2015 was a hell of a year for Phish. We attempt to do it justice in Episode 74. Part 3 includes some jams we think you shouldn't miss -- music without discussion. Tracks below. If you haven't yet, please take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. Part 3 Tracks Bathtub Gin (Magnaball) Chalk Dust Torture (Blossom) Scents & Subtle Sounds (Mann) Harry Hood (Shoreline) Intro Music: Akron/Family, Last Year Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Feb 18, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 73
This is Part 2 of Episode 74, which focuses on the evolution of improvisation in 2015 (discussion of the music starts around 1:27:00). We appreciate Allie, Chris, Zac and Dianna joining us again for this great discussion. Part 3 will just be some jams we think you shouldn't miss—just music without discussion. If you haven't yet, please take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. Part 2 Tracks Mike’s Song, Weekapaug Groove (Nashv...
Feb 12, 2016•2 hr 12 min•Ep. 72
2015 was a hell of a year for Phish. We attempt to do it justice in Episode 74, with great group of guests joining us for this 3-part episode. Each part touches on a different theme, with Part 1 focused on the new material that was released this year (tracks below, discussion of music starts around 49:00). Part 2 will focus on the evolution of improvisation in 2015, and Part 3 will just be some jams we think you shouldn't miss. Part 3 will just be music without discussion. We appreciate Allie, C...
Feb 08, 2016•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 71
This week, we're bringing you a set from the archives: Set 1 of 2.1.91, from Brown University. This week is the the 24th anniversary of the show, which has a couple key debuts and some wonderful improv that reminds us how talented this band was even in its first couple years of touring. Their playing is deft, precise and inspiring. Setlist is below. And a request. We do this podcast for one reason: to bring music and commentary to fans like you. And we hope 2016 will be another great year. So pl...
Jan 31, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 70
Phish just finished a 3-night run in Riviera Maya, Mexico, so on this episode we recap that run and chat with a few guys who were there: Craig, Matt and James. We do a quick intro discussion about the scene and the experience, and then we play some music from the run. The clips we included are below. Hope you enjoy. We thank you for listening, and encourage you to send any feedback that you might have for us. And as always, we ask you to follow us on Twitter and review us on iTunes. And check ou...
Jan 22, 2016•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 69
Well, that was a fun run of shows from MSG in New York last week. This week we're bringing you some highlights from all 4 nights of the 2015-2016 New Year's run. We have an intro discussion, and then we get into a bunch of great music. Instead of going chronologically with the musical highlights, we put together some songs from each night that we feel flow pretty well. The chapters and track listing are below. We thank you for listening, and encourage you to send any feedback that you might have...
Jan 07, 2016•3 hr 52 min•Ep. 68
As you may have seen, we put the topic of the last HF Pod episode of 2015 up to a vote. The topic that came out on top was highlights of Phish's Madison Square Garden shows through the years. We curated a list of tunes that spans across every year that Phish played at MSG. There are some absolutely incredible jams—which reminds us that Phish always delivers when they play The Garden, and that makes us even more excited to see what happens next week in New York. The track listing is below. We tha...
Dec 23, 2015•4 hr•Ep. 67
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Dec 16, 2015•3 min•Ep. 66
It’s been 20 years, folks, since the epic Fall 1995 tour. Everything changed for Phish in 1995 (as it did again in ’97, ’99, ’04, ’13 and ’15). But this signaled the beginning of a new era—bigger venues, bigger crowds, bigger expectations. And during this tour, Phish did what they do best. They delivered. Our friends Wade and Josh joined us for this equally epic 3-part episode, where we played and discussed some of the highlights from this Fall 1995 tour. In contrast to the Summer 1995 tour, the...
Dec 01, 2015•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 65
Hope you enjoyed part 1 of our epic 3-part Fall '95 recap. This is part 2, with our friends Wade and Josh again. This was a lot of fun. And as Wade says, listening to Fall 1995 “is not a spectator sport.” Hope you’re geared up. We'll release Part 3 next week. As always, we ask you to follow us on Twitter and review us on iTunes. And check out Cash or Trade for face value tickets. Part 2 Chapters Chapter 1 0:00 Fall '95 Highlights Chapter 3 2:14:00 Music Discussion Part 2 Tracks Tweezer, 11.19.95...
Nov 24, 2015•2 hr 41 min•Ep. 64
It’s been 20 years, folks, since the epic Fall 1995 tour. Everything changed for Phish in 1995 (as it did again in ’97, ’99, ’04, ’13 and ’15). But this signaled the beginning of a new era—bigger venues, bigger crowds, bigger expectations. And during this tour, Phish did what they do best. They delivered. Our friends Wade and Josh join us for this equally epic 3-part episode, where we play and discuss some of the highlights from this Fall 1995 tour. In contrast to the Summer 1995 tour, these jam...
