Ben Gardner
@bengardner87.bsky.social
Supporter of voting rights. Striving to live in a democracy. Fan of vinyl records, music, baseball. I have zero time for people who use woke as a pejorative. Thoughts/Opinions my own. All my Phish and Grateful Dead opinions are correct.
Backwards Down The Number Line to close Phish in Five is the ultimate love letter from the band to the fans, and if you can't appreciate the immense weight of the moment, you suck at Phish. Best band ever.
Psychedelic Suspicious Minds teases in the middle of a psychedelic Crosseyed and Painless jam. Phish wins.
Nothing gives me more FOMO (PHOMO) than missing Jonathan Fishman singing Suspicious Minds at Madison Square Garden. #phish
I hope Phish repeats Mike's, DWD or Hood tonight. #PhishInFive
A friend asked for a summary of Phish's improv styles through the 90s, inspired by the past week at MSG. Here's my high-level, deeply unscientific view this was just a text to a friend, if you want to get mad about it go ahead. I'm sure much of it is reductive and wrong. but I don't care.
Phish should repeat songs from the 1992 and 1993 shows at the 1995 and 1996 shows, and if you disagree you should go ahead and look at the setlists from 1995 and 1995.
Also, was that the first ever Purple Rain guitar solo from Trey? I mean Phish had to have talked about reining in the vacuum since Prince is now dead. Trey had to draw a line in the sand.
Good Lord, what did Phish do to Maddison Square Garden tonight? This looks absolutely unbelievable.
Jack White show was great. Chompers were insufferable. Stay at home. Don't come to concerts if you aren't ready to play ball. Those four men worked their asses off tonight. Stay home.
I am seeing Jack White play his first ever Pine Knob show. Still can't believe he has never played here. No phones policy and then learning Phish MSG Show #94 should be fun. Pick Five: Julius, Back In The USSR, Simple, Tweezer, Runaway Jim
Phish really wore Sweet Adeline out between 1990 and 1996. phish.net/song/sweet-a...
Sweet Adeline - Phish.net
Though Phish has performed several “sweet” songs – including "Sweet Emotion," “...
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Energy must be absolutely insane inside MSG right now. Golgi and Good Times Bad Times! #phish
I would watch a documentary of Phish concert attendees talking about experiencing Kung.
McCoy Tyner - Sahara Joe Henderson featuring Alice Coltrane - The Elements #nowspinning #jazz #spiritualjazz #vinyl
Jalen Brunson and Karl Anthony Towns entering the Gamehendge Time Phactory and helping Patrick Ewing and the 1995 Knicks win the NBA Title at Phish's 95th MSG show is going to hit so hard for Knicks fans who love Phish.
Holy smokes that -> into Melt 🔥🔥🔥
There will be dumb takes about them jamming Bouncing again. Don't take the bait. #Phish
That Mike's was absolute fire. Clock watchers be damned. #phish
Phish song chasers want "Take The A Train" at MSG, and I am over here worrying about whether or not Trey has any jazz chops left whatsoever.
Carini at 35 minutes????? Phish is the best band on the planet.
I say this every tour, but there are as few bands (if any) who are better 40 + yrs into their career than Phish because of their willingness to evolve and experiment.