My first show was Binghamton NY 92! Most life changing experience I’ve ever had. These gentlemen shaped my entire adult life. I’m at 146 shows now… and counting! I still have my ticket stub. Union College Schenectady was where I got hooked. And Great Went- well- I’m glad there was no internet back then.
I remember at sugarbush I think it was , trekking through the woods to get in before phish took the stage and hearing Trey kick into chalk dust and running like holy hell to get inside . The “420 dank” show if I’m remembering correctly
1st time I saw them they opened for Carlos I had no idea who they were and I vividly remember Reba and remember thinking huh??? They didn't grow on me right away.
I've spent a lot of time covering Trey, Jerry and Duane since then. Those years converted heavy metal, guitar/bass young me, into a jamband guy. Agree. Good stuff!
Coming back to say i make docs, people sell them but angels put them out there and you are speaking through your art. It happens to be Phish. You are speaking - keep on! Thank you for these.
7/11/92 HORDE Tour was my first Phish show ever. I was hooked from that moment on. 32 years, 100 shows later I'm still a diehard. I just got back from Mondegreen a little sore and battered but still enjoying this incredible journey with my musical heroes.
great vid, my first show was 3/11/88. I watched all this shit happen. Im so proud of how they navigated everything they have been through, going to Albany for the benefit, cant wait
I backpacked across Europe Spring/Summer of '92 (coincidentally). We saw every show except London. There were only a few Americans at the shows, maybe 7 or 8 of us total.-- Shout out to the others who chewed the same fat: Barry, Sandro, Jack, ChowderHead, Joe and Nicole -if you guys are reading this...WHAT UP!!! I remember Trey walking around after some of the Indoor venues handing out cassette tapes of "Picture of Nectar" to the Europeans. Great moment in Phish History. ---Awesome to have been there.
THANK YOU for this. I've always preached 92 as the year that sent me head over heels for Trey and Phish. My first show was August 92 in SoCal, followed by a few that summer of Phish opening for Carlos. It was a magical time. Especially for a budding guitarist like myself.
The grunge era really blew up in 1992 but I was already into the organically growing grassroots northeast improv rock scene. There was so much building energy going on at that time that got almost no mainstream coverage. Bands like The Ominous Seapods, Blues Traveler, Moe., Donna the Buffalo, Conehead Buddha, Deep Banana Blackout, Widespread Panic, Moon Boot Lover, Mexican Mud Band, Percy Hill, God Street Wine and more were all over the place at that time. It was like an underground movement with a loose coalition of semi like minded bands. Phish, Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors seemed to be leading it from my perspective but Phish was pretty far ahead even so. They just had the "it" factor and it was pretty obvious even if their music wasn't mainstream. Their ferocious improv couldn't be found by any other band imo though I've run into people over the years that have said Blues Traveler were actually better for a period of time in the 90's. Maybe but I doubt it. Phish in the 90's was putting out creatively explosive music in a muscular way. It was powerful and fresh. I don't think you could find better from any other band, artist or musical genre then.
Everything like pearl jam and green day and Oasis or whatever it is has always been ,and will always be just POP music,,,,simple consumer music for trends and magazines....PHISH IS ART AND THE FOLLOWING OF INTEREST THAT SURROUNDS THEM IS A CULT PHENOMENON....BASED ON TRUE MYSTERY AND LEGENDARY ADVENTURES IN LIVE MUSICAL EXPLORATION......CRAZY, THIS BAND IS A SUPERNATURAL VORTEX THAT CONTAINS AUTHENTIC MUSICAL GENIUS....
Great to see Donna the Buffalo get some love. Touring heavy since the late 80's. First Phish was '90 along with all of your mentions in early 90's. . But something about DTB....
Thank you for this. My brother just recently passed away, and this time period was one of the most important musical periods of our life that we shared. We were at the audience gag/participation shows, big Cypress, and everything in between. Fishmans haircut at msg, Trey with the stand up tiny drum set onstage and trading instruments, plus plus plus. Wsp runs my world, but Honestly, haven’t seen phish since 2013 but seen them well over 150 times. Amazing memories.gotta get back
Good job Brenden. First show was 4/1/92, ended up seeing over 20 shows by end of 93 and then my oldest son was born in 94, so 92-93 were my big Phish years brother. Always fun to revisit. Thanks!
