Top 10 best + worst guests with Phish?

PatOnKauai 1/12/13 12:30 am

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Friedmann 1/12/13 1:04 am

Best/Worst: Giant Country Horns / Kid Rock

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SconyMack 1/12/13 1:57 am

Giant Country Horns, Neil Young, and BB King for Best

Worst being Kid Rock and Dave Matthews

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Sprecherscrow 1/12/13 2:33 am

Best is hands down Karl Perrazzo, particularly at Coral Sky.

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cjfphan21 1/12/13 2:38 am

ARU

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Andrewishomer 1/12/13 3:44 am

@Sprecherscrow said:

Best is hands down Karl Perrazzo, particularly at Coral Sky.

Why can't they do a reunion show at Coral Sky again?

I have seen a few sit ins at Phish. My least favorite was Tony Markellis on 6/20/10. I thought it would be amazing having Mike and Trey on dueling guitars and straight up jamming out Jibboo together... This did not end up happening.

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Dollop_of_Murk 1/12/13 4:23 am

@SconyMack said:

Giant Country Horns, Neil Young, and BB King for Best

Worst being Kid Rock and Dave Matthews

Thumbed you back up because I agree with you and there's no reason why you should get thumbed down for expressing an opinion. Or for answering the OP's question.

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skillz 1/12/13 5:18 am

Santana for that yem from 92 for my favorite

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TheEmu

1/12/13 5:37 am

I've never heard the Kid Rock show, but I think Artis the Spoonman is by far my least favorite guest.

October 12, 1991

Roseland Theater, Portland, OR

Set 1: Buried Alive > Possum, Foam, My Sweet One, Stash, Esther > Divided Sky, Guelah Papyrus, You Enjoy Myself

Set 2: Tweezer > Uncle Pen, Fluffhead > Chalk Dust Torture, Take the 'A' Train, Dinner and a Movie > Brother, Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain^[1] > Hold Your Head Up^[2], Harry Hood^[2], Tweezer Reprise^[2]

Encore: Lawn Boy^[2] > Rocky Top^[2]

Encore 2: Contact, Golgi Apparatus

[1] Artis the Spoonman; someone (perhaps Trey) played pipe or flute.
[2] Artis the Spoonman.

Notes: This show featured a guest appearance by Artis the Spoonman from Brain through Rocky Top. Also, someone (perhaps Trey) played a strange pipe or flute during Brain.

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Onlymike 1/12/13 6:09 am

Thank you/

@skillz said:

Santana for that yem from 92 for my favorite

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Tutuman 1/12/13 11:40 am

jimmy herring, 93, phil and warren 99

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Tutuman 1/12/13 11:41 am

even though it was weak show but still good for phish history...bobby weir 00

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RR1994 1/12/13 11:43 am

Best: Llama w/ Bela 10/18/94

If anyone could ever have been a fifth member of Phish, it would have been Bela.

Worst: BB King or George Clinton.

IMHO

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PheelPhlows 1/12/13 11:47 am

BB King was a brutal show.

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JNap05 1/12/13 11:49 am

Id like to add Michael Ray 9/9/00 to the worst list

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gratephul_67 1/12/13 11:50 am

Dude of Life 11/24/98

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lacesoutmike 1/12/13 11:51 am

How have we gotten this far without mentioning Jay-Z for the worst?

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Furry_Thug 1/12/13 11:55 am

Best: Neil Young

Worst: Kid Rock

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JNap05 1/12/13 12:11 pm

Couldnt be more wrong...Jay-Z sit in was fun as hell.

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SconyMack 1/12/13 12:12 pm

@Dollop_of_Murk said:

@SconyMack said:
Giant Country Horns, Neil Young, and BB King for Best

Worst being Kid Rock and Dave Matthews
Thumbed you back up because I agree with you and there's no reason why you should get thumbed down for expressing an opinion. Or for answering the OP's question.

thanks a bunch man. it's a pity that some people on here would mod somebody down because of differing opinions. are they unaware that enough thumbs downs restricts your posts?

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phishhheads 1/12/13 12:14 pm

Worst. Bb king. By far

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MiguelSanchez 1/12/13 12:17 pm

the medeski martin and wood sit in from austin '95 is good. also, check out all the bluegrass guest from antioch in '99 and '00. both were great.

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the_Crested_Hogchoker 1/12/13 12:21 pm

Dr. Jack McConnell

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SconyMack 1/12/13 12:22 pm

@phishhheads said:

Worst. Bb king. By far

how can you possibly say that when they've played with Kid Rock?

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FeedingFearAssaultingCalm 1/12/13 12:22 pm

Best: Bela Fleck on Llama (10/18/94)
Honorary Mention: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on YEM (7/9/1997)

Worst: Kid Rock

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poonutties 1/12/13 12:28 pm

All the strippers at Mandalay bay were looking for kid rock but they went home with trey

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jezmund92 1/12/13 2:17 pm

Bonnaroo with Kenny Rogers sucked. Jack Bruce was at that festival for God's sake!!!!!

