Phish - 1983-87 Documentary ~ With jam highlights

[@krm9760]

Dec 1, 84 at Nectars. Went to the show in between final exams while at Vermont Law School. A fellow classmate knew Jeff. After a couple hundred GD shows in the interim, I’m fully enjoying the Phish train now. Thanks for the music, and the Joy at Mansfield. I’ll be back at Nectars this year on Dec 1; come and have a drink!

[@andrewmccarthy6165]

Just transferred to Saint Mikes and turned 21 at mondegreen I’m gonna take you up on that!!😂

[@gregoryguitars6291]

Yeah man. I grew up in Vermont, and was blown away by Phish in the late 80s. I've seen them at house parties, colleges and tiny bars. These were the golden years

[@redan04]

Their first gig was at our Halloween party in October of 1983 at 69 Grant Street in Burlington. A bunch of covers.

[@jjryoungjr]

Ok, I'll reply to the most interesting comment on here. Tell me more!

[@impulsivepuppy]

@@jjryoungjr I also would like to know more

[@phunkyjunkee]

Do tell!

[@phlontstu]

Was that the one where y'all drowned them out with Michael Jackson's Thriller album before they finished and they kept playing with Trey waving the check saying "you paid us already!" ?

[@terry10tnj]

Wait are you the one who turned on thriller to drown them out because they didn’t sound great? Lol no hate or anything I’ve just heard that story for years and always thought it was funny

[@davidkashnow8238]

The best early years compilation yet. I’ve heard all of this before doing my own research in their beginning and there’s a YT channel with early shows starting from 84 that I’ve listened to. This is wonderful to watch and your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed

[@GailWeisman]

Ha this is great, I was in my 20s in the 80s and saw them at Wetlands when they came down from VT. I remember them driving up in their white truck that looked like an ice cream truck lol, I thought it was pretty cool. I got hold of Junta and The White Tape and thought it was the most original shit I'd ever heard up to that point and was hooked. 40 years later here I am getting ready to go to Bethel, streamin the rest of the tour. Long strange trip!

[@televisioneyes]

Just got back from SPAC..those two private shows were something special I will always cherish ⭕️Long live the Phish.

[@exdemocrat9038]

My favorite venue to see Phish.

[@HowtorockAstrology]

Wow I love your format of showing clips from the best of a band like this, as a newbie to Phish this was some necessary 'aesthetic history.' Great job!

[@atamagashock]

As a fan since the mid 90s I’m stoked to watch this. All these years later and they are still on another level. 12/31/23 ranks in the top shows I ever saw and not just because of gamehendge. Their playing was nothing short of phenomenal

[@musicnosuck]

Besides the setlist that show was horrible. It was more of a soundtrack than a show. Phluffer.......

[@CJ-mt6zd]

@@musicnosuckI think that was kind of the idea though

[@musicnosuck]

@@CJ-mt6zd fair enough

[@RobertCostanzo-s9s]

First show 1990 this takes me back

[@brandonyates8909]

This sent me back to university in the very early 90s.... 10 years later I grew out of phish last seeing them in 2002... then last year met a friend who got me listening again... This really reminds me of what i loved about this magical band. I watched the Gamehendge set and just had visible cheers during the Lizards. This was cool!

[@giarc0]

1.0 Phish, aka the greatest 15 years of music ever created.

[@bluecollar825]

For real. I like every era of them but 1.0 was just so obviously different. Youth factor can't be ignored. It's just the way it is lol. Any newer fans please don't think all of us are haters. You would understand if you could have experienced it. That said I just did the 2 Dayton shows. This is my absolute favorite band I'm talking about.🤝

[@patperry7889]

Thanks for taking the time to pull this together. Nicely done! Love this band!

[@bcp5296d]

Honestly, I'm so burnt out on 93 and later phish, I've been going back discovering how the songs were finalized and created, and thanks for doing this.

