Harry Hood

[KDF4LYPHE]

yeah that Hood is truly some powerful stuff

its been way too long since I’ve heard it

[freebaracco]

Im a sucker for the old ones, 12/08/89 is some of the most on fire early
trey you will ever hear in a hood absolute laser beams

[ghost_2000]

@fone

I have many friends and relatives who, over the past couple of years, have asked about Phish and wondered whether I’ve moved on from my “obsession” with them. And although, quite honestly, I haven’t been listening to them quite as much as I have in the past, in my mind, there still isn’t any music that gets me so excited and in awe of my own reaction to it as Phish music.

While this isn’t outwardly the case with my friends and relatives, I often imagine they’re wondering the same thing.

[Highway_Bill]

1994-07-16 (Fayston, VT - Summer Stage at Sugarbush North) is a good one thats my favorite at least that i can think of

[ghost_2000]

Sweet pre-“Harry!” playing on the 12-6-1996 version!!

[The_Ubiquitous_Smokey]

I hope Harold shows up next week…

[KDF4LYPHE]

^first night, I bet

[hosemasterflex]

Wouldn’t it be awesome if they just yelled “Hood!” where they’d ordinarily be singing “Harry!” ? That’d really screw everyone up.

[duckbutter]

@fone

I remember when I bought A Live One in the Autumn of '95. I had heard the BATR from that release on the local college radio station, and thought the arrangement so unique, that I thought I would give this group, Phish a second listen after not really connecting with A Picture of Nectar that I had purchased the year before.

There was a lot of music on ALO that I dismissed in the same way I dismissed APON, mostly the atonal and unstructured sections of Stash, the Tweezer and Chalkdust jams. I was just unable to comprehend what Phish was all about at that time in my life.

But I stayed with the album thank gawd, and with Phish, mostly because of the Harry Hood (10/23/94 Gainsville) on ALO. It almost instantly became one of those songs that I just couldn’t get enough of. If BATR was the song that sparked my interest enough to get me listening to Phish again, it was this Harry Hood that motivated me to stay with the music and understand all of the other incredible things that Phish did with their sound.

I’m high on this Hood at the moment, having listened to it this morning on the way into work. I had reached the parking lot much before it ended but couldn’t dare turn it off without listening it to the very end. It once again gave me the chills that certain Phish versions are always able to do, not matter how many times I’ve heard them in the past.

I have many friends and relatives who, over the past couple of years, have asked about Phish and wondered whether I’ve moved on from my “obsession” with them. And although, quite honestly, I haven’t been listening to them quite as much as I have in the past, in my mind, there still isn’t any music that gets me so excited and in awe of my own reaction to it as Phish music.

I couldn’t understand or explain my reaction ten plus years ago, and I still can’t explain why I had to listen to the end of Hood before stepping out of my car this morning. If this is an addiction that closes my ears to other things, I still don’t care. I really don’t need anything else at times than a good dose of Phish to make me happy, and make all the four points of the world come into perfect balance.

Thanks, my friends, for being some of the few people in this existence who understand my divine madness. If I couldn’t regurgitate this to someone who shares in this with me, I would probably just bust open from the frustration.

So from one Phish lover to another, all I can hope for is that you’ve also had your dose of Phishy samadhi, and are walking more lightly on your feet as well. Have a great day!

honestly I’ve listened to alot of great hoods and even though the sugarbush hood is a close second that one from gainsville on a live one is definately my favorite. Actually my favorite recorded moment in phish history just might be that recording of hood. I get kind of emotional listening to it. I also have freinds and family that are baffled by my obsession with the band. My bandmates are the ones that are the most baffled which is funny because the singer/guitarist has been on tour and as much as he likes phish he cant even understand and identify with how much i love this band.

[The_Ubiquitous_Smokey]

@phg

^first night, I bet

encore i bet

[lowspark]

10.21.1995, not only one of the best Reba’s but also an excellent Hood…anyone who hasn’t heard it should

[phishreference]

10/20/89.

I have no idea how this version ended up on my ipod. The Giant Country Horns are there. It’s short, about ten minutes, tight as hell and just amazing.

I’m listening to Ft. Collins 90 again right now. Another great one.

My two favorite that I’ve seen are 12/11/99 (opener - still blows my mind) and 12/31/98 - you knew that Hood was going to be the centerpiece of the NYE set after 3.5 nights of awesomeness at the Garden.

And like Fone, my love of Phish came almost exactly the same way. It can be traced back to the ALO Hood.

[fluffyourheadcb]

@lowspark

10.21.1995, not only one of the best Reba’s but also an excellent Hood…anyone who hasn’t heard it should

i agree with you there has some nice micheal jackson teases in the intro of beat it i believe. I also love the 11/22/97 and North Fayston 94 Hoods some of my favs

[lysasome]

ALO is the best version ive heard

[S_Hill_88]

axilla > hood (11-16-1996)

axilla ends with some funny lee fordham banter before fishman segues into the hood with a “leeeee fordham” > hood intro. then the “harry” is replaced with “lee”. finally trey holds a high note for about 3 straight minutes during the jam while page and fish just go to twon underneath treys note. trey comes back in…finishes the jam…bang! heady ass hood

deserves a hear

[marco]

One loves the 6/02/2009 Hood.

[the_Sloth]

Bonnaroo Late Night seguefest= bliss

and im drunk

woo!

[fluffyourheadcb]

the Hood at burgettstown was great, my fav Hood of the first leg of the tour

[Ship_Of_Fools]

11/22/97

[whyweigh228]

i think the burgettstown hood is one of the best of the summer cuz mike uses that sickk bass effect for the intro parts