PHISH | Free (Reaction) | Live in Brooklyn

[@Omegaphats]

2004 arguably a very rough year for the band and everybody involved. Glad to be back!

[@stevehanham9266]

I become more and more impressed with this band with every song/tune that I hear. As I've said before, I really appreciate true musicians. Great stuff once again. Cheers and regards from England. 😊😎🎸🇺🇦

[@PERKSreCAP]

Glad your enjoying Phish Steve! I am too!

[@lchurch1]

I was in the crowd about 10 rows back from the stage for this, what a memory. Having said that, this jam came right out of another absolute monster jam Moma Dance. I highly recommend checking it out. The brooklyn Moma Dance > Free combo is amongst my top 5 concert experiences of all time. They go together like peanut butter & jelly.

[@PERKSreCAP]

I’ll check it out, thanks!

[@johnthiele984]

New subscriber here! I love that you have been steered towards the early Phish to start with. This is the way. One of the things I appreciate about this band is that they are basically four incredibly talented nerds who aren't afraid to NOT take themselves too seriously. This is especially apparent in their earlier lyrics. But, you should also understand that at the time, this was such a breath of fresh air and served as a VERY welcome and needed counter balance to the brilliant yet neverendingly angst-ridden over-the-top serious peak of the grunge era of the 90's. I will also steer you to the earlier classics because it was so mind-blowing, every single night and I along with thousands of others have Phish making up 80% of the greatest concert moments I've ever seen, and I've seen a lot (Pink Floyd, Plant Page, Lollapalooza I, Allman Brothers, etc..) Admittedly, I may be biased towards 93-95 because I'm old enough to have discovered them in person during that time. I absolutely love the complete, mature band they have become, they are like fine wine. BUT... I have still, to this day, NEVER been so blown away by a band or a guitarist as I was by young and hungry Trey and the boys. They were a raging forest fire playing for love and food. They sound SO GOOD live because from 1990-1995, they played 630 shows! 630! Before they EARNED the right to play a 2-night New Years Eve run at Madison Square Garden, a spot they now hold in perpetuity. PLEASE do yourself a favor and watch and see why Gen-Xers got hooked and now can't wait to take their grandkids to see this band. Divided sky 10-31-94 - same Trey-centric video from the same LEGENDARY show as the While My Guitar Gently Weeps review you did. This maybe the GOAT version of one of their greatest songs of all time with one of Trey's greatest solos ever - An absolutely ridiculous ALL-Timer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXfXfJyubb6CmLM Slave to the Trafficlight 12-7-95, great version of one of their greatest, most beloved songs kzbin.info/www/bejne/ql6bqYKvdqqJaqM Stash 7-8-94 (also on the album A Live One) - an epic jam with a false peak, followed by the real one (1994 "pro-shot" i.e. low-def) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWq9apyjfNOXpNE Split Open and Melt 7-24-94 - absolute fire! Trey's peak riffs on this song sound like nothing you've ever heard before - (1994 "pro-shot") kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJTPeHSao9WIhdk Bathtub Gin 8-17-97 - general consensus is that this is the greatest Gin ever played - the pure joy exuded by the band on this version is overwhelming - pro-shot that switches to fan-filmed halfway through kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3fMdahjp7ONqKs Harry Hood 10-23-94 - my personal favorite - sadly no video but one of the greatest live performances of ANY song by ANY band EVER - it peaks and you're not done - it peaks again! (also immortalized on the album A Live One) - One of the best parts about this version is that the recording is of such high quality that you can hear individuals in the crowd responding spontaneously at key moments of change in the song - EVERYONE there just KNEW it was ON! kzbin.info/www/bejne/f36Vpn-MqqqYpZY

[@PERKSreCAP]

Thanks for those suggestions! I’ll get to as many as I can but I will definitely listen to all of them

[@robcarroll449]

You should check out “Tube” from 12/29/1997. Absolutely filthy.

[@Throwawayjim119]

@Loop Jamz how mysterious 🤣

[@Willowdog08]

Best straight up rock song by Phish

[@andyzehr9839]

Happy to hear you like and will dive further into Phish. They are truly a great band. And yes there is a studio version of this. For a ripping Trey solo, you might like “Mike’s Song”, especially the live version from the album “Slip, Stitch, Pass”

[@Throwawayjim119]

Or the 12/30/99 Mike’s song. There is video on KZbin. Heavy metal.

