Yea Panic's distinctly southern sound (as far as jam bands go) was a big contrast to a lot of the other big stuff coming out at that time. Not a huge Panic fan (I don't dislike them) but I definitely think of Athens when I think of them.

Music is also one of the most interesting things because everyone always wants part of it to be "theirs." It leads to interesting debates whenever bands start getting more popular or when people start claiming they were part of a certain "scene." It's especially true in the jam band world. Listening to people bitch about whether someone is a "real Dead fan" or whether they got to see the "real Phish" is hilarious.

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Posted by Jefferson Dawg

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Posted on 12/12/14 at 2:59 pm to TMDawg

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Music is also one of the most interesting things because everyone always wants part of it to be "theirs." It leads to interesting debates whenever bands start getting more popular or when people start claiming they were part of a certain "scene."

I guess it's all about perspective.

I think downtwon Athens today hardly resembles what i knew as downtown Athens during my time there. So, it makes sense that Peter Buck would feel the same way about his time there before me.

That's the cycle though, isn't it? SOmething unique and special paves the way for it to get bigger and bigger..............and eventually it collapses under it's own weight.

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