This is perfect man! Been a Phan since '96 and cut my teeth on all the '90-'95 shows my cousin gave me on cassette back then. But this year I decided to really dig deep and listen to a whole tour start to finish. I decided on '92 for all the reasons you give in the doc. Only made it to May so far, lol, but still plugging away. This is a great addition to my '92 trip man, thank you so much. Well done!
Great work Brendan! 1992 was also my first live Phish show on 04-16-92 in glorious Isla Vista CA. I understand why you didn't mention the show (overplay is the only way) and the monetization of this show was deplorable. yet it was a fantastic "it's Ice" had all the secret language and BAM most of a gamehenge ta boot da boot. I am so lucky to start my Phish this way... Shout out to Katherine my friend from MA who literally dragged me to the show. Over 120 later I was hooked! I was also at Horde and by 93 I was touring and blowing off college... Fantastic UA-cam documentary brother
Wonderful work! Thank-you! From a fan who still can't ever get enough. My journey started just after this era, and fall 94 was my first show in Chicago. Nothing has enhanced my life more than this band.
This is fantastic! Thank you so much! Please continue to make more. There is not enough explanation of all the phish adventures through the years. People don't realize the amount of time they took to make their shows so unique and amazing.
I grew up in N.E. and got to see alot of these shows. Amy's Farm was my first gig. Also saw alot of "firsts" during that era. Most notably the first 2001/Loving Cup at the Portland Expo in Maine. 🤘😁
Incredible! Thank you so much for this. I play in a jam band and we are trying to grow into playing hose jams (consistently) and this was a great help along the way!
“There Phish goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
My first show was Gunnison CO in 93. Here's the set list. 1. Loving Cup 2. Foam 3.Guelah Papyrus 4. Sparkle 5.Stash 6. Paul and Silas 7.Sample in a Jar 8. Reba 9.Punch You in the Eye 10: Runaway Jim Set 2: 11. Halley's Comet 12.David Bowie 13. The Ballad of Curtis Loew 14. You Enjoy Myself 15. Lifeboy 16. Rift 17.Big Ball Jam 18. Great Gig in the Sky 19. Hold Your Head Up 20. The Squirming Coil Encore: 21. Memories (a cappella) 22. Sweet Adaline 23 Golgi Apparatus
Thanks for putting this together, nice work! My first show was in '92. May 8th at the Riviera Theater in Buffalo, NY. I had gotten a taste of them through tapes from friends at college in Maine and was lucky enough to catch a show at home in WNY. Been enjoying the music ever since.
My first show was in Portland ME in 95. Trey told the crowd they were going to release an album with nothing but different live versions of Dog Log and that he wanted to record some of them at that show. So he he told us to all boo them on queue when they stopped playing one version. Then they played another version later and told us all to scream like crazy and then immediately go silent on queue. Of course there was no Dog Log album. 🤣 They were totally messing with us. I was hooked for life.
Montreal Dec. 13 1992 - Phirst show. Incredible way to open the gate to my favorite world. Everyone seemed like a player in a play, perfectly playing an important part/role visually from the Gamehendge tales. 3/4 New England heads, lots of friends / girlfriends of the band. We took some juicy white lightning doses on the drive in from Ottawa. PEAKING! After all the hallucinations, manic music and cosmic connection.....they played "Harry Hood" towards the end; we were way up front but not bouncin', just soaking it all in with amazement. That was the moment I / we , earned out permanent passes alongside Bill & Jill on the highway through the Great Divide.
Killer video. Didn’t see, them until 94 but damn if all my tapes that got me into these fine gents weren’t from 91-93. Great era….totally coming into their own
Great work on this!! My one gripe with 1992 is that you just can’t hear Mike in most of the recordings. Like in that weekapaug at 17:45. Trey is so damn loud though
The “Hi how are ya Hawaii Hawaii” show has always been a fave bootleg of mine. Used to listen to so much low quality recordings and never cared it was trash cus the music ripped
The only person outside of the active military who we should insist retain the right to fire a machine gun is Trey, and '92 is defense for that argument; particularly three moments you cite in this video but people should listen to in full: Weekapaugh 3/20, Possum 5/17, and the YEM jam w/ Santana 7/25. They primed the pump for me to start seeing them in '93, and that (particularly the Hood in Atlanta, Roxy in '93) ensured the snowball would still be rolling until today.
