I had a bunch of things I wanted to write about – Lists of Bush’s impeachable offenses, the ridiculous controversy over Price’s “phallic” halftime show, a billboard that reads the “Hoohaa” Monologues, because, apparently, the word “vagina” is now offensive. But instead of yet another rant, I want to share some good news.
Earlier this week in New York City, a somber Trey Anastasio gave an in-depth interview that discussed his music, his plans, his songwriting, his drug use, and even Phish. It’s great to hear Trey coming back around and feeling good about music. Trey’s new stuff is still great music, but I think we all wonder if he has another “Guyute” in him. We all wonder if, should Phish ever reunite, whether he’s more likely to come up with another “You Enjoy Myself” or another “Jennifer Dances.” Songs like “Pebbles and Marbles” and “Scents and Subtle Sounds” demonstrate that he and Tom Marshall can still write fantastic, epic music. Songs like Mexican Cousin showed that Trey was interested in writing short numbers with a platform to launch a melodic jam session. But songs like “Undermind,” while not bad, per say, were not the same quality, didn’t have the same quirkiness, didn’t capture the feeling the way some of the older songs, like The Mango Song, or The Squirming Coil, or Silent in the Morning did.
Either way, it’s great to see there are still phans out there who are still so connected. This is all good news. In fact, the only bad news is that the comments portion of the page on rollingstone.com has been defaced by a bunch of morons.
Try and keep up. Trey is constantly producing fresh, dynamic, beautiful music. Have you not heard “Goodbye Head?” Perhaps your brain cannot process his endless creative stream fast enough. That’s OK, this is highly evolved art were talking about here, not all of it may be suitable for the masses.
Try and keep up. Trey is constantly producing fresh, dynamic, beautiful music. Have you not heard “Goodbye Head?” Perhaps your brain cannot process his endless creative stream fast enough. That’s OK, this is highly evolved art were talking about here, not all of it may be suitable for the masses.
“Goodbye Head” is mostly assuredly NOT suitable for “the masses.” It’s over 8 minutes and much of it is orchestral jamming. It’s the best song off Bar 17 though, at least for me.
That said, the last effort from Phish featured “The Connection,” which is, as far as I’m concerned, in contention for the title of “the worst Phish song.” So, before you get all judgmental, re-read my post and understand that the question I was posing was if Phish gets back together what would they write? And I do not think Trey has penned another classic like YEM or Hood or Mike’s Song, or even a composed masterpeice like Guyute or Reba in a long time.