Wednesday 10/02/2013 by bertoletdown

PHISHING POLL THURSDAY, VOL. 8: BOO!

"Ghost."

It's a wisp of a song, yet one of the band's most versatile canvases. It can become a melting reactor core, a V8 ghetto glide, a starship awakening in the cradle of a distant nebula, or a lurking menace. And 'tis the season: If Winter Phish is "Tweezer," Spring Phish is "Reba," and Summer Phish is "Bathtub Gin," then Fall Phish is surely "Ghost."

To mark and celebrate the onset of autumn, we want to hear about your favorite "Ghost." And this Ranker comes with a bit of a twist: we are letting our users start with a blank canvas. We haven't named a single contender . . . not that we could name just one if we tried. [Edit: Well, we had to name one to create the poll. What better to start with than the studio version?]

Please add your selection using this format: Ghost YYYY-MM-DD. Thanks!

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Comments

, comment by jabs20
jabs20 1999-09-12
, comment by PearlJamMusic
PearlJamMusic 1997-11-17
, comment by chooglincharley
chooglincharley 1997.12.11
, comment by SconyMack
SconyMack 5.22.2000 @ Radio City! Can't believe I'm the first to post this!
, comment by Mrnico79
Mrnico79 Ghost 1997-07-23

, comment by switz
switz 2000-05-22
, comment by Fleezer
Fleezer 1998/07/06
, comment by finewine99
finewine99 1998-11-11
, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy I'm having trouble adding to the list! It says I have to select from one of 18,000 entries when I type "Ghost 1998-07-06". Am I doing it wrong?
, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy Never mind. I got it. Prague added.
, comment by WayIFeel
WayIFeel 1998-07-21 Rager!!!!!
, comment by KernelForbin
KernelForbin Ghost 2000-05-22
, comment by HarborSeal
HarborSeal 1997-07-03

Still my personal favorite, despite the awesomeness of many other versions.
, comment by Bob_Loblaw
Bob_Loblaw 12-11-99 my fav!
, comment by HighClassWook
HighClassWook 1998-10-31
, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy Hmmm...list above doesn't seem to be updating even though it is when you go to the ranker.com page.
, comment by frankzappasmustache2012
frankzappasmustache2012 I'm on my phone, and I'm not able to add this, so somebody get 7/2/98 on there for me.
, comment by PearlJamMusic
PearlJamMusic 1998-04-04
, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy @frankzappasmustache2012 said:
I'm on my phone, and I'm not able to add this, so somebody get 7/2/98 on there for me.
Added. But it isn't showing up above yet.

Good pick though! That's a great version!
, comment by _emil
_emil Waiting for LawnMemo to chime in.
, comment by Rabbi_Lipschitz
Rabbi_Lipschitz 1997-07-31
, comment by ericwyman
ericwyman I've added all of the versions submitted in comments, but remember...

you can add these dates into the ranker yourself :)

Image

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, comment by ericwyman
ericwyman And there is some lag between adding at Ranker and seeing an update in the widget. Don't worry it's there.
, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy @ericwyman said:
I've added all of the versions submitted in comments, but remember...

you can add these dates into the ranker yourself :)

http://i.imgur.com/PhkQs7e.png

http://i.imgur.com/bXlcM8h.png
I added some too. I guess if there's overlap, it'll recognize that? All the ones I added were in the specified format.

I also added pictures related to the places they were played (because I have no life). Prague's famous Astronomical Clock...the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen's harbor...etc.

Denver got the now somewhat infamous CO state flag. Hope it isn't blocking anyone's view...haha!
, comment by TheLizards91
TheLizards91 2010-12-31
, comment by ClarkBenson
ClarkBenson Hi all - I'm the Ranker founder. The widget are cached (i think 5mins but will followup if I'm wrong there) so changes don't show in "true realtime" unless they happen right before the cache is refreshed. We're noticing another bug here on our end regarding some odd rendering and will work on fixing that. thanks for all feedback and patience, and feel free to email me - clark at ranker dot com - if you see other weirdness (screenshot if possible) - we have done a bunch of work to add a bunch of new features (including allowing reranks to all be visible on the widget itself without needing to go to ranker.com), but there are often bugs in the first release. Again thanks for your patience here.
, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy @ClarkBenson said:
Hi all - I'm the Ranker founder. The widget are cached (i think 5mins but will followup if I'm wrong there) so changes don't show in "true realtime" unless they happen right before the cache is refreshed. We're noticing another bug here on our end regarding some odd rendering and will work on fixing that. thanks for all feedback and patience, and feel free to email me - clark at ranker dot com - if you see other weirdness (screenshot if possible) - we have done a bunch of work to add a bunch of new features (including allowing reranks to all be visible on the widget itself without needing to go to ranker.com), but there are often bugs in the first release. Again thanks for your patience here.
Awesome, @ClarkBenson! There's definitely some weirdness. The widget isn't loading at all for me on this page right now for me. Not sure if that's just me or not.

