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Phish — Bouncing Around the Room
Album: A Live One
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Released: 2003
Length: 3:46
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 StoneyG wrote:

You think that The Mars Volta aren't musical wankery?


 
Not sure exactly what you mean, but they are absolutely terrible. Hope that helps.
 

The Phish live at Bonnaroo, today:
This band have developed a great sound, well-defined style, in the best tradition of the roots of rock (and derivatives), very attractive. The show is supported by a well-designed scenery, a superb set of lights the scene is sometimes breathtaking.  But I think the band Phish, to be considered a top band, needed a distinct lead-singer, more versatile and with other possibilities. The current lead singer, does a reasonable job, but modest, is not sufficient. The power of this band lies in the overall sound produced. By the way, I particularly like the version of the George.Harrison (& Beatles!) song "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," I do not know if it will be displayed at Bonnaroo. What I found also a very nice gesture, the Phish was inviting the singer Kenny Rogers, 73 years old, for a song with them on stage.



 StoneyG wrote:

You think that The Mars Volta aren't musical wankery?

 
I happen to like The Mars Volta.

anyone want to guess what metre this is in?
 catsoup wrote:

If you think this is nonsense, you should try The Mars Volta.

 
You think that The Mars Volta aren't musical wankery?

This song always gets me bouncing brings me back to my high school days. :).
 peacockangel wrote:
Sorry ~ I can't get past this block I have for these guys ~ the second ever 1 I've given here @RP ~ Someone once compared them to the Dead to me ~ Please ~ ever since then I can't even hear it without revulsion ~ you should never compare a mystic poet with a hack teenage writer uggh ~ sounds like a freakin child show song ~ like off of romper room or ..uggh... sorry I'm done

I get so annoyed at people that rant about hating certain picks ~ I have become that ~ my apologies

and before anyone feels the need to talk crap about the Dead ~ kiss my entire ass ~ LOL
 
You are undoubtedly the most confrontational and hostile Deadhead I've ever encountered.  I guess there's gotta be at least one, but I prefer the ones that share their mushrooms with me and tell me how much they love every thing.

never really liked this album, or this song actually. their studio stuff is more refreshing to me. I saw them live about a year ago and was pretty disappointed... :( but just the other day I bought a live trey album from the phish website and 1/2 of it is pretty good, really good actually! I don't know what's up with my head. maybe I've listened to too much phish and been to too many dead shows! how's that for nonsense {#Wave}
Not a Phish or jam band in general fan at all, but man I love this song!{#Dancingbanana}
Thanks, Bill. One of my favorite Phish songs...
 Manbird wrote:
%100 Sugar Pop - Might as well play The Archies. 
 
What's wrong with The Archies?  Um, apart from the fact that they were cartoons and the voice was Ron Dante (whatever happened to him, anyway?)  They were FUN.  Seems I'm all about fun these days. I've had enough of the dark, bleak, depressing, fatal viewpoint.  The revolution starts now.  I'ma go out and revolute. {#Dancingbanana_2}{#Motor}{#Bananajam}{#Nyah}{#Bananajumprope}{#Propeller}{#Cheers}{#Hungry}{#Bananasplit}


{#Dancingbanana} I still can't help dancing when I hear this song.  Maybe it's silly and whimsical, but it never fails to put me in a good mood!  Yay, Phish! {#Bounce}
Easily the best phish song ever :D
{#Bananasplit}
Sorry ~ I can't get past this block I have for these guys ~ the second ever 1 I've given here @RP ~ Someone once compared them to the Dead to me ~ Please ~ ever since then I can't even hear it without revulsion ~ you should never compare a mystic poet with a hack teenage writer uggh ~ sounds like a freakin child show song ~ like off of romper room or ..uggh... sorry I'm done

I get so annoyed at people that rant about hating certain picks ~ I have become that ~ my apologies

and before anyone feels the need to talk crap about the Dead ~ kiss my entire ass ~ LOL


A Bright and Bouncy Classic. Best live!!!!!{#Bounce}
A Classic!
%100 Sugar Pop - Might as well play The Archies. 

