Phish's debut of the Trey Anastasio Band song roars for thirty minutes before going into a seguefest. Completely Usana Amphitheatre, West Valley City, Utah This segment from early morning in the new millenium is vicious, dark and ambient at the same time. The result is Phish's finest performance. They took this challenge so seriously that they installed bathrooms on stage and hired security guards who were ordered to keep them from leaving the stage. The idea was that Phish would play all night until the sun came up. Phish's millenium show was the highest attended concert of the millenium. Sand -> Quadraphonic Topplings Big Cypress Semiole Indian Reservation, Florida The sadness in the improvised section of the Reba spills out into an amazing and haunting peak. I cannot sing higher praises for any one piece of music. This version contains one of the most unusual jams of all Reba's, and is known as the 'Melancholy Reba' for its mournful Trey tones. Reba is beloved by Phish fans for its inimitable and blissful jam. Reba Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien Center, New York These five songs represent the entire second set from this night's show, and you can piece this set together through two Live Bait releases: vol. There are many great spacey ambient jams of 1998-2000, but I'm always drawn to this sublime Jibboo, the longest one ever, and the way this far-reaching Twist culminates into a fine power jam. Twist -> Slave to the Traffic Light E Centre, Camden, New Jersey Gotta Jibboo -> Saw it Again -> Magilla -> This one is a great example of that slow build, but the pay-off to is when it gains steam into intense 'Machine-gun Trey' style jamming. The key to good Pipers, say Phish fans, is a slow build on the opening rhythm. This Piper, played in a tiny theater in Prague, blisters with energy. Piper -> Makisupa Policeman Lucerna Theatre, Prague, Czech Republic This jam defines patience in Phish, one of the best qualities of their music. One of the keys to the best Phish is the word patient. The soundscape is sublime, and unlike anything else Phish has ever created. This Twist from a simple, unadorned small venue in Japan may be the most well known example of that ambient era, and for good reason. Towards the end of 1998, Phish started experimenting with deep ambient segments.
Twist -> Jam Drum Logos Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Japan This twenty-four minute Runaway Jim grooves and is a great example of a sound invented by Trey that is often referred to as whale call. Runaway Jim Oswego County Airport, Volney, New York The jam is so intense that the quiet, eight minute MIDI-horns outro is almost needed. This Phish masterpiece is one of the most unique jams. Halley's Comet Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Virginia I think it's the best piece of improvised music ever created live by anybody. Many consider the Riverport Gin to be Phish's most impressive jam. Bathtub Gin Riverport Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, Missouri Rather, the joy is in that subjective journey of learning your favorites. Of course, as with all jam music, there is no actual best version of any one song. As I learn new jams or grow in my appreciation for those that have already made this list, they toggle their way up for down the list. The jams towards the top of this list are so coveted by my ears that I purposely spend more time listening to the jams at the bottom of this list. This list, which updates and changes often, places my most beloved Phish jams at the top.
This is a long list, but the most important thing to understand about this list is how it is organized. These ink spatters are my attempt to visualize the color combinations of these jams.
I am a color-grapheme synesthete, and while that is not a form of synesthesia directly correlated to music or sound, I subconsciously associate colors with jam sequences, and will often remember a jam by its color. Am adding paint spatters to go along with different Phish jams.
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