I'm so happy I've finally heard this band. So glad I gave them a chance.

There are sections of this jam that are so beautiful that when I'm stressed or depressed, I break down and cry and realize there is happiness and life is good. Peace :)

97-99 where outstanding years (and the best years) for the spacey jams. So glad I got to see then live during this time

I wish everyone in the world, and all of time, can feel the emotions I've felt because of this jam. Pure transcendence and joy in life.

RIP Harris Wittels who brought me here

If I had to pick one single Phish jam to illustrate their improvisational abilities, it'd probably be this one. Taken as a whole, this Denver show is one of the best I've ever heard and has some amazing jams - Tweezer, Reba, this Ghost, the YEM, Wolfman's, and DWD were all fantastic specimens of that fall 97 funky sound.

Mike's descending bass run notes at 12:57, 12:58, and 12:59 exactly underneath Trey's screaming wah pedal notes are the gates to heaven.

phish will allways be phish im 20 and there my favorite band and ive never been to a show but i still love this band and will go to a show when there close by

One of the tightest Ghost jams on the planet. Unreal!!! Such a journey on the improv jam coaster!!!

Right at 14:11 the beat change coming out of that teased riff is straight dance town! trey sets himself up so nicely for that chunky riff.

I was there with all of the buddies I had made in the first two months of college… turned out to be lifelong friends and this is a jam worth listening to once a year at least

Jesus Christ thank you for this post. This is the most incredible jam ever. Even for Phish.

"Raging space funk."

Cohesive and inspired pinnacle jam from the entire catalogue.

Not only my favorite Ghost, but possibly my favorite Phish jam of all time. Truly epic

GOD! What a jam! This might be one of my favorite Ghosts next to the one from the IT Festival

Listened to this way too many, yet not enough times

the amount of funk that pumps through this could heat an oven

Top 10 one of the best Phish shows ever and this jam is one of the highlights. Also the Denver Jam

Man was 1997 a fine year for me and Phish :)

I try to listen to this at least once a month. This was one of the first shirts that was ever requested for us to make! We put a ghost with an Afro on the front. Thanks for posting!

I was at this show. Absolutely incredible.

Bro, I'm not sure if it's my PTSD from Afghanistan but I cry a lot since relistening to all the shows I grew up on from 91 to present.

Best ghost of all time!

this year was beyond funk

love this ghost and Radio City

Also dude 1997 to 1998 was a freaking awesome year for Phish. They were in another world for those 2 years. Like bonkers.

I keep coming back to this one. Hose bliss

if they only played half this good now, i might start coming back to shows. thanx for the post!!

A year after I graduated h.s. I was in such complete awe of their music back then. Un-fucking-believable. I distinctly remember specific jams of songs friends would play for me and how I couldn’t believe that 4 dudes could produce such a sound. I’m still in awe to this day of what they’re doing, but that late 90s Phish is utter bliss. They really stretched their creative ideas and took them to places I feel they haven’t gone since. Still, there were some incredible jams on their last tour that I’ve heard. But the 90s….what a band!

I find myself glued to the desk.

These boys are the truth

And to think this was on my 27th birthday.love this

I swear to God, I saw Casper appear out of the corner of my eye towards the end of this jam.... Too bad he never spoke.

Eargasm

This is currently my favorite Ghost of all time. Transcendent...

Woop woop I’ve finally found the best ghost holly shiiiiii this is great

The audio quality is really great! Plus kept me boppin' at my desk all morning. I was at the 5/22/00 Radio City show for that Ghost, which you can hear here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/abOqf9iCvbvJmGQ.html, but this one might be my favorite. This is much more energetic than the much chiller one from Radio City.

this is THE ghost. whole show is fire taboot

I was there that faithful night. My second show. This song this jam changed me

Wow this brings back "some" memories =) I still have my ticket stub from this show somewhere.

