The tension-release in his playing, with that tone, is wholly unique. I don’t think there’s anyone better out there. The ability to change genres on a dime or bust out a 20-minute solo that actually says something is unrivaled. Then you look at the compositions he’s written and you realize he’s hardly just a soloist from a jam band like most the rest. Some of those songs off the first two records are brilliantly composed before they ever get to anything improvised.
@@WelpHereWeAreOnRUclips This was from their first festival. They did one every year up to there hiatus. These festivals were the template for Bonnaroo and Coachella. Check out NYE 99
yes hes well known amongst the "guitar" community, mainly for his tone. However, Trey and Phish themselves will by no doubt, go down as one of the most underrated musicians to ever perform. They require patience to see the brilliance, which so many people lack in these times. Thank you for these and keep them coming!
This was their first festival, which they called "The Clifford Ball", held in August 1996 at an old Air Force Base in upstate New York, around 80,000 were in attendance for the 3 day fest. A few years ago they released the entire show's footage in a DVD set, which was long awaited by fans. The 'pause' during the song is normal, it's pretty cool seeing inside an arena. Divided Sky is one of their earliest, I believe Trey wrote/composed it when he was a teenager, every section of it. It's an early example of how quirky and composed their early material was and it is generally played the same each time, but still always a treasure to see it live. This festival is interesting as it kind of marks the "BC into AD" of their career. Though they were well established by this point (as obvious by the crowd size) the next year, 1997, their sound really took on a new direction -- more funky and spacey and they really started to stretch songs out like never before (jams on songs would routinely break the half hour mark). A lot of fans got into Phish post-1997 and the scene around the band started to get big...really big. 1996 is almost the forgotten year among fans. If you asked an average fan what their favorite year(s) are, 93-95 and 97-2000 and maybe even some recent years will dominate the responses. Eh, probably meaningless to you all, lol, just thought I'd chime in. Glad you gave it the patience and enjoyed it.
Trey Anastasio was chosen by Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzman and Mickey Hart to replace JERRY GARCIA for the Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well series of concerts that ended the Dead's official career. The only time someone besides Garcia played lead for them. So, yeah, he has a rep.
I would have been happy with John Kadlecik, too. I understand why they didn't choose him, but I wanted him because of those reasons-- he sounded so much like Jerry, it was kinda scary. He cut his teeth with Dark Star Orchestra, a GD cover band.
I saw the California shows, it was the best music any of those (Dead) guys made in 20 years, Trey was very respectful of the other guys, he rose to the occasion and rightfully honored the history of the band. Brought my two teenaged kids, had a great time and I am fortunate to have been there. Fare Thee Well
So the pause in the song where the crowd goes nuts is something that happens each time they play it. The length of the pause varies but it's always there and the crowd always goes crazy.
Not really. They just know it’s the part of the pause. Sometimes a glow stick war causes some extra cheers. I was at a show once at Saratoga springs and it was absolutely downpouring and you could hear thunder in the distance. Then as this song played out the rain stopped, the sky opened and everyone at the lawn at spac enjoyed the most amazing lightning storm during this exact moment. The people inside the pavilion didn’t know what everyone outside was cheering about. It was one of my favourite phish moments.
@@ericdstraus oh sorry i misinterpreted what you said as a question. I thought you were asking if something was going on that the crowd is reacting to. my bad.
I was at this show, the Clifford Ball. It was Phish's first fest, 1996. Sixty thousand people. An amazing weekend (except for the traffic). Regarding the cheering for them "standing there." Two things: There's usually a pause at this moment in the song, but this show, the pause was very long. Second, the SUNSET that night was perfectly timed because the sky was literally divided. This vid couldn't show that. And yes, there were gliders, as well as people on stilts. And for the dinner break on night 1, a full orchestra came out and played.
This is 8 years after they started gigging and yes...they deserve all of the success they obtained. I was fortunate to see them in venues with less than 100 people and they kicked ass. Such a good band.
