PassedOutGuy Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 I am all over 95, 97 and 2003... Cannot wait to hear what 04 has in store... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cully Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 95 all the way, 97 funk is good, but man 95 was the year of the crazy builds ("frenzy phish") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 In order: 1 - 1997 2 - 2003 3 - 1995 4 - 1999 5 - 1998 Yup. I like the latter days over the pre-Billy Breathes stuff. Why? Because for all those blinding hot, picture-perfect performances of 1992 > 1994 (which are great, no doubt) I prefer the later period's original material and the looser approaches to jamming (like trolls on mescaline). Having said that, I think 1996 and 2000 are stinker years with the odd great show. My $.0.02. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 1997, 1994, and April '92 (for a tour, anyways). I need more 95's I'm telling ya, '98 is SUCH an under-rated year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancingbear Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 o. year, followed by why 1. 1995 -fall--10/28/95 my favourite yem 2. 1996- those boston gardens shows going into 1997 ; thro in the clifford ball and that whole summer tour for that matter , also the end of the year with the crazy piper's 3.2003; it just feels new 4. 1998 mini-spring tour-4/3/98 (i think) anyhow 2nd night nassau...if ya havn't heard it yet...its a must! on a side note...i found the funk got tiresome....in 1997...i kknow blasphemy...but the first couple shows ya hear it its great then it just got a kinda repetitive groove on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 i personally like 2000 the best. reason being, thats when i was heaviest into the band, listened to the most music, and that era means the most to me. they came off such a high at Big Cypress, 2000 was just a fun, great year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted March 26, 2004 Report Share Posted March 26, 2004 1994, 1997, 1998, and probably in that order. To be honest, I've barely listened to any 2003 Phish besides the Vegas show, the show with George Clinton, and Albany. That's not enough to develop an opinion on an entire year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 My favorite year is probably 2000... There was a certain maturity to their sound, and the jams were phenomanal as well... I also caught quite a few good shows that year, which probably biases me somewhat. Other great years for me are 97, 94, and 91... Even some of the 89 stuff is fantastic...All of them are pretty fuckin' good though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 I've always been like a cantankerous old farmer. The old way was better. Give me Wilson Foam Runaway Jim Guelah> Asse Guelah Llama FEE Squirming Coil Poor Heart The Sloth Divided Sky Golgi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon. Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 I've been grabbing tons of 94' phish these days. My formative Phish years were 92-95, dropped out for a while after that and resurfaced for 99', 2000, and am loving 2003! For me right now, i think 94' is doing the most for me...so fresh, the boys still had something to prove... what about others.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 tie. 95 or 97. those fall shows are tight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyK Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 1997 FUNK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poutine Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 1994 1995 1996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 I'm sorta still stuck in the 89-93 years myself. Plus,I think Trey only had a $1500 a day coke habit at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 Ah yes, an oldie but a goodie. will have to go with either 95 or possibly 2002. those in MY OPINION are the years when they were at their jamming best. Lots of great rock and roll and not a lot of wanky weeeeeeeooooo weeeeeeeeoooooo. I agree with you though PhK, gotta love the funk of the late 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmerman pt3 Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 although I dig the tightness of the earlier years (preferably 92), the inspired jams of Fall 1997 showcase a no holds bar approach and excitement in that moment of their career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogatthestation Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 I have to agree with booche that 98 is definately an underated year, and would probably be my favourite year. But I am also somewhat biased I guess as I saw my first show in 98, and 8 of the 13 shows I have been to were in 98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elemeno Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 if i did like phish i'd have to say...97 and 94 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatterdemalion Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 how come nobody has mentioned 2001 ? great year pre-'95 was what turned me on to phish, and they still remain to be the years that keep me most interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasemonkey Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 1998 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weirdness Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 97. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon. Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 i'm tellin' ya - 94' is kicking some ass for me these days!!! Sooooo tight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Hey tatter, if you like 2001 Phish, why not include 2002 Phish as well? I mean they're almost identical? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey d Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 97, 2001-2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Phish didn't play from 2000-10-07 to 2002-12-31... (Yes they reunited for a couple of songs at a wedding, but since that show never circulated, it doesn't count). You people who say that 2001 was your favorite Phish year either hate Phish or don't know anything about them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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