I believe perhaps 92...when they played shoreline theater with Santana...or maybe it was 93...the Mike's, h20 weakapaugh...bonkers...then cold as ice, sid barret song by fish. Instantly hooked...so raw..the sounds...the open stage set up...funny clothing...( cut off sweatpants)... Such a better avenue than mtv/ nirvana
Does anyone know if any other parts of the Oh Kee Pah Ceremonies were recorded and available? My understanding is that Union Federal was the 2nd half of part 2. I'd love to hear more jams like that. I know it wasn't popular when released, but that style of Phish jamming has always been my favorite. I've been looking back from 86-90 and I don't see anything in their setlist remotely close to that.
Why does 96 not get any love? 96 Deer Creek is one of the best shows i have ever witnessed. It the Talking Heads Halloween cover of Remain in the Light from my perspective had a huge influence on the band
first show march 92, prior year friend saw them with crew and 4 other people, so it went from 0 to 60 in the south fall 90 no people, spring 92 1000 people, 93 10k ppl, 94 10 million people
1st show is saw was Patterson ny/ big birch July...on a wensday...organic traveling circus atmosphere...amassed music...grid look traffic after the show on rt 22 dutchess County ny
My first show was Binghamton NY 92! Most life changing experience I’ve ever had. These gentlemen shaped my entire adult life. I’m at 146 shows now… and counting! I still have my ticket stub. Union College Schenectady was where I got hooked. And Great Went- well- I’m glad there was no internet back then.
I didn't join the carnival until 1994...but I'm ridiculously grateful to have seen these guys in that era from 1994-1998. Absolutely pinnacle Phish.
The summer of 1992 shows with Santana and a picture of nectar forever changed the trajectory of my life 🚀
I remember at sugarbush I think it was , trekking through the woods to get in before phish took the stage and hearing Trey kick into chalk dust and running like holy hell to get inside . The “420 dank” show if I’m remembering correctly
@@JeffONeill-w1v I was there about 4th row…an all timer🤘last night at dicks was pretty ridiculous, still crazy after all these years
1st time I saw them they opened for Carlos I had no idea who they were and I vividly remember Reba and remember thinking huh??? They didn't grow on me right away.
I've spent a lot of time covering Trey, Jerry and Duane since then. Those years converted heavy metal, guitar/bass young me, into a jamband guy. Agree. Good stuff!
Same bro
I love these keep going
Coming back to say i make docs, people sell them but angels put them out there and you are speaking through your art. It happens to be Phish. You are speaking - keep on! Thank you for these.
7/11/92 HORDE Tour was my first Phish show ever. I was hooked from that moment on.
32 years, 100 shows later I'm still a diehard.
I just got back from Mondegreen a little sore and battered but still enjoying this incredible journey with my musical heroes.
Also my first show! GSAC!
Next Night - Jones Beach 7/12/92 - my 1st...
2016 phish Dicks, my first show, just got back from Dicks 24
great vid, my first show was 3/11/88. I watched all this shit happen. Im so proud of how they navigated everything they have been through, going to Albany for the benefit, cant wait
I backpacked across Europe Spring/Summer of '92 (coincidentally). We saw every show except London. There were only a few Americans at the shows, maybe 7 or 8 of us total.-- Shout out to the others who chewed the same fat: Barry, Sandro, Jack, ChowderHead, Joe and Nicole -if you guys are reading this...WHAT UP!!! I remember Trey walking around after some of the Indoor venues handing out cassette tapes of "Picture of Nectar" to the Europeans. Great moment in Phish History. ---Awesome to have been there.
THANK YOU for this. I've always preached 92 as the year that sent me head over heels for Trey and Phish. My first show was August 92 in SoCal, followed by a few that summer of Phish opening for Carlos. It was a magical time. Especially for a budding guitarist like myself.
