Phish - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

[@ChristopherMurphy1]

30 years later and still the best version of this song ever put out. We are so lucky to have Phish in our lives still.

[@pango-y8j]

Prince played guitar 🎸 on a tribute. Very good as well. Tom petty, usual suspects 🍄🇬🇧🍄🐟🐟🐟🍄

[@BruceBowman42]

@@pango-y8j agreed

[@schneir5]

​@@pango-y8jyeah that was pretty much just the Traveling Wilburys with no George Harrison (since he was dead), but Prince but no Bob Dylan or Roy Orbison.

[@jayyy1041]

This is one of the greatest guitar solos ever conceived by a human being

[@Richk-sz9is]

......and for the people who say that Prince had the best solo on this song......I give you Mr. Trey Anastasio.

[@badbennys3583]

Richk097 0 I know Jesus Christ this is just as good as Prince’s

[@danielreeves1387]

Both were very swell so

[@jaymccarthy6535]

Gary moore mite have the best but this is the closest!!

[@technotodd3351]

Princes solo on this tune nobody can talk bad about, but as soon as it was done I thought, now who else could do a rendition of this song and do it justice after that, immediately I went to Phish, because I know how Trey can rip a guitar solo on a good day….. and Phish’s rendition of this tune rips as well!….

[@fubarsaltdog6460]

Prince said he was influenced by this cut by Phish. Blew him away....

[@slynnedwards]

This is the greatest thing I’ve ever witnessed. And I’m 137 years old

[@ToddWCorey1]

Today?

[@scottrose8417]

Somebody had their Wheaties that morning... good sweet Jesus TREY!

[@Truthisnotarbitrary]

He's playing BOTH parts: Clapton & Harrison's part... very dank

[@wedamammynuns]

Most underrated guitarist of all time. He's a straight beast and gets no respect because Phish is so goofy.

[@MysticOracle]

tube screamer in this era is sickk

[@MysticOracle]

71 on Rolling Stone all time, but still stupid list, popularity contest.

[@lefthooklansing]

#1 guitarist of all time

[@IgnatiusChinaski]

@@lefthooklansing not a chance bro. The best player of all time wouldn't need 968 pedals. I love Trey, I put him like top 10 all time but you are nuts if you put him above Zappa and Hendrix. I'm not even gonna get started about Wes Montgomery and John McLaughlin. Jimmy Herring is on Trey's level, too. Trey is a God tho. No doubt.

[@jennieburdick9953]

He gets enormous respect from this lady 30 years later......what a dork!!!! Killed that solo!!!!!!

[@tegurley11]

trey had such a chip on his shoulder back in the day...came out every night to prove to the world he was the greatest

[@steveo21882]

I wish he was still like this, I love the emotions in this song

[@twohitsandjointturnedbrown5404]

No way, Trey is just as good now. If anything he's better because he's not fucked up.

[@deborahculver7844]

tegurley11 he was

[@bradleyoneal21]

TwoHitsAndJointTurnedBrown Trey is absolutely not better now, but he’s still great🎸

[@IgnatiusChinaski]

i agree. my first shows were 92. he was a bad man back then. he still is, but young trey was a different animal.

[@GreggCarrier]

Man...1994 - I was at this show, and it's a standout musical memory. When they started the White Album...indescribable... Red Rocks, The Warfield, two complete Gamehendge saga shows, the Fox Theater in Atlanta, the New Years run... Those of us who knew where to be in 1994 were at Phish shows as often as possible :) See y'all at Festy 8!

[@joeclementshouston]

Treys ability to glide seemlessly from antonal figues into a natural progression with 1 measure in between. Back and forth the sways to and from each of these, with grace of the wind. Magic.

[@nikostathis4106]

Trey literally just BENT fking time with that solo... absolutely filthy

[@bcp5296d]

lets merge one note into a two, then one, then two, then three note bend....cause I'm trey.

[@Phishcactus]

In this and divided sky, treys overly large shirt and mushroom like hair almost make him look like some sort of mystical guitar playing creature that is not of this earth

[@tw8454]

100% were so lucky to have trey 😭😭😭

[@bcp5296d]

it was the jerry blouse

[@andywoodin5886]

Such an emotional version. The wind blowing his hair really adds to it. I love his tone so much through the 90s and still today.