Time to go out and mow the lawn.  {#Yawn}


Am I the only one that thinks this sounds a little like Alphaville?
 denbear wrote:
More Phish, Please. Yes, they were a little overexposed in their time, but we've all had a good break. They made some really good music and deserve an occasional play.
 
I agree—I deleted all of my Phish mp3s some years ago—should see about getting a couple again (not too many though—just enough for them to pop up in a shuffle here and there)...

{#Bounce}
More Phish, Please. Yes, they were a little overexposed in their time, but we've all had a good break. They made some really good music and deserve an occasional play.
{#Dancingbanana}{#Bananajam}
 wrangler wrote:
2 > 4

i generally really dislike phish, their ridiculous non-sensical lyrics, poor vocals, musical wankery, etc.
but i do have a soft spot for this tune.  i like the singing in the round at the end
 
If you think this is nonsense, you should try The Mars Volta.

2 > 4

i generally really dislike phish, their ridiculous non-sensical lyrics, poor vocals, musical wankery, etc.
but i do have a soft spot for this tune.  i like the singing in the round at the end
Who could hate the dancing banana??
He's awesome.
 
DeeCee1109 wrote:

Too much espresso . . . {#Bananasplit}  this is for all the RP banana-haters . . .


 


I was shore the sirens sang that song for me.{#Bounce}


Too much espresso . . . {#Bananasplit}  this is for all the RP banana-haters . . .


There's quite a bit I miss about the good 'ol Phish touring days.... ah, the memories...................

