Beyond the Pond is a bi-weekly podcast in which Brian Brinkman (@sufferingjuke) and David Goldstein (@daveg924) use the music of Phish as a gateway to introduce the listener to many other bands, the vast majority of which are not jambands. An episode generally begins with a deep dive into a designated portion of Phish improvisation, and then can spin off to any variety of musical themes and other acts, the overarching purpose being introducing the listener to as many new and different bands as possible.

Happy Summer Tour! In this episode, we rattle around in the cage that is the Deer Creek venue in Noblesville, Indiana, by discussing a particularly soaring version of “Gumbo” that occurred there on 7/22/03. This song is ‘typical’ of July 2003 in that while it’s only the third song in the first set, it contains a very high level of jamming that moves from major key bliss to what can only be described as “floating two feet off the ground” in the final two and a half minutes. The entire show from which this Gumbo is taken is very good; containing a first set that almost comes off as a ‘Greatest Hits’ album and a second set “Split Open & Melt” that could have come from no month other than July 2003.

In addition to discussing 7/22/03 in general, we dive into a discussion of ‘Deer Creek’s Greatest Hits’ and talk both shimmering guitar solos and classic summertime albums. Brian goes long on The Hold Steady, David goes long on The Stone Roses, and there may even be a mention of a certain oft-cited BTP band that when discussed, results in both the hosts, and the audience, raising a glass. Also; why certain 90’s British rock bands should have never broken up.

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