Phish "Wilson" & "The Squirming Coil" (First Time Reaction)

[@L33Reacts]

If I were to do a full set / show (maybe?) what would you think would be the best one to start with?

[@FlowerSupply420]

6/11/94 I. Then 6/11/94 II. (You HAVE done a lot of 94, I know, but it is the best year imo and you haven’t actually heard a whole show. But if you want more funky and ethereal, a little slower, 12/7/97 Set 1 and then 12/7/97 Set 2. There was a time when those two shows were known by EVERY Phish fan.)

[@FlowerSupply420]

…Or as I originally begged for, 12/31/95 whole show! But it’s 3 sets so I think it’s a bigger commitment, you should prob start with a 2 setter imo.

[@davidlevine8741]

12/31/95

[@mheywood24]

2/28/03

[@josephchisholm2654]

Second set and encore of 11/27/98--the Wipe Out set. For a single session, the THANKYOU encore of 9/6/15.

[@corawheeler9355]

This band is so unique ... I'm so glad I discovered them here .. thanks requester and Lee

[@cshubs]

Welcome to the bus. Longtime fan and UVM grad here.

[@barbarjinx3802]

I’m going to the MSG run starting tonight. Very excited.

[@WeirdErnie]

That first moment in Squirming Coil when L33 says, "Page!" and I think, just wait, almost tearing up already at the absolute beauty to come. That's Page talking at the end.

[@tecreates2384]

Been waiting for the piano closer too!

[@L33Reacts]

I was tearing up half way through coil…. Just utter perfection.

[@chriscavanaugh1001]

When they end the set with Coil, the rest of the band walks off the stage to let Page do his thing. Also the 12th man in Seattle adopted this chant when Russel Wilson played for them.

[@realbser1956]

Squirming Coil was almost too beautiful for words. Damn!

[@draz0909]

Great tidbit. Today is the first night of the Madison Square Garden New Year’s Run. This version of Wilson was the very first song Phish ever played on that fabled stage.

[@ROUGHSEES]

Amazing coincidence 🤔

[@mattreynolds612]

Hi L33 Keep it rockin' Now!!! 🎶🎶🎵🎶🔥💯✌️☮️🕊️🎧🇺🇸

[@tylerwilkey13]

Listen to the Chalk Dust Torture from 2/23/2024. A modern Phish masterpiece

[@skooledbysatan]

Get your ass to MSG for NYE

[@L33Reacts]

Bro I totally would. I wish I could bring my kid with me but she’s too young lol

[@valogden]

My sons livestream their NYE concerts every year. They have been to way over 100 of their shows. Phish performed a 13 night stretch in NYC and never repeated a song. My son was at those shows since he was living there at the time. You should check out their NYE show a couple of years ago when they had dolphins and whales flying through the air.

[@adamhewitt9030]

Live stream the show tonight at Madison Square Garden. 1st of 4 days. You wont regret it.

[@fineasfogg1461]

What a great session. This is such a good tight band ❤❤❤

[@dknapp100]

30n yr phan. You are KILLING these reactions bro. Yup every Coil ends with a page solo journey . Btw, you should check out George Winston if you love stuff like the end of Squirming Coil. Its albums full of that feel.

[@jellyfish74]

@L33 Your ear picks up the same nuances between the transcendent beauty and the mournful sadness that has drawn me towards certain songs. Fast Enough For You…Tela…Esther…Divided Sky…Squirming Coil…Strange Design…Billy Breathes… it’s like emotional crack

[@mstewart109]

This group I would love to see live maybe for first listen. I'm lost. Love the piano solos though. Is there 3 in this grp? I think I've seen them on reactor station years ago. Maybe not. They are very talented and blended like playing together for years. This is how I listened to 60s 70s music. No cheesy videos

[@dmeek20]

⁠@@mstewart109 4 members in the band. Trey on guitar. Mike on bass. Page on piano. Fishman on drums.

[@WeirdErnie]

Wilson is another 'Gamehenge' song. You'll need to do a full Gamehenge listen soon.

[@shiannesmith6877]

I love this channel ❤ so many amazing and different artists. I never would hear half of the stuff I hear here.

[@DavidGraskemper]

That piano solo at the end of "The Squirming Coil" is epic.

