Phish Talks And Gets Us More Excited
The members of Phish have remained awfully quiet since announcing their return in October, until today. On the eve of their three-night run at the Hampton Coliseum the band members spoke to Jon Pareles of the New York Times about the soon-to-begin second phase of their career and the answers they gave should make many fans happy.
[Jay Paul for the NY Times]
And they resolved to be the version of Phish they prized most: the intently practiced, well-prepared Phish from the mid-90s. They started their Vermont rehearsals not with their countryish three-chord songs but with their intricate, suitelike songs that verge on progressive rock, like “Split Open and Melt” and “Foam.”
We like that plan and couldn’t be more excited for the shows.
March 6th, 2009 at 9:43 am
[...] met is in terrific spirits. What’s not to be happy about? The talk of the town is the NY Times article in which the band said everything we wanted to hear. I’ve already run into about five people [...]
March 5th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Somebody open a wormhole and jump me to June. I’m so freakin heaved at Ticketscalper.
March 5th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
awesome
March 5th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
article said the stash jam the reporter was there for was “the best jam in 5 years”-page…exciting
March 5th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
lucky bastard saw the set lists and heard the sound check!
March 5th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
thanks HT. there needs to be something done about scalpers and their automated bots
March 5th, 2009 at 11:36 am
My favorite part was Try talking about Phish’s role in a recession:
http://gotchamedia.blogspot.com/2009/03/phish-combats-recession.html
http://gotchamedia.blogspot.com/2009/03/phish-combats-recession.html
March 5th, 2009 at 11:33 am
[...] to Hidden Track for the heads up about this great article in the New York Times about Phish and their return. Some [...]
March 5th, 2009 at 11:32 am
My favorite part was Try talking about Phish’s role in a recession:
http://gotchamedia.blogspot.com/2009/03/phish-combats-recession.html
March 5th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Probably the best piece of journalism ever. EVER.
March 5th, 2009 at 10:24 am
I’m with Jeff…so, so happy and exciting!
March 5th, 2009 at 10:14 am
**********quits job and decides to drive down to Hampton tonight*************************************
March 5th, 2009 at 9:39 am
BRING IT
March 5th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Sounds great…although I’d love to hear some of those new songs they’ve been brewing!
March 5th, 2009 at 9:31 am
I would REALLY like to see this (next week of course):
“Figuring out what to play for its first three reunion concerts became “one of those exercises in overthought that Phish is known for,” Mr. Anastasio said. Band members went in a circle naming the songs they wanted to play, deducted some, consulted a list of every song Phish ever played, did some trading and eventually arrived at about 80 songs. Mr. Anastasio started constructing three nights’ sets. “It’s like Tetris,” he said as he showed a visitor the list, a printout full of handwritten changes from six different pens.
March 5th, 2009 at 9:24 am
headed to the airport in 3 minutes – couldn’t be happier!!!!