Using Napster, I came across a cover of Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice” purportedly done by Phish. My friend insists that its Phish because, as he puts it, “it sounds like something they’d do”. Several people in the Napster community have also claimed that the version is by Phish. In “Cover Versions We’ve Liked” in Great Debates, Tsar (in his first post) also claims that it is Phish. I don’t think it is. Why?
-Having heard plenty of Phish, it doesn’t sound like them, especially not on vocals. They have brought guests out to jam with them (Santana, Great Country Horns) but usually not to sing. The arrangement of the cover does sound like something they’d do (like their cover of Boston’s “Long Time” on banjo) but I’ve never heard them use a mandolin, which this tune does.
-The Helping Phriendly Book (http://www.phish.net/hpb/) has no listing of this song.
-The same Napster people that claim that it is Phish also claim that it’s live. Sounds like studio to me and it is much cleaner sounding than 99% of the Phish stuff I’ve come across.
I’d love to provide a link directly to the tune but unfortunately the only place I’ve seen it is through Napster. It’s a great cover and I’d really like to know who does the original. Any help?