The grunge era really blew up in 1992 but I was already into the organically growing grassroots northeast improv rock scene. There was so much building energy going on at that time that got almost no mainstream coverage. Bands like The Ominous Seapods, Blues Traveler, Moe., Donna the Buffalo, Conehead Buddha, Deep Banana Blackout, Widespread Panic, Moon Boot Lover, Mexican Mud Band, Percy Hill, God Street Wine and more were all over the place at that time. It was like an underground movement with a loose coalition of semi like minded bands. Phish, Blues Traveler and Spin Doctors seemed to be leading it from my perspective but Phish was pretty far ahead even so. They just had the "it" factor and it was pretty obvious even if their music wasn't mainstream. Their ferocious improv couldn't be found by any other band imo though I've run into people over the years that have said Blues Traveler were actually better for a period of time in the 90's. Maybe but I doubt it. Phish in the 90's was putting out creatively explosive music in a muscular way. It was powerful and fresh. I don't think you could find better from any other band, artist or musical genre then.
@@honuman39 the " samples"... were unique and gaing popularity...but phish still was the " it" factor....incredible originality
@@barclaydonaldson8863 really liked the Samples. The Colorado band. Big head Todd and the Monsters also.
Phish is definitely in the muscular class.
Everything like pearl jam and green day and Oasis or whatever it is has always been ,and will always be just POP music,,,,simple consumer music for trends and magazines....PHISH IS ART AND THE FOLLOWING OF INTEREST THAT SURROUNDS THEM IS A CULT PHENOMENON....BASED ON TRUE MYSTERY AND LEGENDARY ADVENTURES IN LIVE MUSICAL EXPLORATION......CRAZY, THIS BAND IS A SUPERNATURAL VORTEX THAT CONTAINS AUTHENTIC MUSICAL GENIUS....
Great to see Donna the Buffalo get some love. Touring heavy since the late 80's. First Phish was '90 along with all of your mentions in early 90's. . But something about DTB....
Thank you for this. My brother just recently passed away, and this time period was one of the most important musical periods of our life that we shared. We were at the audience gag/participation shows, big Cypress, and everything in between. Fishmans haircut at msg, Trey with the stand up tiny drum set onstage and trading instruments, plus plus plus. Wsp runs my world, but Honestly, haven’t seen phish since 2013 but seen them well over 150 times. Amazing memories.gotta get back
Good job Brenden. First show was 4/1/92, ended up seeing over 20 shows by end of 93 and then my oldest son was born in 94, so 92-93 were my big Phish years brother. Always fun to revisit. Thanks!
Thanks so much for your work Brendan - absolutely love all of your phish projects ☮
This is perfect man! Been a Phan since '96 and cut my teeth on all the '90-'95 shows my cousin gave me on cassette back then. But this year I decided to really dig deep and listen to a whole tour start to finish. I decided on '92 for all the reasons you give in the doc. Only made it to May so far, lol, but still plugging away. This is a great addition to my '92 trip man, thank you so much. Well done!
Great work Brendan! 1992 was also my first live Phish show on 04-16-92 in glorious Isla Vista CA. I understand why you didn't mention the show (overplay is the only way) and the monetization of this show was deplorable. yet it was a fantastic "it's Ice" had all the secret language and BAM most of a gamehenge ta boot da boot. I am so lucky to start my Phish this way... Shout out to Katherine my friend from MA who literally dragged me to the show. Over 120 later I was hooked! I was also at Horde and by 93 I was touring and blowing off college... Fantastic UA-cam documentary brother
PS I'm good friends with Cleantones
This was fucking awesome. Well written and produced
12/31/1992 is still one my favorite NYE shows. I seem to listen to more 90-93 shows than anything. Those were years that me into Phish.
Wonderful work! Thank-you! From a fan who still can't ever get enough. My journey started just after this era, and fall 94 was my first show in Chicago. Nothing has enhanced my life more than this band.
Yeah man, doing the fans proud with these vids. ‘92 phish was some of my first favorite phish… until I heard ‘94 of course 😁
Damn this takes me back. Thanks so much, beautifully done! These are the days of our life! 😅❤🐠
This is awesome. About to watch the 83-87 doc now. I hope you continue to make these!
