Phish - 8/15/12 "Long Beach Jam"

"Long Beach Jam" from Phish's 8/15/12 show at Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, CA. Download the entire show at: 2nu.gs/20rwFf

[@lemonsys]

Why aren’t more bands trying to do stuff like this? I feel like there is so much unexplored territory in collective improvisation and basically what people can do together just out of their live responsiveness to each other - I honestly think this is the future of music

[@djsjjd15]

It's nothing new. That is how jazz music has been played for years. The Dead brought it to rock in the 60's. I think with rock music (as opposed to jazz) it is extremely difficult to pull off. I think you need not only a band in which every member is a trained musician who knows music theory (rare in rock bands), but they also need a personal chemistry in a way that is so rare that there have been maybe half a dozen bands in the last 70 years who can pull it off like Phish does. Especially today when labels don't develop bands because they want ready made singles for radio/KZbin play. Phish played for almost a decade before anyone outside of New England knew who they were. It takes a LOT of playing time for this kind of band to develop.

[@slandersir7255]

The Grateful Dead did not invent or even really popularise the idea of rock musicians improvising

[@DavidAbramson]

this was the first Phish show of my life!! I will not forget :)

[@jasonspeth1865]

Damn, do I ever miss that beautiful sounding KOA Ocelot Guitar. Wish Big Red would bring it back. The last time he played it live was at Great Woods 2016.

[@volsown]

I am glad these guys are still doing their thing...I hope for a long long time.

[@grahamwilson906]

this was an incredibly interesting and mind-blowing feet of improvisational wizardry. i guess you had to be there. I'm glad i was. i"ll never forget it!

[@nonia.6687]

I absolutely loved this show!!! Drove down from Nor Cal and so glad I did :))) Couldn't have asked for a better time !!!! :)

[@skinny326614]

Thanks, Phish.

[@haraldc]

This jam was especially cool - segue out of 2nd set opener Rock & Roll [Lou Reed song] which they played nice and loose. Solid show, getting their tour legs back after a little break. This kind of improv made my night!

[@Crossdrums]

Can we have more of these kinds of explorations please? Miss this kind of shit!

[@30aurum]

WOOO HOOOO!! I was the dude having the show of my life in front of CK5. Thanks so much for yet another mind melting experience. Bring on the LED hoop lights for Colorado....See ya at DICKS!! Viva La PHISH

[@patrickmehr3219]

musical communication, there's nothing better and these guys do it the best for sure, and you also can't forget about ck5

[@tydouglas3013]

5:43 perfect communication

[@jaykuhz]

2 years later and I am still shitting my pants over this

[@njo823x]

"hey"

[@jaykuhz]

hey dude

[@ArtisanHealing]

THIS is what I miss, more please this time around in LA!

[@xxbobdeexx]

PHiSH is the reason my Jeep has 200,000 miles on it!

[@tydouglas3013]

xxbobdeexx same w/ my jeep, CA to CO for dicks every run

[@SlappyG]

xxbobdeexx ... it’s 2018... does that Jeep have a half a million miles on it now?

[@contactkeithstack]

Soo freaking good

[@Danandvikki1]

Still one of my favorites

[@brianmcmanus4286]

What is this jam out of?

[@TheEccentricHippie]

Lol, a "blues jam" is complex improvisation? Yes, because wailing on a pentatonic scale over three cycling dominant chords has never been done before. I would urge you to try and isolate each instrument here. Fishman's subdivision of the bar/ridiculous polyrhythms, Mike's ability to shift a groove flawlessly while maintaining harmonic cohesion, Page's modal interplay and unorthodox chord voicings Trey's melodic genius should be more than enough for this to rank w/Bitch's Brew or live John Zorn

[@dgrossman06]

Still spicy after all these years

[@icculus1971]

Poopman it's OK Phish isn't for everyone. A friend introduced me to them in 93, I didn't get it til 1 day something just clicked, and I am proud to be a Phishhead for about 17yrs. The one thing that keeps me is that there is no 2 same setlists. You never know what your gonna get. I've seen over 80 bands in concert and the shows are very similar to a previous show. Rush dissapointed me the most. With that said we all have our love for music, and we all groove to a different beat.

