Phish Clifford Ball Soundcheck

[@TheGrowFromYourHeartPodcast]

The sound, energy, and creativity of the jam that gets cut off at 43min is why I will always love this band.

[@matthewcenedella5081]

My God! Greatest of Gifts.!

[@SirSlimPickens]

22 years, 4 months and 9 since this was played. The guys have changed so much in that time. They have had their ups and downs, their epic shows and their standard shows. Their sound has changed multiple time and sometimes changing back again, even a hiatus was involved and yet.... somehow..... any part of this, no matter where listen, could have come out of a Golden Age, a Light, a Tweezer, hell even a Seven Below from 2018. The beauty behind their music stands as true today as it did all those years ago. It truly does withstand the test of time.

[@adamseidel8901]

Agreed. Also I listen to this and I think to myself ‘this was from the days when the world wasn’t a collective shit show’. Gosh, those were the days

[@newusernamehere4772]

@@adamseidel8901 More like a time where the shitshow wasn't easily visible to everyone, which as it turns out is a pretty good thing when you think you can't do anything about it

[@samuelboles8566]

@@newusernamehere4772 that is exactly right things were still crazy but not quite nearly as crazy as they are now and the timeline really took an uptick at the year 2000 and then recall what happened eleven years later just one year before 2012 why it was the Patriot Act and of course the pre quilt show called 911 yes absolutely and then to go along with it you know to make everything just perfect the year of 2020 was you know the year of all things and then of course one year later the 20-year anniversary of 9/11 happened and of course it was a total Illuminati illuminated Freemason concept design in which the United States government really did and which out of their way to humiliate our nation and the people of the United States of America by the way that they conducted that operation and of course they needed to arm the enemy and equip them with lots of money lots of weapons lots of ammunition and a few you know pretty much a lot of equipment and buildings and materials most of the equipment they took out all of the electronics so you'd have to be pretty sharp and have the production line to you know operate those thing

[@andrewnorth1983]

well said!

[@ken3866]

It’s boring.

[@kevinkardach4140]

My tent was near the concrete/runway/road to promise land. We were not expecting this when we started to hangout night before. We all ended up dancing and enjoying, like it was a concert. Best weekend of my life, by far. Everything was perfect. Thank you Phish for making all of this happen.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

It was definitively a top notch weekend (other than having the car torn apart at the border). I was about to enter my second year of college and now my oldest child has graduated university and we sent him to Riviera Maya shows as a graduation gift. Time flies when you're having fun.

[@tylerthompson1842]

Remember they also drove around on the flatbed truck too. They spoiled us that weekend

[@timjohnson7609]

Mike always looks like he just did mushrooms for the first time and is just starting to feel it.

[@JoeBoomerMusic]

Trey doesn’t look exactly sober here either...

[@incidentalist]

@@JoeBoomerMusic it's 96, I don't think ANYONE there was sober!!

[@rutledgeleland2538]

@@incidentalist i wasnt

[@MrSpankee02]

More like Peyote,that’s why the call him the Cactus.

[@cloudstar845]

I've fed Mike psilocybin twice. He handled himself quite well both times.

[@Ronnie_Matthews]

Jam I Jam II 13:57 Jam III 18:35 Jam IV 43:08

[@JBMetz1]

Page McConnell is so damn good.

[@bcp5296d]

dr page the chairman to you

[@bluecollar825]

Leo!!! Right, and only 10 likes in 3yrs. If you said "Trey's a jedi," you'd have 1000 likes. I don't get why so many fans act like the other 3 members are only there to support Trey, and I love the dude so this isn't shade.

[@HGZMO]

He has come so far. The layers and thickness of his sounds are the best in the business and taken phish up levels Imo. The clean piano era is sick but he has been growing and growing

[@wigdaddy]

His Squirming Coil solo outro from Clifford Ball will always be a musical highlight for me.

