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Phish -- "Fuego"
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Phish has returned to the studio after five years of heavy touring. The Vermont quartet has obviously made its name and fame endlessly trekking across the United States with a very dedicated fan base on their heels. Despite the band’s knack for creating furious energy and spontaneously composing masterpieces in a live setting, Phish has long struggled to translate their virtuosity and quirkiness into an effective album.
Phish debuted many of the songs present on Fuego last Halloween. Breaking tradition from the usual “musical costume” in which they cover a classic album (Exile on Main Street, Quadrophenia, The White Album, to name a few) and play never before heard material to an unsuspecting audience. While initially some in the crowd were off-put, having anticipated another classic rock album, the response quickly turned positive when realizing the strength of the songs being presented. Phish added another unexpected, historical event to their peculiar career that has included seven hour sets, ambient shows from an air traffic control center and hour long jams.
With the help of legendary producer Bob Ezrin, who has produced the likes of Pink Floyd, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, and Peter Gabriel, Fuego has allowed Phish to fully stretch their legs and enable their bombastic live sound to be expressed in the studio. The album does so without falling into the trap of over-production, which quickly sucks the life out of even the best songs. Phish should be proud of the product they have put out and their fans, old and new should have every bit of faith that their beloved band is sticking around.
Fuego kicks off in high gear with the winding, somewhat ADD sounding title track. “Fuego” is a song that fans of late eighties, early nineties composed epics that main songwriter/guitarist Trey Anastasio seemed to pen with such ease will quickly stick beside classics such as “Fluffhead” and “You Enjoy Myself”. “Fuego” is far and away the “Phishiest” song on the album and naturally the one that will least appeal to the mainstream.
The next highlight comes in the fourth track on the album, “Halfway to the Moon”. This mid-tempo song written and sung by keyboardist Page McConnell features brooding lyrical content that touches on revisiting past memories and the anguish that can come with getting older. The song made its live debut in 2010 and fans have since pushed for it to be present on the next album. Phish has obliged and created, in my opinion, one of the strongest studio songs of their now 31-year career.
“555” shows just how funky four nerdy white guys from Vermont can be. Bassist Mike Gordon sets the tone with a slinky, rump-shaking bass line that begs to be danced to. While Phish is no Funkadelic, they can indeed get fans to groove. Though 25,000 skinny dancing dudes with dreadlocks isn't always the prettiest sight to see, Phish manages to keep the funk well into their late forties.
-evan VERPLOEGH
Mike Gordon at the Barrymore, 3/9
Mike Gordon is a strange guy. After seeing Phish countless times, I never grasped his oddness and the influence has on the music of that band. Upon witnessing his performance on March 9th at the Barrymore Theater in Madison, I now see the talent and zaniness this bassist possesses.
Clocking in at just under four hours, Mike and his five-piece backing band presented the audience with a performance that truly was a show in all senses of the word. The impressive lighting rig set up by the soundboard was nothing less than stellar. The stage background featured lighted panels that morphed with each changing note. Along the front of the stage a large electronic keyboard was set up, similar to the one in the famous scene of the Tom Hanks film Big. The entire crowd expressed confusion, unable to decipher what exactly the use of this would be. Lets not forget the LED lit guitars. Yes, it sounds a little elementary, but they were pretty freaking cool.
In terms of musicality Mike Gordon, fresh off the release of his funky new album Overstep, threw a well-rounded splash of new tracks, older solo songs, as well as a couple Phish tunes. As with any jam-band performance, the songs are not what makes a concert special, but it is the improvisation that shows the true talent of a band. Mike and guitarist Scott Murawski were clearly on the same page when it comes to moving jams in different directions. A simple glance over to another band member signaled a new key or change in tempo. It was fascinating to observe Gordon control the stage with such a confidence about him, which greatly contrasts his more subdued role played in Phish.
The first set is where I found the most inspired and risk-taking music to take place. This was by no means a warm-up for the band. Leading with the jazzy 2011 track, “Babylon Baby,” the band showed no fear of testing the waters early. The somewhat sparse crowd of both young, eager fans as well as long-time Phisheads quickly started dancing as the band moved into the funk-driven Phish song “Meat”. Here is where we saw the first use of both the light-up guitars and the mysterious keyboard.
As the song began to break from its original format, every light in the theater was turned off , leaving the effect of two glowing guitars hovering over the stage. The guitars created a very interesting dynamic as they alternated between illumination and blackness while also remaining on beat with the music. As the stage lights slowly began to fade back in, a devilish grin crept across Gordon's face. He pointed to a grooving fan and all of a sudden the keyboard in front of him lit up. He began to slap the keys open-handed, attempting to keep pace with the band, and after a few moments of feeling each other out, the concertgoer and the band got on the same page and created a very enjoyable bit of music.
In a day and age when musicians often attempt to paint themselves as larger-than-life, this level of fan interaction was very refreshing.The look on each fans' face as Gordon chose them to take a solo was well worth the price of admission alone.
The most energetic point of the show came in the closing of the first set with “Tiny Little World”. This catchy little track off Overstep took on a whole new life as the band turned it into a straight epic. Around 4:00 minutes in, Gordon latched onto a very spacey, floor-shaking effect on his bass, and from there the Barrymore turned into a pure dance party. Before long, however, the lights turned low and a dark-ambient jam ensued. Keyboardist Craig Myers took to his organ and laid on some bone-chilling chords. The band lowered their volume until you could nearly hear a pin drop, or at least the guy next to you hitting a joint. Then with a crack of his bass, Gordon startled the crowd, and the band was back into the funk groove. After 23 minutes, with blissful highs and downright scary lows, “Tiny Little World” regained form as the crowd yelled along with the last chorus.
The second set was by no means without fantastic moments, but did not carry the weight that was held by the first. This paired with some older fans leaving, certainly to release a teenager of their babysitting duties, created a more jazz-influenced mellow set whereas the first was all about the funk.
A final exclamation point was heard as the band appeared for their encore. Murawski launched in to the opening chords of the Talking Head's classic “Cities”. The crowd got one last chance to stretch their legs as Murawski embraced his one chance of the night to take the mic and belt it out. Gordon couldn't help but have a big smile throughout this number while Murawski intertwined some of his own goofy lyrics into the song. With a contained little jam, the show came to a close with a raucous response from the small but enthusiastic crowd.
As outstanding the music and spectacle was that evening, I was mainly satisfied in seeing a side of Gordon that I had never witnessed before. His goofy smile and stories made that night at the Barrymore all the more enjoyable. In a band like Phish, where the illusion is larger than the individual members, I can imagine how much Gordon must enjoy taking center stage and presenting his own music. He truly created art right before our eyes, and that is what live music is all about.
-evan VERPLOEGH