Phish - 1994 Bluegrass Sessions Documentary (3 of 9)

[norsedan]

I wish they still played the harmony at 6:26 at today. ITS SO GOOD

[solomantaylorplayer]

Any sign of Fishman yet?

[JonnySoonami]

MILLIONS OF HIPPIES, MILLIONS!

[drowe7377]

Sick..



[drowe7377]

Sick..



[dano1881]

jeez when was the last time they played this? would love to see it again.

[zackpennachi]

The reflection in the mirror is black and white.... whaaa?!

[conboybp]

Fishman with the Aquarium Rescue Unit tshirt, classic

[Forb1n95]

That's Page

[JONANDREW22]

best version of nellie kane they've ever played in my opinion

[spacefreely]

CLASSIC!

[hellbillydan]

this is phantastic

[sellthemanicans]

3 Nights of the boys in 3 days, going out of my mind!

[haportzim]

page is hilarous!

[dawkinsfan420]

i love when page goes up and hits that high note in the falsetto

[Rome012]

8:48 "Millions of hippies" haha

[georgiaswamper]

how can people like this?! sloppy vocals and playing, i guess its easier to cover up sloppy playing with electric instruments..

[Rjc0316]

@georgiaswamper i guess it's because they aren't playing their native instruments... but hey, way to do your research right?

[cklein121]

@georgiaswamper they don't play bluegrass. these are new instruments for everyone but trey..

[JONANDREW22]

@cklein121 gordon has been playing the banjo for almost as long as hes been playing the bass

[Mike56784]

Most Phish fans wouldn't stay quiet for this nice acapella nowadays.

[Waxxer88]

niccceeee

[washingtonjournal]

is this the guy from greenday?

[thezepp925]

1 person obviously missed the like button

[Druss1586]

Trey looks like a math teacher.... I love him!

[soyounoat]

They were unstoppable at this time. I was fortunate to catch several shows soon after this one, including 11/30/94 and 12/1/94 which are now Live PHiSH releases. What a mind-blowing time!

[cosmic53933]

classic awsome thank you for posting 

[nortonisnotron]

I saw Oysterhead at the Hill Auditorium but I would have rather saw Phish there. I just love that were in Michigan while this video tape was being filmed. But it makes me sad that don't have this much fun in Michigan anymore. Come back!!

[Rhet0rik]

Mike is a natural bluegrass singer

[thezepp925]

can I sell my soul to phish instead of the devil?

[TheCptredbeard]

they dont need no microphone

[astocker08]

Jon couldn't be more fantastic. YOU are the flower of my heart.

[NateDawawg420]

thank you cameraman you are awesome

[salm37]

Love it!

[markisss88]

amazing

[sara8smiles]

Page Has An Aquarium Rescue Tshirt on. Love it

[Terrapin9614]

i love Page's ARU t-shirt during the rehearsal

[deadhead929]

For my Money this was the best show in this run. Great performance.

[phishliver1]

i absolutely love this

[BuDzManson]

im alright cuz i got a degree dows NYone know the name of that song

[itsmillertime321]

Alumni Blues

[ksween93]

@BuDzManson def not alumni blues. the bluegrass thing is "I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome" by i dont know who

[ksween93]

@BuDzManson the first one at least

[geeongee123]

blue and lonesome by bill monroe

[sstslide270out]

i love that change in nelly cane the main change, shit is warming and haunting at the same time...

[IEnjoyYourself14]

oh its sample in a jar! haha

[IEnjoyYourself14]

someday i may tell, the tale of ?tangle when into you your world i fell. anybody know what song this is from? i know i recognize it but i just cant place it.... mike and trey were singing it right there at the end.

[duffmann2000]

Millions of hippies!!.....hahaha. Their harmonies sound great!

[jjoel22]

Skip to 2:10 Great stuff here. Paige on the upright bass- wow.

[AtmaRising]

i remember these days like it was yesterday. i was in college in mass and phish used to play our school every year. what a time it was!

[cosmic53933]

god damn this is fuckin awsome !!!

[slurppypurr]

I love this shit so much, bring it back Phish!

[hellbornelfchild]

My first show was 11-16-94. They played bluegrass that night ;)

[dlefkin]

that just made me so happy. If I had to convince a non phish-head that phish was the best band ever, I would show them this bluegrass set of videos. It really captures the whole like "phish as a spectacle live" or like the "these guys are incredible musicians" thype of thing

[dankydave6985]

Im a phish head, and these guys might be awesome musicians, but lets not forget they did have to HIRE Rev. to teach them bluegrass. Bluegrass consists of 3 root chords G-C-D. Non the less Phish is great

[LouGehrigsDisease]

yep that's bluegrass right there for you. thanks, man!