[@erdtree_larry]

Been there brother. If it weren't for picking up guitar in 2012, I may not have found my way back. That being said, I struggle to like anything released after 2000/Farmhouse, and haven't had the impulse to see them live since the end of the 2000s. I saw them once or twice in the 2010s, but don't really like the way the music is played at their shows these days. It like it's too safe or something, if that makes sense. It's missing the edge it used to have for me. Phish is putting on a festival in my home state(Delaware), about 30 minutes from where I live...and I don't really have a desire to go. I still absolutely love the band and their music...I guess I just miss the old days. 😕

[@BrokeTheSeal]

@@erdtree_larrylikewise. I saw probably 50 shows from 93-97 and after 2000 farmhouse I saw maybe 3 shows in early 2000s and I was done. The magic was gone

[@prairiephan]

Trey stopped using. There's your answer.

[@kh7955]

Damn 93-99 Phish is some of the best exploratory Phish ever. Pre 93 is great but much more predictable. 2009 forward is boring and definitely has lost its "edge". But 93-99 and 2003 some of the best improv ever

[@bcp5296d]

@@kh7955 the thing is, there are jams from 93-94 that are way more random and exploratory than anything after. Boweie>jessice>Bowie>Jessica> MLB jam, trey tapping metal riffs while fishman does metal screams......that level of randomness didn't happen all that much after 94.I agree overall tho

[@thejollyllama1579]

This was awesome, great work. There's something about this period that is extra chilling. The guitar sound really resonates

[@ned35]

Thanks for the work man, interesting stuff. Been on them since 92'

[@Drakus79]

93 is when I was first introduced to Phish. Such a great year for them, possibly my favorite because I think that's the year they reached peak performance and energy. They did get better in some ways in later years, but not with the same ferocity that they had in the early 90s, especially 93.

[@DavidSmith-lo7wm]

It's so weird hearing audio without page.

[@patrickbarry7711]

Right?!?

[@vandannadale2689]

cOOL Man! Looking forward to all you do with this band that changed/saved/enhanced my life! ✌🏼

[@novakaya]

First show was in a medium sized bar/music hall in ‘92. There was a distinct group of maybe 12 kids obviously on tour with them. 31 years later……..They’ve never been better and are still climbing to the peak of their career powers. And it’s a beautiful fucking thing man

[@bluecollar825]

21 years? I think you're short by quite a few years friend.🤣

[@novakaya]

@@bluecollar825 only a decade 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@musicnosuck]

They peaked pre hiatus. The rest was nostalgia. Sad you don't know the difference.

[@novakaya]

@@musicnosuck hey thanks for your input. I def know the difference in their sound in that era to now. As I’m sure you know music is universally subjective and for my preferences I waaay prefer their sound now to the 90s. Sure it had more raw youthful energy and power but in my world that doesn’t equate to better always. In the time since they learned a lot about finesse, spaciousness and nuance. A different depth of soulfulness came into Treys vocals and songwriting. They grew up and lived enough life for it to reflect in the depth of the music. All in my opinion of course. However Trey was interviewed just a couple weeks ago expressing that he feels like they are just now hitting their fullness and stride as a band. I have to agree.

[@musicnosuck]

​@@novakaya He has tickets to sell. It's all Barnum and Bailey there now. I still have fun at them either way. Not trying to compare their dad rock to them at their height of psychedelic prog rock.

[@phunkyphish3]

This is actually really cool. Thanks for putting the work in to make something like this. I think a lot of fans would really enjoy this. Would also work as a podcast.

[@cdw122270]

Thanks for putting this together Brendan! Really cool. As a OLD fan who saw 100+ shows in the 90's, this was cool to see the even earlier days, song formations, jams, etc. Well done!

[@joshuamorganmusic]

Big cypress was my first so I’m a late 1.0’er 😂but I’ve got 267 shows under my belt…my life has been forever changed (for the better) because of these 4. Than you Phish!