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'd swear these guys are bouncing. Bouncing . . . around the room.
I haven't heard this in a while, Thanks Bill! I needed this on a Monday morning. Love the Bouncy, Trouncy, Flouncy, Pouncy, FUN, FUN, FUN, FUN, FUN!!
oh the memories. This totally takes me back to those care-free days.
AAAHHHHH....to be bouncing once again
I really love that end build. So well done.
Yes reminds me of fun times, wired out, lovein live bouncing...
Oh, the colorful, colorful memories... phish was generally a great live act, but the experience while on mushrooms is heightened to new, weirdly exciting levels. Good times...
Whoooooo Hoooo !
Who needs coffee when you can listen to Phish :).
meh.
Rendergirl wrote:
come on guys! you have to admit it is a little fun...even if it has been overplayed on the air. Phish is Phun!
no. no they're not.
Oops too soon. The echo is back.
You fixed it. It's working. Thanks.
It's impossible to listen to. The 128 stream is not working. You should kill it.
AaronOfMackenzie wrote:
Wish I could catch a Phish!
And cook it!
This has to be Tigger's theme song :)
I'm not a huge fan of Phish, but this is catchy and clever!
Nothing like seeing this song performed in a slightly psychotic mental state.... oh man, what fun....
come on guys! you have to admit it is a little fun...even if it has been overplayed on the air. Phish is Phun!
Enough bouncing, already! You sound like Tigger :)
Wish I could catch a Phish!
Our littles, ages 4 and 7, got pogo sticks for Christmas and bounce around their rec room to this tune, thanks to Radio Paradise! Thanks, Bill & Rebecca, for helping create a wonderful memory!
Shiny Happy People! Blech
I think I can smell the wookies
sccaflagger74 wrote:
This sounds like a Philip Glass song covered by Phish. I like Glass, but not Phish. Thankfully it's a short tune.
not short enough.
My favorite Phish song. That being said, I don't miss em!
Probably just me, but I'm finding everything annoying right now, especially this song and the the Aaron English as well. Stop the f**#ing bouncing. I've got a headache.
Egrey wrote:
I just don't get these guys.
Man you should have been there- round about 1988-90. smaller gigs on the east coast- most fantastic freak outs I ever experienced.
Please, why don't you just bouce your ass OUT of the room? Please!
nick_valensi wrote:
If all phish is like that, I'll never eat sushi again.
You mean ''psushi.''
slowhand wrote:
One of my favorites!
Seriously amazing song. If you have a crappy day, put this on the stereo, and pretty soon you'll be cooking dinner and jumping 'round.
rachlan wrote:
saw them doing this song years ago jumping on trampolines the whole time, so it has sentimental interest for me.
saw them doing this song years ago jumping on trampolines the whole time, so it has sentimental interest for me.
milehighYinzer wrote:
English people tend to like John Meyer and James Blunt
We've kicked their ass for a lot less than that.
I sort of agree although I respect what they were able to accomplish with there fan base, etc. Fishman just spent 3 hours a couple of weeks ago with my friend's kid (aspiring drum player) and bandmates - so I have say that was pretty cool of him. Egrey wrote:
I just don't get these guys.
One of my favorites!
milehighYinzer wrote:
English people tend to like John Meyer and James Blunt more. There are internet stations that will play more of them for you.
Careful, I might take that the wrong way !! Not a Blunt or Meyer Fan, just like music that doesn't sound like is was written during a very quick stop for a pee !!
ManchesterUK wrote:
First time i've heard this, and I hope it's the last !!
English people tend to like John Meyer and James Blunt more. There are internet stations that will play more of them for you.
I can't get into Phish to much, but this is one of may favorite songs from them. I also like Run like an Antelope, Old home Place, and a few others.
First time i've heard this, and I hope it's the last !!
I just don't get these guys.
Well, that was certainly monotonous. Less, please.
This sounds like a Philip Glass song covered by Phish. I like Glass, but not Phish. Thankfully it's a short tune.
CCinSB wrote:
Play Bathtub Gin!
now there's a hell of an idea.
Phinally, a Phish song I kind of like.
Play Bathtub Gin!
kaspur3 wrote:
I regret not appreciating this band more when they were together. I heard a special about them on NPR last summer while driving from here to Dayton. A few things that really struck me: - The silly, kitchy things they'd do on stage while jamming (having the Globe Trotters on stage shooting baskets). - Their fan base seemed much more socially responsible than the Grateful Dead. Towards the end of their run, the Grateful Dead gained a reputation for attracting low-lifes (like the couple that abandoned their kids) to their shows. Like I've alluded to before, I've met my share of Dead fans that were only in it for the clothes and drugs and didn't care for the socially responsible virtues of being a Dead fan.
Tonedeaf wrote:
For songs like this, I wish the ratings had different descriptions. It is not that this song is sucko barfo, it is just not the kind of song I prefer. However, that does not mean I don't appreciate the musical qualities or that I think it is sucko barfo material. However, I don't have a problem sitting through it. One of the things I love about RP is that if I don't really care for a particular song, something totally different is just around the corner!
My solutions are either 1) Ho Hum (It's there for some reason. This must be it, I suppose) or 2) just ignore it. No emotion..No vote
Not a huge fan of the band, but this is definitely a fun song and Bill uses it well to leaven a set. For example, today it comes after U2 and Johnny Cash, a nice way to switch pace.
If all phish is like that, I'll never eat sushi again.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
I don't know if they encouraged him per se, or whether he is just a fan.
I didn't claim to be rational about Matisyahu. I just feel that somebody must take the blame. Somebody must!
betsy wrote:
Cute song but I am still mad at them for encouraging the evil, vile, terrible Matisyahu (who was a Phish follower until his recent conversion to Hasidic Reggae Peddler).
I don't know if they encouraged him per se, or whether he is just a fan.
Cute song but I am still mad at them for encouraging the evil, vile, terrible Matisyahu (who was a Phish follower until his recent conversion to Hasidic Reggae Peddler).
while this is a great song, it'd be nice to have a more eclectic rotation of Phish songs on RP.
For songs like this, I wish the ratings had different descriptions. It is not that this song is sucko barfo, it is just not the kind of song I prefer. However, that does not mean I don't appreciate the musical qualities or that I think it is sucko barfo material. However, I don't have a problem sitting through it. One of the things I love about RP is that if I don't really care for a particular song, something totally different is just around the corner!
wow! great playlist sans U2() okay ... good song ... bad politician
what a great concert ... Mari wrote:
Bouncing Round The Room
fun tune... but they have so many better tracks from the Junta, Lawnboy, and Nectar era. can we get some Antelope? purty please?
Melibe wrote:
Dysrhythmic? Yeah, I guess if you're not used to something besides 4/4 time, that could be viewed as dysrhythmic. Tribute band? In all my years of seeing Phish live I never once heard them play a Dead song. And what exactly is "musical intelligence"? And what makes someone who has a strange idea of "dysrhythmic" and "tribute" think they have any sort of grasp on my "musical intelligence"?
I agree, anyone with any "musical intelligence" would do a little homework before making absurd statements about a band they obviously have no knowledge about.
This is a fun song. I may have to get my hula hoop out.
Disco ball ON! dogpound wrote:
speakers OFF
speakers OFF
thewiseking wrote:
more dysrhythmic crap from a dead tribute band. y'all ever notice how completely without any musical intelligence fans of this stuff are?
Dysrhythmic? Yeah, I guess if you're not used to something besides 4/4 time, that could be viewed as dysrhythmic. Tribute band? In all my years of seeing Phish live I never once heard them play a Dead song. And what exactly is "musical intelligence"? And what makes someone who has a strange idea of "dysrhythmic" and "tribute" think they have any sort of grasp on my "musical intelligence"?
thewiseking wrote:
more dysrhythmic crap from a dead tribute band. y'all ever notice how completely without any musical intelligence fans of this stuff are?
If you mean tribute as in once in a blue moon they played a Dead song to the enjoyment of the their fans..uh, I guess so. They have probably played tributes to more bands than any other bands while still crafting their own sound...perhaps the greatest tribute band of all time in that respect. It sounds like you are expressing annoyance to the fact that the culture of the Grateful Dead fround a new home following Phish. So cut the band some slack. They worked for it and they didn't have corporate sponsors to endorse them and make them immediately popular as is the trend in pop music. As for musical intelligence, the friends I had that were heavily into Phish and drugs were obsessively into the music. The fans that were there to get high and hear some sounds are the same fans that go to any show for the same purpose.
anniebear wrote:
my gods, Phish are so remotely, vaugely, barely reminiscent of the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead were / are far FAR superior to Phish! Phish excelled in bizzare, non-sensical lyrics and noodly, go nowhere guitar solo's. The Grateful Dead had things to say, and a guitarist who knew how to meaningfully improvise in such a way as to ENHANCE the music, to DEEPEN the meaning, and FURTHUR the groove. No offense to Phish heads, but come on. Trey and the boys are long gone, and good ridance.
Offense taken. Trey's guitar solos most definitely "went" somewhere. Like Steve Reich's music, Trey is a master at guitar lines that slowly morph from one thing into another, and as a guitarist and band, really utilizes dynamics in tempo, volume & pitch to great effect. Trey also has a great command of both rock 'n' roll and jazz chord structures. Trey & Jerry are/were very different guitarists, who complemented their respective band's music quite well.
