Colorado 88

Performer: Phish
Engineer: Michael Lynch; Tim Rogers
Producer: Kevin Shapiro (Compilation)
Distributor: Alternative Dis. Alliance

Notes: Phish: Mike Gordon , Jonathan Fishman, Page McConnell, Trey Anastasio. Audio Mixer: Paul Languedoc. Recording information: Fly Me To The Moon Saloon (07/29/1988-08/05/1988); Roma Bar, Telluride, CO (07/29/1988-08/05/1988). Editors: Page McConnell; Jared Slomoff. Photographer: Michael Lynch. There is a special thrill in hearing the first, fledgling club tapes of a band that has since adapted its sound to arenas. On this collection of early Phish live performances (recorded on a 1988 tour of the ski towns out West), the effortlessly melodic and jammy brilliance was obviously there, but scaled down to a more intimate level. This CD may not be an appropriate starting point for newcomers to the band's vast catalog, but it is a must-have for fans.

Of all the jam bands to emerge in the late-1980s and early-'90s, Phish were widely regarded as the inheritors to the Grateful Dead's throne. While the group's jazzy, mercurial sound was more progressive and light-hearted than the Dead's, Phish's massive, adoring following modeled themselves after the vagabond Dead Heads, calling themselves "Phish Heads." After letting off steam through various side projects (Oysterhead, Vida Blue) and sabbaticals, Phish finally called it quits in 2004.

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