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Booray · 05-25-2004, 01:24 PM

For those who care, Phish have announced their retirement.
Their website is getting hammered, so you might have trouble pulling it up there, but the quote below is from www.phish.com/news/:

Quote:

05.25.04
Last Friday night, I got together with Mike, Page and Fish to talk openly about the strong feelings I've been having that Phish has run its course and that we should end it now while it's still on a high note. Once we started talking, it quickly became apparent that the other guys' feelings, while not all the same as mine, were similar in many ways -- most importantly, that we all love and respect Phish and the Phish audience far too much to stand by and allow it to drag on beyond the point of vibrancy and health. We don't want to become caricatures of ourselves, or worse yet, a nostalgia act. By the end of the meeting, we realized that after almost twenty-one years together we were faced with the opportunity to graciously step away in unison, as a group, united in our friendship and our feelings of gratitude.

So Coventry will be the final Phish show. We are proud and thrilled that it will be in our home state of Vermont. We're also excited for the June and August shows, our last tour together. For the sake of clarity, I should say that this is not like the hiatus, which was our last attempt to revitalize ourselves. We're done. It's been an amazing and incredible journey. We thank you all for the love and support that you've shown us.

-- Trey Anastasio

GlassHouse420 · 05-25-2004, 03:05 PM

that sucks..
well, i have tickets for the june 19th show in saratoga, ny.

GuttersnipeXL · 05-25-2004, 03:05 PM

Yeah, it's been a long time coming. I've seen those guys nearly a hundred different times over the years. When they announced theair hiatus a few years back we thought that was it, or at least I was OK with that. The last shows I saw were nothing to go crazy about and there was just a weird vibe at thosse shows. I've been able to see them a few times since and I've got tickets for both shows in Brooklyn and Saratoga and I'm sure I'll end up in Coventry too. Hows the saying go?...All good things must come to an end?

Booray · 05-25-2004, 04:59 PM

I actually believed they'd be coming back after the hiatus. Just seemed like they needed time for a break and time to regroup. I agree that it hasn't been the same since they came back. It really is a good time to hang it up. I'm sure after 21 years of playing together, the idea of having more time to be with their families and also of having the freedom of choice of what they pursue musically (without having impending Phish tours looming in the background conflicting with what they wanted to do personally) looked appealing. Probably will make Alpine and considering Coventry too. Would be a great way to end it.

Johnny Rotten · 05-25-2004, 09:02 PM

Any one member releasing a self-titled album is usually the death knell of the band. Anastasio also had his supergroup thing with Oysterhead before that.

cameroncrazy822 · 05-26-2004, 05:46 AM

Phish is sleeping with the fishes now....

GuttersnipeXL · 05-26-2004, 02:32 PM

For more insight on this, watch Charlie Rose on your local PBS television station tonight, May 26 (Wednesday). Trey is going to be on there for an hour talking with Charlie about the band and the future. It's on at 11:30 in my neck o the woods.

QuasiMojo · 05-26-2004, 04:24 PM

I was talking to a friend at work today who is a real Phish-head and when we got to talking about the impending break-up, his face kinda got all red and he looked sooo forlorn I thought he was going to cry...I felt so bad. Here is a guy who has devoted a very large part of his life to going to shows and getting into the whole culture...going to each show was kind of like going to a family reunion each time. And now it is winding down...much like the dying of a loved one.

I kinda am bummed only because I only just started getting into the whole "Jam-band" thing recently and probably won't get a chance to see them. But in their 21 years together they've put out hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of great, eclectic music. most of which have been captured in one digital format or another by my friends. Also there are a few quality bands that will gladly take the helm of the starship, put 'er in warp-drive and guide the fans into the future. I've been turned on to String Cheese Incident and a band called New Monsoon who I had the positively perfect pleasure of seeing at a local club.

~Hey Guttersnipe...Maybe I'll see you at Bonnaroo. I'll be the one with the grin on my chin!!!

Booray · 05-26-2004, 05:16 PM

It is kind of sad. For a lot of people around my age (30 this year), it was a big part of college and our twenties...Widespread Panic too (I went to school at UGA and Panic was just starting to get big after I started school there). Now Phish has decided to break up and Widespread doesn't sound the same anymore after Mikey Houser (guitarist) died. It's kind of signifies the end of our youth for a lot of us. I'm by no means old and can still have my fun seeing many of the other bands I enjoy, but I don't think it'll ever seem the same anymore.

I enjoy Cheese's older stuff (their live album that came out around 98 and a lot of the boots I have from back then are great), but they seem to have changed their sound more and more into something that, while I can enjoy seeing live, I opt for other trips over.

I've heard good stuff about New Monsoon, but haven't checked them out yet.

GuttersnipeXL · 05-26-2004, 05:27 PM

Nobody is ever going to replace them. Just like nobody can replace the Grateful Dead...not even The Dead! The jamband community is thriving though. There is so much good music to check out these days, with the same kind of atmoshere that was present at those old Phish shows. If your looking for that sort of thing. If your just getting into jamband music, check out www.jambase.com That's pretty much headquarters for the scene. If it's jammy, it's at that site, check it out.

Wait until the end of Bonnaroo Quasi Mojo, you'll never know what hit ya!!

Booray · 05-27-2004, 06:56 AM

Here's a link to the Charlie Rose interview with Trey about his decision to call it quits:
http://metacentric.web.aplus.net/music/Treyrose.wmv

77MB and about 20 minutes long

stldickie · 05-27-2004, 01:40 PM

I may have an unpopular opinion, but this could have and should have happened long ago

cetacean · 05-31-2004, 06:29 PM

I agree that this feels like the end of my youthful days. I got to see a few GD shows before Jerry died, but I felt like Phish would be around forever. I have a lot of great memories at these shows.