[@galeofdarkNES]

I’m a late 1.0er too, saw them at deer creek, cincy, and alpine that year. It’s strange looking back,because I had no idea what a bunch of the songs were, and there was no easily accessible recordings to hear rarer non studio tracks, so my only point of reference was the studio and official live releases they had released at that point.

[@live2walk]

Funny, Big Cypress was my last phish show. Not saying I won't see them again though, I've just had 23 years of other obligations, etc.

[@jonbonner5734]

What an ambitious endeavor and thank you so much for your videos man!

[@Matthias333]

First show was the weekend run in '99, 7/15 & 7/16 I believe if I'm remembering correctly, at the PNC center in central Jersey . Was a sophomore in high school and that was the beginning of a decade long obsession that has so many good memories. Haven't thought about them in a while and finding your channel is helping bring many of them back to the surface. Lost my virginity in that parking lot heh... :) God, I would bathe in blood to conjure up a real, legit ganja gooball from back in the day. Just don't make em like they used too. Or maybe it's that edibles are everywhere now and super corporate, so it seems a little less magical. *Shrug*. Anyway, Good times, set to amazing music! Thanks for the videos.

[@ragnaviussnorgoborgoskagen5986]

So interesting watching them evolve. See you at Deer Creek this summer!!

[@BearJwG]

First show I saw in the late 80's. I was doing Dead tour and then jumped over to do Phish tour from 91- 94. Was in Chicago for Jerry's final shows, and then went back to Phish until the early 2000s when I moved to Nepal, then Chile, Mexico, and back to the states. Always have a special place in my soul for Phish. Being a Texan I was so proud when they played here for Treys birthday being that he was born here. Great doc!!! Good work!

[@wrongwayranger4736]

First show was 1993 Greatwoods MA. Love Treys early guitar tone

[@5KTennis]

Let's support this gentleman. Thanks so much! #love

[@darkmessengerix]

this was such a joy to listen to and watch. thanks for doing this good work. your entire channel is the shit!

[@BizarreIoveTriangle]

I love this. Thank you so much!!!

[@garynaderii9927]

This is very, very good. Thank you for putting it together! Great job brother!!

[@susiefairfield7218]

Gr8 Video..saw my first show 30 years ago, this month

[@Larry-The-Painter-NYC]

Nice surprise for a Sunday morning, thanks for putting this together ❤🎉

[@Mguitar83]

Wow thank you so much! Really informative and the amount of work you did definitely shows.

[@StanStealer]

Walnut Creek is the home venue thank you very much for this

[@davidguidry]

This is excellent! Thank you!

[@Beermalls]

Very nice! Thank you sir! Enjoyed hearing the old school roots of Phish! In my eyes and ears Phish is a legendary American band with the same OG members! Still rocking it today! Have fun at Dicks y’all! See you in Dayton! 🤟

[@Eric777-71]

Cool Brendan, one thing that is often overlooked, well, I heard Trey in an interview talked about being at the Dead show at the college I think, in 1983 28:56 29:07 (right?) and how much it meant to him (weir was also in this interview, very cool 🎈😎😁😸👀✌️🎸💨

[@BrendanMcBrideMusic]

That was a great talk! I think he was talking about Hartford, CT 10/14/83, and I know there's a theory that Jerry strumming a chord before 'Mama Tried' is what led to creation of the Antelope intro

[@Illumignostic]

You can hear Zappa and Garcia quite clearly in this early stuff

[@TK-fk4po]

Feb 90’. First show. Completely different than anything I’d ever seen before.

[@5KTennis]

Great job. *Coming from a phan with deep roots to Killington, VT and Rutland, VT. Followed the boys since 1994. Just subscribed. Just as well got all 3x nights in Nashville, Tennessee tickets. Much love and great work! My channel has clips from the Last show (Orange Beach, Alabama) we went to. Much luv! From Justin in Mobile, Alabama

[@johnstallings4049]

Good old Phish! My first show was 1989 so yeah ..... Kinda a pioneer here!❄️🌎❄️🎈😜👌🎈

[@bigwnfan100]

Bring back Lushington @26:02 Fun tune!!! Would be a massive bust-out if they dropped that one today.

