyming I guess. Obviously a very intelligent person. Tell the world. This dork has lost the plot and doesnt know a damn thing about music. Like bjork nschenk? Syd Barrett and rhyming? Wow, you really are a terrific example of a dork who wouldnt know great music if his life depended on it. By the way, lots of those musicians you mentioned did plenty of acid you complete moron.

[yageman]

nschenk ,

"Just because I listed a few bands does not mean that is what I'm limited to, asshole".

I just hope you are not too limited to being a fucking dingleberry. You wrote some stupid shit, thats all.

I like the music that you mentioned.

Im mostly into funk, jazz, and all sorts of world music. Why the hell would I be afraid to say that to youtube people?

Look at my favorites dingleberry.

You will understand my taste.

Im afraid to say, you say lots of stupid shit.

[wholewheatbagel]

a+ phan.

[TheCavern2009]

nice comment asshole

[TonyTyler]

Trey is tha shiz tho

[Inyourfacepunk]

Trey is the best living guitarist. Period. Somehow he blows anyone away without playing incredibly fast.

[TonyTyler]

Come on now...lets not forget Derek Trucks :P

[fillheart]

Trey's solo is beyond words.... I listen to this clip a few time a week just to hear him wail. That first lick rips me up!

[Zellps0]

old skewlz

[badgerman500]

geez, what's wrong with you guys? just listen to this song! It is awesome masterpiece

Groovy, baby! YEAH!

[zt322]

phish actually sucks and r not a mainstream band. go lil wayne!!!!!!!

[MarcoEsquand0las]

good texture on trey's guitar in the intro of this one

[yomoma321x]

Hippies hate water!!

[Gibbsonnguy]

Van halen and u2 are fucking horrible, and the stones are offensively overrated. such amazing music was happening in the era's of all four of those bands, and its sad that they received all the popularity.

[SandmanSu]

U2 Sucks, Eddie VH was pretty good, and the stones were brilliant, but Phish takes the cake

[danmonsterhog]

dave loves phish lol

[harelipnoteeth]

an excellent studio album

[SMoD81]

TEAR IT UP TREEEEYYYY!!

[Gr8estStory]

haha did you seriously spend the time to write all that? Get a fucking life you faggot.

[aaaredskin]

If you think Phish plays great music, what kind of emotion and experience do you have when you listen to a band like the Beatles, Stones, U2, or Van Halen? You know, bands that actually HAVE REAL TALENT....and songs with great lyrics? Oh forget it....run along and be sure to take your bong hits.....

[Gr8estStory]

I absolutely love all the bands you listed (sans U2) and listen to them regularly. Why is your life so pathetic that you need to rip on bands you don't like on the internet? Get some friends or do something with your life.

Don't bother responding, I will not be reading.

[SandmanSu]

y dont u give these lyrics another run through...and keep improv and jazz in mind wen listening to phish...like great comedy improv, Phish could do it with music not one song live is the same...

[airsoftSU]

OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. PHISH has the skill of U2, and the stones combined + more! ARE YOU KDDING?? Listen to the drums!!! listen to the organ!!! the guitar!!! the base!!!! all of it is UNBELIEVABLE

[Masada253]

I bet you love MTV and think Lil Wayne is the shit.....stay in the mainstream circle.

[aaaredskin]

Is MTV even still a network that's on the air? No, I get my music fix from XM Radio and CDs. Pop in a CD from the band Oasis, and you'll be listening to real rock-n-roll......

[crazyzach5]

MTV is still on air but they don't have anything to do with music other than the music awards. Kind of Ironic, Music TV doesn't play music anymore, just stupid teen drama shows.

[Masada253]

Oasis?.....now it's coming into focus.....I see where you are coming from....yeah your right.....Oasis is way better than Phish................your joking of course.

[MarcoEsquand0las]

you think phish isn't mainstream? you're prolly one of those pretentious people that runs around with an ego thinking their music is all underground and therefore is only those with finer tastes.

[Masada253]

Is Phish on the radio?? Is Phish on MTV?? Is Phish well known amoung your average person off the street?? NO! Then you would have to say they are not mainstream, which was my point..And about my music...I love Phish period and have seen them since 1997.........nice stereotype dick-head.

[MarcoEsquand0las]

Phish has been on the radio. Phish has been on MTV. Most people know who they are. YES!!!!! goddamnit yes. you are a moron if you disagree with these statements

[phish2008]

Hey buddy, first off your language is pathetic for a comment on youtube to someone you don't know.....secondly Masada is right in that Phish is not your typical mainstream band.....meaning they are not a TREND....

[MarcoEsquand0las]

what's wrong with my language? masada said nothing about phishbeing a trend. he just said phish is not mainstream, which is simply not true. obviously they are not a trend. obviously they still play fantastic music regardless of how famous they are. obviously i am a dedicated fan, hence MarcoEsquand0las. i don't see what your problem is.

[abax03]

are you serious? your language is repulsive..GD? and calling people with different views "STUPID"...yeah your right NOTHING is wrong with your language......I worked at a tv station near Atlanta with over 200 people....at a party music came up.....guess what? NONE of them had EVER even HEARD of the band PHISH....hmmmm at a large tv station...and no one knows them....I would say Masada's comment is dead on.....to have a cool screen name...some very uncool vibes...