I'm looking forward to seeing what they can come up with now though. They are older and wiser and by no means finished with music. I think we will hear from them in one form or another for years to come.

05-25-2004, 03:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
GlassHouse420 Hysterical And Useless Location: In a cage, on antibiotics	that sucks.. well, i have tickets for the june 19th show in saratoga, ny. __________________ notlivingjustkillingtime

05-25-2004, 03:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
GuttersnipeXL Giggity Giggity!! Location: N'York	Yeah, it's been a long time coming. I've seen those guys nearly a hundred different times over the years. When they announced theair hiatus a few years back we thought that was it, or at least I was OK with that. The last shows I saw were nothing to go crazy about and there was just a weird vibe at thosse shows. I've been able to see them a few times since and I've got tickets for both shows in Brooklyn and Saratoga and I'm sure I'll end up in Coventry too. Hows the saying go?...All good things must come to an end? __________________ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. HST

05-25-2004, 04:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Booray Stumbling to the end Location: Atlanta, GA	I actually believed they'd be coming back after the hiatus. Just seemed like they needed time for a break and time to regroup. I agree that it hasn't been the same since they came back. It really is a good time to hang it up. I'm sure after 21 years of playing together, the idea of having more time to be with their families and also of having the freedom of choice of what they pursue musically (without having impending Phish tours looming in the background conflicting with what they wanted to do personally) looked appealing. Probably will make Alpine and considering Coventry too. Would be a great way to end it. __________________ Persuaded, paraded, inebriated, and down Still aware of everything life carries on without

05-25-2004, 09:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Johnny Rotten lost and found Location: Berkeley	Any one member releasing a self-titled album is usually the death knell of the band. Anastasio also had his supergroup thing with Oysterhead before that. __________________ "The idea that money doesn't buy you happiness is a lie put about by the rich, to stop the poor from killing them." -- Michael Caine

05-26-2004, 02:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
GuttersnipeXL Giggity Giggity!! Location: N'York	For more insight on this, watch Charlie Rose on your local PBS television station tonight, May 26 (Wednesday). Trey is going to be on there for an hour talking with Charlie about the band and the future. It's on at 11:30 in my neck o the woods. __________________ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. HST

05-26-2004, 05:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
cameroncrazy822 Junkie Location: MD	Phish is sleeping with the fishes now....

05-26-2004, 04:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
QuasiMojo King Knave Location: Lancaster	I was talking to a friend at work today who is a real Phish-head and when we got to talking about the impending break-up, his face kinda got all red and he looked sooo forlorn I thought he was going to cry...I felt so bad. Here is a guy who has devoted a very large part of his life to going to shows and getting into the whole culture...going to each show was kind of like going to a family reunion each time. And now it is winding down...much like the dying of a loved one. I kinda am bummed only because I only just started getting into the whole "Jam-band" thing recently and probably won't get a chance to see them. But in their 21 years together they've put out hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of great, eclectic music. most of which have been captured in one digital format or another by my friends. Also there are a few quality bands that will gladly take the helm of the starship, put 'er in warp-drive and guide the fans into the future. I've been turned on to String Cheese Incident and a band called New Monsoon who I had the positively perfect pleasure of seeing at a local club. ~Hey Guttersnipe...Maybe I'll see you at Bonnaroo. I'll be the one with the grin on my chin!!! __________________ AzAbOv ZoBeLoE

05-26-2004, 05:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Booray Stumbling to the end Location: Atlanta, GA	It is kind of sad. For a lot of people around my age (30 this year), it was a big part of college and our twenties...Widespread Panic too (I went to school at UGA and Panic was just starting to get big after I started school there). Now Phish has decided to break up and Widespread doesn't sound the same anymore after Mikey Houser (guitarist) died. It's kind of signifies the end of our youth for a lot of us. I'm by no means old and can still have my fun seeing many of the other bands I enjoy, but I don't think it'll ever seem the same anymore. I enjoy Cheese's older stuff (their live album that came out around 98 and a lot of the boots I have from back then are great), but they seem to have changed their sound more and more into something that, while I can enjoy seeing live, I opt for other trips over. I've heard good stuff about New Monsoon, but haven't checked them out yet. __________________ Persuaded, paraded, inebriated, and down Still aware of everything life carries on without

05-26-2004, 05:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
GuttersnipeXL Giggity Giggity!! Location: N'York	Nobody is ever going to replace them. Just like nobody can replace the Grateful Dead...not even The Dead! The jamband community is thriving though. There is so much good music to check out these days, with the same kind of atmoshere that was present at those old Phish shows. If your looking for that sort of thing. If your just getting into jamband music, check out www.jambase.com That's pretty much headquarters for the scene. If it's jammy, it's at that site, check it out. Wait until the end of Bonnaroo Quasi Mojo, you'll never know what hit ya!! __________________ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. HST

05-27-2004, 06:56 AM	#11 (permalink)
Booray Stumbling to the end Location: Atlanta, GA	Here's a link to the Charlie Rose interview with Trey about his decision to call it quits: http://metacentric.web.aplus.net/music/Treyrose.wmv 77MB and about 20 minutes long __________________ Persuaded, paraded, inebriated, and down Still aware of everything life carries on without

05-27-2004, 01:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
stldickie Addict	I may have an unpopular opinion, but this could have and should have happened long ago

05-31-2004, 06:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
cetacean Insane Location: New York, NY	I agree that this feels like the end of my youthful days. I got to see a few GD shows before Jerry died, but I felt like Phish would be around forever. I have a lot of great memories at these shows. I'm looking forward to seeing what they can come up with now though. They are older and wiser and by no means finished with music. I think we will hear from them in one form or another for years to come.