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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio
Aside from their being another band in the jam genre, I really don't see them as being the same thing at all musically.
Phish are about the live show, and the social vibe of the fanbase and the lot scene prior to shows apparently recalls the fans of The Grateful Dead. I suppose also that Phish's taping policy was greatly influenced by them.
Musically, the guys in Phish all respect GD completely and really owe a lot to them for paving the way with the scene. They're also just as strongly influenced by Zappa, The Talking Heads, The Beatles, and any number of other bands.
I really just see them as their own thing musically. I won't compare them to GD in the same way that I won't compare The Disco Biscuits to Phish. Three different eras of jam altogether.
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I`d agree that there are some differences between the bands, in that Phish from what I`ve heard have a sound rooted in jazz whereas Grateful Dead have a sound more rooted in folk. Also Phish seem to draw from more diverse genres of music too.
The similiarities I think are built around the the following that the groups have and that Phish are the Grateful Dead of current times. My knowledge of the Grateful Dead is far more knowledgeble than that of Phish, and your current attention of Phish on this forum has kind of re-awakened my interest in them, as I never really got properly into them before.
I have a band on the tip of my tongue that are similiar to Phish but the name escapes me.