[@VTFarmCam]

Interesting stuff. What you label Whipping Post Jam sounds more like The Other One into Wharf Rat to my old deadhead ears.

[@doctorwhom420]

Definitely hearing the other one

[@stuartzoo]

(~);}

[@YeshuaAlbertMusic]

True to that

[@illuminotmereloaded6896]

Interesting to hear Forbin in that first Hood. l didn't know there was footage. I didn't know...that Harry Hood could be seen on those towers. I thought someone might have photoshopped those. I've known that picture since the Phish Book came out and never noticed the faces. Insane.

[@GucciPonderosa]

Thank you!❤

[@i8fish]

97 will blow your mind. Peak phish.

[@JRJigsawyer]

Oh this is real cool, thanks for the work you put into this!

[@nautica1504]

they played very similar videos on the screens at the 20th anniversary show in Boston in 2003 and the 30th anniversary NYE show at MSG in 2013. I remember a lot of specific scenes from those, specifically dorm room Fluff cut. Don't ask me how I possibly remember that, but they can both be found on KZbin.

[@camluiz]

Great work! Thanks for your intelligence and time

[@daviddelucia9507]

This was impressive and enjoyable. Thanks.

[@natepoulin6525]

You haven’t dug in until you know ever word on the Crimes of the Mind album.

[@karmicexperiment5034]

Incredible video

[@ignacepollet1998]

An incredible piece of work. Very well done!

[@wickster2121]

OMG!!! I never noticed harry hood in the picture! and have seen this so many times lol!

[@ilikepizza69]

This is fucking AMAZING. THANK YOU for putting this together!

[@derekwilliams1660]

I became a fan of Phish when I bought " Farmhouse " in 2000 .

[@stevefadrosh6506]

You spent your time wisely my friend.

[@mjsmith11]

You did it right!

[@PhactorPhiction]

Really enjoyed this. Thank you

[@eidiotwind2084]

Excellent job, my friend my friend!

[@justintimeflipping]

Back in the day you had to beg for a tape copy of a show , or bootleg off a friend .. The new gen is very spoiled from what there ears can enjoy now .. peace ✌️

[@BrendanMcBrideMusic]

Oh I agree! For the record, 6/17/04 and 10/21/95 were the only Phish shows I had for years, as I became a fan right after the breakup. I just didn't think to go deep until that 2018 show reeled me back in

[@ericsnyder5427]

Oh the shitty bootlegs I listened to over & over

[@JerseyArkansas]

Who remembers Franklin &Marshall College Spring Arts ‘91?

[@TK-fk4po]

The played Last Hurrah 89’. Cut short because Pi Lam brothers threw beers on them.

[@NickCooper74]

April 17, 1992 Warfield, San Francisco, CA.

[@rogerholloway7362]

Goalie @20:20 is Roger the crazy little kid, with Ernie, Jr.

[@drewp9819]

Awesome

[@9021steveo]

Pretty sure that's not whipping post, that is definitely The Other One

[@Marshall_Stacks]

Great stuff, Brendan!

[@TPsynth]

Nice work, def some audio and a few photos I hadn’t seen.

[@PhillyB7095]

Awesome video!

[@renewalofmind2266]

Portion and the word of bliss 😮 beyond the heartland and buckets of piss

[@magellan1818]

Great video! I subscribed

[@xoxxox5352]

Thanks to Brendan for this video... It seems we can derive the following about the members of Phish from the earliest stages: A. They were all very talented at young ages B. Already peaked talent wise by the late 80s (they haven’t really gotten better, but they definitely got older) C. Were a nerd band that played for nerds before the hippy phase (on both sides) D. Thank God that Trey isn’t that gingery anymore🤮...he would have to go to the same hell that Carrot Top and Shaun White are bound for had he remained so...

