Jammy Awards: Winners & Jams

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^^^ youre a tool, go back to perez.

Assembly of Dust got robbed. did you hear keller's performance? come on, that was just awful.

F*&% YEAH TREY!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rUkX7ZclQI

BOOOOOO! SCI was robbed. They should have got tour of the year. Red Rocks will live on forever!!!!!!!

where can I hear/see Keller's set?

perez????

sci was robbed! that tour was epic to say the least

sci doesnt need the props, everyone that was at one of their shows knows how great it was. camp zoe was absolutely perfect. this will maybe give them incentive to give an even better tour in the future.

The Jammy's has put the fans through some random and half-baked jams, but never before has this been offensive and damaging to the legacy of the music it aspires to represent.

Last night I had to watch all four members of Phish walk onto a stage together and walk off for the first time in almost four years, and they did not play a single note. This was to be expected albeit upsetting, but following this insult a compilation of the most mediocre musicians from throughout the "scene" came out to destroy some of Phish's most beloved songs.

Did no one think this would be harrowing and hurtful? I know there are plenty of fans of the Disco Biscuits and the String Cheese Incident. I am not one, because I like music. These bands admittedly built their careers mooching off of Phish. In the music world one should either be original like Phish, great at writing songs like Tom Petty, or technically proficient in playing like Steve Vai. Frank Zappa and the Mothers were all of these. Bisco and SCI are none. They add nothing and have no awareness of the roots of the music they play. Their jams go nowhere. They are derivative. [I suspect drug use is required to get through their seemingly never-ending sets.]

Maybe Trey was right, and Phish was a time and a place and you just had to be there. Plenty of people were grooving to last night's "2001" (or what sounded to me like a lowly Bisco jam), and maybe none of them had the privilege to be in that time and place.

It made me realize how complex Phish's music was. How unique. How emotional. Last night's superjam was anything but.

Until that point I would have said this was the finest Jammy's to date. I was giddy as a schoolgirl when Trey came out with the Fab Faux. Leslie West with Rose Hill Drive was cool, as were the geriatric stylings of Chevy Chase. But the culmination of the evening essentially ruined one of my favorite bands for me.

It was ironic how throughout the evening people kept referring to the loyalty of Phish's fans and assuring us that the band feels the same. Many people say that their final concert at Coventry, which was easily the most difficult experience I've ever had, was also their worst concert. Last night's insult far exceeds even that.

Why do the things we love always have to hurt us?

I agree about SCI. The NYC run, and Camp Zoe were probably the two best weekends of my touring career. It would've been nice to see them get some love, but what can ya do? Reunion at Rothbury???

Why do so many people still try to hype up SCI? They were a mediocre act at very best, and now they're done. F

hello headcount allstars!!! i want some of that sauce!!!

SCI blows. get over it

How have SCI and Disco mooched off of Phish? Last time I checked, both bands had success while Phish was done playing. Phish did a lot for the scene, but to rip other bands as musicians just because you were disappointed is childish. By your logic, one could make the case that Phish mooched of the Grateful Dead.

Sorry nyhippy, but calling Marc Brownstein, Jon Gutwillig, Kyle Hollingsworth, Jake Cinninger, and Joe Russo mediocre musicians shows me that you haven't bothered really listening to the music they have created. All them are unique and experienced performers who have all used Phish as an influence to some degree, but have hardly made a living "copying" what they did. Now I guess you were there and were let down because Phish didn't jam together. This feeling obviously didn't help the situation if the jam you saw was indeed mediocre, but calling these guys talentless losers (which you did in so many words) is far from accurate.

nyhippy, you *nailed* it on Disco Biscuits and SCI. I'm sorry, but I've tried both bands, and both have never done it before me because too much of the time THEY SOUND TOO MUCH LIKE PHISH!! A side-by-side comparison of various tracks should provide proof, unless you are tone deaf. Where Phish mooched off the GD was the crowds, especially when Jerry was deteriorating. I know because I LIVED through this period, and in 1994 Phish was a far more dependable bet then seeing the beloved GD.

As for the Jammys, I have never been a fan and always felt this was just

a self-serving event for jambands.com and Relix. To give you a perspective, I was once a columnist for jambands.com but stopped contributing because much of the scene musically did not agree with me.

But again, nyhippy -- as far as I am concerned - is 100% on the money!

I saw Joe Russo and "The Duo" at the Denver Earth Day Fest, and it was just two guys playing their version of Phish. My friend and I left midway through that set. There's a difference between *wankers* and players, and the ones nyhippy listed are clearly in the former in my book. When those wankers learn about the value of spaces BETWEEN notes and letting the music breathe instead of sufficating it with wasted notes, let me know!

SCI and Phish sound nothing alike. SCI doesn't even have an electric guitar player, they are mandolin dominated (at least recently). And to say these or other professional musicians "suck" is a pretty asinine comment to make. If you don't like a band that's fine, but to suggest that guys that have made a career selling tickets to their shows are bad musicians is pretty ridiculous.

wow.. "The Duo" are awesome. You prolly got a bad show.... Then, again I like The Biscuits, and I like phish, and I like "little phish" aka. The Heavy Pets, and I like Eoto, and I like Boombox........

Yeah really Rivertrancer. Obviously these people have heard 1 or 2 SCI songs and feel they know everything about them. I don't like Disco Biscuits but you don't see me bashing them. If SCI ripped off Phish then Phish ripped off the DEAD. Then NYhippy says "They add nothing and have no awareness of the roots of the music they play. Their jams go nowhere. They are derivative. [I suspect drug use is required to get through their seemingly never-ending sets.]"

