List of Phish tribute albums
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Since 2000, various artists have recorded a number of tribute albums dedicated to the rock band Phish
. Like Phish's music, the albums cover a wide range of genres including reggae
, bluegrass
, classical music
, and more. The first Phish tribute album - Sharin' in the Groove
- was a double album created by a non-profit group of fans called The Mockingbird Foundation, who also published The Phish Companion
. The album features a number of high profile musicians performing Phish songs, including Jimmy Buffett
, The Wailers
, Dave Matthews
, Arlo Guthrie
, Hot Tuna
, Tom Tom Club
, and members of Pavement
and Los Lobos
. The members of Phish officially endorsed this album, which also featured an album release concert at the Great American Music Hall
in San Francisco led by Merl Saunders
.
In 2002, members of the Birmingham, Alabama
bluegrass group Rollin' in the Hay collaborated with a number of other bluegrass musicians to release Gone Phishin
: A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish, featuring all instrumental versions of Phish classics. The album was a success, and a sequel followed later in the year with a song list that included more obscure Phish songs.
In 2004, Phish became one of over a hundred bands to have their songs interpreted by a string quartet (joining the ranks of Tool
, Radiohead
, and U2
). Another bluegrass tribute (this time with vocals) by a group of Nashville
-based musicians was released later in the year.
In 2006 a Phish tribute of a collection of dub
and reggae
interpretations was released under the name High Neighbors: Dub Tribute To Phish
.
The latest tribute album to come out is Dub Like An Antelope - Legends of Reggae Celebrate Phish, which was released on November 30, 2009.
Phish
Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...
. Like Phish's music, the albums cover a wide range of genres including reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
, bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...
, classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
, and more. The first Phish tribute album - Sharin' in the Groove
Sharin' in the Groove
Sharin' in the Groove: Celebrating the Music of Phish is an all-star charity Phish tribute album featuring 23 acts covering 20 Phish songs, all on a volunteer basis, to fund , under the auspices of the Mockingbird Foundation...
- was a double album created by a non-profit group of fans called The Mockingbird Foundation, who also published The Phish Companion
The Phish Companion
The Phish Companion is an encyclopedia about the band Phish. The first edition was published in 2000, with a second edition released around the time of Phish's breakup in 2004....
. The album features a number of high profile musicians performing Phish songs, including Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett
James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...
, The Wailers
Wailers Band
The Wailers Band are a reggae band formed by the remaining members of Bob Marley & The Wailers, following the death of Bob Marley in 1981.-Previous Wailers' incarnations:The Wailers started as Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh...
, Dave Matthews
Dave Matthews
David John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band...
, Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Davy Guthrie is an American folk singer. Like his father, Woody Guthrie, Arlo often sings songs of protest against social injustice...
, Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna is an American blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane. It plays acoustic and electric versions of original and traditional blues songs.- Jefferson Airplane side project :...
, Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club
Tom Tom Club is an American new wave band founded in 1981 by husband-and-wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both also known for being bandmembers of Talking Heads.-Biography:...
, and members of Pavement
Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
and Los Lobos
Los Lobos
Los Lobos are a multiple Grammy Award–winning American Chicano rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional Spanish and Mexican music such as cumbia, boleros and norteños.-History:The...
. The members of Phish officially endorsed this album, which also featured an album release concert at the Great American Music Hall
Great American Music Hall
The Great American Music Hall is a concert hall in San Francisco, California. It is located on O'Farrell Street in the Tenderloin neighborhood on the same block as the Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater...
in San Francisco led by Merl Saunders
Merl Saunders
Merl Saunders, was an American multi-genre musician who played piano and keyboards, favoring the Hammond B-3 console organ.-Biography:...
.
In 2002, members of the Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
bluegrass group Rollin' in the Hay collaborated with a number of other bluegrass musicians to release Gone Phishin
Gone Phishin
Gone Phishin': A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish is a bluegrass tribute album to the rock band Phish led by Canadian solo artist Brent Truitt. The album features reworked instrumental versions of songs from three Phish albums: Rift, A Picture of Nectar, and The Story of the Ghost...
: A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish, featuring all instrumental versions of Phish classics. The album was a success, and a sequel followed later in the year with a song list that included more obscure Phish songs.
In 2004, Phish became one of over a hundred bands to have their songs interpreted by a string quartet (joining the ranks of Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
, Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
, and U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
). Another bluegrass tribute (this time with vocals) by a group of Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
-based musicians was released later in the year.
In 2006 a Phish tribute of a collection of dub
Dub music
Dub is a genre of music which grew out of reggae music in the 1960s, and is commonly considered a subgenre, though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae...
and reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
interpretations was released under the name High Neighbors: Dub Tribute To Phish
High Neighbors: Dub Tribute to Phish
High Neighbors: Dub Tribute to Phish is a tribute album to the rock band Phish featuring instrumental reggae and dub versions of several Phish classics...
.
The latest tribute album to come out is Dub Like An Antelope - Legends of Reggae Celebrate Phish, which was released on November 30, 2009.
Phish tributes discography
- Sharin' in the GrooveSharin' in the GrooveSharin' in the Groove: Celebrating the Music of Phish is an all-star charity Phish tribute album featuring 23 acts covering 20 Phish songs, all on a volunteer basis, to fund , under the auspices of the Mockingbird Foundation...
: Celebrating the Music of Phish (2000) - Gone PhishinGone PhishinGone Phishin': A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish is a bluegrass tribute album to the rock band Phish led by Canadian solo artist Brent Truitt. The album features reworked instrumental versions of songs from three Phish albums: Rift, A Picture of Nectar, and The Story of the Ghost...
: A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish (2000) - Still PhishinStill PhishinStill Phishin': A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish 2 is a bluegrass tribute album to the rock band Phish led by Alabama-based bluegrass collective . The songs' arrangements were constructed by bandleader...
: A Bluegrass Tribute to Phish 2 (2002) - JamGrassJamGrassJamGrass: Progressive Bluegrass Jams on a Band Called Phish is a country and progressive bluegrass tribute album to the rock band Phish performed by a number of veteran Nashville session musicians, and released on March 23, 2004. The album's lead vocalist is Travis Stinson, who has performed on a...
(Progressive Bluegrass Jams on a Band Called Phish) (2004) - The String Quartet Tribute to PhishThe String Quartet Tribute to PhishThe String Quartet Tribute to Phish is a classically themed tribute album to the rock band Phish led by a rotating lineup of string quartets featuring violin, viola, cello, and bass...
(2004) - High Neighbors: Dub Tribute to PhishHigh Neighbors: Dub Tribute to PhishHigh Neighbors: Dub Tribute to Phish is a tribute album to the rock band Phish featuring instrumental reggae and dub versions of several Phish classics...
(2006) - Dub Like An Antelope - Legends of Reggae Celebrate Phish (2009)