[@troglobb]

this IS the motherfuckin tone

[@i9ub]

The best version of this song, ever.

[@PMcBand1]

Phish was one of the greatest bands ever at this point in time. They were practicing hours & hours everyday. Anyone ripping them is obviously an idiot &/or has never touched an instrument in their life.

[@tw8454]

100000%

[@JediRastafari]

WOW!!!--- While My Guitar Gently Weeps is one of my favorite Beatles songs, and to hear Phish play it!!! The 90's in my opinion, were the best Phish years. I have a recording of Phish covering the White Album but this is an awesome performance.

[@jasonlear2241]

This is the show you have the recording of…2nd set!!!

[@jeffbaseley9506]

I never post. Never. But I saw Phish play this song in Portland, OR in 94? 95? and I literally wept. Never been moved by a song in the moment like that. Incredible

[@pango-y8j]

So, like, ya know, you have never done liquid El,? Dios MiO. El Diablo 🍄🔥🍄🇬🇧🍄🐟🐟🐟🍄

[@andythebartender]

I've seen these boys a handful of times. Never had a bad time. Seen The Dead, Widespread, Floyd, Page/ Plant, Cheese.. and many, many others. I asked my best friend once who the greatest band was of all time and he said, " Nobody grabs you by your spine like Phish, even when they cover the great ones.... Nobody." Thats why he's my best friend.

[@fsmdanimal]

You need to see Umphrey's McGee sometime then..... hands down.. best live band of all you've mentioned.

[@tastytreysdaddysboitasty9762]

Dan Egan lol umph isn't even the best band amongst 2nd tier jam bands don't even think they trump phish even um fans will tell you otherwise

[@Dustin1047]

Amen.

[@craigg.8494]

@@fsmdanimal Umphrey's are cool, but hell to the nah nah. Phish takes it off planet while Umphrey's doesn't come close to the top of the mountain.

[@bluecollar825]

@@fsmdanimal this is the ultimate example of a post made by someone who just got seduced by a band. Irrational, exaggerated, misguided, etc. I bet you don't still feel that way lol.

[@michaelspadaro6]

such emotion, truly amazing, this is the best version, no matter what anyone else says

[@davidchall7684]

I mean, the original is of course...the original. This, however, gives me chills every time I watch it, it is so goddamn good.

[@dianebarron-kelsey8022]

Oh my God I can listen to this all day!

[@maxbressan]

speechless....One of the best bands to ever live....Emotion through music 100%.

[@foodprocess]

trey shredded that solo into 13 different pieces, burned it and let its smoke rise up to heaven to let george witness its majesty. R.I.P. Harrison

[@bcp5296d]

wow, very well said

[@luccheba]

this is what reaffirms my belief that trey is a guitar god. his knowledge of scales and the fretboard is unbelievable.

[@edwardstarling1835]

i love jellyphish head trey.

[@PhuryousOne]

lol.... Is he wearing one of Jerry's old t-shirts?

[@edwardstarling1835]

PhuryousOne hahhaha! fuck yea man. i didnt even notice that! i was too amazed by the jellyphish.

[@recestroman4026]

“jellyphish head trey” 😂😂

[@janbudin5900]

Psychedelic mushroom in symbiosis with Trey...they where playing together and had such fun that made it forever

[@TheGuccidadi]

Still one of the greatest videos on KZbin. After all this time, still one of the greatest nights of my young life. 10 rows back, cactus side. Rager.

[@rorydiamond2389]

best thing of all time

[@MannPower]

The entire band is based around the exploration of emotion through music.

[@TheNikmetallica]

What an amazing performance!! 🤘

[@Baking_baked]

People don’t shut up about princes version of this which was good but to me this is the best this song was ever played by another band.

[@benmccaughtry6010]

I’ve been studying phish and the dead on guitar for the past few years and Jesus fucking Christ this is the most emotionally haunting solo… everything about it is just amazing I got goose bumps

[@charliet.sanford2495]

The key to being a guitar god is a XXXXXL t-shirt.

[@Dustin1047]

Or lotsa practice.

[@bcp5296d]

this is a blouse lol

[@butterflyrwd]

Awesome! Great tribute to the song!