[@matycee]

I love how... at exactly 11:11 Fishman takes the tootsie pop out of his mouth and realizes, it actually takes 312 licks to reach the center

[@brianmcdermott371]

makes me crave the late 90's. unbelievable times

[@allenarmstrong1703]

This was my favorite festival by far and utterly Phish at the highlight of their Ben and Jerry's I'm naming ice cream after you literally a staple in the industry...

[@jamesfowler7316]

Damn I hope I am able to see/hear/feel sound check in August

[@christianlowe7389]

get chills thinking about all the vibes and fun we’re about to experience this summer

[@willshelton8392]

And now that we are all back home, how do yall feel??

[@mikecandeloro902]

This was the only Phish show I have ever been to. At the end me and my friends tried to get into Canada but I wasn't able because I was a bad boy

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

I drove from Canada to this show and had my car torn apart at the New York/Ontario border. On the way back we chose Vermont into Quebec and it was smooth sailing.

[@modelcitizen1977]

The following 12 months are stuff of legend.

[@kevinr.3542]

Fall 97. Dec 97. Epic phish

[@Willsawww]

can we just get an entire show of soundcheck jams?

[@cactusleoni1862]

Willsawww soundche k reprise please

[@sweetdaddy2287]

Willsawww Really would be sweet,don't leave out that magnaball soundcheck,and all dicks and gorge ✅'S either, something about that high west mountainous air!

[@trephoto3]

then they wouldn't be soundcheck jams. bethel waves soundcheck is some of my favorite phish ever, like 20 people heard it.

[@sweetdaddy2287]

Bethel was great! I was there as well,Plattsburgh was one of my all time favs too.

[@anthonyc4732]

trephoto3 ppl ppl loll9

[@JimmyGrackle]

95-98 were the best of times...

[@evertking1]

Yep

[@honuman39]

Arguably '92-97

[@cmp017]

@@honuman39arguably 93-98

[@Coloradiohead]

I've had a crappy bootleg of this soundcheck for a long time and it's nice now to hear it on a better recording thx!

[@tylerthompson1842]

I can remember walking around outside the gate that Thursday night after getting settled in. This is great cause at the time we would’ve loved to hear all the banter in between. 15:14 nice Instrumental version of Argent’s “Hold your Head Up”

[@twenty7en]

19:00 jam brings a tear of joy to my eye. Dont know what I would do without these goofy bastards!! So Grateful

[@jameswinters5054]

Absolutely gorgeous section.

[@taylorelam121]

GOSPEL!!!!! Phish on!!! see ya next tuesday i hope

[@HGZMO]

Drummer boy

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

Sounds like a soft midsection of a Smashing Pumpkins song.

[@brianlloyd2478]

@@taylorelam121 wait until the pandemic comes!!!!

[@imnnaatthhaann]

Listening and feeling bad for everyone that was going to curveball!

[@jeffbrown-hill7739]

The music never stops.

[@mt.shasta9127]

I was there at the gate, that night, screaming, thank you for the video!

[@w8o4]

best band banter ever

[@ia4panic]

Yup. Like most, (from what I'm seeing) I also completely missed this being on the boxed set, that I already own. Many thanks for showing us what we've been overlooking. Looks and sounds great. Fun to hear them discuss things and be "turned off" when (mostly) no one was watching ; )

[@Elwood.J.Blues13]

18:46 - 25:05 has been on repeat for like 3.5 hours

[@YachtRockFiend]

The crazy part is 96 was a down/transitional year for the band and they were STILL the best band on the planet by a country mile!

[@HGZMO]

WSP 97-2002 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZDGd3t5q6xqhq8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3mYd3yXfrRmpK8 kzbin.infotlde_0o3wUs?feature=share kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZy2n55ofbB4a8k kzbin.info/www/bejne/amHHfWuDa9-LoLM Just got to keep Mikey panic alive and respected for the rest of the music peeps that get it. Cheers.

[@ChrisMorrisFolk]

Imagine being one of five people dancing to Phish in a massive field with all the room you could ask for

[@bradzabelski]

I literally just found this video and my friend and I were two of those people!! We jumped a very tall wall and ran across a big field to get right up in front of the stage....and no one cared!

