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Title: Phish bluegrass tunes?
Post by: Walker done done on September 08, 2011, 11:20:20 AM
Trying to get a list of Phish bluegrass tunes together (originals or covers).  Am I missing any?

Ginseng Sullivan
My Sweet One
My Mind's Got A Mind Of It's Own
Beauty Of My Dreams
Rocky Top
The Old Home Place
Poor Heart
Nellie Kane
Uncle Pen
Scent Of A Mule
Water In The Sky (fast)
Paul & Silas
Daniel Saw The Stone
Sparkle
Title: Re: Phish bluegrass tunes?
Post by: ColForbin on September 08, 2011, 01:31:29 PM
Would Sweet Virgina be considered bluegrass?  Kind of has that vibe.....
Title: Re: Phish bluegrass tunes?
Post by: Walker done done on September 08, 2011, 01:44:06 PM
I suppose it flirts with it, but to me it's more country-ish than bluegrass.
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Post by: Collingslaw on September 08, 2011, 02:05:21 PM
How about Water in the Sky (fast version)
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Post by: Collingslaw on September 08, 2011, 02:05:50 PM
And Paul and Silas
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Post by: Walker done done on September 08, 2011, 04:23:11 PM
Good calls, Collingslaw.  And welcome to the forum! ;D
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Post by: raisingfreen on September 08, 2011, 10:34:19 PM
Runaway Jim..............(Is this blue Grass, Yes... Is it Country, Yes.... Is it Rock, Yes....)
Possum..............(see above)
I Didnt Know..............(Maybe if it had guitar!)
Daniel Saw the Stone..............(Maybe more biblical the bluegrassical, again bluegrass sounding roots)
Name..............(Could be Country and Western!)
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony..............(Try the rhythm on acoustic and you will agree, its pretty grassy also jazzy)
Pin In A Pen..............(They did this just once as I recall)
When The Cactus Are In Bloom..............(Another single I think)

These guys just confuse the shit out of a bunch of musical genres, every song can be everything.
Also technically if you slow down real bluegrass it becomes country by default!

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Post by: manicstarseed on September 09, 2011, 02:35:02 AM
I think Sparkle is Bluegrass
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Post by: Walker done done on September 09, 2011, 09:05:29 AM
Ahh, I forgot Daniel Saw The Stone.  Good call on Sparkle too, I agree.
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Post by: Rusty the Scoob on September 09, 2011, 02:35:05 PM
It's not bluegrass if there's no banjo IMHO... or at least if one wouldn't fit if added.
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Post by: IamWILSON on September 09, 2011, 03:31:39 PM
just wanna note that Phish did play a bluegrass version of Good Times Bad Times once.
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Post by: fulltone1989 on September 10, 2011, 11:11:27 AM
My Long Journey Home?
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Post by: IamWILSON on September 10, 2011, 05:34:46 PM
Quote from: tomasmaclennan on September 10, 2011, 11:11:27 AM
My Long Journey Home?
NICE CALL!!!  I'm pretty sure they played that at the same show as GTBT bluegrass.
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Post by: fulltone1989 on September 11, 2011, 01:10:26 AM
Such a great tune! I just love that show so much, Cracklin' Rosie just makes me laugh everytime I hear it, never fails. My mom is a huge Neil Diamond fan and I played it for her and then I gave her Hoist and she loves it.
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Post by: sour d on September 11, 2011, 03:45:09 PM
Quote from: Rusty the Scoob on September 09, 2011, 02:35:05 PM
It's not bluegrass if there's no banjo IMHO... or at least if one wouldn't fit if added.
Yup. I have afriend that plays in a bluegrass band and goes to bluegrass festivals a lot and he says the "purists" will walk away from a band pissed if they have a drummer. Some of the songs mentioned here I would agree have influences but are not really bluegrass. Daniel saw the stone is quite a stretch. I always thought of it as a gospel song. That's like saying jiboo is bluegrass because of that pull off lick. Just influenced.
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Post by: fulltone1989 on September 11, 2011, 11:32:11 PM
If Mike's not playing banjo, it's no good :)
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Post by: Danny41 on September 13, 2011, 03:06:42 PM
i know its a skynyrd cover, but the ballad of curtis leow is a really good live song that has that blue grass-y twang to it. i think phish does it really well actually