Live Phish, Vol. 07

Performer: Phish
Engineer: Paul Languedoc
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Phish: Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell. Recorded live at The World Music Theater, Tinley Park, Illinois on August 14, 1993 and Club Eastbrook, Grand Rapids, Michigan on August 11, 1993. Recording information: Club Eastbrook, Grand Rapids, MI (08/11/1993/08/14/1993); World Music Theatre, Tinley Park, IL (08/11/1993/08/14/1993). Illustrator: Jim Pollock. Unknown Contributor Roles: Kevin Shapiro; Mike Gordon ; Jonathan Fishman; Page McConnell; Trey Anastasio. The seventh in this series of live two-track recordings from the Phish archives finds the band at a midpoint in its career, just after its appearance on the H.O.R.D.E. tour, making the difficult transition from hot club act discovery to stadium attraction. The set list reflects this somewhat schizophrenic turn of events, including quirky songs such as "Esther" and a cover of the Mighty Diamonds' "Have Mercy" as well as some more typical early lengthy jams and a goofy version of Prince's "Purple Rain." The jams, while interesting, are nowhere near the sophisticated standard of their later efforts, tending towards the eccentric rather than the incendiary, but as a document of the future sine qua non of jam bands, this triple-CD set from the depths of the Chicago suburbs is an invaluable addition to the series.

Entertainment Weekly (5/3/02, pp.84-84) - "...A wildly ambitious attempt to sate hungry fans with an abundance of recordings..." - Rating: A-

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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