[@geoffreybijak6497]

@@bradzabelski This has been a reoccurring dream of mine for 20 years...

[@twenty7en]

Creativity is through the roof... I love this

[@rno2worriesx]

This'll never get old

[@pjayres]

at 19:05 you can almost hear a looks like rain tease ...turns into a beautiful jam

[@unoclayGaming]

This recording is so amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@tobysshades]

Awesome quality video and audio

[@benher973]

Nowadays as an adult i can't help but watch any band and feel for them how they have to be away from home to do their job and pay those bills i almost can't even really get into anymore. Just like in movies i see an actor acting and i critique them most have that smile I'm their eyes even when it's a serious part and some we all know who they are in case you don't PESCI DENIRO DEPP NICHOLSON theirs more but those are the for runners

[@BarnacleButtock]

For alot of musicians, the stage is our home away from home. Where we can let loose and be creative, free, and engage with an audience of people who enjoy our passion and our art. For as much as it is work at the end of the day and you have to sometimes be professional and ignore the circumstances or situation to keep playing on, that's part of what makes some music so good. The struggle of art is half of the art.

[@jeremybarriga9266]

cant i live while im young ?

[@duffman7793]

Tell me the music at 18:35 isn't the most beautiful thing ever... God I love my new favorite band.

[@easytoslip]

lovin 21:05 as well

[@expresslif3]

It's unreal!

[@patrickmehr3219]

Elton Joel thankyou

[@michaeldriscoll5602]

Duffman 7793 Welcome to the great real music lover club!!!!!

[@michaeldriscoll5602]

Duffman 7793 It could be Prince Caspian, maybe not sure. Sorry, bud.

[@strx.artventure]

this needs a love button

[@JeffreyBowen]

What a beautiful sound. Best of the best.

[@Peter-em7wl]

who ever gave this thumbs down does not like good music

[@rosskarshen850]

I love their jazzy 🎸🎸🎹🥁 swells

[@macatkins4920]

baggy clothes trey >

[@HGZMO]

The 90s

[@guelahpapyrus8807]

baggy clothes trey > $400 shirt trey

[@MobileProdigy]

Peak Phish

[@michaeldematteis3409]

Damn these four are such great musician's.they had to put in a shit ton of practice time

[@paytonking4673]

anyone notice how trey is wearing just about the same thing jerry wore during his last performance at soldier field

[@QuaidMcClung]

love me some sound check jams

[@brentflaherty2307]

Face grazing the edge of the hedgerow. An unguarded seam. I could fit through if it weren't for these wings. Floor out from beneath me and there I go again.

[@defshrimp]

Phish were not fucking around here. Thank you for this. Peace...

[@stambo1978]

WTF??? Where the hell did this come from? Holy shit!!

[@mikelancaster7226]

It's actually from the Clifford Ball DVD set - this is on the bonus disc.

[@stambo1978]

how did I miss this?

[@mikelancaster7226]

+Matthew Stamm I missed it too. Had to check my box set, but it's there.

[@davidsolomon1263]

wow,how did they get so good,love that shit.....if you didnt see phish in the 90s .....ya missed out,some of you people just about missed it-no thanks-remember too theres other music out there than jam bands and jam bands only-i hear they are pretty fucking brilliant again

[@davidsolomon1263]

oh yeah!

[@bailey141414]

This is just so nasty! That jam that starts a 1:34......money! What a weekend.

[@Eeearthmusic]

Lamp post sound check is up there for sure

[@HGZMO]

Dig the music nerd banter. Cheers and thanks for the post

[@rm1133]

If you’re watching this, I know you love Phish. Therefore, my question is, of the 4, who is the most underrated member of the band? I know who I’m thinking but curious who others would say. All incredible musicians, who is the most underrated?

