Top 10 best + worst guests with Phish?

frump 1/12/13 10:10 pm

@bostonron

i agree.

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bostonron 1/12/13 10:43 pm

@ledzepmaster. I don't think I did. The point was best/worst special guests. I simply said I don't really care for special guests with Phish. Does that mean I think there are "worst" special guests? No. Does that mean I think there were "best" special guests? Nope. It means I don't like people sitting in with Phish. At all. I don't think any special guests are "best" or "worst". I don't care for anyone on stage with Phish.

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ledzepmaster 1/12/13 11:09 pm

Yes, it was very clear that you do not care for sit-ins, hence my statement. Your first statement did not imply whether you had a best or worst. All you said was no one. That is why I thought you missed the point. It would make more sense to evade the thread or simply say sit-ins don't do it for you therefore you are careless on the matter imo. Also, I said I respect your opinion... relax.

Sorry, guess the technical part of my brain is going off after being at work all afternoon.

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bostonron 1/12/13 11:12 pm

@ledzepmaster. I don't really think I wasn't relaxed in responding to you. Was my tone excited? Did I sound "excited"?

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JTodd 1/12/13 11:14 pm

Rich?

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mattk97 1/12/13 11:37 pm

What show was Derek Trucks and what was the show Warren Haynes in? Id like to hear them so I can show a non-phan who loves them it and hopefully convert them haha. But I dont get people hating on DMB guest spots, the YEM was sickness and the next night's Drums> All Along the Watchtower was awesome too! But my favorite has to be Neil Young, could listen to that Down by the River forever. And worst has to be Kid Rock, terrible combo

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Davino 1/13/13 12:08 am

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

awesome

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JMarks1445 1/13/13 12:20 am

Not the best by any means, but the Jay-Z guest spot was one of the cooler ones imo. Probably one of the more unexpected ones too. Made sense at the time w/ both "retiring".

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Sprecherscrow 1/13/13 12:29 am

@bostonron said:

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

This pretty much why I liked Perrazzo so much. Relisten to the Crosseyed from Coral Sky. It is a five piece band working as a unit, the way that the best Phish jams are a four piece band working as a unit. They can get any good guitarist or horn player to come in and play a killer solo on one of their non-jamming songs. Perrazzo was the sole guest (as far as I can think of) who really seemed like he was part of the band. Outside of him, I pretty much agree with you. The other guests can be fun (especially killer axeman like Trucks, Haynes, and Murawski), but Perrazzo is the only guest to have participated in a totally amazing, out-there, type II jam.

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ledzepmaster 1/13/13 12:45 am

@mattk97

I believe Warren has sat in multiple times, I could be wrong though.

September 16, 1999

Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA

Set 1: Ya Mar, Chalk Dust Torture, Farmhouse, First Tube, Carini, Dirt, Vultures, Sparkle, On Your Way Down, Beauty of My Dreams, Stash, Train Song, Billy Breathes, Run Like an Antelope

Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Mike's Song -> I Am Hydrogen > Weekapaug Groove, Mountains in the Mist, Limb By Limb, Prince Caspian > Julius

Encore: Misty Mountain Hop^[1]

[1] Warren Haynes.

Notes: On Your Way Down was played for the first known time since August 12, 1989 (1,005 shows), although it had been teased as recently as the summer of 1997 (see July 23 and August 16). The encore featured a guest appearance from Warren Haynes.

July 07, 1999

Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC

Set 1: Back on the Train, What's the Use?, Billy Breathes, My Mind's Got a Mind of its Own > Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley^[1], Axilla > Rift, Wolfman's Brother > Maze, Loving Cup

Set 2: Also Sprach Zarathustra > Down with Disease > My Left Toe -> Wading in the Velvet Sea -> My Left Toe > Bug > You Enjoy Myself

Encore: Possum^[2] > Funky Bitch^[2]

[1] No vocal jam.
[2] Derek Trucks on slide guitar.

Notes: Sneakin' Sally did not contain a vocal jam. The encore featured Derek Trucks on slide guitar.

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Phisher8 1/13/13 12:52 am

@Andrewishomer said:

@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.

I'm surprised you didn't like that sit in. I actually really enjoyed Markellis' contribution and the Trey+Make interplay was incredible.

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FeedingFearAssaultingCalm 1/14/13 9:07 pm

How the hell did we all forget Sharon Jones and the Dapkings, 10/31/09?

GREAT sit-in!

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castinajig 1/14/13 10:29 pm

@ledzepmaster said:

@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.

I don't think he missed the point. I agree with Raging Ron

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TheArgus 1/14/13 10:34 pm

Best: Country Horns. Les and Ler a close second, then a toss between anything involving Bela and Perazzo(sp?)
Worst: Kid Rock
Most Disappointing: George Clinton
Most Surprising: Jay Z

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deBebbler 1/15/13 9:23 am

Didn't Ben and Jerry "sing" Brother?

Yeah, that sucked

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