Rob Mitchum
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Essays on every Phish show on its 25th anniversary by @robmitchum.
Joined January 2012
Sphere3 Recap: Squaring The Sphere now on the blog courtesy of @phishcrit Rob Mitchum https://t.co/fpFP3trA79
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The influence of staging on the music makes a lot of sense, because Phish has always been a band heavily influenced by environmental choices and constraints. It’s why they’re more picky...
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Long time no see! Good news: Phil & Friends essays coming this week. Bad news: I'm still on Substack, haven't decided where to migrate yet. Also, I have successfully weaned myself off this site, so find me on BlueSky going forward. ✌️
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Time to quietly disappear this post, I guess. 😉 https://t.co/RHpPAmIaxy
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The finale of 1998 marked the end of Phish's imperial phase. But they went out partying, as Prince would have them be. https://t.co/aLNvWwNEWL
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The finale of 1998 marked the end of Phish's imperial phase. But they went out partying, as Prince would have them be. https://t.co/aLNvWwNEWL
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The 1998 NYE run summarized the preceding year as well as any in the 90s, which meant that one show had to be weirdly all over the place: https://t.co/Pnn84z7usO
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The final 2001 of 1998 completed a trilogy of monumental versions and provided a montage of the year's accomplishments: https://t.co/uISVCVKt6U
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The final 2001 of 1998 completed a trilogy of monumental versions and provided a montage of the year's accomplishments: https://t.co/uISVCVKt6U
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My statement about the Substack shenanigans is at the end. Short version: looking into alternatives, but this run will still be posted there.
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25 years ago today, Phish moved into the Garden for its first full NYE run and wasted no time making it weird. https://t.co/ddFyeqO1ZV
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It was inevitable that the show after 11/27/98 would be a hangover, and it was a rare recovery day for a tour that has only accelerated: https://t.co/fv9Cdn5mjy
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It was inevitable that the show after 11/27/98 would be a hangover, and it was a rare recovery day for a tour that has only accelerated: https://t.co/fv9Cdn5mjy
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It sure sounds like there was a secret ingredient behind 11/27/98, and it works out just fine...for now: https://t.co/BwX4fb4Xit
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It sure sounds like there was a secret ingredient behind 11/27/98, and it works out just fine...for now: https://t.co/BwX4fb4Xit
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On the night before Thanksgiving 1998, Trey leaned into an effect that would play a big role in the following year: https://t.co/eGq3G8qsKp
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While the arc of 1998 has bent towards minimalism, there's a rebellion afoot in Phish, and 11/24/98 showed who's responsible: https://t.co/ZacILTmTOG
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