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 | | The Phish subculture is democratic, at least in spirit, alleging a sense of community and, in one way or another, palpably creating one. |
 | | For one thing, Phish usually codify their musicand make it familiar to fansin concert, long before recording it in a studio and releasing it on an album (they sold out two national tours before ever signing a record contract). |
 | | The blessing or curse of Phish's current success, the relative wack-ness of the scene, neatly reflects that of the Bay Area, whose cultural identity, after a few seismic shocks, might seem on shaky ground. |
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