Imagine being in a band where people argue over what version is the best and why.

you are not wrong my friend...you are not wrong.

this is a good grooving ghost, a rockin' ghost - prague 97'

This was the year of the Funk. Dat Philly funk jam tho...

religious experience. thanks mrjay

love it

That tweezer opener is so nasty

Surprised isn't the precise word. Disappointed is the precise word I would use to describe how I feel when I look at the comment section of this video. There has not been an utterance at the reception of a gargantuan blow to the mind that is this performance for two years? Does anyone but me get nourishment from this video? I understand that there are a finite number of phans & that many of the ones who have this performance as a regular part of their life have probably commented here already. But no new ears listening to this? No new eyes watching this? With the sheer overwhelming amount of music out there, cross- referenced, connected by chance via algorithm, word-of-mouth, more people with more time on their hands sitting watching videos during the pandemic, just simply the millions of glitches in people's online experience SOMEWHERE in cyberspace that would lead someone here, that's a lot of potential for hundreds if not thousands of young birds or blokes to just STUMBLE in here. If that has been going on for the past two years, NO COMMENT FROM ANY OF THEM? It's the same phenomenon with other phish performances that are considered "best-of", go-to, introduce your friends during the 420 dance. Folks, it just doesn't add up. Either that, or maybe we're just not as special as we thought we were 😶

May be their best jam ever…

Even that little Fishman fill at 12:27 is great

Awesome band

By far my fav ghost version

15 years old today. how fast they grow up...

Uh I like this. A lot

This whole jam! Like how tight 9:30-10:00 is too. Like flying down a spiral tube.

This is really good. IT ghost? Probably my favorite. Chalk dust is amazing from there too

One of my absolute favorite Ghost jams is from the 8/9/97 Alpine Valley show. I remember it being really spooky and beautiful like most in 1997 but maybe it's because I was at the show that that one really stood out to me. It was followed by a tight and super energetic Taste.

1st live phish song. CSU. Science

Cuts off on such a great part. Pffft good job

Wow, wow, wow

10:05 CHILLS every damn time.

10 minutes on = the good stuff

thought i lost this one...real glad i didnt

nice visuals

holy crap town

THE BEST Ghost, and I'm sorry if you don't agree but its the TRUTH. 7/6/98 Ghost is nuts but a lot of it is just coked Trey on insane mode, but this has 3 distinct "movements" that each blend into each so smoothly, and they're ALL tight as hell here

1st Set, FTW

How did I get here from a Jamiroquai video

Phish rocks Richmond virginia

That good good. Miss the snappy intro.

WOW

all i have to say is oh my god

highly debatable. its up there though

This Ghost is money.

Stretch it out Mike!!

best Ghost ever

stay away ghost busters

its all love man, phish is a beautiful thing. for the record i love that ghost too, pure pornofunk

A pretty good case could be made that 13:01 was the peak of human civilization.

Miiiike

It's still the first place I want to be, but I hear ya...

I was at this show

this show and philly. must have been a phucked up year to tour with these guys

top 5 Ghost

Dead child floating in the ether exacting revenge

Was there both nights.

no Ads. ever. I

MY FAVORITE GHOST!!!

masterbnation

Trey is not the old trey. The other 3 are better then ever, but something is missing from trey. I still love it, but what once was, will never be again. It's ok though, so many shows from the 90s to listen to! And phish can still throw the best party in town!

97 tour was in Europe

okay no if you think that you know of a better ghost somewhere OUT THERE in JAMBANDLANDIA well I got news for you SISTAFRIEND-- THIS IS IT, BABY. wizelcome to tha jizzungle , bebe.

NOTHING beats '97 Phish (in my opinion)

Another great Ghost, 7/23/97: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rs2Tg6ui07m8eas.html

Fall 97 was evidently a great run. What other runs are worth noting?

Acid

Ah, memories of when Phish was Phish. Look, 3.0 is fun for what it is, but you can't go in expecting the old days. 50 year old Trey + frat douches getting word of Phish. Sigh.

7/23/97=best ghost ever

What did you use to render the visuals for this?