I was at this show with my hubby and kids! My daughter was 6 and my son was just shy of a year old! 🥰 My hubby and I have been to every Phish Phestival...it's kind of our thing! 🎉🥰⭕️🎡❤
Trey makes the Rolling Stone top 100 guitarist list. He should be ranked higher, but he's on there. And he was one of the voters/contributors. I think he wrote the opinion on Santana
As a middle-aged guitarist, imo Trey is arguably the best improv rock guitarist. One could make arguments for some jazz/fusion players, but his melodic chops are truly uncanny.
@@RalphLindsen You don't get the appeal of this song or Phish in general? If you mean this song, I'd be curious which Phish songs you do like. It's one of their more progressive songs and that really appeals to me, but a lot of phans prefer their funkier, groovier stuff, and that's fine too, although I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a Phish fan that doesn't like this song. If you mean the appeal of Phish in general, well that's just a matter of subjective taste. If you don't like long, improvised jams, then Phish isn't for you. But any music fan should be able to, at some level, appreciate the virtuosity of all four band members, their cohesion during both the composed and improvised sections, and the energy they put out.
Trey likes to look at the horizon above the crowd. And that brings me to another point: the crowd! You mentioned that it was large, but a Phish festival like that brought crowds as big as modern festivals, but we went for one band!
I love watching non fans react to Phish. It really is a get it or not thing. You should understand that 95% of that audience knows exactly what's going on.
Just to explain what "the pause" is about. The last note he plays before the pause is intended to create tension- if you listen to the melody he's playing up to that point, that last note he plays before the pause is actually the second to last of the melody, leaving it "unresolved"- your ear is expecting to hear the next note that completes the phrase. But he holds off, meaning there is tension as you anticipate the final note during the whole pause. The crowd knows this, hence the cheering; yes, the band is "doing nothing", but your brain is actively anticipating the Note, so it's actually a form of audience participation (one of many instances in the culture of Phish). A lot of fans know it as "the Note"- as in "Play the Note!", thus releasing the tension.
Re: Trey’s “place” alongside other great guitarists, I just looked and he was listed as #73 of the top 100 in Rolling Stone’s list fwiw. That’s no small potatoes, and it’s very subjective - especially when the list has Kurt Cobain at 12. Edit - nothing against Cobain, but his guitar playing ability isn’t usually the first thing people talk about when mentioning Nirvana
Yea Cobain is a legendary genre-defining singer/songwriter who happens to play guitar. That said he is still a great player who has written some of the most creative and badass guitar solos ever.
Trey is never brought up into any of the top guitarist discussions by mainstream media but he most definitely SHOULD be considered among the greatest of all time imo. It's not even his straightforward soloing ability that is impressive but his ability to play in sync with the band during extended jams that go beyond the normal structure of the jam (type 2 jams- jams that leave the normal chord progression of the jam). There aren't many guitarists that can do both and pretty much zero that can do it on his level.
I heard an interview with Clapton and they asked who is the best guitarist right now ( i forget what year) he said it was Trey. Sorry can't site the source for lack of brain cells on my part
I believe they asked him “how does it feel to be the greatest guitarist alive?” And he responded “I don’t know you’d have to ask Trey Anastasio” (paraphrasing)
Trey is among the absolute greatest ever! The mainstream just doesn't have the patience or attention to detail to recognize guitar greatness anymore. Phish is musician's music. The chord progression in the jam feels like a prog rock version of 12 bar blues, fresh even though 30 years old now. One of my all time favorite songs.
I understand what you’re saying, but I do think Trey gets more props for the mainstream than we think. He was in the Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists List in 2003, so he’s always been on the radar of the biggest music publication ever.
Trey is extremely well respected and well worth a mention among the greats. Sadly I think the long form stuff wasnt palatable for the masses so they missed out on so much music.
Trey of the 90's is considered by many to be one of the best guitarists to do it. The "best" is always relative, to that end, he was unbelievably great. 94' Trey is my favorite with 97' being a close 2nd.
please go to a show. My rule has always been whoever i take on their first show doesnt have to pay for their tickets. i will buy them for you. lets go have fun.its a blast! and its even more fun for me to experience it with fist time live goers.
Trey is -- without question -- in the conversation for Top 10 Best American Guitarists of all time. Anyone that says otherwise is out...they damn...mind.