Nov 18, 2015•2 hr 48 min•Ep. 63
This week, Wally Holland joins us to talk about his new book: "A Live One," released as part of the 33 1/3 series. The book is great, you should absolutely it out. Our conversation focuses on all things Phish, and Wally's insights about the band—the influences, the musical approach, and the joy and emotion that we all experience as fans. We also put together this review of the book. There are also a few tracks of music, one track from "A Live One" and a couple songs from the same era (tracks bel...
Nov 10, 2015•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 62
This week WE are the guests! Jonathan interviews us as we reflect on our first show, which took place 20 years ago this week in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It's difficult to put into words how going to a concert 2 decades ago could affect your life in so many ways, but we do our best. It's a fun show, and part of a really excellent tour. We really hope you enjoy it.This week we have Set 2. The setlist is below. As always, we ask you to follow us on Twitter and review us on iTunes. And check out Cash...
Oct 28, 2015•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 61
This week WE are the guests! Jonathan interviews us as we reflect on our first show, which took place 20 years ago this week in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It's difficult to put into words how going to a concert 2 decades ago could affect your life in so many ways, but we do our best. It's a fun show, and part of a really excellent tour. We really hope you enjoy it. We split this episode into 2 parts, this part will contain Set 1. The setlist is below. As always, we ask you to follow us on Twitter a...
Oct 22, 2015•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 60
This week we're joined by our good friend Brian (@sufferingjuke). He was inspired to go back and listen to the entire Fall 1996 tour, and he pulled together a wonderful collection of highlights from that tour. Brian put a ton of thought into this, and the product makes that very clear. Really wonderful highlights, and some lesser-known jams that he's bringing back into the spotlight. We've split this one up into 2 parts, because there's just too much great stuff. We think you'll enjoy, and as Br...
Oct 13, 2015•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 59
This week we're joined by our good friend Brian (@sufferingjuke). He was inspired to go back and listen to the entire Fall 1996 tour, and he pulled together a wonderful collection of highlights from that tour. Brian put a ton of thought into this, and the product makes that very clear. Really wonderful highlights, and some lesser-known jams that he's bringing back into the spotlight. We've split this one up into 2 parts, because there's just too much great stuff. We think you'll enjoy, and as Br...
Oct 06, 2015•2 hr 50 min•Ep. 58
This week our guest is George (@McGrupp_), who joins us to discuss Summer Tour and to share his "Just the Jams" mix—2 hours of musical excerpts from this past tour. This is a very well-edited, smooth-flowing mix, and you often can't tell when one jam starts and another begins. Great work by George, and definitely worth checking out. The track list is below (the music starts around 36 minutes). Please review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. And check out CashorTrade.org for face value ticke...
Sep 23, 2015•2 hr 54 min•Ep. 57
This week we have 2 great guests to help us wrap up what has been a really wonderful 2015 Summer Tour. Wally (@waxbanks) and Myke (@lawnmemo) join us for a discussion of the Dick's shows. We also have a selection of tunes from the 3-show run from Denver (tracks below, music starts at about 56 minutes). WALLY HAS A BOOK ABOUT PHISH COMING OUT. You can and should pre-order it now. We will have another podcast conversation with Wally about this in the coming months. Please review us on iTunes and f...
Sep 11, 2015•3 hr 59 min•Ep. 56
This week we bring you more music from Summer Tour, including highlights from the wonderful Magnaball festival that just wrapped up last week. We have a lot to chat about, so we're going to split this one up into two episodes, but both available now. This is part 2, tracks are below. Please review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. And check out CashorTrade.org for face value tickets to shows across the country. If you are on Stitcher, give us a review! Magnaball 1: Simple, Bathtub Gin Magna...
Aug 28, 2015•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 55
This week we bring you more music from Summer Tour, including highlights from the wonderful Magnaball festival that just wrapped up last week. We have a lot to chat about, so we're going to split this one up into two episodes, but both available now. This is part 1, with chapters and tracks below. Please review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. And check out CashorTrade.org for face value tickets to shows across the country. If you are on Stitcher, give us a review! Intro chat w/Dianna &...
Aug 28, 2015•2 hr 39 min•Ep. 54
This week we keep Summer Tour musical highlights rolling (per Diego's suggestion). This tour continues to create excitement, anticipation and lots of conversation. While I may argue that this leg of the tour focused more on song diversity and overall show flow, there are still some spectacular jams. Our forecast for the rest of the tour: Phish continues to kick ass. The tracks we're including are below. If you want to hear some commentary, check out our next video chat on the shows highlighted i...
