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Sunshine⭕️⚡️
🌞@chopaganda @thesizzler @Phreba are we getting an official Chop ranking of this sit in compared to others?
@Sunshine @thesizzler @Phreba This one was an all-timer—gotta think it makes top 10. Too bad it wasn’t a full set. I’ll fully admit Kid Rock was trash, but man it was fun in the moment
Pete ⭕️ @chopaganda @Sunshine @thesizzler Santana, Bela’ Fleck, Jon Popper, Medeski, Bobby, Dave Matthews all come to mind as excellent sit-ins. But, in terms of impact on a show while also blending in seamlessly with the band, that Derek sit in is best ever for my money.
@Phreba @Sunshine @thesizzler It was great no doubt. But if I could go back in time for any of them, off the top of my head, I have ARU Albany 93, MMW 95, Flecktones 97, and some of those 94 DMBs ahead of it. Plus Neil Farm Aid.
@chopaganda @Sunshine @thesizzler what I love about this sit in, is that it remained a phish show. Not sure if that makes sense here, but it’s what I found as a really welcome surprise. They weren’t the backing band for another artist. Those are all great choices you picked though, no doubt, particularly the ARU ‘93.
@Phreba @Sunshine @thesizzler And I guess why it doesn’t reach the status of the very best for me is that same reason. It doesn’t deviate enough from the norm to stand out like the others.
Dave (nkL⭕ttery)@Phreba @chopaganda @Sunshine @thesizzler does Karl Perazzo count as a sit in? Less of a "lead" player but I feel he had an awesome effect on their sound
@chopaganda @Phreba @Sunshine @thesizzler exactly what I was thinking of, one of my first favorite Phish shows when I was getting into them a couple years back. So many great moments from a mean Free, to the definitive Crosseyed, right down to Butch Trucks at the end