This is fantastic! Thank you so much! Please continue to make more. There is not enough explanation of all the phish adventures through the years. People don't realize the amount of time they took to make their shows so unique and amazing.
Thanks for putting this together! It was shows from this era and earlier than got me on board to my first show in 1993 and still going strong!
I grew up in N.E. and got to see alot of these shows. Amy's Farm was my first gig. Also saw alot of "firsts" during that era. Most notably the first 2001/Loving Cup at the Portland Expo in Maine. 🤘😁
Dropping in the Trey footage explaining reverse delay was hilarious. Well done!
Incredible! Thank you so much for this. I play in a jam band and we are trying to grow into playing hose jams (consistently) and this was a great help along the way!
I love these vids! Love Phish! Fantastic job Brendan!
My 1st Phish show was 5/19/94. Awesome show‼🥰
“There Phish goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die.”
Fuck YESSSSSSS!!!!!! These were the tapes I listened to in 95 and on. So good. Thanks for this
This is great! 1992 has always been my favorite year!
This is a great video man i’ve watched it like 4 times! Please do 97 I need to learn more about Cowfunk…
Great narration and editing and compilation. The Brother clip is intense. I remember a Reba from March 92 that is transcendent
My first show was Gunnison CO in 93. Here's the set list.
1. Loving Cup
2. Foam
3.Guelah Papyrus
4. Sparkle
5.Stash
6. Paul and Silas
7.Sample in a Jar
8. Reba
9.Punch You in the Eye
10: Runaway Jim
Set 2:
11. Halley's Comet
12.David Bowie
13. The Ballad of Curtis Loew
14. You Enjoy Myself
15. Lifeboy
16. Rift
17.Big Ball Jam
18. Great Gig in the Sky
19. Hold Your Head Up
20. The Squirming Coil
Encore:
21. Memories (a cappella)
22. Sweet Adaline
23 Golgi Apparatus
This is so great 🙌 I haven't dug into 92 Phish too much. This is amazing
This is as an awesome documentary. Brought back a lot of memories.
Thanks for putting this together, nice work! My first show was in '92. May 8th at the Riviera Theater in Buffalo, NY. I had gotten a taste of them through tapes from friends at college in Maine and was lucky enough to catch a show at home in WNY. Been enjoying the music ever since.
This was so damn enjoyable! Thank you so much for making these videos! ❤
Awesome work! Thank you for these, please keep them coming
I really enjoyed this one; good job!
Perfect timing, i had just prepped my evening boofing cactus 🌵
My first show was in Portland ME in 95. Trey told the crowd they were going to release an album with nothing but different live versions of Dog Log and that he wanted to record some of them at that show. So he he told us to all boo them on queue when they stopped playing one version. Then they played another version later and told us all to scream like crazy and then immediately go silent on queue. Of course there was no Dog Log album. 🤣 They were totally messing with us.
I was hooked for life.
Love this
Well done. I was at the Wind Beneath My Wings show, that shit was hilarious . Glad it was included
Montreal Dec. 13 1992 - Phirst show. Incredible way to open the gate to my favorite world. Everyone seemed like a player in a play, perfectly playing an important part/role visually from the Gamehendge tales. 3/4 New England heads, lots of friends / girlfriends of the band. We took some juicy white lightning doses on the drive in from Ottawa. PEAKING! After all the hallucinations, manic music and cosmic connection.....they played "Harry Hood" towards the end; we were way up front but not bouncin', just soaking it all in with amazement. That was the moment I / we , earned out permanent passes alongside Bill & Jill on the highway through the Great Divide.
🎉🎉😂smashed that like .. great time work and efforts on the videos
Truly great work! Thank you!!
Correct, 5/17/92 Schenectady Possum is the best ever played 43:00 - best singular encapsulation of Phish's '92 sound imo
91/92 were some my favorite Phish to this date.
Killer video. Didn’t see, them until 94 but damn if all my tapes that got me into these fine gents weren’t from 91-93. Great era….totally coming into their own
great job man!
Thanks for making this!
This was great! Thanks for the phishtory lesson.
Hell. Yeah.
