Live Phish, Vol. 10

Performer: Phish
Engineer: Kevin Shapiro; Paul Languedoc
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Phish: Trey Anastasio, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell. Recording information: Murat Theater, Indianapolis, IN (06/22/1994/06/24/1994); Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Columbus, OH (06/22/1994/06/24/1994). Illustrator: Jim Pollock. Unknown Contributor Roles: Mike Gordon ; Jonathan Fishman; Page McConnell; Trey Anastasio. Though their huge fanbase got its start in the genteel environs of New England, the neo-hippie sound of Phish is by no means limited to being an east coast phenomenon, as witnessed by the rabid crowd that can be heard eating up every moment of this uber-jam-band's lengthy 1994 Ohio concert. While the band amply displays its unparalleled ability to make the most of vamping over a groove on everything from the 2001 theme to fusion/funk fest that is "Weekapaug Groove," Phish's more songful tendencies never fail to come to the fore either. Sure, this set finds them in the mood to extemporize around the edges of even their most carefully constructed compositions (hell, when weren't they?), but make no mistake, these guys take their songwriting just as seriously as their jamming, as those lucky Ohioans found out on this charmed musical evening.

Entertainment Weekly (5/3/02, pp.84-85) - "...A wildly ambitious attempt to sate hungry fans with an abundance of recordings..." - Rating: B+

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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