Live in Brooklyn

• Artist: Phish
• Rating:
• Release Date: July 11, 2006
• Type: Live
• Genre: Rock

Review

During the time Live in Brooklyn was recorded, Vermont's fantastic four had decided to call it quits, again, after two decades playing together with a small "breakup" lodged in between. So there was more than a little melancholy surrounding what was to be the band's absolute, unquestionable, no-looking-back, there-will-never-be-a-summer-tour-ever-again final tour. Even lead singer/guitarist Trey Anastasio, during a lengthy interview with Guitar World, claimed that it would take a lot to get the group back together and move forward, simply because he doesn't want to turn into one of those nostalgic jam bands. Whatever the case may be, the group has since offered several archive releases to pacify the hordes of fans wanting to relive the magic, Live in Brooklyn among those releases. For anyone who followed the group throughout the tour (either online or in person), they already know Phish offered up some of their most expansive and energetic sets of the past ten years and the Brooklyn shows (featuring guest cameos not included in this three-CD set) were no exception. No member of the group is resting on his laurels, as the band plays with renewed energy and confidence and even brings out some of their oldest, rarely performed material (check the amazing version of "The Curtain With") for the long goodbye. So until that much speculated reunion and Phish 3.0 comes along, this will have to appease the die-hard fanatics looking for high-quality recordings. It does the job and does it well. ~ Rob Theakston, All Music Guide

Tracks

CD 1

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing	Tom Marshall, Trey Anastasio	Phish	(6:34)
Dinner and a Movie (Lyrics)	Trey Anastasio	Phish	(3:55)
The Curtain With	Trey Anastasio, Marc Daubert	Phish	(13:44)
Sample in a Jar (Lyrics)	Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall	Phish	(4:57)
Moma Dance	Tom Marshall, Jonathan Fishman, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell, Trey Anastasio	Phish	(15:01)
Free (Lyrics)	Tom Marshall, Trey Anastasio	Phish	(10:26)
Nothing (Lyrics)	Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall	Phish	(5:34)
Maze (Lyrics)	Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall	Phish	(10:22)
Frankenstein	Edgar Winter	Phish	(4:59)

CD 2

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
46 Days (Lyrics)	Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall	Phish	(17:24)
Possum (Lyrics)	Jeff Holdsworth	Phish	(8:16)
The Oh Kee Pah Ceremony	Trey Anastasio	Phish	(1:47)
Suzy Greenberg (Lyrics)	Trey Anastasio	Phish	(18:23)
Axilla I	Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall	Phish	(3:25)
2001		Phish	(8:59)
Birds of a Feather (Lyrics)	Jonathan Fishman, Tom Marshall, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon, Trey Anastasio	Phish	(7:05)
Kung	Jonathan Fishman	Phish	(3:01)

CD 3

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Mike's Song (Lyrics)	Mike Gordon	Phish	(9:05)
I Am Hydrogen	Tom Marshall, Trey Anastasio	Phish	(2:42)
Weekapaug Groove (Lyrics)	Trey Anastasio, Jonathan Fishman, Page McConnell, Mike Gordon	Phish	(12:43)
The Divided Sky	Trey Anastasio	Phish	(15:34)

Credits

Jonathan Fishman (Group Member), Page McConnell (Group Member), Danny Clinch (Photography), Libby McLinn (Photography), Darcy Proper (Mastering), Page McConnell (Guitar), Mason Williams (A&R), Kenny Nemes (Product Manager), Jonathan Fishman (Drums), David May (Production Supervisor), Mike Gordon (Guitar (Bass)), Allin Nowenstein (Assistant Engineer), Trey Anastasio (Vocals), Mike Gordon (Group Member), Trey Anastasio (Group Member), Thom Cadley (Mixing), Trey Anastasio (Guitar)