There's lots of people that hate Phish. I think it's more that people hate the fans of the band than the music which I get. I remember the hate Grateful Dead got when they were still around. Phish is massive with a big catalog, variety of music and have had such an influence on the culture it's not easy to have an objective opinion of them if you haven't spent time listening to them. Much easier to say I hate wanker jam stoner music.
@@WelpHereWeAreOnRUclips Yeah, he wore it as a joke one time. It might've been at a Halloween show or something. It was when they were playing smaller venues. People kept on asking him 'hey fish, where's the dress?' and he said he felt like he played better with it on, so eventually it became a pregame ritual of sorts and has stuck around as a sort of 'icon.'
Trey in 90s was the best to ever do it. The more you listen to phish from this era, and realize their massive catalog ,the more clear it becomes.
The tension-release in his playing, with that tone, is wholly unique. I don’t think there’s anyone better out there. The ability to change genres on a dime or bust out a 20-minute solo that actually says something is unrivaled. Then you look at the compositions he’s written and you realize he’s hardly just a soloist from a jam band like most the rest. Some of those songs off the first two records are brilliantly composed before they ever get to anything improvised.
As a professional musician myself I can tell you that Trey is absolutely recognized for his guitar skills, or at least the way he played in the 90s.
Wonderful!
@@WelpHereWeAreOnRUclips This was from their first festival. They did one every year up to there hiatus. These festivals were the template for Bonnaroo and Coachella. Check out NYE 99
Many claim with confidence that during the early-mid-90s Trey was the best guitarist alive.
yes hes well known amongst the "guitar" community, mainly for his tone. However, Trey and Phish themselves will by no doubt, go down as one of the most underrated musicians to ever perform. They require patience to see the brilliance, which so many people lack in these times. Thank you for these and keep them coming!
This was the largest North American concert of 1996. Around 70,000 folks.
And the most populated city in Maine in the span of 4 days!
@@Lightningph remember this was NY.
This was their first festival, which they called "The Clifford Ball", held in August 1996 at an old Air Force Base in upstate New York, around 80,000 were in attendance for the 3 day fest. A few years ago they released the entire show's footage in a DVD set, which was long awaited by fans. The 'pause' during the song is normal, it's pretty cool seeing inside an arena. Divided Sky is one of their earliest, I believe Trey wrote/composed it when he was a teenager, every section of it. It's an early example of how quirky and composed their early material was and it is generally played the same each time, but still always a treasure to see it live.
This festival is interesting as it kind of marks the "BC into AD" of their career. Though they were well established by this point (as obvious by the crowd size) the next year, 1997, their sound really took on a new direction -- more funky and spacey and they really started to stretch songs out like never before (jams on songs would routinely break the half hour mark). A lot of fans got into Phish post-1997 and the scene around the band started to get big...really big. 1996 is almost the forgotten year among fans. If you asked an average fan what their favorite year(s) are, 93-95 and 97-2000 and maybe even some recent years will dominate the responses. Eh, probably meaningless to you all, lol, just thought I'd chime in.
Glad you gave it the patience and enjoyed it.
Trey Anastasio was chosen by Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzman and Mickey Hart to replace JERRY GARCIA for the Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well series of concerts that ended the Dead's official career. The only time someone besides Garcia played lead for them. So, yeah, he has a rep.
I would have been happy with John Kadlecik, too. I understand why they didn't choose him, but I wanted him because of those reasons-- he sounded so much like Jerry, it was kinda scary. He cut his teeth with Dark Star Orchestra, a GD cover band.
I saw the California shows, it was the best music any of those (Dead) guys made in 20 years, Trey was very respectful of the other guys, he rose to the occasion and rightfully honored the history of the band.
Brought my two teenaged kids, had a great time and I am fortunate to have been there.
Fare Thee Well
See you guys for fall tour 2021!
So the pause in the song where the crowd goes nuts is something that happens each time they play it. The length of the pause varies but it's always there and the crowd always goes crazy.
Not really. They just know it’s the part of the pause. Sometimes a glow stick war causes some extra cheers. I was at a show once at Saratoga springs and it was absolutely downpouring and you could hear thunder in the distance. Then as this song played out the rain stopped, the sky opened and everyone at the lawn at spac enjoyed the most amazing lightning storm during this exact moment. The people inside the pavilion didn’t know what everyone outside was cheering about. It was one of my favourite phish moments.
