72Tele wrote on Jul 3^rd, 2009 at 10:54am:


On the vacuum cleaner . . . 

Phish are a talented band that can take their music to some very interesting places.  One old friend of mind used to listen to a certain track loud on headphones until it built up into such a cacophonic frenzy he had to rip them off his head and fling them to the floor.  If that sounds like fun, you'll love them.  Much like Zappa, however, they don't hold much melodic interest for me despite a lot of musical talent and sardonic wit.  I own a few titles, but frankly rarely listen to them.

Comparisons to the Dead are mostly superficial as well.