Live Phish Volume 14
Encyclopedia
Live Phish Vol. 14 was recorded live at the Rosemont Horizon
(now the Allstate Arena) in Rosemont, Illinois
, near Chicago, Illinois, on Halloween
night, 1995.
It marks the second of five Halloween shows in which Phish
dressed up in a "musical costume" by performing an album from another artist in its entirety. The band, along with a horn section
, unveiled a complete performance of The Who
's Quadrophenia
, led by keyboardist Page McConnell
, sandwiched in between two sets of Phish's own music. During their performance of "Harpua
" Trey Anastasio told the story of Jimmy listening to his favorite album, which happened to be "the very same album that Phish was playing as their Halloween album at Rosemont Horizon that night." At which point they broke into a brief segment of "Beat It
" by Michael Jackson
, which led to fans believing they were going to play Thriller
.
At the end of the show, the band encored with "My Generation" and destroyed their instruments just like The Who had done thirty years earlier.
Also of note is a 40-minute version of "You Enjoy Myself
" to open the third set.
Horn Section
Allstate Arena
Allstate Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Rosemont, Illinois.It is home to the Chicago Rush, of the Arena Football League, DePaul University's men's basketball team, the Chicago Wolves, of the AHL, and the Chicago Sky, of the WNBA.It is located near the intersection of Mannheim Road and...
(now the Allstate Arena) in Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont, Illinois
Rosemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States located immediately northwest of Chicago. The village was incorporated in 1956, though it had been settled long before that...
, near Chicago, Illinois, on Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
night, 1995.
It marks the second of five Halloween shows in which Phish
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...
dressed up in a "musical costume" by performing an album from another artist in its entirety. The band, along with a horn section
Horn section
In music, a horn section can refer to several groups of musicians. It can refer to the musicians in a symphony orchestra who play the horn . In a British-style brass band it refers to the tenor horn players. In popular music, it can also refer to a small group of wind instrumentalists who augment a...
, unveiled a complete performance of The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
's Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by English rock band The Who. Released on 19 October 1973 by Track and Polydor in the UK, and Track and MCA in the US, it is a double album, and the group's second rock opera...
, led by keyboardist Page McConnell
Page McConnell
Page Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish....
, sandwiched in between two sets of Phish's own music. During their performance of "Harpua
Harpua
"Harpua" is a Phish song that was a staple of their live concerts, but has now become a rarity and has only been performed live. Though it always follows the same basic structure , Trey Anastasio always narrated a different story at every concert in the middle of the...
" Trey Anastasio told the story of Jimmy listening to his favorite album, which happened to be "the very same album that Phish was playing as their Halloween album at Rosemont Horizon that night." At which point they broke into a brief segment of "Beat It
Beat It
"Beat It" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Michael Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones . It is the third single from the singer's sixth solo album, Thriller . Eddie Van Halen was hired to add the song's distinctive overdriven guitar solo, but was prevented by his...
" by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, which led to fans believing they were going to play Thriller
Thriller (album)
Thriller is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was released on November 30, 1982, by Epic Records as the follow-up to Jackson's critically and commercially successful 1979 album Off the Wall...
.
At the end of the show, the band encored with "My Generation" and destroyed their instruments just like The Who had done thirty years earlier.
Also of note is a 40-minute version of "You Enjoy Myself
You Enjoy Myself
You Enjoy Myself, commonly abbreviated to "YEM" is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio. It is the band's most frequently played song, having been featured —as of August 2011— at about 36% of their 1,496 shows. The song is also one of the oldest in Phish's catalog, having been first performed...
" to open the third set.
Disc one
- "Icculus" (AnastasioTrey AnastasioTrey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
, MarshallTom Marshall (singer)Tom Marshall is a lyricist, keyboardist and singer/songwriter best known for his association with Trey Anastasio and the rock band Phish...
) - 4:22 - "The Divided Sky" (Anastasio) - 15:07
- "Wilson" (Anastasio, Marshall, Woolf) - 4:41
- "Ya Mar" (Ferguson) - 8:16
- "Sparkle" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 3:45
- "Free" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 9:39
- "Guyute" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 10:38
Disc two
- "Run Like an Antelope" (Anastasio, Marshall, PollakThe Dude of LifeSteve Pollak, best known by his stage name The Dude of Life, is a musician and lyricist, who has co-written numerous Phish songs, including "Suzy Greenberg", "Fluffhead", "Slave to the Traffic Light", "Run like an Antelope", "Sanity", "Crimes of the Mind", "Dinner and a Movie", and most recently,...