[@mdtblues12]

trey nails it. insanely wel done.

[@Mesaman0825]

Holy shit balls. That was poetry in motion.

[@whitetigress7448]

Open wide for chunky. Gorgeous, rips the tears out and sets them flying.

[@polytheneprentiss1534]

Excellent! Respect to Phish for them respecting WMGGW! 🤘🏻🎸

[@ryantobler6111]

This is mesmerizing 😢❤

[@danielir]

Holy shit I love 3.0 but this is IT

[@ToddWCorey1]

Never has a Muppet rocked out so thoroughly! By the way, I do believe that this was the exact moment when Trey became TREY!

[@Faroah2]

The original version was banned. Thanks a bunch!

[@crazyazn420]

fuck what people say. this is one of my favorite solos ever. and i dont even listen to phish.

[@robertdoerr2599]

Looks like a shrooms gently blowing in a tasty cool breeze.

[@paullouisberrie7730]

Thank you for the way you did. It,its the best cover,george would love it so eric clapton.

[@ProbableCauseBluesBand]

Wow, awesome! Great playing!

[@joeherald7319]

Great song covered well here, and by other many talented artists. There is a Prince cover from George Harrison's induction at the RRHOF that is really amazing. He's on stage with some real A-list guitarists (Jeff Beck, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne) who all seemed as awe-struck as everybody else at Prince shredding this like he did.

[@bcp5296d]

Price's solo was good, but more of a show/performance altogether. Note for note this one, in this guitarists opinion, is way better.

[@joeherald7319]

@@bcp5296d Agree. Prince was as much of a showman as he was a musician a rare talent by any measure. I'm an old guy so I kinda' out of the Phish demograhic. I know they are beloved like few other bands are today. A few years ago we were driving out of Florida when I think Phish agreed to hold over at Zephyrhills for a couple of extra nights. I-75 was jammed for miles with people trying to get to the extra shows.

[@adamproductions4529]

Thanks for posting this

[@10kscoedsk]

Forget the guitar weeping, Trey had me crying

[@Aaron_Wells]

WTF this is amazing!

[@Jerryjeffelvis]

The lead is incredible Trey channeled up The Beatles for this fascinating solo, live it Love it, Peace

[@bcp5296d]

the beatles yes....but the studio version was eric clapton on guitar.

[@harlowmills3593]

stunning...

[@bencapps1]

I saw them doing this song live in concert on 6/29/12 and it was phenomenal!!!

[@ahr113]

@Hunsanity I could watch this video...no sound...and appreciate it just as much (more?)...those sleeves are epic.

[@metallicarocks911]

this is great

[@timholt9948]

Man they are great

[@joshwakefield]

jesus is that shirt XXXL or something

[@LSommer]

Joshua Wakefield looks like one of mine! :) I did lose a few on tour...

[@LSommer]

mine are Jockey. Jerry liked pocket T's. :) :) :)

[@robertmabie7280]

He stole it from Jerry

[@user-xj2sm3xd5l]

Garcia style

[@davidchall7684]

This is so good.

[@LTMfromVero]

Pretty amusing thread. Seriously, though..TA is completely nuts on this song - out of some 50+ pitch bends about 98% of them are pitch perfect for their 1/10-second life while he's already on the way to another note. And most likely the ones that aren't spot on were his way of honoring Clapton's goofy original solo.

[@bcp5296d]

Yep, most people won't realize this. And that's ok, cause it still sounds awesome to them.

[@speedlimit964]

Yeah that's it...was looking for perfection and I found it

[@mdoss2202]

Incredible.

[@deborahculver7844]

Omg I had this video! On VHS!

[@deborahculver7844]

It didn't sound like this!

[@gerbilpb]

@anthonyBleakney blew my mind when i was blazed. good shit man.

[@gugullsux]

Great cover.

[@enatsnat]

Blows my mind

[@patrickkampmeyer699]

As shredding as it is, it’s the restraint that makes it amazing. Also, paige’s backing vocals.

[@BillyRogan]

GLORIOUS!

[@benjamincurtis6711]

anyone got an amazon link on the shirt?

[@jwrz217]

He came several times...

