Phish Performs "Chalkdust Torture"

Phish Performs "Chalkdust Torture" | Letterman

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11 ай бұрын

Everyone's favorite jam band plays a song from their album "A Picture of Nectar."
(From "Late Show," air date: 12/30/94)
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@davidthomaschwclmt5925 3 ай бұрын

This in fact was a pivotal day in the history of phish. First network tv exposure and first sold out show at MSG. Consequently I had 3rd page side rage side at that show. Truly life changing experience. Love phish

@jasonmurdoc9533 4 ай бұрын

Phish is the kind of band that needs to sell out Madison square garden to get on network tv. It’s a major accomplishment beats all odds

@6sfo 25 күн бұрын

How many times have they played MSG and when did they NOT sell it out?

@jasonmurdoc9533 25 күн бұрын

@@6sfo your missing my point

@blackbenny1 11 ай бұрын

Shortest Chalkdust ever but still brilliant

@senselessbabble1996 11 ай бұрын

As a kid growing up in Vermont in the 80s, we used to go see Phish when they were still playing gymnasiums and people's back yards. Loved it when they exploded in the 90s. I still try and see them once a year or so. Good times!

@cleantones 11 ай бұрын

any old tape collection from back then by chance?

@senselessbabble1996 11 ай бұрын

@@cleantones I never really got into the tape scene, sorry. Even to this day, I like them LIVE, but I don't really listen to shows after the fact

@cleantones 11 ай бұрын

Always worth asking! Thanks.

@ben-yg5jj 11 ай бұрын

@@cleantonesthis comment lmaooo

@markkindermannart4028 11 ай бұрын

I lived in Burlington in 1987 and saw them a bunch at Nectars and jammed acoustics with them at an after party once. Still not keen on their lyrics, but great band!

@andyinoregon 11 ай бұрын

I replayed this hundreds of times on my VHS recording. Artists always seemed to sound better on Letterman than anywhere else.

@patrickmullins4552 9 ай бұрын

That room just sounds so good.

@LivingDeadinthepast 6 ай бұрын

I just watched them on Conan and it was junk junk

@brianford78 20 күн бұрын

saaaame

@denvergrantz2480 11 ай бұрын

*run time: 4 minutes, 20 seconds* I see what you did there.

@rollingstoned58 11 ай бұрын

Paul tearing up the organ and looked like he was loving every minute of it!

@larryrulz5 11 ай бұрын

He adds a nice layer of sound.

@1197nicksmith 10 ай бұрын

Paul????

@rollingstoned58 10 ай бұрын

@@1197nicksmith Paul Shaffer was playing along

@patrickmullins4552 9 ай бұрын

Page side rage side. Paul knows what’s up…

@ChaswellQuint 15 күн бұрын

He had the walkdown notes back to the chorus > outro too. so sick

@BAGAKOOS 11 ай бұрын

They were such a force back then. Phish from 1993-99 you could put up against any band. Still enjoying seeing them today too. Always a good time!

@elguapo6750 11 ай бұрын

They were a force back in 89 to be honest.

@marcuswelby9601 11 ай бұрын

Still can.

@Louis-ef4eb 9 ай бұрын

Garbage then, garbage now!! Phish noise!!

@christopherspickard9098 2 ай бұрын

Agree that was there golden age

@wellrounded68 22 күн бұрын

@@elguapo6750 I saw them in '89 at The Chance in Poughkeepsie, NY while in college. Great show but I haven't seen them since. Just kinda left it at that. Much respect for the band!

@matthewfrawley724 4 ай бұрын

Watched this live with some friends. It was so cool to see them get some recognition on national TV. Then we headed in to Boston to next night to see the infamous hot dog NYE show at the old Boston Garden. Great memories.

@kstepko 11 ай бұрын

I’d heard a lot of references to Phish over the years, but this is the first time I‘ve ever heard them play.

@jsmorman 11 ай бұрын

😱 better late than never... welcome to the party.

@michaeldurrant8446 11 ай бұрын

I ignored them for the longest time but they're one of my favorite groups now. Even if a person HATED the band, their life shows are the best party on earth.

@rollingstoned58 11 ай бұрын

Welcome to the party. Hop on in !

@troll-fx2zc 11 ай бұрын

Huge disappointment, right

@Wayzor_ 11 ай бұрын

If you don't get it. We don't care.