Thanks!
, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy Errr...never mind. Widget's up again :)
, comment by Fluffyfluffyhead
Fluffyfluffyhead 2009-11-28
@17:29 The surface of the sun!
, comment by Fluffyfluffyhead
Fluffyfluffyhead Is there a limit of 15?
, comment by parrott56
parrott56 We have a nonexistent Ghost on the list -- 11/23/97.
, comment by whatstheuse324
whatstheuse324 Hartford 7-1-2000 takes it up ten notches and turns into a boiling tea kettle to close the show. Must hear. Also, Big Cypress Ghost was raging during the first set after Chief Jim Billy left the stage.
, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy @parrott56 said:
We have a nonexistent Ghost on the list -- 11/23/97.
LOL! That's an entire nonexistent show. And the ghost of it's Ghost has 3 votes. Hilarious.
, comment by melt_the_tek9
melt_the_tek9 11/23/97 was real, I was there and the epic Gin madness of set II happened then too. No Ghost though.

1997/7/23 my first Ghost and one of the best ever
, comment by emersonu
emersonu 2012-09-02
, comment by Just_Ivy
Just_Ivy @melt_the_tek9 said:
11/23/97 was real, I was there and the epic Gin madness of set II happened then too. No Ghost though.
Whoops. My bad. ;)
, comment by The_Good_Doctor
The_Good_Doctor @Mrnico79 said:
Ghost 1997-07-23
THIS
, comment by ericwyman
ericwyman @Just_Ivy said:
Whoops. My bad. ;)
Image
, comment by Phish1
Phish1 1997-11-17
, comment by makisupaman
makisupaman aside from those mentioned (Radio City '00 is the creme de la creme for me, followed closely by Prague '98 and Denver '97), i'll chime in with my first from @ 2004-06-26, the surprising tour opener for 2010 in Chicago @ 2010-06-11, and the sinister version at Dick's 2012 @ 2012-09-02
, comment by MasterKung
MasterKung only because it was my first Ghost...8-15-12 has stuck with me since that night, nothing really special but still a solid jam
, comment by dawass
dawass Trying to get 1997-07-23 (Atlanta) up. Who else is with me?
, comment by melt_the_tek9
melt_the_tek9 @dawass said:
Trying to get 1997-07-23 (Atlanta) up. Who else is with me?
Me all day
, comment by Just_Ivy
, comment by GreatWent19
GreatWent19 Ha. My first ever post... tried to add 1997-11-21 from Hampton and somehow added the move Ghost.

You can find me on the bench.
, comment by ClarkBenson
ClarkBenson @GreatWent19 said:
Ha. My first ever post... tried to add 1997-11-21 from Hampton and somehow added the move Ghost.

You can find me on the bench.
Sorry about that - this is related to a bug on Ranker's end that people on some browsers are seeing. should be fixed within a few hours. . .
, comment by phishyzo
phishyzo 1999-07-04

The argument ends here!!!
, comment by IdRatherBeOnTour
IdRatherBeOnTour 1999/10/09
, comment by BobWeaver
BobWeaver 1998-11-11
, comment by Laudanum
Laudanum 2000-06-15 doesn't get enough love.
, comment by Brandonclick77
Brandonclick77 7/23/99 melts souls...
, comment by bigflopmoptop
bigflopmoptop 1997-07-21
, comment by DriedupGoliath
DriedupGoliath Can't figure out how to add it, but I've always been partial to 11/28/97.
, comment by MiguelSanchez
MiguelSanchez The 7 boners that votes against 11/11/98 need to raise their hands
, comment by MiguelSanchez
MiguelSanchez @MiguelSanchez said:
The 7 boners that votes against 11/11/98 need to raise their hands
Voted not votes... iPhone typing
, comment by BOBinonthesurface
BOBinonthesurface 12-31-10 MSG!
, comment by MiguelSanchez
MiguelSanchez @BOBinonthesurface said:
12-31-10 MSG!
Is nowhere near the versions on this list.
, comment by mfhendi
mfhendi "You're on the back of the worm"...7-1-97.
, comment by FACTSAREUSELESS
FACTSAREUSELESS Prague does it for me, but I wanted to mention a personal favorite for sheer gritty nastiness...