[@TheMrBlakeable]

I wouldn't say any member is truly "underrated" That said - Page carries the team without recognition sometimes

[@rm1133]

@@TheMrBlakeable not underrated by the fans of course. I meant which member maybe flies under the radar the most. I was thinking Mike when I posed the question. Whenever I listen to Phish on a system w/ good bass, he just always impresses me and I find myself intently listening to him specifically. That’s the only reason I was wondering what others would say.

[@j.kyronhanson5644]

Musicianship-wise? Page... he's an utter beast, and is their harmonic glue. Truly "Chairman of the Boards". Ray Paczkowski is great, but clearly no Page. My least favorite aspect of most recordings, and live experiences (now around 50), is how buried Mike usually is in the mix. It's mind-boggling. That said, he's not underrated.

[@rm1133]

@@j.kyronhanson5644 he’s not underrated by any fan of the band of course. As I said before, maybe just the one who flies under the radar the most and that could of course depend on the mix

[@namuhtsuj4025]

@@j.kyronhanson5644 this has been really bothering me, i recently dived pretty heavily into Phish's catalog and there seems to be no consistency for Mike in the mix. When his bass comes through strong in the mix I'm always very impressed and greatly enjoy the added fourth element to the music. However, there's so many recordings where his bass is so faint. crank that shit up, let the dude guide some funk lines for the band.

[@warofageshxc]

who the fuck downvoted this

[@jacobholgate4399]

My guess is the only two members of the DMB fanclub :-D

[@austinmistretta8373]

They're both great bands shove off

[@MsLisaharding]

PHISHOPHILES! That what these people r supporting!

[@mokdis00]

exceptions that prove the rule.

[@adamseidel8901]

I met Mike Gordon once. Most uncomfortable experience of my life. Years later I stood next to trey at a no walk signal on the corner of 86th and Amsterdam in Nyc as he talked emphatically on his cell phone about some director he’d just met in regards to a film. That was slightly less uncomfortable, but only slightly.

[@briandrum1]

I met Gordon backstage in Brooklyn back in 2004. I had had a few beers, so when he came up to me and my friend I introduced myself and explained who I was (we have mutual friends, including the keyboardist for Max Creek who I play in a band with). I proceeded to tell him "that it's a good thing Phish is breaking up because they lost the fire they once had". He gave me the strangest look as to say "what the fuck are talking about?" Lol! Definitely one of those foot in mouth experiences to say the least. Brooklyn Brewing Company had a beer stand hidden away and they were only charging $5 for 16 oz. That was my downfall! 🤣

[@dukeman877]

I met Mike Gordon in lot at Camden '04...it was my first show! What a fantastic way to start the journey!

[@senorkinney]

Fishman straight mechanical on those hi hats

[@tombadil64]

Robot in a dress. Look it up.

[@charaara]

44:40 hahah hilarious these last 8 minutes

[@tvar9672]

1:30 and Fishman looks like he wants to cry or say something super deep..

[@Karch.Dah-Veed]

Steve Gadd sitting in at around 27:00....

[@Ghostdogou81tube]

Thank you for posting :-)

[@JoshPearson]

This is gold!

[@brianlloyd2478]

It’s gold Jerry!

[@Richvids48]

fuse at 19.55 on is cool as hell...yes?

[@christophergoff102]

No doubt. Kind of reminds me of Little Drummer Boy

[@maxoconnell1903]

So Beautiful

[@Obiwannabe]

Trey is SO into the music.

[@carlp3214]

34:30 through....

[@ryankartheiser855]

Amazing sound check!!!! Might be better than the flatbed jam.

[@agropsychonaut]

A life of imitation and anticipation...

[@jasonpope9284]

Wow.....I never knew of this! Im guessing it was a few days prior right? U can see a few people in front of them dancing towards the end. Thx a bunch for this!!

[@qwerty378]

trey telling mike to turn the bass down at 18:05 Trey: mike did u turn your bass up? mike: no i was playing harder trey:can we try it turned down ? mike:sure lol... :( :( PLM!..... FYI the mr sausage references ,,mr.sausage was a vending food truck in the concert area. at the begining of 2001 during clifford ball trey is again saying mr.sausage in the intro.. good times, no traffic either..