Dude, have you been to a Phish show? Trey was the king of the jam going nowhere, drug induced jams. SCI knows nothing of the awareness of their roots. Are you f-ing kidding me? They learned from some of the best musicians out there including Peter Rowan who by the way played with Jerry. SCI's bluegrass blew the $hit out of Phish's bluegrass. There is nothing new under the sun jackass.

SCI kicks ass, and I loved seeing them live. The 3 show run at Camp Zoe was unreal last summer. That being said, the energy at a SCI show has never been able to match that of a Phish show. Although I suppose that's common knowledge...

In the music journalism scene I consistently see certain columnists trash the jam genre when they get the chance to do so. They mostly reside on the reviewer pages of alternative weeklies and maybe Spin magazine. Usually I just chock it up as hatred of patchouli oil while ignoring a cursory review of the actual music. To my point, SCI and the Disco Biscuits both have completely different sounds and different influences. SCI is rooted in Americana and Bluegrass, while the Disco Biscuits have their feet firmly planted in Electronica. Both stretch into the jam genre, which is what is so great about this genre. BTW, here's what Marco Benevento has been doing lately. Go ahead and call him an unimaginitive "wanker" now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LamZyhaEGBc

the duo sounds nothing like phish.

Awesome!!! LOve to see Cornmeal getting recognized! Umphrey's and moe. also very deserving...all in all I think everybody got what they deserved. Govt Mule @ Roo last year was AMAZING!

wheres the love for SCI?? that being their last tour (at least tentatively)i really feel that for that alone they deserved to win. And not to mention it was seriously the most fun I ever had those last 4 nights at red rocks in august

Some of these comments are hilarious. Who loves jam music!?!?! I know I do. New Monsoon at Bell's Brew tonight! Two Hearted ale...WOOHOO!

agreed about the duo...nothing like phish imo, i was at the greenday fest in denver and i loved every minute. props to the winners, glad cornmeal got some love

ny hippy, what you love always hurts you because YOU are a whiny little fag that bores the hell out of people like me. I'm tired of hearing how everything is inferior to the likes of Phish. YES, they were great and yes their music is untouchable in any form, from covers to the likey derivatives of their sound...but you just don't get it do you. Music trancends personal taste and what you think you know about what good music is.Time is the only REAL regulator of what music really matters.If your gonna bash music make sure it's definetly crap and not musicians that are actually talented. (ps I dont like sci of bisco either) So go find your sucky toy ,curl up with your old phish shirt and cry yourself to sleep wathing the Live in Brooklyn set.

The Jammy's were absolutely amazing. I'm so glad I made it there after recently learning that it was the last "Jammy's". Tears came streaming with the incredible performance by Trey with the FabFaux...it was sooo beautiful!!! HEADCOUNT ALLSTARS in my eyes stole the show...I hope they play some festys or a mini tour...maze/antelope...it was all nutty. Magical evening to say the very least. OHHH 1 more thing...let me give a shout out to my boy Jonah Smith for buying me a glass of champagne... <3 Thanks again PHISH! It's all been real!!!!

Yeah, for all the haters and people who tend to gravitate to their favorite band I would like to say that I love all the bands mentioned here in this article. Not as big on Bisco or UM, but I have seen them both put on a sick shows. As for the rest, Phish, SCI, Keller, Russo, Warren all rip!! Sure would have been funny to see chevy and keller.

I think the results are pretty deserving. Don't they usually wait until you're like 60 to give lifetime achievement awards? I'm not saying they don't deserve one, it just seems wierd to give to a bunch of 40 somethings.

Adventures-Just because SCI did their last tour, does not mean they should get tour of the year. That's retarded.

Seriously, all you people who get on here to bash bands, complain about the Phish member's solo projects, etc. need to grow up and find a new hobby. If you don't like SCI, the Duo, or whoever, don't go see them. If you don't like Trey's new cd, don't buy it. If you have something constructive to say whether it be critism or praise then I'm all for it. But don't go around bashing bands cuz you don't like them. When's the last time your band had a record deal or toured the country or sold out shows? These musicians work very hard at what they do and regardless of your opinion, like the music they produce. Music (and art in general) should be made to appease the creator and others enjoying it is a byproduct. So next time you hear music you don't like, comment on it constructively (positively or negatively) or move on to other music that you do like. One of you mentioned that you were a former contributor for jambands.com so lets use you for an example. I might not like your message but that doesn't mean your writing or grammer sucks. Now apply that to the current discussion. I personally am not a huge fan of Disco Biscuits. That doesn't mean their music sucks, it means that I don't enjoy all of it.

TDB should keep to their own music. The last jams should not have been phish songs played by TDB and friends. Left a bitter taste in everyones mouths after being hit the face by a brick of emotions. They should have closed with Jamming by Bob Marley or the phish speech or some type of superjam. NOT with TDB playing poorly rehearsed phish covers. ugh. And the ads and plugs in the middle of the performences should been a little less. I am sad. IT looks like phish is over for good. Damn.

SCI and Phish sound NOTHING ALIKE! Neither do Phish and Bisco! And neither do Phish and the Duo!!! Talk about being tone deaf. I like SCI okay, but boy wouldn't that be great if they "sounded just like Phish." I can't decide if it's funny or sad how hardcore music fans of one or two bands bash the rest. Oh wait, it's both funny and sad!

http://projects.accessatlanta.com/gallery/view/music/0508jammys/

Here are some pictures from the event. Mike is such a snazzy dresser with his oh so hot purple pants.

right on cornmeal

well deserved

Just seeing Phish on stage brings tears in my eyes... That's where they belong, all four of them on stage...

Nice to see Umph's getting the love they deserve for being the best touring band out there today.

Finally Umphrey's gets the credit they deserve for being the best band to embrace this fine Earth of ours.