man i love to grind…
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i love ALO also…as well as animal liberation orchestra…omgstfu
^ ah shit!! LOL!!! that pic is beautiful!! gotta love weddings, everyone that normally shouldn’t be dancing is out on the floor bring the place to its knees with bad moves.
ALO - i love it. the slave is from minneapolis i believe.
this is true…the orpheum I think.
A Live One was my first Phish album. I got it from the local library and was immediately blown away by the wonderful guitar work (previously my only taste of jamming or anything over six minutes was early psychedelic-blues Pink Floyd, so Phish’s psychedelic-jazz style was entirely new for me). I distinctly remember listening to it while it was raining outside: the distinctive bass intro of Bouncing immediately had me hooked.
For quite a while, that version of Simple was my favorite Phish song (before being replaced by that Bouncing, and then that Gumbo). This album is still one of the greatest live records in history, being one of the only ones to really make an album sound “live” without making it sound either like an audience recording or like a studio recording with too much reverb.
It still has my favorite YEM (although it’s vocal freakout section pales in comparison to the Halloween '96 take), Stash, Simple, and Wilson. I still don’t understand why they put Montana in there (Llama, Cavern, or Fee would’ve made much more sense and still have fit).
Excellent point. It is one of the best-mixed live albums, ever. (also with the best booklet - great job displaying the live Phish atmosphere(s))
http://www.rollingstone.com/photos/gallery/17411224/rock_list_the_twentyfive_best_li/photo/9/large/
#9 best live album ever. According to Rolling Stone… If you believe anything they say.
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but it is the ninth listed album…it is unranked.
#1 in my heart, though.
Daft Punk, Alive 2007 (2007) - the “Rock List” yeah, I believe you Rolling Stone…
This was my first phish.
I still think its one of the best albums ever=)
whats funny is the way the montana goes into the yem was always what hooked me. When I first heard it I thought it sounded like part of the composition. I love that part so much.
Harry hood is my fav song (for the moment) and the one on that abum is atleast top three. The jam towards the end is so beautiful and everything that hood should be. To me that hood is the perfect length not too much and not too little and the way it goes into the “you can feel good” conclusion is perfect.
Where some versions are too noodley and can kind of meander and SOMETIMES take away from the up and down dynamics of it. Honestly as good as I think the lemonwheel hood is I think the alo version is more effective and epically arranged.
My first live Phish exposure was “A Live One” right after it came out.
Until a week ago, I always thought that this was the best show anyone could have seen. I had no idea it was a compilation album. I almost feel duped.
Best piano solo for Squirming Coil ever though. I too blast that one the way home on a late night all the while anxiously anticipating that final super low ending note followed by a most glorious roar from the audience.
yes! Lemonwheel Hood is probably my fav version.
ALO YEM ws the first phish song i heard and it is what got me hooked on phish. i also think the ALO hood is the best one i’ve heard
Wait…so you went almost 14 years thinking ALO was a complete Phish show?
On top of that, you were about 5 when you first heard ALO?
I am cornfused.
You’ll never get out of this Maize
this might be my favorite Slave ever, it was played on my 6th birthday :P, and Trey hits such cathartic high notes at the climax it just oozes emotion. Love it!
Ha!! I keep having to answer to this. I’ve been unable to correct my birthdate on my profile. I’m 29 and not 19.