Ratdog vs. Phil Lesh and Friends

scofield w/ phil in asheville that tour was one of the best shows Ive seen in years

 

Seeing ratdog the 10th at the upnorth festival, anyone here going to that?

 

Man, tough choice. Either Cheezy bobby or listen to phill butcher jerry tunes LOL

 

bobbys band by a hair

 

Ratdog is good if I want to sleep through the headlining spot of a festival... Soo uhhh yeah Phil. I agree that Phil's set at All Good last year was amazing, btw. Jackie Green rocked it, IMO.

 

I say both...without distinction of sorts

 

Bobby is the king of sloppy. Phil wins, IMHO.

 

awsome thread! jeez its a tough one....ide say probably ratdog. oh man i feel horrible saying that lol. phil shows are amazing too. i have alot of friends who cant stand bobby but i love him. hahaha

 

phil most definately. ratdog has always been a stale regurgitation(spelling). phil brings good musicians with thier own interpretations. phil is definately a better experience, and the crowd and atmosphere is alot kinder. ratdogs always been a place where junkies go to die, slowly, kinda like seeing a jgb show after jerry died. no love at all really.

 

no doubt...the 99 shows w/ trey & kimock (esp. the one w/ page--30 minutes of screamin-ass V.L.B.) are amazing...the lineup in 02-03 was stellar. warren and herring...ratdog's great in a really crisp, tight, rehearsed way, but it just doesn't stretch the boundaries than those years of phil did...but thats the past...

 

word. ratdog what! we should rage. where you from in mass?

 

But I am a long time Phil Phreak. Phil is pure magic.

 

Phil with Jackie Greene by far!!!

 

I've seen a ton of good and bad shows from both lineups. I guess I'm just a Grateful Dead phan and like seeing anyone really.

 

Still havent had a chance to see Jackie Greene solo(hasnt come anywhere close to me), but from what I saw with Phil and his solo videos on youtube-The next show he has within 300 miles-Im there!