[@ROUGHSEES]

Paige is truly a wizard.

[@L33Reacts]

Dude he really is it’s crazy how talented he is

[@KiverChris-jm6oj]

There is no “I” in team!

[@andyhill5427]

Squirming Coil is pretty much played the same (charted out) way, although Page's solo at the end is always a bit different. The Clifford Ball version (8/16/96) is particularly beautiful.

[@MikeReale-e8k]

Ummmm you do realize THIS IS the clifford ball version right?

[@andyhill5427]

@@MikeReale-e8k no it is not.

[@andyhill5427]

@@MikeReale-e8k This is a complication of two Sqiriming Coils...Both performed in October of 1994. The Clifford Ball was in August of 1996.

[@lchurch1]

@@MikeReale-e8k As andy pointed out it's not. There's an issue I've seen with tracks from this album on services like Spotify where it says (Clifford Ball) but it's not correct. This album was released in June of '95. Clifford Ball didn't happen until August 1996.

[@andyhill5427]

@@MikeReale-e8k Here is a summation as seen on wikipedia of the confusion here..."Each track on the album was recorded at a different live show in the United States with one track taken from the 1994 summer tour and the rest from the fall tour. Although recorded at different venues, the songs are noted in the liner notes as having been recorded at "The Clifford Ball", a reference to aviator Clifford Ball that the band would use again as the name of their 1996 festival.[10] This decision was made because the band's management could not secure the recording rights from every venue featured on the album at the time of its release."

[@honuman39]

Great reaction L33 as always. I really appreciate that you know how to key into the subtle dynamics of their music right out of the gate. You immediately get the things that makes them great. Look forward to the next one and I hope things are going well for you.

[@L33Reacts]

Hey thanks bro, I appreciate that. I hope you are doing well too. I’m still here! That’s how I feel right now lol but phish always makes me feel better. The music they create is just indescribable to those who haven’t heard them. And, I love that. 😂

[@suzannetruax3871]

Way back in the day, ancient bards were expected to be able to evoke every emotion through their music. We are incredibly lucky to live the same time as these epic bards who never fail to take us on amazing journeys.

[@MikeReale-e8k]

I literally tear up every single time i listen to this coil, the piano solo is soooooo good

[@swandivemusic]

Never knew some of these tracks were recorded on 12/30 which is my birthday. Unfortunately I’ve never been able to catch a birthday show but it’s on my bucket list for sure!

[@KiverChris-jm6oj]

Some of their very best shows have been 12/30. Happy birthday!

[@swandivemusic]

That’s cool to hear! Thanks Pham!

[@billybeat5215]

Keep on phishin dude! Get to a show. Your life already has changed by phish. But seeing a show is closer to a religious experience than religion ever was for me. You’re on your way.

[@swillia420]

Gold album

[@74wonderboy]

I was waiting for this one, it’s the most beautiful squirming coil piano solo, I’ve heard it so many times and it still gets me I want it played at my funeral

[@Mallett98-]

Great reaction. My fav. Band for all of the reasons you experienced

[@ROUGHSEES]

Yes!!!

[@AB-oe2ud]

Me loves the Gumbo and Slave in particular, but all tracks are stellar!

[@KiverChris-jm6oj]

Not sure what kind of voice I’m supposed to read this comment in…Captain Caveman? Gollum? Grover?

[@dawntucker5052]

The piano is soulful. I wish it kept going. . .

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Beautiful

[@billconrad1050]

Squirming coil on ALO is from 2 different shows… the song and the piano outro

[@amelzon1]

yup! you can hear the clear cut.

[@KiverChris-jm6oj]

Oh that’s a good detail, never heard of that before. What about the outtro music? “I saw you…”. A sound check?

[@amelzon1]

@@KiverChris-jm6oj pretty sure that's just house music coming up after the band leaves the stage. not sure if the venue did it or the Phish crew.

[@alexanderednie1205]

Squirming Coil is a genius piece of art I saw them encore it in Denver one year and Mike played a bass solo with all this crazy delay. Sounded like 4 basses. Only time I think it’s ever not been Page on the outro.

[@shiannesmith6877]

That made me tear up too...

[@JamesDimond-l7u]

Are you still having fun?