11/19/92 my all time fave show... Trey's solo on Foam is PERFECT.... the band is so tight, so DYNAMIC.... so many debuts... love 92
This is amazing. Thank you.
This is great!! CHEESECAKE!!! 😂 Started seeing em in '93 and thought we'd get some Phish language for Mondegreen but nope. BEST BAND IN THE LAND ❤
While I had been following since ‘89, ‘92 is my favorite. Spring ‘92 especially. The best.
My god do I miss this Phish! *Especially* Trey's tone!!
Great work on this!! My one gripe with 1992 is that you just can’t hear Mike in most of the recordings. Like in that weekapaug at 17:45. Trey is so damn loud though
Great job on this!
4-16-92. All time favorite.
Amazing! Thank you!
thank you, phriend!
My favorite band!!!
Love these vids!!
Phenomenal! Love IT!!!
Nice! I still have my printout from Matthews Arena somewhere. Eggplant! 🤣
1992 and 1995 are so underrated.
1992 Variety Playhouse, ATL! Best show I saw. It led to the reason they made the Roxy album!!!
The “Hi how are ya Hawaii Hawaii” show has always been a fave bootleg of mine. Used to listen to so much low quality recordings and never cared it was trash cus the music ripped
Amazing how close they are on stage compared to these days!
Good work on this
The only person outside of the active military who we should insist retain the right to fire a machine gun is Trey, and '92 is defense for that argument; particularly three moments you cite in this video but people should listen to in full: Weekapaugh 3/20, Possum 5/17, and the YEM jam w/ Santana 7/25.
They primed the pump for me to start seeing them in '93, and that (particularly the Hood in Atlanta, Roxy in '93) ensured the snowball would still be rolling until today.
First saw them in 93 at Greatwoods MA . Was fantastic
I believe perhaps 92...when they played shoreline theater with Santana...or maybe it was 93...the Mike's, h20 weakapaugh...bonkers...then cold as ice, sid barret song by fish.
Instantly hooked...so raw..the sounds...the open stage set up...funny clothing...( cut off sweatpants)...
Such a better avenue than mtv/ nirvana
First show 8/23/92 Pueblo CO with Carlos. They really got wit the Foam and Jim ☮.
We are "Special Guest"
so good, college days
mike said, "thats the coolest tshirt" and pointed at a guy in the audience
Early days were amazing....elbows on the stage yelling songs under the curtain "Tellllaaaaaa" 😎✌️
As an avid phish phan at 2am high in my living room on a Monday
👌
Fantastic
Excellent
Wow I saw a bunch of shows in 92 and 93. NYE 92 and 93 the Roxy in ATL 3 nights Red Rocks Cinncy Zoo and the Greek are stuck in my mind
I saw most of my phish shows 91-97
I was at the 1st Ave show April 29th I think .. was amazing ..
3/20 Binghamton is one of the the GOAT shows!
Please do 97 next…
Great work.
16:36 they owe a great debt to zappa
agreed
First show 93.....saw very many.....I honestly don't remember the last one I went to
Does anyone know if any other parts of the Oh Kee Pah Ceremonies were recorded and available? My understanding is that Union Federal was the 2nd half of part 2. I'd love to hear more jams like that. I know it wasn't popular when released, but that style of Phish jamming has always been my favorite. I've been looking back from 86-90 and I don't see anything in their setlist remotely close to that.
I love this era, i just which page had a real piano during this time.
Remember when Trey played Turn Turn Turn is the secret language and everyone faced the back of the room?
Why does 96 not get any love? 96 Deer Creek is one of the best shows i have ever witnessed. It the Talking Heads Halloween cover of Remain in the Light from my perspective had a huge influence on the band
Nice job
What year did they tour with Giant Country Horns?
The Best! So lucky! Ritz
first show march 92, prior year friend saw them with crew and 4 other people, so it went from 0 to 60 in the south fall 90 no people, spring 92 1000 people, 93 10k ppl, 94 10 million people
‘92 was the year Fish took acid for every show. Phuck yeah!
1st show is saw was Patterson ny/ big birch July...on a wensday...organic traveling circus atmosphere...amassed music...grid look traffic after the show on rt 22 dutchess County ny
Big Birch Pavilion ❤🎉