In my opinion there are a ton of great bands out there but none that are as original/inventive or as talented (that I've heard) as Phish was. I mean really they pulled out all the stops and I dont know if any other band will be able to do that without completely ripping them off (or having a team working around the clock figuring out cool ass ideas that Phish didn't already do). I really think it was more than just the music. Also, Phish began picking up steam while the Dead were still in action, unfortunately in my opinion there was nobody there with that kind of thing happening to that extent while Phish was still playing to take over such a big scene after they broke up. How I do miss Phish........Give it enough time and some band will come and make it happen again.