Not really what?
@@ericdstraus oh sorry i misinterpreted what you said as a question. I thought you were asking if something was going on that the crowd is reacting to. my bad.
No worries!
I was at this show, the Clifford Ball. It was Phish's first fest, 1996. Sixty thousand people. An amazing weekend (except for the traffic).
Regarding the cheering for them "standing there." Two things: There's usually a pause at this moment in the song, but this show, the pause was very long. Second, the SUNSET that night was perfectly timed because the sky was literally divided. This vid couldn't show that.
And yes, there were gliders, as well as people on stilts. And for the dinner break on night 1, a full orchestra came out and played.
This is 8 years after they started gigging and yes...they deserve all of the success they obtained. I was fortunate to see them in venues with less than 100 people and they kicked ass. Such a good band.
I was at this show with my hubby and kids! My daughter was 6 and my son was just shy of a year old! 🥰 My hubby and I have been to every Phish Phestival...it's kind of our thing! 🎉🥰⭕️🎡❤
Trey's type 1 tone was Santana mixed with SRV double tube screamers
Trey makes the Rolling Stone top 100 guitarist list. He should be ranked higher, but he's on there. And he was one of the voters/contributors. I think he wrote the opinion on Santana
That's where most of his type 1 tone came from... Santana with SRV double tube screamers
As a middle-aged guitarist, imo Trey is arguably the best improv rock guitarist. One could make arguments for some jazz/fusion players, but his melodic chops are truly uncanny.
My all time favorite Phish song!!! This is the one that made me a phan and it's still the best. Can't wait to watch the reaction later!
Could you explain why? Finished the video but i don’t get the appeal. I mean no offense btw, genuine question.
@@RalphLindsen You don't get the appeal of this song or Phish in general? If you mean this song, I'd be curious which Phish songs you do like. It's one of their more progressive songs and that really appeals to me, but a lot of phans prefer their funkier, groovier stuff, and that's fine too, although I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a Phish fan that doesn't like this song. If you mean the appeal of Phish in general, well that's just a matter of subjective taste. If you don't like long, improvised jams, then Phish isn't for you. But any music fan should be able to, at some level, appreciate the virtuosity of all four band members, their cohesion during both the composed and improvised sections, and the energy they put out.
It used to be mine...but Petrichor is now
@@averyprice9422 Mine is Time Turns Elastic.
Trey likes to look at the horizon above the crowd. And that brings me to another point: the crowd! You mentioned that it was large, but a Phish festival like that brought crowds as big as modern festivals, but we went for one band!
I love watching non fans react to Phish. It really is a get it or not thing. You should understand that 95% of that audience knows exactly what's going on.
He still wears the MooMoo
Just to explain what "the pause" is about. The last note he plays before the pause is intended to create tension- if you listen to the melody he's playing up to that point, that last note he plays before the pause is actually the second to last of the melody, leaving it "unresolved"- your ear is expecting to hear the next note that completes the phrase. But he holds off, meaning there is tension as you anticipate the final note during the whole pause. The crowd knows this, hence the cheering; yes, the band is "doing nothing", but your brain is actively anticipating the Note, so it's actually a form of audience participation (one of many instances in the culture of Phish). A lot of fans know it as "the Note"- as in "Play the Note!", thus releasing the tension.
Re: Trey’s “place” alongside other great guitarists, I just looked and he was listed as #73 of the top 100 in Rolling Stone’s list fwiw. That’s no small potatoes, and it’s very subjective - especially when the list has Kurt Cobain at 12.
Edit - nothing against Cobain, but his guitar playing ability isn’t usually the first thing people talk about when mentioning Nirvana
That list was ridiculous.
Cobain is over rated
Yea Cobain is a legendary genre-defining singer/songwriter who happens to play guitar. That said he is still a great player who has written some of the most creative and badass guitar solos ever.
Trey was asked once what goes on during his pause in Divided Sky. His response is that he's counting. He's always counting to start back up
Trey is never brought up into any of the top guitarist discussions by mainstream media but he most definitely SHOULD be considered among the greatest of all time imo. It's not even his straightforward soloing ability that is impressive but his ability to play in sync with the band during extended jams that go beyond the normal structure of the jam (type 2 jams- jams that leave the normal chord progression of the jam). There aren't many guitarists that can do both and pretty much zero that can do it on his level.
