ALBUM - BILLY BREATHS
SONG - FREE
DATE - OCTOBER 15, 1996
STATUS - NOT ACQUIRED
I remember hearing rumbles about Phish as a senior in high school and a freshman in college. Usually it was some guy who wanted to score some weed going on about seven twelve time and blashy blashy blah. I think that's when I got into early punk. Something about technical proficiency and artistic achievement not being one and the same thing. I don't know, it was all kind of meta at the time.
As I've gotten older I've decided not to let Phish's fans ruin the experience of a great band. Technical proficiency can be delightful on the ears.
Free was the first and only song by Phish I ever heard on the radio. Its a nice easy three and a half minute intro to a band that can quickly pull you into an abyss of double live albums and 24 hour concerts. So unplug your mind from the machine (figuratively) and reminisce about how recreational drugs would improve an experience like this.
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