[wilsonerc]

Trey admitted he didn't even care for bluegrass early on, but respected it. As you can tell it grew on him and you can even hear glimpses of it throughout their vault of music

[mikeknein]

well.. .lets not over simplify blue grass, there are a lot of secondary dominants and cool chords changes and most importantly the extreme rhythmic complexity and tempo!

[StrangeTripNH]

Not to mention 3 out of 4 of them are playing different instruments..

[bbbbarca]

man, I was at Bloomington on 11/16, but missed that show in the parking lot. kicking myself ever since...

[wilsonerc]

loves and misses B-Twn.

[MarcoEsquand0las]

i'd kill too see cactus do a grass project

[SirSampsonSimpson]

seriously

[slurppypurr]

God Bless Mike!

[kc7fys]

I play bluegrass music and I really love Phish. I have always been ambivalent about their bluegrass stuff. But I have to say this video heartens me about their sincerity. Seeing Mike try to play the banjo and being so utterly BASIC in it--it makes me feel good about my own skill. He is quite competent on the bass, no doubt about that. This stuff is great.

[prjctcivilian]

gordon kinda sounds like jerry garcia

[MarcoEsquand0las]

no.

[prjctcivilian]

i dont think that made trey loose talent. some of the stuff coming out of the 2000s was quite experimental and interesting

[justmyopinionbro]

It's really depressing how they'll never be good again.

[yageman]

But you are just some some dipshit........

How does that nonsense work?

But I understand, thats like, just your stupid opinion.

Phish dorks that think they should run the fucking show....lol........... Gotta love those weird little pricks.

[ehpease]

um, phish at hampton a few months ago was absolutely incredible, better thatn ever in my opinion

[mackerall19]

like you can just lose that talent

[IThinkWereParkedMan0]

what the hell r u talking about

[wutehvah]

Sorry but I agree, post 99 phish is a shadow of what they were. I'm sorry but being a phan doesn't mean I have to check my ears and brains at the door. People grow old, even the people you like the best. Unfortunately that often sabotages skills and post 2000 ( 99 actually ) phish shows are no where near as explosive as prior years, especially 95-98.

[IThinkWereParkedMan0]

i know what you mean, but i just saw them 6/18/2009 and that was fuckin explosive, trey's sober now maybe that was it but they blew away anything i've ever heard them do. The cool thing is you truly can compare, because on their website you can download their full concert from that day or from many concerts through the years. the show on 6/18/09, download that and tell me they don't sound as good as ever.

[wutehvah]

Look I have 1000's of hours of Phish that I listen to on shuffle every day. Don't get me wrong, I completely get down to 99-00 jams such as the heralded 2000 back on the train.Hmmm, ok let me put it this way, if I am having a good night, feeling good and I am looking for a specific phish jam that will set it just right, 4/10 it will be 97/98.Those two years the poignancy of the band was right on point. Also they were just more fun in their prior years. Look up youtube vids of the first antelope.

[TheEccentricHippie]

Haha, 8:45... Brad's such a geek, but I love him :)

Then at 8:51 "millions of hippies! MILLIONS!"

[terenceokane]

fishman looks like Bubbles from the trailer park boys, in the pink light, around the 1 minute mark

only he has way longer hair

[cosmic53933]

right

[haydenremick]

@terenceokane i thought this same thing earlier on in the movie hahaha

[thewaker303]

4:33 trey doesnt look high at all thoughout this whole part

[tomnealon]

Very insightful.

[camelspider99]

hahaha "any sign of fishman yet?" thats great. he was probably tripping face roaming around michigan

[BluegroundUndergrass]

Blueground Undergrass page is now up

[sinvin]

Wow. Can't believe I just came across this! I was at this show. It's Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. What a great tour!

[TravelinMan555]

What is 3'30" song name ??

[grg34b]

I love pages ARU shirt! I cant wait for KNoxville and the FOx in June Its gonna be like entering the pearly gates!

[cosmic53933]

sweet jam

[smeith82]

straight granola crunchberries.

[phildd0t]

I wish Mike had shown this much singing confidence on stage.

[rollboy35]

this is so fucking awesome.

[kosser321]

Great session from the best.

[marftrogdor]

page has an ARU shirt on. sweet.

[uzefulidiot]

Money.

[ummagummas08]

Jeff Mosier lives near me, I should go get lessons from that guy..

[ktbriggs]

I think Trey generally nailed the flatpicking parts. His rhytm isn't go-awful, it's just a little less than it could be, with no bass runs. It's in there though. I'd let him play guitar in my band....

[ktbriggs]

Jeez.... I wish I knew what I wrote. It must have been pretty offensive, so I apologize for that. I really love Phish and listen to them probably more than any other band right now.

I usually stay pretty positive on here, and I am genuinely sorry if I wrote something offensive.