The pause divides the song: The Divided Sky.
Divided Sky was played at outdoor gigs as the sun went down.
Divided Sky the wind blows high! WooooHooooo!
I heard an interview with Clapton and they asked who is the best guitarist right now ( i forget what year) he said it was Trey. Sorry can't site the source for lack of brain cells on my part
I believe they asked him “how does it feel to be the greatest guitarist alive?” And he responded “I don’t know you’d have to ask Trey Anastasio” (paraphrasing)
@@jonathangiepert2691 this is the version of the story I was always familiar with, though I’ve not seen the interview.
Trey is among the absolute greatest ever! The mainstream just doesn't have the patience or attention to detail to recognize guitar greatness anymore. Phish is musician's music. The chord progression in the jam feels like a prog rock version of 12 bar blues, fresh even though 30 years old now. One of my all time favorite songs.
I understand what you’re saying, but I do think Trey gets more props for the mainstream than we think. He was in the Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Guitarists List in 2003, so he’s always been on the radar of the biggest music publication ever.
Also, really none of that work from Trey in this song would be concidered a "solo". That tune is 99% composed.
Trey is extremely well respected and well worth a mention among the greats. Sadly I think the long form stuff wasnt palatable for the masses so they missed out on so much music.
We love trey
welp, they took you on a journey while only singing 13 words in total and it was fun to watch you take the trip.
Trey of the 90's is considered by many to be one of the best guitarists to do it. The "best" is always relative, to that end, he was unbelievably great. 94' Trey is my favorite with 97' being a close 2nd.
Gimme Fall 98 and Summer 94 Trey!
He’s known and well recognized but they are rarely the topic of discussion.
You guys are on a roll!!
Fishman wears the dress at every show. Mostly the same one. One time he had a bunch of Bernie heads all over it lol
please go to a show. My rule has always been whoever i take on their first show doesnt have to pay for their tickets. i will buy them for you. lets go have fun.its a blast! and its even more fun for me to experience it with fist time live goers.
Sweet!
Trey is -- without question -- in the conversation for Top 10 Best American Guitarists of all time.
Anyone that says otherwise is out...they damn...mind.
Please do the song lawn boy from the baker's dozen 7/25/2017
It's still lawn boy...
There's lots of people that hate Phish. I think it's more that people hate the fans of the band than the music which I get. I remember the hate Grateful Dead got when they were still around. Phish is massive with a big catalog, variety of music and have had such an influence on the culture it's not easy to have an objective opinion of them if you haven't spent time listening to them. Much easier to say I hate wanker jam stoner music.
You guys should do a "Bittersweet Motel" viewing event/reaction.
🐴🐓🔒Bow down!!! Great version. All day buffett 4 an enormous crowd. Cheers 🍻 BTW a flock of birds were passing overhead...
We heard a hang glider
Trey is always in the rolling stone 100 guitarists....but what does that mean? He's one of my faves. Not always perfect but always interesting.
Here is a lovely 3.0 version from an older, wiser, and sober Trey: ruclips.net/video/skyip9Srnbg/видео.html
Mr eponymous - well played
Unless he is playing in other bands... ie. Ghost of the Forrest
All are married and have kids . Actually there kids are all girls
Crazy !
I thought Fish and his wife just got divorced...
@@averyprice9422 may have i wouldnt really know
Yeah, he never stopped wearing the mummu. It's just because it's silly and is a tradition. Nothing to do with his weight lol
Nothing ,,,,,,,,?
@@WelpHereWeAreOnRUclips Yeah, he wore it as a joke one time. It might've been at a Halloween show or something. It was when they were playing smaller venues. People kept on asking him 'hey fish, where's the dress?' and he said he felt like he played better with it on, so eventually it became a pregame ritual of sorts and has stuck around as a sort of 'icon.'
Trey is maybe the best.
Anyone else skip over to the original video b/c they wouldn't STFU during Divided Sky... #chompers
Lol. You’re adorable
I wish you guys picked a better version.
Literally talked over the best part. Frustrating. 😡
Sorry ?