Aug 12, 2015•3 hr 21 min•Ep. 53
This week we are keeping it very simple: highlights from each of the first 8 shows of Phish Summer 2015 tour, from Bend through Atlanta. We'll do the same for the rest of tour. There have been some amazing pieces of music so far, so if you haven't heard much of it, we really think you'll enjoy it. The tracks are below. If you want to hear some commentary, check out the video chat we did to recap the first 8 shows of tour. Feedback always appreciated. As always, please review us on iTunes and sen...
Aug 04, 2015•3 hr 33 min•Ep. 52
This week we're psyched to be recapping the Fare Thee Well shows from Chicago and Santa Clara. It's a really fun discussion with a lot of people who are vets of both Phish and the Grateful Dead: Scott (@TourTweet), Craig (@chillwig), Jonathan (@rowj) and Tanya (@fractalgal). We talk about this momentous, celebratory moment in Grateful Dead (and Phish) history, and play songs from both Chicago and Santa Clara. These shows were at the same time the end of an era, the joining together of two worlds...
Jul 16, 2015•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 51
This week we're psyched to be recapping the Fare Thee Well shows from Chicago and Santa Clara. It's a really fun discussion with a lot of people who are vets of both Phish and the Grateful Dead: Scott (@TourTweet), Craig (@chillwig), Jonathan (@rowj) and Tanya (@fractalgal). We talk about this momentous, celebratory moment in Grateful Dead (and Phish) history, and play songs from both Chicago and Santa Clara. These shows were at the same time the end of an era, the joining together of two worlds...
Jul 13, 2015•2 hr 36 min•Ep. 50
This week it's Brad and Jonathan, with special guest and friend Kevin. This week we'll be talking about 2 of the greatest improvisational vehicles in Phish history: this episode features the 6.22.95 Tweezer. Both this and last week's Tweezer (6.14.95) feature epic, meandering, maddening, soupy, wild, funky, rocking songs. These Tweezers helped to define the improvisation of the band at a time of transition and exploration. If you haven't heard either of these, you'll be surprised, moved and prob...
Jun 22, 2015•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 49
This week it's Brad and Jonathan, with special guest and friend Kevin. This week we'll be talking about 2 of the greatest improvisational vehicles in Phish history: this episode features the 6.14.95 Tweezer, and next week will feature the 6.22.95 Tweezer. Both epic, meandering, maddening, soupy, wild, funky, rocking, these Tweezers helped to define the improvisation of the band at a time of transition and exploration. If you haven't heard either of these, you'll be surprised, moved and probably ...
Jun 18, 2015•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 48
This week we're continuing our Summer Sampler tunes. More great music from across the years. If you want to see the tracks before you listen, you can view them here. Chapters below. As always, please review us on iTunes and send comments and feedback to helpingfriendlypodcast at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter. And check out CashorTrade.org for face value tickets to shows across the country. If you are on Stitcher, give us a review! 0:00 Chapter 1 Summer Sampler Music 1:49:00 Chapter 2 M...
Jun 08, 2015•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 47
This week it's just Brad, RJ and Jonathan (@rowj), and we have an exciting episode to share with you all. Jonathan came up with the great idea to revisit some key tracks from the venues/cities Phish will be playing this Summer Tour. We have excellent tracks and jams that span from 1991 to 2014. If you'd prefer to be surprised on the tracks, that's great. If you want to see them first, you can view them here. Chapters below. As always, please review us on iTunes and send comments and feedback to ...
Jun 01, 2015•2 hr 55 min•Ep. 46
This week we are joined by Phish tribute band Runaway Gin. Last time we heard the music of Runaway Gin, and for this week we hear some excellent Phish jams chosen by the band members. Chapters below. Here's a picture of Waterloo Village, which is the venue Fitz chose his jam from. Please review us on iTunes and send comments and feedback to helpingfriendlypodcast at gmail dot com, and follow us on Twitter. And check out CashorTrade.org for face value tickets to shows across the country. If you a...
May 19, 2015•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 45
This week we are joined by Phish tribute band Runaway Gin. This is a unique and exciting episode of the podcast, the first time we feature something other than a Phish show—but still discuss and play the music of the band. Part 1 of the podcast features the music of Runaway Gin along with discussion with the band, and Part 2 features an awesome Phish jam pick from each of the band members. Excellent stuff. Episode 1 chapters below. We know Runaway Gin from Andy Greenberg, who many of you have he...
May 14, 2015•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 44
