Phish - 04.02.98 - Simple

Island Tour '98

- please note: Video is unavailable from a few moments in to just before the two minute mark. The video is also zoomed out all the way for this song and most of "Birds of a Feather", and for most of the second set until "Sleeping Monkey". Though, of course, for the "Twist Jam" the camera was exactly where it needed to be. . . . .

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[cojobo34]

@mrandyp good point. and i appreciate you being considerate and not so spiteful and ego-driven as some of the other comments. seems most humans have lost a sense of dignity and integrity these days.. sad. take care.

[mrandyp]

@cojobo34

using the word "preprogrammed" throws some people off. yes, kuroda uses preprogrammed scenes, but throws them out whenever he sees fit. so everyone here is right. he improvises, with his personal preset scenes and movements and whatnot.

[AtmaRising]

Always loved the greens, blues, violets that Chris used back then. Different feel. In saying that, the lights now are at a different level. More mature, like the band, yet so precise.

[mbglosser]

@walkinggiant you should check out some of the more recent show's lighting... one thing about phish that definitely has improved in phish 2.0 and 3.0 is Chris Kuroda... I personally think the lighting has gone from being good to fucking awesome in the last 10 years

[soyounoat]

The shows, too, began to explode (that fall tour is regarded as one of the strongest in Phishtory, with several classic shows), and the explosion in the light production emphasized the epic significance of these shows and what was happening at them.

The above text is from the Phish.net Faq (the last 2 posts - limited characters here..)

[soyounoat]

Fall 1995 (Leaps and Bounds): Beginning in the Fall of 1995, Chris' workmanship on the lights really took some huge steps, making leaps and bounds (by all accounts) in equipment or Chris' head or something, because the light show really started going nuts and blowing people's heads. The shows, too, began to explode (that fall tour is regarded as one of the strongest in Phishtory, with several classic shows), and the explosion in the light production emphasized the epic significance of these

[soyounoat]

On the Fall 1995 tour, I went to a long string of shows, and in some of the less packed west-coast shows, I stood next to Chris and watched him work the new lights. What he does is IN THE MOMENT with the music - wherever it goes - yet he does have some programmed effects he puts in or out manually TO GO WITH THE MUSIC that is often improvised.

[silkyhands914]

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[cojobo34]

@phishbeat69 actually they all paid dude--not a lot, but a couple hundred bux per show, so enough to get by with workin a part time job..but anyway, i apologize for insulting you, lost my cool, and u know a lot more about phish than me. i think the show is likely designed in scenes before hand for some of it, and most improv live, but i have no way to prove that, just my guess--but im not taking anything away from phish--they are great artists and everyone involved in the production is great too

[phishbeat69]

@cojobo34 you've performed over 100 amateur shows. and if you think the lights are completely prepared for phish then you should quit your job now.