@bl002e 11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this! Phish always had some of their best TV appearances on Letterman, and you could always tell Dave loved having them on. It would be incredible if you could eventually post their other appearances: 7/13/1995 (Julius) 3/5/1997 (Character Zero) 10/27/1998 (Birds of a Feather) 5/16/2000 (Heavy Things) 12/19/2002 (All of These Dreams) 6/21/2004 (Scents and Subtle Sounds + the rest of their unaired show on the Marquee outside)

@kevinlanigan724 10 ай бұрын

Don’t forget the Live on Letterman hour webcast show they did. 2015 I believe. Right before Dave retired from the show.

@phunkyphish3 11 ай бұрын

They recorded that the afternoon after one of the greatest phish shows ever.

@scotthosack881 5 ай бұрын

Went skiing in Killington in the mid 90’s. Every bar had Phish covers. Loved it. Thank you Vermont!!!!

@incidentalist 11 ай бұрын

Trey and the hammer pants! LETS GO!!

@johnmartin5153 4 ай бұрын

Page on piano and Paul on organ?! Hell yes!!!!

@AdamJohnson-di7co 4 күн бұрын

So great ! I love the cue that Page gives Paul here to get the organ walk up on the chorus. Paul nails all the organ parts. Also this video claimed it was a 4:20 video when I saw it in my feed.

@funnyguy6686 11 ай бұрын

Chalkdust wasn’t even on Hoist. Phish trolling the record company.

@DTD110865 4 ай бұрын

There's a British talk show where Nirvana played "Territorial Pissings," after the announcer claimed they were going to play one of their hits. I've got to find a clip with that.

@ryrythefryguy4645 3 ай бұрын

i wouldnt consider it "trolling". chalkdust was on picture of nectar which came out a couple years prior. and it was a live favourite. dave didnt say this is one from the new album...... all he said was , they have a new album out now, hoist.

@awesomesound4 24 күн бұрын

Chalkdust was a request from Dave himself.

@ErikShen2907 6 ай бұрын

They were in PEAK FORM ON THIS ONE

@ryankartheiser855 24 күн бұрын

I love all of the eras from Phish.

@Louis-qt5qb 16 күн бұрын

@@ryankartheiser855me too brother. Started seeing them in the mid 90s and my last shows were Oct of last year. 2 nights at the Nutter in Dayton. 🤯🤘👍🤣🤝

@jimmydunn1659 11 ай бұрын

My favorite Phish tv appearance. So happy this is back on KZfaq

@AdamJohnson-di7co 4 күн бұрын

I love the cue that Page gives Paul here to get the organ walk up on the chorus.

@phishfan 5 ай бұрын

30 years from this appearance and they're STILL the best band on the planet!

@thephishphinder 11 ай бұрын

So glad they uploaded this. Always down for the Phish from Vermont.

@apaskevi 10 ай бұрын

I’m not a jaded vet. I love all eras of Phish but for my money 1994-1995 Phish takes the cake. Also, it’s not every day we get an HD video of Phish from this time period (or ever) and I don’t take it for granted!

@Itsmehi456 4 күн бұрын

This brings me such joy!! 90s Phish! The best!

@RobertCUlon 11 ай бұрын

One of the best days of my life. Dropped 24 or 26 pts in a hs Christmas tournament game then went and saw my first phish show at their first msg show.

@ErikShen2907 6 ай бұрын

Did you also score 4 touchdowns in 1 game like AL BUNDY!!!!

@stanktheman6609 5 ай бұрын

No bragging

@stanktheman6609 5 ай бұрын

Hockey??

@2112CO 11 ай бұрын

Saw 3 shows in 94 Both nights at Red Rocks and Bozeman like a month before this man what memories!

@lillagahnavich7700 11 ай бұрын

Bozeman 94, the Tweezer from A Live One...what a treat! lucky man

@honuman39 7 ай бұрын

You saw the 6.11.94 show. One of the tightest shows they've ever done. Great yem too.

@user-ir6fm3qs4o 22 күн бұрын

I taught junior and senior high kids in mostly public schools over 37 years and yes, chalk dust torture is real ! I would always look forward to the summertime to go on Phish tour with some of my own children. Now that I’m retired, every day is a like summer vacation. One fish 🐠 Two fish 🐟 🐡 Old fish New Phish 🎉

@OMGWTFLOLSMH 11 ай бұрын

Wow, that was fantastic. I somehow never saw this performance when it aired. Thanks for posting!!

@matthewcdupre 5 ай бұрын

I just remember geeking out so hard whenever they were on TV, it was such a rare treat ⭕⭕⭕😊

@nickspreadhead8127 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Letterman KZfaq!!!!