[@christophergoff102]

How does this only have 176 views????

[@christophermeyer3115]

because it was uploaded this morning ya dingus

[@christophergoff102]

+Christopher Meyer Thanks for setting me straight, tough guy!

[@SirMichaelFoxtrot]

lmao get owned

[@Fluffyfluffyhead]

Troll a lot?

[@OhGodWhatIsThisAah]

China Doll H.A. are a disgusting organizing as it is. Just because they're making him give them money doesn't mean he did anything. Your security knows as much as you do.

[@nicholask4846]

Ball, all the time!

[@stephencrichton9455]

Wow, never realized the tip of the hat to the CB 11-1-13 the Shaft theme and dialogue are the same!

[@rocksboulders77]

18:25 "Turn down Mike." "Sure."

[@thescienceproject7416]

Turns down on board.... turns up on volume pedal 2 seconds later

[@thisguyrighthere3647]

.........the sound's goods

[@TheMrCompletely]

OP, great job calling that out as an "Eno/Lanois jam" - I'm curious if you think it is a specific reference or a general one? I hear it as very heavily influenced by the Lanois soundtrack to Sling Blade, which came out in 1996. I never made the connection to this style of Phish ambient/abstract jamming before, but when I flip back and forth I hear it 100% clearly. So that's a fairly major piece of evolutionary influence on the music I wasn't previously aware of. FWIW Sling Blade was a major development for Lanois where he really developed his analog ambient style, based around atmospheric use of the pedal steel guitar with mixing board effects. If you're interested in this style check out his albums Belladonna, Flesh and Machine (a little gnarlier) and the very gorgeous fully abstract 2016 album Goodbye To Language - all excellent.

[@strangelanguage]

Mike says at 25:12 "We are Daniel Lanois, goodnight"

[@KyndestKid]

This Is fantastic

[@TheSpaceOuts]

"We are Daniel Lanois. . ." Lol.

[@EricsHikes]

Is Trey breaking down the ripcord for us at 12min? Lololol

[@KyndestKid]

Thank you

[@bobbystyles5071]

The beginning Sounds like Hornsby , good stuff

[@michaelgoldberg7759]

roasted potatoes and blue cheese on that salad ... mmmmm

[@monkytrane]

Back when that’s all they needed to play like that

[@scottpitner4298]

Axwellaaa! Axwellaaa! Yea!

[@serafinali]

this is awesome, people dancing in the emptiness

[@FitzyStrings]

circa 23:00 min mark bliss

[@Mcgovern124]

Is fish chewing on a piece of a leather belt?

[@Soul-OnFire]

Toby White it’s a tootsie roll lolly pop

[@user-rm5gi5rh8r]

I wish they let fans have the option of watching the sound checks

[@alexmoring7185]

how good is this

[@giarc0]

24:21 Yes

[@jprocopi]

1:31 seems like things are clicking ok

[@lemonsys]

what is fishman chewing on?

[@indeliblyinked]

Love it.

[@maxoconnell1903]

18:35

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Other than getting the car torn apart at the border this was a great weekend.

[@davidonguitar]

Back when Trey still used a TS10

[@walfredojones9088]

lollipop fishman

[@asj5846]

34:30

[@auroral.p.9288]

Both elevator and restroom. Snazzy.

[@dl3g3nd45]

seems Treys rhythm is quit'd down to the point you cant hear it. (when he plays rhythm).

[@jeffbrown-hill7739]

Oh my god, the shit they're doing just after the 42:00 mark...

[@cuneiformdesign]

Whats Fish got in his mouth? Some kind of breathing apparatus?

[@christophermeyer3115]

What are they playing at the 7:00 mark?

[@christophergoff102]

Your mom, ya dingus!

[@christophergoff102]

For real though, I think it's just a straight up jam. Pretty sick though.

[@stephencrichton9455]

skin it back jam from 7 min till that jam finishes

[@stopusingthisavatar56]

OOP-- misread the title... (I thought Phish Clifford was gonna soundcheck his ball.)