I've been thinking about this for a while now. I've heard the tapes of them back in 84 covering some dead tunes and they're actually pretty good. Terrapin station In Virginia of 98 for Jerry's anniversary was absolutely beautiful, and a very good rendition. Maybe next summer tour on Jerry's anniversary they could bust one out, it'd be perfect. If i had to choose i'd love to see them do Eyes. I see a very good potential jam there, and my personal favorite dead tune. Thoughts?

I could see why some people wouldn't like it, it's not really there style. But it wouldn't hurt right?I don't see it happening though. @Frizz said:

I hope not.

I would LOVE a Scarlet Fire (which would be the biggest numerical bustout they've ever done) or Eyes of the World or The Wheel next summer. Or Shakedown Street.

Yeah I see what you mean, VA beach was really something special. Just hearing the opening riff and the crowd's reaction to it - very intimate moment there. @spaced said:

If they were ever going to, I thought they might on 8/9/2010 (15th anniversary of Jerry's death). Failing that, I don't see it happening anytime soon, but you never know with this band.

Personally, I'm fine with it if VA Beach remains it's own special thing and they never do another Dead tune. Otherwise it could slip into pandering mode pretty quickly.

@spaced said:

If they were ever going to, I thought they might on 8/9/2010 (15th anniversary of Jerry's death). Failing that, I don't see it happening anytime soon, but you never know with this band.

Personally, I'm fine with it if VA Beach remains it's own special thing and they never do another Dead tune. Otherwise it could slip into pandering mode pretty quickly.

though they did a ridiculously long, obvious, homage 8-9-11 with timber (jerry) teases/quotes/jam during light...

I'm sure Mike wants to. He loves the Dead. I think they have done a great job of separating themselves and creating their own entity. Phish is Phish. Dead is Dead. There is no potential loss of identity this far in their career. 1990-1995? Maybe. That's when they were creating themselves.

I sure as hell would rather see a Jack Straw or China > Rider encore than Loving Cup at this point. I'm pretty sure the band as a whole appreciates and values the GD musically more than the Stones. Maybe I'm wrong? After watching this last night it makes me think a couple of things. Trey and the band want to emulate that same soulfulness they saw in the Dead, but they NEVER wanted to be called copycats. But who has? Everybody has called them the next generation Dead, but I have never heard anything calling them a GD ripoff, or GD cover band, etc.

All I'm saying is that I think they have distanced themselves enough now that they can pull it off.

I do love me some Scarlet Fire. But I'd take a Franklins or a Wheel any day. As long as they stay away from anything Vince sang. Samba in the Rain? God help us.

Wake of the Flood for Halloween. I'd shit myself (in a good way).

@jcorn said:

Wake of the Flood for Halloween. I'd shit myself (in a good way).

and this is what im talking about. Phil and Friends just played this album in nj and as long as there are members still playing gd music i dont see phish trying to play gd tunes.

Shakedown would be epcot for this era of Phish.

Harpua> Row Jimmy> Harpua

@Frizz said:

I hope not.

I'm on board with that, with one exception: If they play their 1st show setlist at their 30th anniversary gig, Scarlet -> Fire included, it would lean toward the supafly end of the spectrum.

Really dont see why not. Just becasue you may be tired of the comparison between the two doesnt mean the cover wouldnt be good. I personally would love a Chinacat-> Rider or DS.

If you wanna hear the dead go to further!

Furthur*d

Row Jimmy
Or Rubin and cherise!

I spent years seeing the Grateful Dead. Further just doesn't do it for me. There's nothing wrong with paying homage to your roots. With a good 20-35% of all Phish shows consisting of covers, who could argue with a Shakedown St? Doesn't Phil play Wolfmans Brother? Why the stigma, peeps???

@Fenris said:

I spent years seeing the Grateful Dead. Further just doesn't do it for me. There's nothing wrong with paying homage to your roots. With a good 20-35% of all Phish shows consisting of covers, who could argue with a Shakedown St? Doesn't Phil play Wolfmans Brother? Why the stigma, peeps???

The stigma has to do with the fact that the second cheapest hetty brah jamband thing to do is play Dead covers. It's a small step above juvenile sing-along lyrics about getting high. Yet, the songs are also too canonical to be appropriate for Henriettization.

@York_Durden said:

Unnecessary, but it would be cool�the arena/shed would erupt, and before the show even ended wags would be here and in the venue calling bullshit on it all out of some misguided sense of Phish 'purity' that never existed.

I think of The Mighty Quinn as a direct nod to the Dead. Jerry had made that tune his own. It was the last song I would ever hear him sing.

If the Phish played the Quinn anything like the Dead, I'd agree. The two bands' takes on the song are quite different.

I often wonder if the "purity" might be more in the minds of the band than the fans. Whatever the reason, they just don't seem to want to go there.

Blues for Allah Halloween Costume

im pretty sure i heard a tennesee jed jam before alaska this summer

If they want too, I'd like to hear them play certain songs.

I am a big fan of "loving cup" it was encore at my first show but I kind of agree with ^^^^ that a "Bertha", "dark star", "other one" ha ha would be pretty intense as a closer. I can understand wanting to separate from the dead, but it's year 30.

Conversely, If I want to hear dead covers ill go to a DSO show.

If anything... Jack fudgin Straw

@Jd1975 said:

I dont think they ever will but would love to hear them do the other one that IMO would be sick would be awsome to hear mike dropping some base bombs in the beginning like Phil used shakedown st would be sweet as well

Mike with the rythm devils and steve kimock played the other one at vibes 2006 with Bobby on stage as well. If you want to hear mike dropping those bombs look that one up.