@bobschenkel7921 6 ай бұрын

Saw PHISH a bunch during this time period, always on point and nailing each song they played. Trey, Mike, Page and John, the Boys From UVM, from Burlington to the World. Thanks for posting, VERY HIGH QUALITY!!!

@mink03 11 ай бұрын

The entire time I'm wondering where the organ was coming from.. then they showed Paul. Cased closed

@matthewfrawley724 5 күн бұрын

I remember watching this live at a friends house. It was exciting to see them on TV. We went to the old Boston Garden the next night and saw the infamous New Years hot dog show. Those were the days!

@michaeldurrant8446 11 ай бұрын

LOL I love that it's 4:20.

@aclarkedesign 10 ай бұрын

Always nice when Paul Shaffer jams with the band on the show.

@thejamnasium6447 11 ай бұрын

seamless transition! between Trey's chest hair and beard I mean

@kevinr.3542 26 күн бұрын

Letterman was always the coolest. Best bands, best guests, they all loved andnwanted to please him. Late Night TV was different before him. Its funny to see Paul jamming with them

@rosskarshen850 9 ай бұрын

Haha...Fishman looks insane in this clip! 😅😂

@hereforthestruts3987 11 ай бұрын

So excited watching this on winter break from college and taping on the vcr ❤❤

@TheWarriorSage1357 11 ай бұрын

They were so dialed in in the mid 90s!

@Flips420 11 ай бұрын

They still are...

@MichaelWorley 11 ай бұрын

Paul jammin with the boys!!!

@Hendrixphishinfloyd 26 күн бұрын

Had to come here for a nice pep talk. Thank you thank you.

@thedude4672 11 ай бұрын

Love me some Phish!

@jtolearydesign 11 ай бұрын

First time seeing these guys was about a month beforehand. This is amazing.

@anotheryoutubed 6 ай бұрын

I love how Paul joined in on organ.

@brianford78 20 күн бұрын

i was 16 and recorded this on a freakin' VCR when this first aired - now ticketmaster implants tickets in our brains and we're downloading shows minutes after they are done...

@brianford78 20 күн бұрын

those pants gotta go in the rock n roll hof lol

@matto2252 11 ай бұрын

Imagine stumbling upon this late one night and it changes your life forever 🤪

@MagicCarpetRideShareProject 12 күн бұрын

I could see that being a thing : )

@esteban9115 11 ай бұрын

Look how much energy they had…. They were on fire in this era.

@redfive5856 11 ай бұрын

Perfect clip time.

@MichaelMurphy-kj3xf 11 ай бұрын

Hah!

@settlinup1112 6 ай бұрын

Trey fist pump at the end let’s you know he loves it

@JW75383 14 күн бұрын

These boys will go far

@quiet451 11 ай бұрын

This goes hard

@benjaminrhule2744 11 ай бұрын

Hands down 26yrs and enjoying phish….They are the best band in the land

@1chrismurray 11 ай бұрын

I actually remember when this actually aired....

@liamsire 11 ай бұрын

Me too. Bought my first TV. Gathered the friends in our first house. Damn fun

@CharlieBarlow 11 ай бұрын

Actually?

@amjh4lah809 11 ай бұрын

"Phish Food"

@RobMyself 5 ай бұрын

That was smokin for the reader's digest version

@SpineFine 21 күн бұрын

The O.P. went silent when this came on and we all watched our hometown heroes with amazement and pride!

@Joel-ip6pl 6 күн бұрын

All of their songs are torture! LOL

@monsterhog1118 11 ай бұрын

Hell yea!

@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 11 ай бұрын

Everyone in this band looks like someone who would listen to, or be in Phish

@Marshall_Stacks 5 ай бұрын

teenager?

@caseyhammett 23 күн бұрын

Damn love they early 90’s Phish energy

@amichels 11 ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@sparklark77 10 ай бұрын

Crushed

@fuzzywarblz 14 күн бұрын

turns out Page is still wearing the same outfit, to this day. lol!

@tyr409 11 ай бұрын

I realize y'all take summers off.. BUt when is the Barbara Gaines show coming back?

@RichardHandal301 11 ай бұрын

After the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes end.

@josephacolletti 2 ай бұрын

Paul helping makes me happy

@calvinturner2125 11 ай бұрын

How I miss 1.0 phish.

@elguapo6750 11 ай бұрын

Sadly those days are a distant past. Nothing like it anymore, unfortunately... 4.0 cannot compare Closest thing really is Goose imo.