[@runFEZrun]

I was at this show hahaha right after they opened with Suzy I said "that's exactly what this place needed" and it was smooth sailing after that

[@tydouglas3013]

runFEZrun I was there and your right. After the first key solo in Suzie, I had the exact same thought.

[@dorbhsoj]

miles and buddy are legendary but when they improvised they were the only ones on stage doing so, the back up band stuck to a form. In Phish you have all 4 members of the band improvising at the same time to create music. i think you should be amazed at how this sounds so damn good for that fact.

[@thewolson220]

Phish is one of my favorite bands, but this comment is whack.

[@timcardona9962]

I love Phish, but apparently you dont know anything about jazz

[@aeyeq]

Group improvisation came to Lesh et. al. from the second Miles Davis Quintet and Coltrane 4tet.

[@GangstaGage6]

Guess that's all you need to read. "I just don't get this." It's not for everyone, but for those that do "get it" it is truly a special thing.

[@benjaminjam666]

@davidhasofer - Out of Rock n Roll. Love that they played my home town and that the show was off the hook!!!!

[@ddaavvee68]

this is what space smells like

[@tydouglas3013]

Fish is perfect. They all follow him.

[@djsjjd15]

Trey has said in multiple interviews that if he was in the crowd, he'd be watching Fish. His style looks so effortless that casual listeners/watchers don't realize the insane talent behind the kit - but I'm glad he is finally getting the recognition he deserves - in the drum community at least.

[@posternutbag4415]

@@djsjjd15 The 48 minute soul planet from oak Mountain i believe, was some of the best improv drumming I’ve heard. This tour in general Fish, who always kills it, seems to be taking it to a new level. So damn impressed1

[@djsjjd15]

@@posternutbag4415 I'll take your word for it. I'm boycotting that POS excuse for a song. I hope Soul Planet is a sick inside joke they are playing on us. That song sucks so fucking bad. I don't understand why it is being played live. I don't understand why they are stooping so low. It should have been played once at one of their kids' elementary school musicals and never touched again.

[@posternutbag4415]

@@djsjjd15 3 minutes of the 48 min jam. And i dont hate that song like you. At all. They obviously seem to like playing it and it obviously is leading to some sick jams. I actually liked the NYE soul planet when they made the crowd the ocean and were like on a pirate ship. It was sick live. You seem weirdly angry about a song the band likes to jam.

[@Sco3000]

Yuuuuuup!

[@buyingla]

Only show I went to that year and I would have to say that I thought it was a great show.

[@mikei5550]

Wait for it… gets nuts around the 14 minute mark.

[@Filmanor]

Excellent! j'ai découvert ce groupe il y a moins d'un an, je suis devenu fan!

[@taylor410ce]

Damn, Summer of 2012 was a great run for them! Why the fuck did I decide to go back to school?.....I could have waited just one semester.

[@TJHanby]

please play sweet Jane or Rock n Roll at Oak Mnt.

[@stoneesoteric]

yeah no one worships the Devil here...and this was a phucking amazing show... top 5 of my 35 shows for sure.

[@BenFredrick78]

You don't go to see them anymore? Cool. More tickets available then. Sweet.

[@TheSWA2011]

If you guys like jam bands check out Colonial Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains and check out my jam band "SlipStream

[@thenut8522]

hahahaha

[@dankalin8073]

all this talk about devil worshipping is ridiculous. i am a born-again Christian who loves Jesus and Phish. gordo and fish are jewish btw. Phish is why favorite band an have influenced how I view music in so many ways. and if it convicts you to listen to Phish then don't listen to it and don't comment on their videos.