I'm so tired of hearing the Phish bashing.... Here's the lowdown on Phish. 1. They carried the improvisational spirit of the Grateful Dead but their sound is barely reminiscent of the dead. 2. If you don't like them because you think they're guitar noodling goes nowhere and has no point and puts you to bed, know this, when this band played live, particularly in the early 90's (much less so post '97), they would rock your ass off jamming with conviction, soul, passion and extreme pupose to knock you into a new awareness of group mind musicianship while exploring the boundaries of music. And if you heard them play like that, you knew damn well that there wasn't a band around that could do what these guys were doing. A serious musical social experiment that found it's footing. Too bad to the haters...you guys missed out BIG TIME! 3. Try listening to more than Bouncing Around the Room. There's real good music that isn't extended jamming that has verse/chorus/verse structure that's as good as any rock that came out of the 90's sans attitude.
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this is the live recording of Trey along with Dave Matthews when they did a little tour in Africa. There was a hour long TV special about this tour they did and this was one of the songs that was shown on the special. I like some Phish stuff, but this one isn't my favorite, even with Dave.
anniebear wrote:
well, whatever platypus. Did you go to any Grateful Dead shows? You say you're a "fan", frell, I saw GD more than 200 times, and no, I was not high for most of those shows.
hee hee most :)
I like Phish...never thought they sounded like the Dead....never compared them....2 different groups. And I like the Grateful Dead, too. pbm
more dysrhythmic crap from a dead tribute band. y'all ever notice how completely without any musical intelligence fans of this stuff are?
brighteyedblasphemer wrote:
*sighs* I've tried. I honestly have. But I simply cannot get into Phish. I've had many a friend with much adoration of Trey and the guys, but I just can't bring myself to like it, as much as I'd like to...like it. Maybe it's because I tend to focus on lyrical statements more than anything when I listen to music, and thus, bands that have the tendency to go on 17 min. jams during songs just can't hold my attention. I just keep picturing the big jam band festival in South Park...the horde of hippies and such. Each to their own, this just isn't for me.
Yeah, I'm not a big Phish fan either... but it's not like their music offends my sensibilities or anything. I also don't have a good music critic explanation for my reasoning, either.
*sighs* I've tried. I honestly have. But I simply cannot get into Phish. I've had many a friend with much adoration of Trey and the guys, but I just can't bring myself to like it, as much as I'd like to...like it. Maybe it's because I tend to focus on lyrical statements more than anything when I listen to music, and thus, bands that have the tendency to go on 17 min. jams during songs just can't hold my attention. I just keep picturing the big jam band festival in South Park...the horde of hippies and such. Each to their own, this just isn't for me.
Platypus wrote:
i'm a pretty big fan of both bands... but this statement is the only one you made that was not utter nonsense.
well, whatever platypus. Did you go to any Grateful Dead shows? You say you're a "fan", frell, I saw GD more than 200 times, and no, I was not high for most of those shows.
anniebear wrote:
my gods, Phish are so remotely, vaugely, barely reminiscent of the Grateful Dead.
i'm a pretty big fan of both bands... but this statement is the only one you made that was not utter nonsense.
Nuance wrote:
Actually I thought this was the Dead, not having ever heard any Phish, and having only heard the Dead played here. not a fan of either...
my gods, Phish are so remotely, vaugely, barely reminiscent of the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead were / are far FAR superior to Phish! Phish excelled in bizzare, non-sensical lyrics and noodly, go nowhere guitar solo's. The Grateful Dead had things to say, and a guitarist who knew how to meaningfully improvise in such a way as to ENHANCE the music, to DEEPEN the meaning, and FURTHUR the groove. No offense to Phish heads, but come on. Trey and the boys are long gone, and good ridance.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
And now I have to complain: We finally get a live Phish tune on RP and we have to hear this pedestrian one?
This is easily one of my favorite songs by Phish, since it puts me in such a good mood. Sure, there is better, but I'm never, ever disappointed to hear this song.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Heh, name a Dead tune that sounds similar to this.
Actually I thought this was the Dead, not having ever heard any Phish, and having only heard the Dead played here. not a fan of either...
Thanks for an afternoon smile and a grin about days past.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
And now I have to complain: We finally get a live Phish tune on RP and we have to hear this pedestrian one?
Well, but, .... It's FUN! Fun is good, isn't it? ;-)
aaaah...college days and phish concerts. what memories this song reminds me of. thanks for the flashback bill!