2007-03-02 02:50:41 · 4 answers · asked by ? 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I'm kind of getting used to it.
2007-03-02 04:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
As far as studio work, I have grown to believe that Undermind is the most well-produced album in their repetoire, and I mean within its time, not just becuase it's the newest. I was never a big fan a studio work from bands like these, especially Phish, but Undermind (as well as Billy Breaths and Story of the Ghost) seems to be a good album not just because it's Phish, who happen to be one of my favorite bands. Their live sound from about '02 to '04 is the most brilliant it's ever been. Fishman's ride was so crisp and I could distiguish every nuance and subtle timbre. Time and money for better equipment surely has paid off with their live sound. However creatively, on-stage I can say I haven't been impressed since around '98 and still today listening to material from from the 00's, I just can't catch the feel I did from material from '94-'98. It just doesn't seem like they were as in to it at that point. And I think Trey's a great guitar player but his noodling (which he's always done) had gotten sloppier and sloppier. I'm not sure he's pulled off a successful PYITE lick since circa 2000. And only once out of every ten times does his pattened delay loop ever actually lock into the tempo and groove. Not to say that the last four or five years of their live work was garbage, I just think it had lost its luster which could be part of the reason why they ended their touring together. My mind could change in another few years, especially if they come back and we have a new era to compare it to. But now, I would say the songwriting and production/sound quality has proven it's worth over this amount of time but I still prefer the older live stuff over the most recent.
2007-03-02 16:48:01 · answer #2 · answered by Kenny k 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The thing about Phish is that they were never able to capture in a studio what they created live. During their run -- particularly before the hiatus -- they were the best touring band in America. They created an atmosphere that had to be experienced; it couldn't be accurately described.
As another person stated, I think they lost interest, and just weren't into it after a while. My final shows were the Shoreline 2000 shows, and while they were great (Bob Weir's appearance the first night was especially nice), they weren't hitting on all cylinders like they had in years prior.
Man, I miss them...
2007-03-04 21:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by newer, you mean newer material, then yes. It took some time to grow on me but songs like "Two Versions of Me" and "Walls of the Cave" are slowly becoming more of my favorites. If by newer you mean how they are paying circa 2004, then that is some of the best playing of their career (2000 I feel was their best year) and I desperately hope for their return!!!
2007-03-02 14:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by mattyjmania 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