) - 12:51 - "HarpuaHarpua"Harpua" is a Phish song that was a staple of their live concerts, but has now become a rarity and has only been performed live. Though it always follows the same basic structure , Trey Anastasio always narrated a different story at every concert in the middle of the...
" (Anastasio, Fishman) - 14:17 - "I Am the Sea" (TownshendPete TownshendPeter Dennis Blandford "Pete" Townshend is an English rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and author, known principally as the guitarist and songwriter for the rock group The Who, as well as for his own solo career...
) - 3:28 - "The Real Me" (Townshend) - 3:22
- "Quadrophenia" (Townshend) - 6:08
- "Cut My Hair" (Townshend) - 3:49
- "The Punk and the Godfather" (Townshend) - 4:54
- "I'm OneI'm One"I'm One" is a song by The Who. It was released on the group's 1973 rock opera album Quadrophenia. Written and sung by Pete Townshend, it is one of the main moments of introspection spread throughout the narrative and also a sign that Jimmy may not be as Mod as he appears, given the way he asks a...
" (Townshend) - 3:12
Disc three
- "The Dirty Jobs" (Townshend) - 5:45
- "Helpless Dancer" (Townshend) - 2:20
- "Is It in My Head" (Townshend) - 3:37
- "I've Had Enough" (Townshend) - 5:47
- "5:155:15"5.15" is a song written by Pete Townshend of British rock band The Who from their second rock opera, Quadrophenia...
" (Townshend) - 6:20 - "Sea and SandSea and Sand"Sea and Sand" is a song by The Who. It was released on the group's 1973 rock opera album Quadrophenia, where it is the second track of the third side of the record....
" (Townshend) - 3:30 - "Drowned" (Townshend) - 4:58
- "Bell Boy" (Townshend) - 4:32
- "Doctor Jimmy" (Townshend) - 8:35
- "The Rock" (Townshend) - 6:35
- "Love, Reign O'er MeLove, Reign o'er Me"Love, Reign o'er Me" is a song by the English rock band The Who. Written by guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend, "Love, Reign o'er Me" was released on October 23, 1973 as the second single from the band's sixth studio album and second rock opera, Quadrophenia. It is the final song on the...
" (Townshend) - 6:37
Disc four
- "Audience Chess Move" - 2:28
- "You Enjoy MyselfYou Enjoy MyselfYou Enjoy Myself, commonly abbreviated to "YEM" is a Phish song written by Trey Anastasio. It is the band's most frequently played song, having been featured —as of August 2011— at about 36% of their 1,496 shows. The song is also one of the oldest in Phish's catalog, having been first performed...
" (Anastasio) - 40:33 - "Jesus Just Left Chicago" (BeardFrank Beard (musician)Frank Lee Beard is the drummer in the rock band ZZ Top. Beard was formerly with the bands The Cellar Dwellars, who originally were a three-piece band, The Hustlers, The Warlocks, and American Blues before starting to play and record with Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill as ZZ Top.Beard was born in...
, GibbonsBilly GibbonsWilliam Frederick "Billy" Gibbons is an American musician, actor and car customizer, best known as the guitarist of the Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top. He is also the lead singer and composer for many of the band's songs. Gibbons is known for playing his Gretsch Billy Bo guitar and his famous 1959...
, HillDusty HillJoseph Michael "Dusty" Hill is the bassist and vocalist with the American rock group ZZ Top.-History:Hill was in Dallas, Texas and grew up in the Lakewood neighborhood of East Dallas...
) - 9:18 - "A Day in the LifeA Day in the Life"A Day in the Life" is a song by The Beatles, the final track on the group's 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Credited to Lennon–McCartney, the song comprises distinct segments written independently by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, with orchestral additions...
" (LennonJohn LennonJohn Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
, McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
) - 4:31 - "Suzy Greenberg" (Anastasio, Pollak) - 8:30
- "My Generation" (Townshend) - 4:40
Personnel
Phish- Trey AnastasioTrey AnastasioTrey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...
- guitars, vocals - Page McConnellPage McConnellPage Samuel McConnell is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish....
- piano, organ, vocals - Mike GordonMike GordonMike Gordon is a bass guitar player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish. Gordon is also an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano, guitar, harmonica and percussion...
- bass, vocals - Jon FishmanJon FishmanJon Fishman is an American drummer best known for his work with the band Phish. He is credited with co-writing 19 Phish originals, 8 of them as a solo credit....
- drums, vocals
Horn Section
- Dave Grippo - Alto Saxophone
- Carl Gearhart - Trumpet
- Joey Somerville Jr. - Trumpet
- Chris Peterman - Tenor Saxophone
- Mike Hewitt - Baritone Saxophone
- Don Glasgo - Trombone, French Horn