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MiguelSanchez 1/12/13 2:24 pm

@SconyMack said:

@phishhheads said:
Worst. Bb king. By far
how can you possibly say that when they've played with Kid Rock?

exactly. kid rock has to take the cake as far as bad guests go.

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Mr_Burns 1/12/13 2:33 pm

I've never heard B.B. King's sit in but what could've possibly been so bad about it? The man is literally made of the blues and he can tear that fretboard up. First show I ever saw was B.B. and I can't imagine a collaboration with Phish being anything less than breathtaking.

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Jerrytheband 1/12/13 2:34 pm

@SconyMack said:

Giant Country Horns, Neil Young, and BB King for Best

Worst being Kid Rock and Dave Matthews

Have you not listened to this

April 20, 1994

Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VA

Set 1: Runaway Jim, It's Ice > Julius, Bouncing Around the Room, Rift, Axilla (Part II) > Stash, Suzy Greenberg

Set 2: Poor Heart > Run Like an Antelope, Magilla^[1], Paul and Silas > Sample in a Jar, Big Ball Jam > Harry Hood, Fee^[2], You Enjoy Myself^[3] -> Somewhere Over the Rainbow^[4]

Encore: Highway to Hell

[1] Rhythm-A-Ning and The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) teases from Trey.
[2] Trey sang some verses through megaphone.
[3] Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Carter Beauford, and Steffan Lessard. Fishman on vacuum.
[4] Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Carter Beauford, and Steffan Lessard.

Notes: Trey teased Rhythm-A-Ning and The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana) in Magilla and sang some of the verses of Fee through a megaphone. Somewhere Over the Rainbow was played for the first time since August 17, 1992 (159 shows). YEM and Rainbow featured Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, Carter Beauford, and Steffan Lessard from Dave Matthews Band. YEM also featured Fishman on vacuum. Matthews was Trey’s substitute trampoline jumper during YEM. The opening act was Dave Matthews Band.

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ledzepmaster 1/12/13 2:39 pm

@Mr_Burns said:

I've never heard B.B. King's sit in but what could've possibly been so bad about it? The man is literally made of the blues and he can tear that fretboard up. First show I ever saw was B.B. and I can't imagine a collaboration with Phish being anything less than breathtaking.

The BB sit in is pretty good, some just cannot appreciate. Seth Yacavone is p bad.

Some of my favorite sit ins

-D Trucks '99
-Warren Haynes '99
-Leroi Moore YEM
-Any Gordon Stone steel slide guitar
-Taste w/ Peter Apfelbaum '96
-GCH

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GreenSparrow 1/12/13 2:45 pm

Gotta Jibboo with Tony Markellis on bass and Mike on a second guitar was a nice touch

June 20, 2010

Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

Set 1: Brother, AC/DC Bag > Back on the Train, Undermind, Cities, Gotta Jibboo^[1], Roggae, Sleep Again, Lawn Boy, Run Like an Antelope^[2]

Set 2: Carini > The Mango Song > Wilson^[3], Drowned > Swept Away > Steep, Makisupa Policeman^[4], Piper^[5] > Also Sprach Zarathustra > You Enjoy Myself^[6]

Encore: Frankenstein^[7]

[1] Tony Markellis on bass and Mike on a second guitar.
[2] "Mike-O Esquandolas" lyric; bass solo.
[3] Dixie tease from Trey.
[4] Improvised verses by Trey that led to solos by Mike, then Fish, then Page.
[5] Intro contained phrases from the previous Makisupa.
[6] Whole Lotta Love quote from Trey.
[7] Page on keytar.

Notes: In what is becoming a Father's Day tradition (see 6/21/09), the show-opening Brother featured the band members' children jumping into a bathtub on stage, followed by Trey introducing each of them and wishing everyone a Happy Father's Day. Gotta Jibboo featured Tony Markellis on bass and Mike on a second guitar. In Antelope, "Marco Esquandolas" was changed to "Mike-O Esquandolas," followed by a Mike solo. The end of Wilson contained a Dixie tease from Trey. In place of a traditional Makisupa keyword, Trey improvised verses that set up solos for Mike, then Fish, then Page. The subsequent Piper intro included repeated phrases from the Makisupa ("Policeman," "House," and "Listen to Mike"). Trey quoted Whole Lotta Love in the vocal jam of YEM. Page performed Frankenstein on keytar.

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JNap05 1/12/13 2:46 pm

The problem with BB was that it went on too long and was the same thing over and over. It was boring...should have only been one song but it went on for like 45 mins...felt like 2 hours. Every once of energy was sucked out of the room.

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crickjaw 1/12/13 2:55 pm

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creekfreak 1/12/13 3:51 pm

Personally I think Scott Murawski should be in the top 10.

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elton_john 1/12/13 4:09 pm

Not really a "guest", since he just walked out and started playing with the band, but Neil Young plying with the boys at Farm Aid 98 was pretty stellar.

