[doctor dan]

just because they technically have a wide knowledge of playing styles doesnt mean the guys in phish know more music than thurston. id be surprised if they have as wide a knowledge of...say...60s japanese psych folk. in fact, jim is the master of obscure music genres. in terms of what contemporary music they like, well for thurston and steve you can just look at the type of stuff they publish on their record labels (smells like records/ecstatic peace)