Phish Breaking Up

Phish Breaks Up With New Album Approaching

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By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer

NEW YORK - Phish, the Vermont-based jam band whose legions of dedicated fans made them one of the nation's top touring acts, announced Tuesday that they were breaking up.

The surprise announcement came as the band prepared to release a new album, "Undermind," on June 15 and embark on a summer tour, which will kick off June 17 at Coney Island in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City.

Band leader Trey Anastasio (news) made announcement on their Web site.

"Last Friday night, I got together with Mike, Page and Fish to talk openly about the strong feelings I've been having that Phish has run its course and that we should end it now while it's still on a high note," he wrote.

The quartet will end their tour in Vermont.


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Wow - that's pretty huge.

The world is coming to an end. :roll:

Finally. Good riddance.

Yeah, the impact to my life is…nil.

But, here's a longer story in Rolling Stone online.

Will they still have a Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavor?

I thought they broke up a long time ago and Trey was now sleeping with Dave Matthews. It was all over the tabloids.

I know someone who will probably commit suicide over this news. He followed them around the world.

Originally posted by redsock:
Finally. Good riddance.

My exact words!!! Only like one song by them..and even that song keeps me thinking all night about cluster flies!!1 I mean what the hell!!

Originally posted by Sugartastic Tee Silk:
I know someone who will probably commit suicide over this news. He followed them around the world.

yeah, I feel for the fans. I don't get it, but I feel for them. It's probably the jam equivalent of GBV breaking up…but in both cases, there will still be band-related material (ie, from Pollard and Trey) coming out….but no more live shows.

Somehow, I don't think equating the breakup of one of the most popular bands in the country with the breakup of a band that maybe 5 people on this board are fanatical about, but whatever…

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Somehow, I don't think equating the breakup of one of the most popular bands in the country with the breakup of a band that maybe 5 people on this board are fanatical about, but whatever…

In terms of the way the fans feel about the band's demise…GBV has a much smaller audience, but they are freakin' fanatical. It's the jam/indie equation, which is an equation at a ratio of about 1000 to 1.

Every band has at least a few fanaticists. A number of people would be crushed if Wilco or Old 97's broke up. Hell, even a few people would be really upset if Last Train Home broke up.

I'm not sure why people would be upset if GBV broke up, anyway. I mean the band is just the drunk middle aged guy and whoever he chooses to tour with, right? Once drunk middle aged guy breaks up the band, wouldn't he just tour with side musicians as a solo project?

Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Somehow, I don't think equating the breakup of one of the most popular bands in the country with the breakup of a band that maybe 5 people on this board are fanatical about, but whatever…

In terms of the way the fans feel about the band's demise…GBV has a much smaller audience, but they are freakin' fanatical. It's the jam/indie equation, which is an equation at a ratio of about 1000 to 1.

you're such a prick. Sorry I'm not being mean to the disappointed phish fans. Fanatacist is not a word; they're fanatics, or "fans."

Sorry, I didn't go to Fat Cow University like you, so my vocab is sometimes lacking. Sounds like a good word, though.

Originally posted by Bagalicious Tangster:
you're such a prick. Sorry I'm not being mean to the disappointed phish fans. Fanatacist is not a word; they're fanatics, or "fans."

nice reply………Rhett you are an insecure, immature , sad excuse of a human being…..

Phish fans, don't worry. I'm sure they have about 16 billion boots that will be out in circulation to keep you all going on forever.

Who asked you?

You're right though. I should have let her childishly call me a name, and then turn the other cheek. I'm sure that's what you would have done, right?

Originally posted by MAXX44:
nice reply………Rhett you are an insecure, immature , sad excuse of a human being…..

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:


You're right though. I should have let her childishly call me a name, and then turn the other cheek. I'm sure that's what you would have done, right?

Yes you should have. There's a psychology school of thought that suggests what you say about another will actually begin to influence how others see you. It's why negative political ads are rarely effective & can actually be quite damaging.

There you go - a selfish reason to be nice. :D

Thanks for the advice.

The high minded thing to do would have been to turn the other cheek.

The equal justice thing to do would have been to call her a "cunt" in return for her calling me a "prick".

Instead, I chose to just toss off a silly comment. I will watch myself and try not to be silly anymore, since silliness apparently makes one a "sad excuse for a human being".

Originally posted by grotty:

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:


You're right though. I should have let her childishly call me a name, and then turn the other cheek. I'm sure that's what you would have done, right?

Yes you should have. There's a psychology school of thought that suggests what you say about another will actually begin to influence how others see you. It's why negative political ads are rarely effective & can actually be quite damaging.

There you go - a selfish reason to be nice. :D