A Live One

A Live One
Live album by Phish
Released June 27, 1995 (US)
Recorded July 8–December 31, 1994
Genre Jam rock, jazz fusion
Length 131:04
Label Elektra
Producer Phish
Phish chronology
Hoist
(1994)Hoist1994		 A Live One
(1995)		 Stash
(1996)Stash1996
Singles from A Live One
  1. "Bouncing Around the Room"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Gumbo"
    Released: 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
The Village VoiceC+[3]

A Live One is a live album by the American rock band Phish, released on June 27, 1995, by Elektra Records. The album was the band's first official live release, and their second two-cd album (after Junta).

Each track on the album was recorded at a different live show in the United States during Phish's 1994 summer and fall tours. Several of the songs have never appeared on studio albums and the track "Montana" is not really a song, but actually a two-minute excerpt from the longform improvisation that followed “Tweezer” during the band's show in Bozeman, Montana.[4] On A Live One, "Montana" serves as a prelude to the epic "You Enjoy Myself", one of the most well-known versions of that song.

Phish received its first RIAA award for the album. The RIAA certified the album gold on November 10, 1995, and platinum on October 9, 1997.[5]

Content

A Live One features five new songs: "Gumbo," "Slave to the Traffic Light," "Wilson," "Simple," and "Harry Hood." "Slave to the Traffic Light" would later be included on The White Tape. Other songs include particularly popular versions of "Stash" and "You Enjoy Myself," which includes a vocal jam. "Harry Hood" is one of Phish's most popular songs and a fan favorite.

"Wilson" is known for its intro, which includes the crowd shouting "wilson," an example of the participation from the crowd. Another example of this is the clapping during "Stash."

The half-hour version of "Tweezer" is considered one of the best.

Reception

Reception for A Live One was positive. It is considered one of the best Phish albums.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bouncing Around the Room"Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall4:08
2."Stash"Anastasio, Marshall12:31
3."Gumbo"Anastasio, Jon Fishman5:14
4."Montana"Anastasio, Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell2:04
5."You Enjoy Myself"Anastasio20:57
6."Chalk Dust Torture"Anastasio, Marshall6:48
7."Slave to the Traffic Light"Dave Abrahams, Anastasio, Steve Pollak10:46
Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wilson"Anastasio, Marshall, Aaron Woolf5:07
2."Tweezer"Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell30:55
3."Simple"Gordon4:53
4."Harry Hood"Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Brian Long, McConnell15:11
5."The Squirming Coil"Anastasio, Marshall12:30

Personnel

Phish

Trey Anastasio – guitars, vocals
Page McConnell – keyboards, vocals
Mike Gordon – bass guitar, vocals
Jon Fishman – drums, vocals

with The Giant Country Horns (on "Gumbo")

Peter Apfelbaum – tenor saxophone
Carl Gerhard – trumpet
Dave Grippo – alto saxophone
James Harvey – trombone
Michael Ray – trumpet

Recording dates

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "A Live One - Phish | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Moon, Tom (2011). "Phish: A Live One : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice (November 28). New York. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ Phish.net Song History: Montana Online. Accessed: August 23, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
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