@butler-macdonald8351 11 ай бұрын

@@elguapo6750 Eggy is the new Goose

@elguapo6750 11 ай бұрын

@@butler-macdonald8351. Like Cities, I'll check 'em out till i've got it figured out. In the meantime, I've also been recently exploring Khruangbin... which I have to say I'm REALLY enjoying .

@dirtyhiggins5484 11 ай бұрын

The Disco Biscuits are the kings Sorry if you don't B4L

@brianruddy8785 11 ай бұрын

I like how they cut off the intro...not much time, here.

@GailWeisman 6 күн бұрын

I used to see 'em in the 80s at The Wetlands in Tribeca. Can I live while I'm old? Im Trey's age (60). :)

@ryankartheiser855 24 күн бұрын

Best Band ever… 🐠⭕️

@bathtub_jim7652 11 ай бұрын

Treys pants 🎉

@SmokeBreakWithHuck 11 ай бұрын

Oops, Dave shows the back cover of the CD 😅

@jacobmoreno7706 11 ай бұрын

Hilarious with subtitles

@JerzyBorowski-ot3ie 8 ай бұрын

PHISH GENIUSZ GENIUSZ GENIUSZ nad GENIUSZAMI KOSMOS KOCHANI na zawsze dziękuję BARDZO

@monsterhog1118 2 ай бұрын

Dave loved Phish

@Coby_Got 6 ай бұрын

4:20 perfect.

@AnvilOfTheGods 6 ай бұрын

I wonder if this is the shortest live version of this gem?

@slandersir7255 6 ай бұрын

It’s just the shortest version.

@sIeepysinner 9 күн бұрын

i never believed i was born in the wrong generation until i went to my first phish show with my dad a few days ago. i would do ANYTHING to be my current age back during this time! i cant find anyone my age who listens to them 😅

@Fluy91 11 ай бұрын

Shortest version of this song

@FunnyBecauseItsTrue 5 ай бұрын

...Letterman holding up the wrong side of the CD to the camera...

@tadlee4928 9 ай бұрын

I miss Letterman

@BryanEddy09 4 ай бұрын

Dang i knew they were the cats from Venice .

@phi5head 11 ай бұрын

Whoever was directing thought better than to have any close up shots of Mike.

@dubthing181 11 ай бұрын

Back when Fishman still had hair...

@danimatian 23 күн бұрын

the close captioning needs some wooks to come in and assess accuracy.

@BenDueker 5 ай бұрын

Phish is ready for KZfaq Shorts?... maybe my son will actually pay attention now.. LOL

@MagicCarpetRideShareProject 12 күн бұрын

Haha, that might be a strange experience and boy howdy missing out on a lot of good and great stuff.

@tweedwood6910 6 ай бұрын

He didn’t ask if that was fish’s drum set

@TK-fk4po 9 ай бұрын

Gold pants Trey = Best Trey.

@hicks78 11 ай бұрын

Henrietta Abdul-Jabbar! 😎

@ErikShen2907 6 ай бұрын

KOA 1

@patrickmullins4552 9 ай бұрын

Classic PCU era phish. Gutter is backstage.

@csweet207 4 ай бұрын

Impossible to develop that type-2 jam in under four minutes.

@donke7171 11 ай бұрын

Paul played with every band haha

@Marshall_Stacks 5 ай бұрын

Haha? No. The point is that he really enjoyed this, you dolt.

@speedsk810 2 ай бұрын

4:20 long... not a coincidence

@tbarton00 11 ай бұрын

Here before the haters 😎

@bobabooey285 11 ай бұрын

Technically you're the 1st

@frankgrin2822 21 күн бұрын

Dats wassup

@pwnstick4972 10 ай бұрын

aaah back when trey's tone didnt suck

@Marshall_Stacks 5 ай бұрын

Ahhh, look at you trying to be cool. 😂

@pwnstick4972 5 ай бұрын

@@Marshall_Stacks Just admit the tone was far better

@RalphCurtis 7 ай бұрын

Paul S. trying to hang with Phish . . . lol

@Marshall_Stacks 5 ай бұрын

No lol, you douche. Paul is down with what's up.

@tadlee4928 9 ай бұрын

Trey mirth

@wickster2121 4 ай бұрын

treys pants

@LetsBeHonestImAPrat 11 ай бұрын

Did Phish die? Please God no lol

@calvinturner2125 11 ай бұрын

This has been the theme of the late show page, pretty morbid