1.5 Esther - 1996-08-16 | The Clifford Ball, Platsburgh, NY

1.5 Esther - 1996-08-16 | The Clifford Ball, Platsburgh, NY

[@demonbits3098]

My dad passed last year and I remember on our way home from getting sandwiches we would listen to the live video. I can’t say how much this one video means to me.

[@bradleylarson9212]

Giant smile grew on his fac3 . I tub dossng to wrangle then to pew pew

[@MerlinOpeth]

One of the most powerful trips I had was because of this beautiful piece of music.

[@spuddougherty7860]

What a fun week...Hershey..then straight to Plattsburgh. Recorded the whole C.B. shows on the 88.1 fm station. Listened to the festival all the way home to Delaware.

[@grahamr779]

If I remember correctly this was the first Phish song i remember hearing when I was 8 years old my brother would listen to it when he would pick me up I remember so vividly!The rest is history! See you Charlotte,NC!!!!

[@withinyouwithutyu1324]

Vikings fan how old are you now?

[@iamwhoiam7482]

@@withinyouwithutyu1324I’m 33 this year

[@scottrawicz7613]

Great Musicians and Writers

[@bryansmith3009]

Dosent get better than that. Mind blown

[@timfurlong1451]

I remember when there used to be concerts.

[@unknownbrother273]

Yay! There are again!

[@jeremybarriga9266]

i love you esther

[@bradgoodson8288]

Thanks for this upload! This was my first show.. 40 deep now and still truckin' on!

[@maxoconnell1903]

4:04 to 4:54 My favorite part of any phish song

[@lukeingram7655]

Super Mario Music!

[@Diditall4dasnacks_Shagsnscoobs]

The false tension that leads to the airy precursor to the actual anxiety laden tension that realized by truthful sweet release before finally being put away with a trey threads the needle finish. Yes you’re spot on Max

[@michelesee1744]

This is deep! ❤️ it!

[@esteroliveira842]

I'm Esther 😳😳

[@jamesanderson3805]

Paqge sounds so good!

[@MerlinOpeth]

What beauty

[@itsoktobewhite4347]

So the lyrics are basically about a little girl dying. Groovy jam?

[@scottrawicz7613]

Or a dream.

[@thefriarforrestshow8154]

It's an aligory for Eve biting the forbidden fruit and being cast out of the garden of eden. her death symbolizes the loss of her innocence. the man at the beginning is the serpent/devil... thats my take anyway...

[@chrishunter6349]

Who else was here for this?

[@woodworker6600]

Brings back some memories ha man !

[@chrishunter6349]

@@woodworker6600 the good ol days man .

[@unknownbrother273]

I wasn't. I was -9 then.

[@keith77ny]

I was there

[@davidonguitar]

This was a year and a half before I joined the world, ‘93-‘96 Phish is the best.

[@randypuddles6281]

Lucky are we...

[@garyhenderson1717]

I was there I think yeah I was

[@ianlogic1]

I think I caught the ester doll. Wish there was video for this?

[@JeffMitchell-lv4zx]

So why isnt the crowd dancing? I havent been a phish show in 20 years, but everyone danced

[@ledhed5553]

Da fuckin Best😈 💼

[@davidonguitar]

What’s that Boss pedal in the rack mount at 8:03 ? Is that one of Mike’s?

[@slandersir7255]

7:43 sun

[@Madakalim]

This was not the 2023 Burning Man video I searched for! Oh yea Phish knows how to do it! Clifford/Super/MagnaBall Id rather be in WATKINS GLEN than NYC anytime!

[@bradleylarson9212]

Time for a festival…. Halloween back at Polo Grounds!!!

[@ohvnaq]

funny how Trey hit the same wrong high note twice near the end

[@unknownbrother273]

Haha I bet it's hard to play

[@alaricdomingo9502]

Trying to hit the pedal at the same

[@DavoY2K]

I think he did the second wrong note to make it sound like the first one was intentional

[@unknownbrother273]

I was -9 in 1996.

[@loganleigh1983]

Kim

[@loganleigh1983]

I'm not sure if you want to go to the car

[@davetepl]

Do I know you? I was searching for what people would consider the best version of Phish song Esther, played by Phish or not, clicked in to the top KZbin video, walked to my car then stopped because my cat came up to me. Continued scrolling, sun is out, nice late afternoon, about to go to the store and get dinner fixins, then stopped scrolling suddenly because I read your comment, seemingly random, saying: "I'm not sure if you want to go to the car"....um, can't day I didn't suddenly feel like I was in a hologram Truman show situation. Looked around for anything odd, checked the tires, looked in the window for anyone lurking behind the front seat. I still have to go to the store. Should I go?

[@fredhurst2528]

@@davetepl best version for me on was my first tape from a show at Highgate, Vermont 1990, 3 or so years before I had ever heard of the band.

[@praisedownflav9728]

Trey tryna look like Jerry much as possible

[@withinyouwithutyu1324]

Nah

[@chrishunter6349]

Hells no 😂

[@FunkHitsTheFan]

Trey has more inspiration from Zappa in my opinion.

[@averyprice9422]

He is a Zappa/Byrne hybrid