[@yaypens]

jaddddedddd

[@PhantasyKingpin]

But I thought they didn't jam anymore...wait, ah yes, those fools who keep saying that are nuts. Jam on!

[@johnnivals8485]

Search Nivals on KZbin

[@munexus]

This jam made my left knee hurt, anyone else? What about the termites?

[@tncanoeguy]

Darn, where was the Devil worshiping? I missed it.

[@ChefFrankyG]

Not after the mushrooms kick in :)

[@Gumbo72203]

Sometime during this video, Justin Beiber lost his face.

[@tydouglas3013]

Gumbo72203 I fucking met that fool in the pit, he had a backpack full of glowsticks. I was on L and Moll. No one believed me till they saw it on the web next day. Only at a phish show does that kinda shit happen. Still my best story.

[@jw89]

whale call is very nice in moderation, like he uses it these days *thinks back to 2010*

[@surfer987dog]

someone pissing in my ears sounds better

[@dukeorlando]

AHHHHH!!! Save that shit for the South, brah!!!!!!!!!!

[@slmoody85]

Why go out of your way to say something bad, when obviously many other people enjoy it, and saying nothing would have taken less effort?

[@BenFredrick78]

makes sense psychedelics hate big egos

[@tncanoeguy]

F.Z.? Frank Zappa?

[@iliketoskate865]

This was ...

[@derrickcohee1985]

no. you dont need to change your username my good sir. it is EXACTLY what it should be! :) actually "ignoramus" may work better, your right lol

[@TheEccentricHippie]

1. Sorry your musical attention span cannot handle complex improvisation. 2. I expect nothing more from "iampoopman."

[@masterdeath101]

Honestly LMFAO is a better jam band in my humble opinion

[@mutoneon]

Those are all good groups. Adding your own ignorance to his isn't helping anyone.

[@OddPastStrangeMind]

Wow, you are so wrong.

[@haraldc]

PS can the jeezus crew go hang out somewhere else. Jeez don't judge, yo.

[@joshordable]

I'll pass.

[@BRANDON01566]

Why would Rush dissapoint you? You should have known in advance that they suck and it wouldn't be a good show.

[@guitarplayer11112]

Weird. Why are their people in the audience and why is Phish so successful. Why are you even watching this. Your just a waste of time. We're not hating on you so stop hating.

[@harmoniousthreads]

*you're

[@iampoopman]

I feel like this would be incredibly boring to see live

[@harmoniousthreads]

nope. you're wrong. at least i wasn't bored. this is one of my favorite shows i've ever been to... this show comprises only .5% of all the live phish i've seen but it's in my top 10% of favs... so that means it is in my top 17

[@posternutbag4415]

Yeah thats why they still can get 80,000 people to drive to like Northern Maine or sell out a 4 night NYE run at MSG or people couchtour at $25 a show.

[@iampoopman]

I wouldn't call this complex improvisation. Miles Davis, or even an extended blues jam from Buddy Guy, THAT's improvisation. I just don't get this, and how Phish have a huge following. But overall, power to them; I respect any band that can hold a note and actually play their instruments. With my (I admit negative) comment I was really hoping to gain some insight as to why people love Phish so much. And lastly... god dammit. I really need to change my username. >:(

[@Isaac.Garcia666]

Still haven't changed that username eh

[@bobscomix]

Blues is a very repetitive and structurally simple musical idiom at root,that's not to say there aren't great blues musicians what Phish accomplishes in their best jams is much more subtle and requires keener listening. It doesn't hit you over the head. These guys LISTEN to each other more than any other band I've ever heard and as a result their improvisation is more organic ,fluid and at times like this jam,almost symphonic. Davis has played and improvised with many musicians some session musicians that simply keep the beat and baseline while he rages out. In some other cases,he's had great collaborators,like Coltrane for example. I would say what these guys achieve consistently is greater because they've stayed together. Its a true musical collaboration.and more tonal,so it is for me,more enjoyable than the mostly atonal Davis