FINAL: 11/17/1997 Denver VS 04/03/1998 Island Tour

[willbreathes]

Finals vote!

[willbreathes]

No question in my eyes, '98.

[piper]

i dont think either one of these shows belongs here, but if i have to choose, Denver is a better show to me...

[booztravlr]

i dont think either one of these shows belongs here, but if i have to choose, Denver is a better show to me...

Agreed.

[willbreathes]

You mean that these are not EVERYBODIES favorite??? OMG SUXORZ.

[Mr. Hiatus]

You mean that these are not EVERYBODIES favorite??? OMG SUXORZ.

'98 FTW.

[Emmet Grogan]

Oh snap. Denver was the best show EVAH. Finally a best-of tournament that reflects the ultimate truth of reality.

[goldenroad]

Roses FTW!

[lowspark]

IsLaNd ToUr

[themomadans]

Eleven Seventeen Ninetyseven

[Phinst]

um, voted for the Island tour show for BEST PHISH SHOW


maybe this thread should be changed to "best phunk jams show"
these are two great shows, but i prefer shows that go beyond the the depths of the phunk.
I'm very that it came down to these shows.

[piper]

I say we start all over.

[fone]

Agreed, I think. Just don't know whether another go round will produce any different results, ie, the "best Phish show". That's like trying to hold the air that you breathe in your hands.

For what it's worth, either one of these could be the best Phish show for all that it matters.

[piper]

"best phish show according to 25 or .000005% of phish fan base"

[lawnboy357]

8/20/93 ftw

[willbreathes]

You all sound like you want me to call the amberlamps.

[Phinst]

I say we start all over.

Just don't know whether another go round will produce any different results, ie, the "best Phish show".

There were alot of great shows in the tournament, I didn't have any problems with the ones that made it, just not sure how we got to this point.

like before only reg two set shows..all NYE ,Halloween, Festivals, and DENVER SHOWS
are excluded...

[Emmet Grogan]

Well, I've been joking about this but I do have to say what has been said in all these tournaments. It's a fun way to waste time. No great truth about life will be revealed and this is far from scientific research. You always see the same type of complaints whenever someone makes a Best Of List like Rolling Stones top 100 albums or whatever.

That being said, in the pantheon of Phish fans I'm probably at average to above average enthusiasm/dedication level. I've seen Phish like 75 times and I saw some classic shows... Murat '93, Dayton '97, 12/29/94, Big Birch '94... and some good ineligible ones... Clifford Ball, Went, Halloween '95, Cypress... I've listened to a lot of recorded Phish over the years but I don't feel the need to analyze it all to intensely or really focus on it on a collector level.

And without a doubt Denver '97 was my favorite live Phish experience... I remember it more vividly than any other show including all those Big Ones. I know most of that has to do with me and how I experienced it, but I've got to say, no matter how you criticize it or analyze it, it was fucking awesome.

The complaint I often hear is that it's too repetitive, or too chilled out, but to me it was a real non-stop dance party. It was the most continuously blissful show I ever saw and was in no way boring... it's peaks were plenty intense. The energy was so balanced and perfect. Plus, it's really just the first set that's seems chilled out. It's funny, I haven't listened to this in years... maybe I will.

Denver and 12/7/97 were probably the most "perfect" shows I ever saw.

It seems like the Island Tour show is more popular and I'd be surprised if it doesn't beat out Denver in the end.

If I had my pick of what show best represents the essence of Phish, I'd probably go with 12/30/93, but I'm no expert.

[Ship Of Fools]

I knew this thread was going to be full of complaints, but I guess that's to be expected when dealing with a tournament entitled "Best Phish Show Ever".

Island Tour is my answer out of these two. Not my personal favorite show, but I believe that the Island Tour as a whole was some of the best playing Phish ever did. It had all the elements: frantic craziness (Antelope for example), "cowfunk" (lots), and everything in between. I can easily pick out an Island Tour version of something if I hear it because it's so unique. So I don't think it's that much of a travesty that 4.3 made it to the final. It's definitely in my top 5 shows ever.

[makisupapete]

PHISH ftw!

[S. Hill 88]

the 26 year old question will be answered

[drbadgely]

Not my personal favorite show, but I believe that the Island Tour as a whole was some of the best playing Phish ever did. It had all the elements...

^ I read this first, and voted for 4/3/98

viewtopic.php?f=107&p=362200#p362122

I changed my mind after reading Emmet's post ^, and re-voted for 11/17/97.

I begin by saying that the Island Tour altogether goes down as my favorite run of Phish shows EVER.
BUT, 4/3 isn't my favorite, and I've posted or chatted before about how that "Roses" isn't anywhere near my favorite versions of any song Phish has played.

Also, my most consistently favorite Phish years are '93 & '94, so the exclusion of so many shows that I absolutely love from this era, especially up to the Elite 8, were noted. So I end up voting for a tour at first...

Yet in the end, I realize that I have spent many occasions jamming out to 11/17 on my CD's and ipod, loving the opener, loving the jams, the YEM, and the consistency to which everything was played that evening. Phish had say as to what got released in the original LivePhish series. There are other reasons Denver '97 got picked over every other Fall '97 show (Dayton excluded because of its own SBD liberated by them) besides that "Ghost" that Trey so loved...

Out of the final 2, I say Denver.

[jawbone]

Happy Birthday Gerard...

[S. Hill 88]

Lets go Denver! One day left!

[Ship Of Fools]

^ Fuck that, Island Tour FTW!!!