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The 85th Greatest Guitar Song of All Time

Posted Fri, May 30, 2008 at 11:35 am by Todd Levy

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Phish

Song
You Enjoy Myself (YEM)

Date
Sat, August 29, 1992

Venue
Shoreline Amphitheater

Location
Mountain View, CA

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Part 2: You Enjoy Myself (continued)

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Rolling Stone magazine recently released their 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time and of course it's lit up the message boards with people who want to wax philosophical about this song or that song that was rated too high, too low, or left off the list completely.

Well I'm not going to nit-pick their selections, but I'm happy to report that Phish made the list with their epic tune You Enjoy Myself coming in at 85th.

To commemorate this achievement, here's a cool video of Phish playing YEM on Aug. 29, 1992 at Shoreline Amphitheater when they opened for Santana.

Congratulations fellas!

You Enjoy Myself appears on Phish's Live at Madison Square Garden New Year's Eve 1995 disc.

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Phish Reunites at 2008 Jammy Awards!

Posted Thu, May 08, 2008 at 12:39 am by Todd Levy

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Okay, so maybe that post title is a bit misleading...

They didn't actually play, but there was a reunion of sorts when all 4 members of Phish shared the stage to accept the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2008 Jammys on May 7th in New York.

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Phish Rocks with Kid Rock

Posted Thu, April 10, 2008 at 11:38 pm by Todd Levy

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Phish w/ Kid Rock

Song
You Shook Me All Night Long, We're An American Band

Date
Fri, September 29, 2000

Venue
Thomas & Mack Center

Location
Las Vegas, NV

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In the description of this video on YouTube, Phish video sharing legend tdunski writes, “I'm kind of hesitant to share this one cause this definitely spelled out the end of our band, but it is what it is.”

Well believe it or not, this also spelled the beginning of Jamtopia. One night, a buddy showed me this and a bunch of other killer Phish videos on YouTube and it gave me the idea to create a site about great concert videos.

And personally, I think this video is great. For starters, you've got Kid Rock, an unlikely special guest to say the least. Perhaps not as unlikely as Phish with Jay-Z, but still.

On top of that you get two rock & roll classics and Phish rarities all in one — AC/DC's You Shook Me All Night Long (played once) and Grand Funk Railroad's We're An American Band (played twice).

Plus, you gotta give Bob (hey, that's what PA calls him) credit for the entertaining freestyle throughout American Band.

I got a call after the show from a friend who overheard someone say “fuck that, I didn't pay to see Kid Rock.” But I just don't get all the negativity — I'd love to have been there. Looked like a hell of a good time to me.

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Face-Melting Kids Vol. 3: You Enjoy My Homecoming

Posted Fri, March 14, 2008 at 8:10 pm by Todd Levy

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Departure

Song
You Enjoy Myself (YEM)

Date
Fri, October 19, 2007

Venue
Westminster Schools

Location
Atlanta, GA

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Part 2: You Enjoy Myself (continued)

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This is just brilliant. Departure, a group of 17 year-old kids from Atlanta, bust-out a 15 minute rendition of You Enjoy Myself at their High School for Homecoming 2007. And it's pretty spot-on, complete with trampolines, vocal jam, the works.

It's also a nice tribute to Phish if you ask me, considering these guys were only 13 when they disbanded.

Keep up the great work fellas!

You Enjoy Myself appears on Phish's Live at Madison Square Garden New Year's Eve 1995 disc.

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Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club

Posted Fri, March 07, 2008 at 5:48 pm by Todd Levy

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On September 15th, 2001, the Wetlands Preserve rock club closed it's doors after 13 years as New York's venue of record for the burgeoning jamband scene.

Now you can learn all about the club's legend and history with Wetlands Preserved: The Story of an Activist Rock Club, a new concert DVD by first-time director and Phishing Manual author Dean Budnick.

I'll remember Wetlands Preserve as a beautiful flower growing in a crack of concrete.
— John Dwork, Dupree's Diamond News

Wetlands Preserved traces the influential and progressive club's rich history through vintage footage, original recordings and new digital animation featuring the accounts of musicians, staffers and clubgoers.

The film includes performances by Dave Matthews Band, Blues Traveler, Phish, and Pearl Jam, as well as the music of Disco Biscuits, Warren Haynes, The Roots, Ani DiFranco, Sublime, Ben Harper, moe., 311, Spin Doctors, Bob Weir, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, KRS-1, Joan Osborne, Fishbone, Agnostic Front and Michael Franti & Spearhead.

Your heart will dance, your eyes will pop, your ears will buzz.
— Dean Budnick, Director

The Wetlands wasn't just a great music venue — it was a unique medium for social change. As part of founder Larry Bloch's business plan, each month a percentage of the club's proceeded were to be donated to a non-profit Center For Social and Environmental Justice. And so it was. A fund-raising success story by any measure, the “eco-saloon” often donated more than $100,000 to the cause each year.

A unique workplace and environment for compelling music and social change.
— Dean Budnick, Director

Although the venue is closed, the spirit of The Wetlands lives on thanks to the Wetlands Activism Collective. The Collective fights for human, earth, and animal liberation through protest, direct action, street theater, political advocacy, and public education. Visit the Wetlands Activism Collective website to read about their campaigns, learn how you can donate or volunteer, and to see some great Wetlands flyers and concert posters.

The Wetlands Preserved DVD (official site) is now on sale.

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