Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed

SATCHMO · 12-12-2010, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePhanastasio

And yes - I feel like I'm going to have to expand on this thread - not necessarily even with the live stuff first. There are a lot of side projects and things that the band did, even one where all four were the backing band to "The Dude Of Life", Steve Pollak on his album. Additionally, I was torn as to whether or not I should include the album Trampled By Lambs and Pecked by the Doves which was Trey Anastasio and Tom Marshall (who penned many of Phish's lyrics) performing as a duo in early-ish versions of MANY Phish songs.

Plus, some of their solo stuff...and Mike Gordon's albums with Leo Kottke...really seem to be worth mention.

Ah, I don't mind the term jam band enthusiast all that much, really. I do love my jam bands, and don't really see that as an awful thing.

I actually got to see Dude of Life play the weekend of Camp Oswego at a separate festival about 100 miles from the event. None of Phish were backing him, contrary to rumors floating around the crowd that persisted all the way up until the encore. Sadly, as a live experience, he kinda' came off as a lounge tribute to the band. I don't know if that was his intent.

I think my favorite of all the adjunct Phish ensemble has to be Jazz Mandolin Project. I've seen them a lot, about half of the shows with Fishman and half without, but it was seeing them with him that led me to understand what a little badass he is. We actually took him out and got him very...very... wasted one night after a show he did with them in town. Incriminating photos may be available.

A little off topic, but I'm curious to know, being the Trey phan that you are, what do you think of Surrender to the Air? I feel it's still an album that's off a lot of people's radar and I still throw it on once and a while, with my reaction is still , to this day, along the lines of, "...whoah", no matter how many times I listen to it.