Mark is the genuine article, I was lucky enough to know him growing up. He first taught me how to play Oasis tracks on his Hamer when I was 10, seeing him on stage hamming it up with Trey was a big worlds collide moment for me.
I get what you’re saying, but Phish had broken the “most played” MSG record just a few years ago, Billy got it back with this run of shows. They both can call that room home
Yep. Trey steps back & looks for his leader, doesn’t upstage. But yes, Billy’s guitarist should’ve unleashed the hounds! Trey is a humble player with others, but ALL others want him to GO! The most comfort I’ve seen is w/ Tedeschi Trucks. Because Derek and Trey are so comfortable in their own skin there is no worries. Neither care. Win win win win. Susan is necessary too for that, such great chemistry when there is no ego.
One of the best concerts I was ever to was seeing Gene Ween cover Billy Joel songs. Was less than three feet from the stage as Papa Ween belted out Joel songs for a few hours.
I think it was a truce. Billy got frustrated years ago because Phish has NYE MSG locked in indefinitely and he wanted the venue. He said some disparaging remarks about Phish at the time. Looks like they made up
Trey very low in the mix. Probably a good call, a full house of MSG there for Billy isn’t dying to hear Trey tear up the song. They want to hear the riff they know. But you’ve really left us Phish fans high and dry. Look what they did to my boy.
They were covering his ass, Trey doesn’t play these tunes every night, they do. It’s called professional courtesy, and he appreciated it pretty clearly.
Trey can listen to this song once and go out an wipe the floor with them. He absolutely did not need help. He is the best musician on that stage by leaps and bounds.
sax guy, mark rivera was pretty cringe lol. guitar player called out a section or two for him. nbd. the spotlight stealing thing was kinda lol but whatever, that’s billy joel’s bag. looked like they had planned to sing backgrounds with him or something? that moment was fuckin hilarious
Have you ever wondered why Billy Joel never plays The Garden on New Years Eve? Like The Piano Man Trey has his own banner hanging from the rafters of MSG and is very much with it striking distance of surpassing Billy's performance record... Trey built his career primarily by word of mouth when there was no social media and became one of the top grossing performing acts of the 90s...dude is a creative dynamo and a warrior...Google Phish Big Cypress if you don't believe me
Has beens? Phish sells WAY more tickets than Billy Joel. John Mayer burns any of Billy Joel's guitarist's. Playing with D&C some 12 or 13 nights at the Sphere in Vegas. Yep, yapping without a clue. Congrats.
