Best Active Jam Band

[wysimdnwyg]

Poll question: Best Active Jam Band

Who is the best ACTIVE Jam Band today? (I am purposely limiting this to active bands, so as to not have a complete runaway for the Grateful Dead.)

[mr_hat]

1. What? No Little Feat?

[wysimdnwyg]

2. There are only 10 slots...

Are Little Feat even active now? I haven't seen them on tour in a few years. I did see them once with the Allmans. Great show.

[buddhamama]

5. Little Feat are still jamming

they were out on tour last summer and the summer before.

[ET Awful]

3. Tough call . . .

SCI, moe, Phish, hell, the whole list is worthy.

I had to go with Phish though.

[scubadude]

4. If "Jam band" means bands who jam....

You haven't included any from the class that blows all others away, Jazz Fusion. A combination of Jazz and rock that really cranks! All members of these bands are at the tip top of their games.

I will use Derek Sherinians Planet X as and Example. Derek on Keyboards ripping improvised solo's over to Tony Macalpine on guitar... These guys really rock!

http://www.dereksherinian.com/

Or how about Steve Smiths Vital Information. A cooking jazz/rock band with Steve Smith, the worlds best all around drummer for several years as rated by readers of Modern drummer magazine, with Frank Gambale on Guitar, Baron Brown on bass... These guys are among the best in the world...

http://www.vitalinformation.com/

Check these two bands out. If you like ripping virtuosity, your gonna be hooked....

Ron

[southpaw]

6. Those that don't exist...

Keep the jamming in the garage.

[jimbo fett]

10. I with you on that one.

[YEM]

7. Phish, by far folks.

They are the most innovative of the current jam bands. The others aren't breaking too much new ground,

[ALago1]

9. You're biased!

Judging from your screen name :)

[TriadLeftist]

8. The Mule!

Best by far - Warren Haynes is the best guitarist going right now.

[kodi]

11. i'm an old dead head, but "donna the buffalo" is the best right now

even thought jimmy herrin(dead's new guitarist)has played in my old house with my room mates.

[ornotna]

12. Well

They are the only ones I've seen, so I agree. :)

[Tripper11]

13. easily Phish.....

and they have the download thing down too! A day after a show go to www.livephish.com and for $10 you get the show!