Is Phish regressing or are we just maturing?
Cara Bilodeau
Issue date: 2/10/03 Section: Arts and Entertainment
Phish is a very talented band, but this album just doesn't do them justice. Perhaps it is the fact that they recorded this album in four days after only two weeks of rehearsals that makes it not up to par. I suppose that if you were partying at a friend's house and wanted something light and easy to listen to this would be okay, but it definitely isn't the CD that stays in your car stereo for weeks on end.
Phish has been around since 1986 and has developed thousands of loyal fans that will follow them to the pits of any outdoor music festival, so they must be doing something right, but this album seems uninspired. Phish needs to create music that stays true to their unique style, but at the same time offer their listeners something new and more substantial. Remember when we were all in high school, running around singing, "Oh, Fee / You're trying to live a life / That's completely free/You're racing with the wind / You're flirting with death / So have a cup of coffee / And catch your breath"?
At the time, this strange ballad was out of this world but hopeful and fun. If Phish could create a modern version of a song like "Free" it would be a wonderful, carefree world once again. Either we're all just growing up and can't detect Phish's secret messages anymore, or they have just run out of inspiring things to sing about.
Cara Bilodeau can be reached at Freepress@usm.maine.edu
Phish has been around since 1986 and has developed thousands of loyal fans that will follow them to the pits of any outdoor music festival, so they must be doing something right, but this album seems uninspired. Phish needs to create music that stays true to their unique style, but at the same time offer their listeners something new and more substantial. Remember when we were all in high school, running around singing, "Oh, Fee / You're trying to live a life / That's completely free/You're racing with the wind / You're flirting with death / So have a cup of coffee / And catch your breath"?
At the time, this strange ballad was out of this world but hopeful and fun. If Phish could create a modern version of a song like "Free" it would be a wonderful, carefree world once again. Either we're all just growing up and can't detect Phish's secret messages anymore, or they have just run out of inspiring things to sing about.
Cara Bilodeau can be reached at Freepress@usm.maine.edu