2003-12-29, Miami
, comment by FACTSAREUSELESS
FACTSAREUSELESS Oh yeah....and this one, perhaps the best Ghost of 3.0...

2009-11-28 Albany
, comment by mcgrupp81
mcgrupp81 My son is 4. He's already been subjected to plenty of Phish in the car. A few months ago, I was playing the Radio City Ghost and turned it off as we got home. He said "Why'd you turn that off?". He has never said that about any other Phish performance he has heard. A week or so ago, I listened to the 11/17/97 Ghost a few times in the car and he did not object when I turned it off. Is he devolving?

As per the Ghost song history on Phish.net:

In The Phish Book Trey referred to the 11/17/97 Denver “Ghost” as his favorite part of his favorite show from the fall tour, a show the band listened to many times, in a way influencing themselves.

, comment by Sivad
Sivad 7/23/99
, comment by MiguelSanchez
MiguelSanchez @mcgrupp81 said:
In The Phish Book Trey referred to the 11/17/97 Denver �Ghost� as his favorite part of his favorite show from the fall tour, a show the band listened to many times, in a way influencing themselves.
Nice. I haven't read the phish book in 10+ years and i did not recall this little tid bit. very cool
, comment by white_lightning
white_lightning I'll raise the stakes and say this: if you forced me to pick a favorite single song performance from phish's entire history, I would go 11/17/97 Ghost. That's the best way I can state my feelings on said version.
, comment by JrPhan
JrPhan Vegas Ghost -10/31/98
, comment by L1verK1ck
L1verK1ck 1997-08-13 Ghost > Isabella
This maybe the most slept on piece of Phish music out there..
Never gets any love.
, comment by golgiapp
golgiapp 1997-11-28
, comment by NickSalv
NickSalv I agree with mfhendi on 7/1/97, idk why that hasn't even mentioned/added yet. Of course, I could add it in, if only my phone and computer weren't prohibiting me for some reason..

It's the first really great Ghost, completely blew away the previous six performances, and I think it trumped the 7/3 version for sure. It had all the right pieces to make history: downright funkness, ridiculous worm banter summoning the evil forces that would hang around for the following night, then shifting gears at the drop of a dime and leading into a few dreamy psychedelic movements, and finally a heavy closing section with Mike leading us home with a killer groove as Page and Fish pound away on their instruments of doom. Nobody got out of there alive, especially after that insidious Wormtown jam later in the run. This was arguably the jam (and show) of that tour, although I'm sure most would take the Stash from 7/2 mostly because that was monumental for that song as well, but I would still take this Ghost over it. Oh, and that was the show opener. Bananas. It was the first version that really answered their questions about where they could take that song.

And the answer was > > > into ALTERNATE FCKING DIMENSIONS.
, comment by sklep
sklep 07-06-98 Sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
, comment by sklep
sklep 1998-07-06 Sorry about the wrong format
, comment by Ravinus
Ravinus 2003-08-03. Can't believe I'm the first to post this one.
, comment by Phart_Door
Phart_Door I tried adding 1999-9-23, but screwed it up. Can someone please delete? Sorry!
, comment by whatstheuse324
whatstheuse324 @Ravinus said:
2003-08-03. Can't believe I'm the first to post this one.
Don't worry because you are not. Last time I checked it was number 4 on the list with 81 ups and 29 downs.
, comment by rgrossi
rgrossi @Mrnico79 said:
Ghost 1997-07-23
this is my favorite as well
, comment by LawnMemo
LawnMemo So many great versions of Ghost and so many that offer different things. My favorite is Radio City 5/22/00 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-61/ ,
but I think Denver 11/17/97 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-21/ is the most representative of all things Ghost.