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Slothberries 1/12/13 4:51 pm

Steven Wright

GET OFF MY TRAIN!!!!!!!!!!

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Looks2Much 1/12/13 4:52 pm

I was not a fan of Seth Yacovone at Worcester 98...

Layla was cool, but All The Pain Through The Years, or as I like to call it, All The Pain Through My EARS brought the show to a screeching halt.

Best Steven Wright on the "desk bell" 12/30/96 for Mule (my first show)

December 30, 1996

FleetCenter, Boston, MA

Set 1: Ya Mar, The Sloth, Llama, Gumbo, Reba^[1], Talk^[2], Funky Bitch^[3], Theme From the Bottom > Good Times Bad Times

Set 2: Timber (Jerry) > Uncle Pen, AC/DC Bag, Guyute, Tweezer -> Lifeboy > Scent of a Mule^[4], Slave to the Traffic Light

Encore: Possum

[1] No whistling.
[2] Trey on acoustic guitar.
[3] P.A. cut out.
[4] Page/Mike Mule Duel and Steven Wright ringing a desk bell three times.

Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending. Talk featured Trey on acoustic guitar. The P.A. cut out during Funky Bitch, during which Fishman took an “air drum” solo, Trey performed Townsend-style windmills, and the entire band engaged in random silliness while still “playing” the song. Scent featured a Page/Mike Mule Duel and a guest appearance from comedian Steven Wright, who came out and rang a desk bell three times.

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Looks2Much 1/12/13 4:57 pm

@Slothberries said:

Steven Wright

GET OFF MY TRAIN!!!!!!!!!!

LOL wow, 1 minute apart

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Slothberries 1/12/13 5:04 pm

@Looks2Much said:

@Slothberries said:
Steven Wright

GET OFF MY TRAIN!!!!!!!!!!
LOL wow, 1 minute apart

haha! nice. I was there as well. Fun show

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DisSpence 1/12/13 5:20 pm

If you're a fan of Phishgrass Del McCoury Band at Oswego was amazing

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Hugger 1/12/13 6:55 pm

MMW Austin 10/14/95
MMW New Orleans 10/17/95
The whole Giant Country Horns Tour

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dealgodown 1/12/13 7:42 pm

That les claypool yem in may 94 is siiiick

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dscott 1/12/13 7:47 pm

Some guest spots that went really well:
various - Jack McConnell (including 6/19/11 with the 4 phathers)
10/31/86 Jah Roy (improv rap on Have Mercy is golden!)
7/91 - GCH
8/3/91 The Dude
8/25+26/93 - Baby Gramps!
7/9/97 - Flecktones
7/1/99 - Jerry Douglas (and others)
7/31/99 - Nawang Khechog
9/17/99 - Philip Lesh (best of blues / rock legend guest spots, IMHO)
6/22/00 - all of them (yes, including Wynonna)
12/31/12 - Carrie Manolakos (...but please don't do that to Tweeprise again!)

Worst:
That poor woman from the audience who tried to sing Tears Of a Clown on 8/11/04.

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dscott 1/12/13 7:53 pm

@jezmund92 said:

Bonnaroo with Kenny Rogers sucked.

YMMV, but a properly calibrated odometer disagrees with you on that one.

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forbin1 1/12/13 7:59 pm

Malachi from children of the corn..

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bostonron 1/12/13 8:04 pm

Honestly, I haven't heard a special guest I really like with Phish. Sure, there are some really cool moments. But for me, personally, I like my Phish as a four man group. There is no one, absolutely NO ONE, that can match the chemistry those four guys have together. I completly understand how they must feel about sharing the stage with other musicians. But when I see Phish, I don't want anyone else on that stage except Trey, Page, Mike and Fish (other whoever brings the tramps out)

Just my $0.02

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jerryguscia 1/12/13 8:14 pm

@bostonron said:

other whoever brings the tramps out

And it hasn't been the same since Brad Sands...

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sirhotpants 1/12/13 8:40 pm

@JNap05 said:

The problem with BB was that it went on too long and was the same thing over and over. It was boring...should have only been one song but it went on for like 45 mins...felt like 2 hours. Every once of energy was sucked out of the room.

Yepper. I clicked on this thread just to echo how disappointing the BB sit-in was. We were all so stoked when he was introduced, and then we waited and waited and waited for some interesting improv to happen. He played a few riffs repeatedly but nothing coherent; meanwhile, Trey didn't want to step on his toes or hot dog in the presence of a legend. Snore factory. Watching grass grow.

I'm not sure if I saw John Popper mentioned on here, but Popper came out for a string of songs at Waterloo, 6/23/95, which added to the great time we had at that show.

Buddy Miles "All Along the Watchtower" at MSG was a pretty good time, whenever that was.

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ledzepmaster 1/12/13 10:06 pm

@Bostonron

I kind of wanted to -1 you, simply because you missed the point of the thread; but I won't do that because it is your opinion.

I gotta say though, I could listen to Derek Trucks play on every Possum and Funky Bitch. He brings that much more energy for the blues.

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