Take care.

Kevin

[cerqs76]

11-16-1994 Setlist

Ann Arbor,Mi

I: Sample In A Jar, Foam, Fast Enough For You, Reba, Axilla2, Lizards, Stash, Pig in a Pen*, Tenneseee Waltz*, Bluegrass Jam*, Swing Low Sweet Chariot*

II: Mikes Song>Simple>Jam, Im Blue and Lonesome*, My Long journey Home*, Chalkdust Torture, Fee, Run Like an Antalope

E: Amazing Grace, Suzie Greenberg

* Acoustic

[rrescozoo5]

you know mike loves the bluegrass because hes more of the heard one and during phish he is the least noticed and bluegrass is like his music and you can tell he loves it so much, not saying he doesnt love phish just saying you can tell he realy enjoys bluegrass

[TwilitParade]

idk...i mean he directs the jams to an extent and helps carry them. he's the spine of the jam. sure your doing fancy juggling with guitars and keys but if your spine breaks well you're probably paralyzed so no more juggling for you.

[HopePoisoned]

the bluegrass was a journey for phish, they weren't great at bluegrass, but when you hear them say things like "we're getting better" it's clear that that's not their objective - they're paying for bluegrass lessons, they're students not professionals

[slazenger81]

7/1/99 antioch, tn

Show Notes: Wolfman's featured Jerry Douglas on dobro; Beauty of My Dreams through Back on the Train featured Jerry Douglas on dobro, Ronnie McCoury on mandolin and Tim O'Brien on fiddle. Poor Heart saw Gary Gazaway, on trumpet, join the other three guests on stage. Doin' My Time also featured O'Brien on lead vocals.

[slazenger81]

listen to this one if want to hear jerry douglas, tim o'brien, ronnie mccoury, etc. play with phish.

Set I: Punch You in the Eye, Billy Breathes, Guyute, Wolfman's Brother, Beauty of My Dreams, Doin' My Time, Roggae, Water in the Sky, Back on the Train, Poor Heart

[slazenger81]

ya'll obviously havent heard their rapping skills either... :)

[widespreadhope]

Dude - I'd LOVE to see Del McCoury or Ralph Stanley play "phish style" ... it's like comparing apples to oranges ... music is in the ear of the beholder , no ? Back Off the Boys will ya - save judgement for the Lord :)

...isn't that what the old timers sing about in Bluegrass :) xoxoxoxo

[ericjm83]

Jeez, I really hope you guys aren't seriously critiquing their "true bluegrass skills". You've got fishman on mandolin and page on bass?!? Just appreciate the balls they had to even take this experiment on. This truly encapsulates the curiosity that made them so great. Thanks so much for posting this jlaughli.

[red5500]

Ha Ha Awesome! Previous posts be damned, if this gets you into bluegrass then welcome to some great old music thats been forgoten. I've seen phish and they are great but also seen some really good blue grass at the festivals in Telluride for a few years now an nothing beats it. Thanks for this post. Hope to see eveyone in Telluride Colorado in June this year.

[rarebasses]

I've played Bluegrass for over 25 years & I have to say

this whole phish / bluegrass thing is painful. I know some of them came from a bluegrass background, but I agree with everyone that bluegrass at least when this video was made was not thier thing. Gordon is ok on the banjo and the flatpicking on the guitar is good but the rest...

Sorry, and hope I don't offend anyone.

[jamawu]

lol

that post was all about offending somebody

[forwardmarch]

We'd love to hear your opinions on Phish's barbershop quartet technique next.

[michaelg74]

Phish are really towing the thin line of blasphemy in the realm of Bluegrass

[bluegrassboy77]

phish needs to go back to bluegrass school

[phunkyglass]

ommmm this was 13 yrs ago...lil late

[forwardmarch]

Good lord, do you think they were trying to appeal to a bluegrass crowd? Please tell us how you feel about their vacuum cleaner solos.

[letwendyin]

lol..page has an aquarium rescue unit tee on....bwahaahaahaa

[muckdog420]

i miss it so!!!!

[Adillier41]

awesome--classic--perfect..the good ole' days

[PhactorPhiction]

funny seeing Page on the stand up.

[thomas1976]

Gordon gets it, and I've seen him picking on the banjo in the past couple years, and he's gotten much better. I don't think Trey really "gets" bluegrass rhythm guitar though. There's no doubt that he's an awesome soloist, but his groove is all wrong.

[taylor410ce]

what about fish has he gotten better at the mandolin?

[thomas1976]

I don't know. He didn't seem to be too active in these practice sessions, but this was some time back, no? I haven't heard him recently. But compare Trey's rhythm here with someone like Del McCoury or Jimmy Martin, who I consider the "masters" of BG rhythm. Completely different groove.