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Pitchfork review. They seem to be embracing dad rock now: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22323-heart-like-a-levee/?mbid=social_twitter

Yes, it's great. Looks like the link in my first post is dead, but I'm sure it's streaming somewhere.

Interesting no Sinatra, and no Watchtower, Rolling Stone, or Blowin in the Wind. When was the last Dylan show that didn't include any of those songs? Masters of War encore is pretty bad ass.

Third night of UIC was the best of the run. First night was not real good.

I like all the pre-Hoist albums a lot, as they contain their best songs. Mixed bag after that. Then I would probably rank them: Strong: Ghost Fuego Billy Breathes OK: Hoist Farmhouse Undermind Dreadful: Round Room Joy Big Boat

Anybody dig this guy? Last album was a real treat. New one sounds good so far. Heart Like a Levee: https://youtu.be/Qdk-kuT3OUs

Love Deaner, and agree that phish's delay in start time was a buzzkill, at least watching from home. Like most of his rants, half-true, half-coked out talking out his ass. Great guy, and Ween put on great shows at Lockn. But a lot of Phish fans are Ween fans, and vice versa. I think what he's saying is that its better to be the headliner than the opener - it's dark, you have the crowd's attention. But Deaner likes attention, so he's gotta talk some shit. Anyway, latest news from Deaner is his priceless guitar was stolen. Bummer, don't fuck with Trey.

Blaze On is taken as a "let's get high" anthem. Some Phishheads are like Trump supporters and they can do no wrong.

Blaze On, and a few other tunes, are like Jimmy Buffet. Feels like pandering to a retarded fan base, of which I am admittedly a part of.

Stream the album at NPR: http://www.npr.org/2016/09/29/495514341/first-listen-phish-big-boat# Seems there are some phish fans that really like it. I'm still not in that group.

Kind of amazing these shows took place 50 years ago. That's half a century, in case you didn't know. Math.

One of the Royal Albert Hall shows will be released, 2 disc.

Senator, I served with Time Out of Mind. I knew Time Out of Mind. Time Out of Mind was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Time Out of Mind. It's a nice tribute to a genre, and a surprising turnaround for Weir, but I don't think it holds a candle to one of the great albums of the last 20 years.

It's pretty strong. Kind of in the same vein as that Robert Plant and Alison Krause album.

Nice video of Nels with Los Lobos. He just gets after it: https://youtu.be/EQJ6-SVkCrM

My go to show for a while now. Dream setlist and incredible playing throughout.

With the exception of Lockn and Dick's, this was a pretty terrible summer tour. Worst since they've been back. I've found all the other tours pretty exciting. The jams, spontaneity, and creativity were absent. Some fun shows, but none were special. I can't speculate it is due to being tired, but something was off. I miss the inane lyrics. Now they're trying to be sincere, and generally failing, or at least failing to emote. The Dead had some pretty terrible tours those final years too. I think Phish will bounce back. I never expect great albums from them, but have enjoyed most in the past, and

Ezrin did Fuego too, and I enjoyed that. Trey has said Ezrin pushed them to go deeper, find out what makes them tick, etc. So it seems they ended up trying to make a meaningful album, which gets away from their strong suit, making meaningless music on which people can project or lose themselves. That's just part of the issue. Themes seem to be about mortality, relationships, spirituality, but they don't have anything interesting to say about it - just unintentionally goofy.

Anniversary of a great show. Great vocal on To Lay Me Down, apparently Jerry on piano. https://archive.org/details/gd1970-09-20.sbd.smith.97364.sbeok.flac16

The musical strengths of Throwin' Stones are enough to help me overlook the hippy dippyness of the lyrics. St. Stephen-esque triumphant guitar line from Jerry, great vocal breakdown, like the incorporation of the nursery rhyme. Standing on the Moon's lyrics are pretty cheesy too, no?

Miss You might actually be my favorite. Generally dislike tender moments with Trey, but I connected with that song, cool melody, although gets cringe-worthy when Trey goes for the high notes in the second half of the verses. Breath and Burning fits in more with his adult contemporary solo band stuff. I think there is a line in there about turtles pulling their heads back in their shell. Blaze on is fun live, but generic New Orleans tune, with awful lyrics again. I feel like this album may be some elaborate trick with a treat coming on Halloween. Probably wishful thinking.

Man, the new Phish album is dreadful. Easily my least favorite. I liked Fuego a lot. Not much good here, particularly the lyrics. I never minded the non-nonsensical goofy lyrics before, they were impressionistic and more about how they sounded than what they meant. Phish is not good at being mature and emotionally direct. That's just scratching the surface on what is wrong here. Can't really muster the strength to get any more in depth with it. A few of the songs are likely ok live in the context of their stronger material, but taken together it is painful. Anyone else hear it yet?

I enjoyed the previous Wilco versions I've heard, that in which the drums were more audible as mentioned. Enjoyed versions by other bands as well. Never meant to be played live? OK.

Guess I love train wrecks!

Wow, great video. I've been hoping they bring that cover back - don't think it's been played since their tour with Dylan where Weir sat in a few times. Nels sounds incredible emulating that backwards guitar and effects. Would be nice to get a bit clearer audio to make out what Frisell and Leisz are playing better. Nice to see an animated Weir. Very cool and trippy fade out. Good song with guests, and looks like a great atmosphere.