[@janbudin5900]

Today is 30 years from the Providence David Bowie Bomboklat. That should be honoured and done together...by you! Is kinda an entire set in a song, a full story in a song

[@Drgnhrtstrng]

Treys soaring lead tone in Coil reminds me so much of Steve Hackett in early Genesis. Particularly Firth of Fifth. I know Trey is a huge Genesis fan, but its fun to hear the inspiration so clearly like that.

[@AndrewJDuddy]

Happy you went back to ALO. Every track is worth listening to.

[@joy88867]

I love that you love Phish ❤

[@tomclark7551]

9/2/16 Mike played a bass solo instead of page doing the piano thing ...really awesome

[@hesh8367]

Page side Rage side

[@hesh8367]

I’m elated at any show I get a Coil.

[@JBT42884]

L33 is the King of Prussia

[@L33Reacts]

I wish, I wouldn’t be here right now I would be ruling my subjects and shit, my dude. 😂 oh wait doesn’t Prussia not exist anymore? 😂

[@Kerazen123]

Wilson! 😂

[@ryanmurphy1662]

Melancholy :)

[@bcl19S]

"king of prussia" shoutout to philly - can we do something more recent with video, more fun for everyone to have something to watch 😀

[@jamessomers8808]

This is what makes me wanna learn piano.❤ I like what you’re saying about feeling kind of glad, but melancholy, but with an edge to it. My favorite line is, I’ll make it all true for you.❤ I remember Yanni. My mom had a few CDs by him. I don’t remember it that well, so if you did a reaction that would be pretty cool.❤

[@jamessomers8808]

What album are you up to next? Hoist? It’s gonna be a while before you get to Farmhouse. I like that one.😊

[@ROUGHSEES]

You need to do MSG all the way through. It's life changing.

[@DrHolmesPhD]

Listen to last year's NYE show, full gamehendge set

[@Birdcube78]

Great reaction as always! Not sure if you've done Down with Disease yet, so if not, check out 12/1/95 - Buried Alive>Down With Disease.

[@L33Reacts]

Thanks man I appreciate that. I will add it to the list! Thank you 🙏

[@tomclark7551]

​@@L33Reacts12/29/13 dwd-carini...esp the carini

[@Birdcube78]

​@L33Reacts , no problem! It's a shorter DWD, but an absolute ripper!

[@jez443]

@@L33Reacts the disease from 12/31/99 is the best disease ever played

[@evannelson4203]

HTTR

[@mapiasal]

head on up to MSG!!!!

[@2ryan944]

PAIGE lol

[@tom2706]

I think you're ready for Gamehendge...

[@tylerfelix8629]

Not Phish. But All Good is sorta back. All Good Now at Merriweather. Come check out the scene

[@tecreates2384]

Hey! You and @Walterooski should do a tandem first listen with phish! I’m watching both of you these past few months and welcome to the club

[@honuman39]

Me too. I like Walt's reactions but L33 seems to get into the music more. Or maybe he listens to them more the way I do and it's nice to see someone else who hears them that way.

[@tecreates2384]

@ remember that these started as “Drummer’s reaction…” I grew up in the perc world and I would agree that there is a different feel that drummers understand to the music.

[@honuman39]

@@tecreates2384 I'm a drummer also. Maybe you're on to something there.

[@L33Reacts]

I changed the title because I don’t really focus on the drumming and that was confusing some folks. I am a drummer reacting to “X” but it’s not me analyzing the drumming. So, I get where the confusion came from. I’ve honestly lost views because of the title change but I don’t want to be considered clickbait either. I want to give an authentic and heartfelt reaction to some dope ass music and call it a day. Titles drive engagement. I could be like “OH MY GOD THE BEST PHISH SONG EVER” as the title and it would have 10k easy. But that’s just cheesy and Im already cheesy enough.

[@L33Reacts]

I don’t who that is but I’m always down to collab with other folks 😊

[@FredPisarski]

You need to explore more beyond, go to a show, watch some of their releases, understand it better. I know you have been trying to go through a chronology but at this point you are already in. Watch bittersweet motel, the new year gags, etc. secret set Mondegreen. By now you should know the story behind Gamehedge and the history of this awesome band! Not criticism just saying..