[@thefamilydog3278]

Wow, I never heard ‘Punch Me In the Eye’ before, I’m calling for this shit to be brought back it’s awesome!

[@jonathanfrederic]

This is awesome

[@sneschalmers3327]

Well done, thought out production. I enjoyed it. Super Nintendo Chalmers Approves!

[@evanmorgan1208]

doing gods work, riding the light

[@mattsimpkins9205]

Awesome video

[@noturnleftunstoned72]

Blessings and thanks for gifting us with such gems. I'm sure it took some sweat. 'Preesh! BTW, April 28 1987 Nectar's!! phishDOTin/1987-04-29 SBD. pure fuego. the best choice of covers in the history of ever. peace.

[@jamesbrumfield1594]

Waxes nostalgically

[@Bakedzito]

⭕️❤️🚀

[@illuminotmereloaded6896]

So if Tom wrote the poem that became McGrupp, was it actually he who first named Tela and the multibeast? And Col. Forbin and McGrupp?

[@Pronounmorons]

Absolutely wonderful!!!!

[@DanielPearsonRoseCityWriter]

Right on man

[@DanielPearsonRoseCityWriter]

I was there for lots of it ... i'm a great resource

[@bobaboey]

25k views, only 615 likes. Come on. Hook a dude up for putting this together for us. Much appreciated!

[@TheOttercreek]

86 jam Fish and Mike were locked in like a mug 🍵

[@wickster2121]

only been once to 3.0. did 1.0 and 2.0 to 2004. a coworker gave me his coventry shirt :)

[@mrchiselstick]

Phantastically whale done!

[@Triumph865]

very cool. what is 1.0? 3.0? 4.0?

[@BrendanMcBrideMusic]

@@Triumph865 thank you! So the numbers are what the fan community has been using to mark the different “eras” the band has gone through in their career. ‘1.0’ marks their formation in 1983 all the way up to their fall tour in 2000 before they went on a 2 year break. 2.0 is when they came back in 03-04, but broke up due to drug problems and lack of direction going forward. 3.0, they reunited in 2009 and toured until winter 2020 when covid hit. And 4.0 is then obviously post-covid! 1.0 in the 90s is really when the band was at their most raw and innovative. They were constantly trying to prove themselves and reinvent the live music industry on a day to day basis. That’s why so many of us are obsessed with that era.

[@Triumph865]

@@BrendanMcBrideMusic oh sit haha learn something new everyday. i have been listening since 1997 when i was in hs and have seen probably 22+ shows since then including mondegreen. never heard of this way of indicating the era's, but makes complete sense. After years of listening and going to shows, my favorite era is the 1995-1997 years. As a guitarist myself, i feel these 3 years showcase the best of Trey, technique and creativity wise.

[@sumerfun01]

You show a lot of pics with holes worth with music from 87…back to editing

[@TB-qf4zd]

I always wondered why this band was so weird. Now i understand a little bit better. 🎉

[@SOREBobb-tl9fc]

Wow

[@beevebeeverson]

listen to some of these, everyone sounds like kind of elementary, except for Fishman. he's just a force of nature ig

[@andrewpotter4715]

21:00 does anyone know what building they are in front of? It looks like UVM campus but the date says 12/6/86 which they played the Ranch in South Burlington.

[@Sidoriak]

is that with Lambsbread at 10:06 ??

[@user-zx1ir7jt4c]

Can someone tell me the name of the first track played during the intro?

[@BrendanMcBrideMusic]

The Curtain With from 5/24/88 phish.in/1988-05-24/the-curtain-with?t=11:39

[@tomblaze2]

!

[@stuartzoo]

Peaks on Peaks on Peaks

[@clydew.phillipsjr.]

Welcome to the streams.~!

[@bobaboey]

Cool beans