I need to listen to Rift, post-haste.
SOTG. 'Cause I like it…alot!
I wish I knew how to “possess it some other way.” The Phish fans are amazingly loyal in how you NEVER see official or studio releases on the torrent sites. I found one torrent with it (in flac, of all things) but it barely had anyone sharing it.
And what album am I listening to? None of them though I want to give Joy another listen.
Haha yeah! We’re so loyal we make sure we never EVER share official releases. Ever. Unless its in PMs. 
Joy has been on permanent blast in the car.
I listened to Joy (the song) last night on my way home.
I cried.
I love all the studio stuff and quite enjoy whatever album I happen to be listening to but for some reason this Joy album, I don’t know. Brings out emotions in me that none of the other albums do. That second lead break in BDTNL just absolutely gets me everytime. I start choking up and can feel tears welling up when Trey starts it…
Man! I’m getting emotional just thinking about getting emotional. 
Got Rift playing right now. I listen to this album a lot at work, turns out. I can’t think of anything to say about it really. What can be said about Rift? Brilliant, perfect, great album full of brilliant writing. I guess I wish it had more bite to it, production-wise, but damn is this a great piece of work.
Story of the Ghost. I know the production wasn’t as methodical as Billy Breathes, SotG having been largely jams with lyrics added, but I think it can contend with Billy Breathes for best studio effort, production and all. Gun to the head, I like BB more song for song, but SotG still gets the coveted honor of being in my car.
SotG a good Fall/Winter album, at least if you live somewhere with four seasons. It’s mostly mellow, darker, and ruminative.
While listening to LxL at work today, Trey’s leads during the LxL jam are reminiscent of 70s Jerry, in the way that they’re quick bursts of notes that sort of float over the music, instead of the usual driving forcefulness of typical Trey leads (if there is such a thing as “typical” when it comes to these guys).
none, mostly because they’re all really scratched up old discs
We need to start a NEW PHISH CD fund for Hank!!! Pronto!
Good pick, my friend…
Live Ones Vol. 7, because it has Jennifer Dances on it. No joke.
- Bittersweet Motel (8-16-1998) 3:43
- Jennifer Dances (12-05-1999) 5:51
- Windora Bug (9-08-2000) 6:32
- Mozambique (9-26-1999) 7:24
- Meatstick (7-08-1999) 8:23
- Spices (7-10-2003) 10:44
- Spread It 'Round (7-15-2003) 8:07
- Discern (7-18-2003) 9:45
- Never (10-17-1998) 1:51
^Look it’s Spices & Discern
I just put on Farmhouse at work, because Ryan can’t get “Dirt” out of his head, he just said.
Remember this? :
THIS
^^this is the one i saw lol this show had this and farmhouse as a one two punch to open the 2nd set… i hadn’t heard either at the time and was in total wtf mode… then they rocked a great gin. srsly this is NOT that bad a song!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROjtdjY4t04[/youtube]
Holy shit. I never saw this compilation. What is the theme? I mean, I think I see a theme, but why?
EDIT: NVM, I thought this was one of those Live Bait releases. I guess, if it’s fan made, that makes more sense. Either way, that link still works, so I will definitely be dl’ing this when I get home.
^there’s six more of 'em with working links ya know. Comprises all the non-studio original material thru 2.0.
I’m listening to Live Bait Vol. 5. Is that an album?
Nice way to rock the Monday morning office gig.
Live Bait Vol. 04 - free MP3 download compiled by Phish Archivist Kevin Shapiro, May 2011
All tracks previously unreleased Live Phish:
1. Scent Of A Mule
(1996-06-06 Joyous Lake - Woodstock, NY) (12:05)
2. You Enjoy Myself
(1999-07-15 PNC Bank Arts Center - Holmdel, NJ) (25:00)
3. The Landlady > Tweezer
(1993-08-12 Meadow Brook Music Festival - Rochester Hills, MI) (16:27)
4. Mike's Song > Contact > Weekapaug Groove
(1995-06-20 Blossom Music Center - Cuyahoga Falls, OH) (36:47)
5. Split Open And Melt
(1994-06-21 Cincinnati Music Hall - Cincinnati, OH) (15:10)
6. N02
(1999-07-13 Tweeter Center aka Great Woods - Mansfield, MA) (5:36)
7. My Friend My Friend > McGrupp And The Watchful Hosemasters
(1993-08-07 Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center - Darien Center, NY) (17:54)
8. Twist > Slave To The Traffic Light
(2000-07-04 E Centre - Camden, NJ) (29:50)
9. Free > What's The Use
(1999-07-09 Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD) (19:27)
10. [b]Axilla[/b] > My Sweet One > Run Like An Antelope
(1993-07-28 Grady Cole Center - Charlotte, NC) (17:38)
11. David Bowie > Catapult > David Bowie
(1994-06-29 Walnut Creek Amphitheater - Raleigh, NC) (13:12)
12. Divided Sky
(1997-08-02 Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA) (15:28)
Recorded by Paul LanguedocSpun Round Room last night, til about ‘Seven Below’, until I turned that computer back over to my Batman-obsessed child.
This was the first album since Rift that I loved immediately. Those four in between I had to work toward accepting somehow - such a strong departure from the Junta>LawnB>PoN>Rift sequence. But Round Room sounded fresh, unique, inspired, and a little more Phishy to me.
Undermind I accepted relatively quickly too, but a lot more reluctantly!
Even enjoyed Friday a whole lot. I was singing along, and I was like, whoa. Well okay then.
My favorites are:
Waves
Mock Song
Seven Below
Mexican Cousin
Round Room
I have a distinct love for Slip, Stich, and Pass since it was the first Phish recording I have. I remember going to a CD store in the mall, and the guy recommended me buying that as my first CD. I listened to it non-stop and didn’t really get it. It’s an out of context live recording, in my opinion.
I didn’t fully appreciate it until 1. I’d listened to the studio albums and some live shows and 2. I listened to the entire show it came from.
I then bought Hampton Comes Alive because I wanted a big mixture of phish songs from multiple albums. Again, really confusing, because I didn’t have any context from where theses songs were coming from. And then seeing the Rock and Roll part 2, Tubthumping and Get Giggy With It on there was so confusing to me.
So, this is more about how jumping into Phish can be an insanely confusing thing to do. I think I finally got over my sea legs once I listened to A Live One the whole way through. Then, I got it.