grateful dead concerts are like baseball games: no 2 are alike. the plays are always different and there is always fresh hope. sometimes the game is an all timer even though the individuals perfomances are sloppy. sometimes every plays great but the team still loses. -- David Gans 1981 from the offical book of deadheads

lesh is one the best bass players of all time. he lays down that solid groove playing notes were they shouldnt be. also the dead always saw themselves as coltrane in a rock and roll band. also comparing the dead and phish is like comparing football and baseball yes both have a ball and the object is to win but 2 completly different sports