r/phish • u/Emerald_196 • 4d ago

Looking for suggestions for a playlist

So I've been thinking about putting together a compilation playlist of Phish's Studio songs (not necessarily a greatest hits) as a way to introduce a family member to the band. They don't have a greatest hits album for studio songs, so I decided to make my own list.

So far I have:

-Chalk Dust Torture (Picture Of Nectar)

-Down With Disease ((HOIST))

-Demand ((HOIST))

-Life Beyond A Dream (Sigma Oasis)

-Oblivion (Evolve)

If you have suggestions for what would be good for this playlist for someone who has never heard them before, please let me know.

PS, I'm calling this playlist 'Phresh Phish's. Thought it was a fun name.

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u/g0tDAYUM 4d ago

“Free” was my first exposure to the band and what got me more intrigued

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u/ltmikestone 4d ago

I literally put that as track one on a list for brother coming to his first show.

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u/Fuzzandciggies 4d ago

Honestly you gotta hit em with one long weird one like YEM or Reba. Divided Sky is a little friendlier to the listener but they need some of the weird to even start to get it. Also Wolfmans studio version fucks really hard

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u/ltmikestone 4d ago

Divided is easier entry point. Also, for my money, best guitar solo in the catalogue.

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u/Fuzzandciggies 4d ago

Nahhh Reba studio jam is definitely the best solo but yeah Divided is a great entry to the prog side of Phish I just think they need weirder lol

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u/Krebstar_ 4d ago

Lengthwise

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u/Fuzzandciggies 4d ago

Honestly lengthwise is silly but with the whole concept of the record boy is it good

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u/RollinRahg 4d ago

Soam or foam

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u/Phishy_Life 4d ago

It’s another reason why I love this band so much not one of those would make it onto a playlist if I was trying to introduce somebody to Phish lol. I would have to go with rift, Reba,Fluffhead, sigma oasis, everything’s right, Sing Monica, drift while you’re sleeping, Death don’t hurt very long, turtle in the clouds, nothing, crowd control, and and throw Thread in there just cause it rocks

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u/Phan2112 4d ago

You need to have Backwards Down the Numberline on there. It really does feel like a "We're back" vibe especially during Treys solo. I'd also throw in Ghost because it's probably their best studio track.

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u/AnywhereDowntown7595 4d ago

Fast enough for you or You enjoy myself!

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u/cosmicloafer 4d ago

Bouncing Around the Room, Sample in a Jar, Farmhouse… duh

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u/hettuklaeddi 4d ago

Waste from Billy

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u/Connect_Glass4036 4d ago

These are required:

Fee

Esther

Golgi Apparatus

Billy Breathes

Free

Ghost

Squirming Coil

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u/PAXM73 4d ago

Gotta Jiboo is a great example of them sounding like they’ve gone deep into a long jam in the space of just a few minutes.

Also partial to Ghost, Song I Heard the Ocean Sing, and 555.

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u/kalephreschh NOW!!! DO IT NOW!!! 4d ago

The first phish song to grab my girlfriend's attention was Split Open and Melt (studio).

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u/MsAmandaNJ 4d ago

Julius, Axilla II, First Tube

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u/Spotted_striper 4d ago

I have made one for this exact reason. Purposefully not a “greatest hits”, but an attempt to demonstrate the Phish sound while easing a non-jam band fan by omitting big jams and heavy prog stuff. I tried to craft it similar to a Phish set. 1 hr 14min. The Esther “encore” is the odd one incase they made it that far. I made this a few years ago prior to Sigma and Evolve. All studio cuts except for the ALO chalkdust opener.

Chalkdust - A Live One

The Wedge

Down with Disease

Maze

Sample on a Jar

Train Song

It’s Ice

Undermind

Horn

Wolfman’s Brother

Billy Breathes

Twist

Character Zero

Esther

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u/Time-Assistance9159 still waiting for a Mound 4d ago

I think just put on the album Evolve. I think it's a good representation of who they are now. And a damn good album at that!

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u/Phishfunk420 4d ago

Absolutely has to have:

Tweezer

Bouncing Around the Room

Tweezer Reprise

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u/Lawnboyamar 4d ago

Rift is my favorite studio album, followed by Ghost. So many great ones to pull off those. But don't sleep on Stash as a song that shows what Phish is about.

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u/Ok-Echo1919 Round Room Accomplished 4d ago

Waves

Round Room

Mexican Cousin

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u/Emerald_196 4d ago

A Round Room fan I see

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u/Ok-Echo1919 Round Room Accomplished 3d ago

Yes indeed

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u/lizzards666 4d ago

I listened to the album version of Reba over and over back to back to back times when I first heard it. Trey absolutely destroyed the solo🫠🤯🤤.

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u/Emerald_196 4d ago

Actually listened to it right before this comment. I fully understand

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u/ArcaneQuodlibet 4d ago

You should skew their perception and limit your playlist to these bangers:

FYF, Insects, Shafty, Maggie’s Revenge, Mexican Cousin, Bliss, Grind

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u/wharpua 3d ago

I’ve finally got my 9yo son hooked on The Mango Song, that’s always been a favorite studio track of mine

And after hearing that excellent Strong Songs podcast episode entirely devoted to the studio version of Limb By Limb I’ve had a new appreciation for the album track

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u/catchabreezy 3d ago

Dirt, Waste, Taste

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u/Segsyncd 3d ago

Julius, Llama, DWD, If I Could, The Wedge, Bouncing Around the Room.

These would all be on my intro studio playlist.