[@bcp5296d]

Arnold put it best

[@ciccalisjoint1789]

if you can check out glenns falls halloween where they played the entire white album for the second set...fyi it was perfect note for ote...

[@IgnatiusChinaski]

hmmmm - i've never heard anyone say it was played note for note. you don't even need to be a musician to tell they are missing/flubbing notes left and right.

[@freehahahafree]

This is the Glens Falls show-notice the date in the description?

[@nixmicha]

Love Trey's size 5XL t-shirt from this show.

[@lukieh]

brilliant idea :) thanks for this!

[@ArtOnTheWall]

Was this Cal Poly? I was at this show of it was☮️

[@pango-y8j]

Ha I went to Cal poly SLO, 90-95. Biological sciences. Rastafari Tucson Arizona Sonoran desert 🌵 yes I keep on keeping on, have mercy 🍄🐟🐟🐟🍄🇬🇧🍄

[@khashood]

a very pleasant surprise

[@allroy0234]

Amazing!

[@baadshepherd]

Never liked Phish until now. Amazing solo. I have to try to learn this version.

[@stevenmeredith4763]

Trey takes it to "11!" While my Ukraine not so gently weeps! Trey in the final 4, Cinderella guitar...shredding, pleading, bending, playin with abandon, freedom rocks from deep! Drums, bass & back up flowing with the current! Phish out of water!

[@Godspeed657]

gonna be honest, i like this version better than the beatles' version

[@samuelshefsky6935]

while my guitar gently weeps. ahhhhhhhhh :)))))))))) beautiful

[@fiofunk]

Phish doesn't do a cover unless they can nail it. And they nail it (in their phantastic way) everytime; their take always gives me insite on the original. You ever hear 'em do Prince or ZEP? Talking Heads? Their takes & twists are phantastic. How 'bout phish with jayZ. I hope they bring out a suprise guest in costume. I love this band. Anything they do will delight me. SO excited for festival 8. (The musical nature & language of phish is universal! bring your costume :)

[@telecasterman081095]

@TheSuperwest36 with music like this and the beatles and clapton, there are no comparisons of quality, only heart and soul as well as mutual respect. i think they do it different, but not necesarily better. But hey, it's Phish and it's kickass. can I get a thumbs

[@thebigphish3652]

4:05 If you look closely, you can see white hot plasma dripping from treys guitar.

[@mclearyb]

way to rock it trey you always were the beatles fan....and the dead of course

[@NR2112]

my god what a shred

[@nichobert]

The real question is...Did Trey get this shirt from Jerry Garcia? I saw it again!

[@hockeycarini]

oh my god

[@technotodd3351]

THIS is the kind of Trey I like to hear & see, he was really groovin’ here!…

[@waadtlander]

Génial !!

[@sukamidryhe]

the reba from this night is gold also

[@gabrielle-AVFloyd]

🎼🌹Amazing🌹🎼

[@CupiecakieConway]

TREY THE GOD OF COVER SONGS!! THIS SHIT IS STUNNING

[@fiofunk]

btw, best light shows ever (only pink floyd can compare) Ty Kurado

[@phjamm14]

awesome

[@newusernamehere4772]

Didn't this song have like 3 guitarists originally lol

[@nnolkke]

phish will play an entire album front to back on Halloween sets, this being said if they don't do a perfect job on a particular album, who cares. If I hear a phish cover it's most likely not going to do the song any justice I would have loved to see them play this album, my favorite band playing an awesome beatles album.

[@fiofunk]

evenin nighthawk! Phish is awesome, i agree! I believe their covers are suberb! i LOVE WHAT THEY CHOOSE~

[@diemundd3783]

Julius from this show smokes as well.

[@leothecuisinart]

usually I'm the first guy to shit on trey and phish but he actually low key kicked ass here i wish more of his performances were like this

[@hallucinator4065]

Looks like he's wearing Jerrys shirt :)

[@smokingsection3358]

Hiding his track marks

[@Dustin1047]

Yup!

[@jmac6199]

I was searching... this is nt studi (that might be a prblem) but this blew my mind.

[@soundtribevibe3]

3:29 shit dude!!!!! its like you feel it in the way trey is so lost in it its all out of feeling and thats amazing!!!