[@WDEAUB]

The studio version of Free is off of the Billy Breathes album. First track. My favorite Phish album if I’m in the mood for studio recorded music

[@TK-fk4po]

Generally considered the best Free ever. Certainly the most well known.

[@drewauberger7155]

Not the biggest phish phan you'll ever meet but watching this video years ago made me say "okay maybe there's something to these guys"

[@jameskyler5441]

Glad you ar eejoying PHISH. Out of the 3 songs you played this week 2 were pretty much middle of the road phish. WHen you want to dive and here some incredible phish look up some Tweezer, Bathtub Gin, SImple, Down WIth Disease, Mike's Song-> Weekapaug, Wolfman's Brother to name a few. This is a band I think you'll really like. So far you have seen them on a 6-7 once you see a few of their 9-10 rated performances you'll be amazed,

[@Throwawayjim119]

Suggestions: 11/17/97 ghost (the GOAT) 12/29/18 tweezer 12/30/19 tweezer 12/2/95 tweezer 8/17/97 bathtub gin (the other GOAT) 7/6/98 ghost 12/30/18 everything’s right 11/2/96 Harry hood 12/30/99 mikes song All of these are on KZbin and all of them will blow your mind. Trust me on these. Enjoy

[@PERKSreCAP]

Thanks for all of those. Got to Harry good recently. More to come!

[@Throwawayjim119]

@@PERKSreCAP nice! Just watched your Hood video. Would like to say that each version of each jam is going to be so different that they’re all worth checking out. Happy phishing!

[@carsten11]

Brooklyn make some noise!

[@brianlloyd2478]

Y’all was hiding all this huh.

[@Omegaphats]

What's that mean?!

[@brianlloyd2478]

@@Omegaphats The second night of the shows in Brooklyn Jay-Z was there. He came out and said Brooklyn make some noise. After the first song he said something like y’all was hiding all this huh.

[@Omegaphats]

@@brianlloyd2478 oh yea! In between songs Jay asked "what's that mean" lol most likely to someone holding a sign in the audience.

[@mutoneon]

Good show, with a great two song suite in Moma > Free. A diamond in the rough of 2004.

[@pebblesanddirt]

Glad you’ve enjoyed the band - your reactions are fun to watch. I would recommend checking out their more “prog” side - in songs like Divided Sky, Guyute, and Reba. But for a great summation of who the band is, watch a live version of You Enjoy Myself. It’s probably their “signature” tune - and has been played most often out of their long repertoire. There are prog elements, funk breaks, brief nonsensical lyrics, and just general weirdness. There is probably no Phish fan who doesn’t like that song. If you want to see some muscly guitar solos, Maze is another good option. And for a look into the depths of their group improvisation, there are “jam vehicles” like Tweezer, Down with Disease, and Sand that are brief pop rock numbers that extend into open ended jam sessions .

[@timbauza1370]

Love your shirt man!

[@PERKSreCAP]

Lol, If you know…you know

[@Montuckz]

Mike has many songs that show his prowess on the bass! a lot of originals but the cover so many greats. when the cover No Quarter, boogie on reggae woman, sneaking sally through the ally to name a few. enjoy the rabbit hole

[@dajuice4200]

Try Stash, Divided Sky, Gumbo, Down With Disease, Reba, NICU, Julius, Moma Dance, Tube, and Slave to the Traffic Light. Good luck and enjoy. Live versions if possible.

[@AB-oe2ud]

Try the 12/29/97 Theme From The Bottom for a full band domination

[@bobschenkel7921]

Gordo laying down some earthy tones. I believe this show was at the home of The Brooklyn Cyclones on Coney Island, NYC. Also, i noticed that the first commenter's name is a Mike Gordon. Is that THE Mike Gordon from Phish, or another Mike? Inquiring minds want to know.

[@PERKSreCAP]

That would be very cool but it's not him. All good though.

[@bryangregory6447]

You need 2001 in your life. And Harry Hood. And Divided Sky. If you really want to see what the boys are capable of you're going to need to embrace the15+ minute songs, and look for >s in the title of the video.

[@PERKSreCAP]

I agree. I’m getting into those for sure. Harry Hood is done and I will get to the other 2

[@geoffadavis]

Free came out in 1995.