Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Frankenstein
2. Sparkle >
3. Simple >
4. The Divided Sky
5. Harpua
6. Julius >
7. The Horse >
8. Silent in the Morning

Disc 2:

1. Reba
2. Golgi Apparatus
3. Ed Sullivan Intro
4. Back In the USSR
5. Dear Prudence
6. Glass Onion
7. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
8. Wild Honey Pie
9. The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill
10. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
11. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
12. Martha My Dear
13. I'm So Tired
14. Blackbird
15. Piggies
16. Rocky Raccoon
17. Don't Pass Me By

Disc 3:

1. Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
2. I Will
3. Julia
4. Birthday
5. Yer Blues
6. Mother Nature's Son
7. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me & My Monkey
8. Sexy Sadie
9. Helter Skelter
10. Long, Long, Long
11. Revolution 1
12. Honey Pie
13. Savoy Truffle
14. Cry Baby Cry
15. Revolution 9
16. David Bowie
17. Bouncing Around the Room

Disc 4:

1. Slave to the Traffic Light >
2. Rift >
3. Sleeping Monkey >
4. Poor Heart
5. Run Like an Antelope
6. Amazing Grace
7. Costume Contest
8. The Squirming Coil

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #64759 in Music
• Released on: 2002-10-29
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Box set, Live

Customer Reviews

Historic Show on CD...Finally!!
It was back in 1994 that Phish famously donned their first "musical costume" (incidentally, decided by fans who voted via the band's newsletter). Three sets of wild music on four CD's. The boys tackle some of their best tunes with gusto, especially "Sparkle" and "Divided Sky" (from Set 1), and a killer "David Bowie" (from Set 3) But make no mistake, the highlight here is clearly Set 2 (on disc 2 and 3) in which the boys roll through the entire Beatles' White Album (with the exception of "Good Night"). Check out their excellent take on Ringo's "Don't Pass Me By" and their creative rendering of "Revolution 9"; just two examples of how Phish go to great lengths to challenge themselves and expand the range of what a so-called rock band can do, even when playing cover tunes. "Dear Prudence" and "Everybody's Got Something to Hide..." also deserve special mention.

Overall, the results are truly impressive, though there are several spots during the White Album set where they sound very tentative (who could blame them, they only had a few weeks to learn almost 30 songs!). In addition, there is some standard early/mid-90's Phish humor ("Harpua") that might turn off the casual fan. But these minor gripes should not tarnish a document of an amazing and unique evening.

If you've a fan of the Live Phish series (or The Dead's Dick's Picks and String Cheese's On the Road series for that matter) the question is usually "which show should I buy?" The answer depends on what you're looking for. I wouldn't call these starter CD's for newbie Phish fans exploring the Live series. But for fans looking for one of the most important and historic Phish shows, this is definitely the one to go for.

Reba- finest in the nation
Overall, this show is alright...not one that i listen to straight through because i'm not a beatles fan and i think that the white album limits phish's playing tremendously. Having said that, Discs 1 and 4 are solid. Some very good phish staples played with the energy that you would expect from a '94 show (ahhh, the days when trey would actually rip it). But if someone is looking for the essence of phish, the peak of their jamming and performance ability, listen to track 1 on disc 2....that's right, reba. this is by far the most cleanly played and moving one i've ever heard, and the band manages to acheive this while still being ambitious. the start of the jam sets a super-chill vibe as page accents mike's bop with some smooth electric piano. trey is plucking and fish is just sitting back providing the head nodding beat. they take the jam pretty far out there with some crazy stoccato licks from trey, but then at around 11 min phish's best 4 min of playing ever imo begins with an amazing, sort of melancholy riff which the whole band runs with. i can't describe the rest in words b/c i won't do the song justice, but buy this live phish and crank this song. if you won't like this, you'll never like phish.

Recent Phish Fan
I have only gotten into Phish recently and for my first Phish purchase I figured I would pick out a live show. This would show their energy and fun during performances. Well, they definitely have a lot of that and they showed what a great band they really are. For a first pick I do not think I could have done any better. Their songs are great! These four CD's highlight that by including some of their best overall songs. I especially loved the Beatles tribute. I being a Beatles fan from way back almost love any Beatles song whether played but others or not, but Phish even made some of the songs have a fresh new feel. I loved their version of "Back in the U.S.S.R" They are a great band and this live performance shows it.