I think you can make a case for any one of these Ghosts

Lakewood 7/23/97 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-12/ Disco Destruction
Worcester 11/28/97 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-23/ FUNK CITY Start/Stop
Rochester 12/11/97 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-26/ Funk> Furious Peak
Christiana 07/02/98 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-31/ Has everything
Desert Sky 07/21/98 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-35/ BEAST
Grand Rapids 11/11/98 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-43/ Funk/Face Melter
Molson 7/20/99 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-50/ Mike Led Monster
Portland Meadows 09/12/99 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-54/ DIRTY GHOST
Big Cat 6/15/00 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-62/ Big Rolling Peaks
Harford 07/01/00 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-63/ ASS KICKER
Albany 09/08/00 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-65/ Crowd Melts
Worcester 02/26/03 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-69/ 2.0 Dance Party
Albany 11/28/09 http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-88/ 3.0 Ghost to beat

Prague ( http://lawnmemo.com/the-daily-ghost-32/) certainly has a furious peak, but so do many others that do other things as well. Love reading everyone's input on this!!

, comment by PhishinInBrooklyn
PhishinInBrooklyn The author has removed all of the text from their comment
, comment by PhishinInBrooklyn
PhishinInBrooklyn 1998-07-06. Epic. A personal YouTube favorite. Right there with the funk jam from Philly Spectrum 1997
, comment by LicentiousFunkGroove
LicentiousFunkGroove Ghost 1998-04-04

Fuck me, this thing needs to be added
, comment by newbornelph
newbornelph My $.02...

1. 11/17/97
2. 7/6/98
3. 8/3/03
4. 5/22/00
5. 7/23/97
, comment by Phart_Door
Phart_Door No 12/13/97? A great high-energy version that usually gets overlooked by Bring in the Dude.
, comment by Ravinus
Ravinus @whatstheuse324 said:
@Ravinus said:
2003-08-03. Can't believe I'm the first to post this one.
Don't worry because you are not. Last time I checked it was number 4 on the list with 81 ups and 29 downs.
Nice. Had trouble viewing the list on my shitass work computer. I see it now that I'm back at home.
, comment by TwiceBitten
TwiceBitten I'm sure an officially released version like 11/17/97 or 7/6/98 is going to win out on top...but really people, listen to 7/2/98 from the Grey Hall, Copenhagen before casting your vote

http://www.phishtracks.com/shows/1998-07-02/ghost
, comment by TwiceBitten
TwiceBitten EDIT: this jam is so good it's on the list twice!
, comment by BOBinonthesurface
BOBinonthesurface @MiguelSanchez said:
@BOBinonthesurface said:
12-31-10 MSG!
Is nowhere near the versions on this list.
It's on the list?
, comment by newbornelph
newbornelph 2 I'd add: 7/10/97 super funky euro dance party & the magnificent 8/16/98 played at Lemonwheel. Love 'em both!!!
, comment by fluffhead108
fluffhead108 I'd say this is a pretty solid Top 10. Well done everyone.
, comment by sk924
sk924 12-31-98
, comment by B_Dub
B_Dub I agree with almost everything on here. Totally agree that 7/23/97 Atlanta should be near the top of this list. That was supposed to be my first show, but didn't go till following year in Atl.

Anyway, I love all these Ghosts, but one of my favorite is not anywhere on here, but definitely deserves mention.
11-15-98 Murfreesboro, TN

Also, in case you've never seen this before, this definitely justifies 7-6-98's placement:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lWi1dGT9UY&feature=youtu.be />
, comment by MiguelSanchez
MiguelSanchez @BOBinonthesurface said:
@MiguelSanchez said:
@BOBinonthesurface said:
12-31-10 MSG!
Is nowhere near the versions on this list.
It's on the list?
It wasn't at the time of that post.
, comment by skr213
skr213 7/1/1997 underrated. I think you know where you are!!! You're on the back of the worm!!!
, comment by JoshaUffizi
JoshaUffizi If anything from 2013 makes it on this list, it's 7/7.
, comment by FACTSAREUSELESS
FACTSAREUSELESS @JoshaUffizi said:
If anything from 2013 makes it on this list, it's 7/7.
There weren't any versions this year that were particularly noteworthy, including that one, though I agree it was the best of the year so far.

Last year's Ghost on 9/2 at Dick's was pretty darn good.
, comment by JoshaUffizi
JoshaUffizi @JoshaUffizi said:
If anything from 2013 makes it on this list, it's 7/7.
In retrospect, I probably should've waited until after Halloween to make this comment! But I still love my SPAC13 ghost.
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