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A Live One [Live]

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  • Audio CD (16 Jun 1997)
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Warner
  • ASIN: B000002HI9
  • Other Editions: Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,846 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Bouncing Around The Room
2. Stash
3. Gumbo
4. Montana
5. You Enjoy Myself
6. Chalkdust Torture
7. Slave To The Traffic Light
Disc: 2
1. Wilson
2. Tweezer
3. Simple
4. Harry Hood
5. Squirming Coil

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It's improbable but true: although Phish made their name asthe hippest live band this side of the Grateful Dead, they didn't release a live album until nearly a decade into theircareer. The two-disc A LIVE ONE is a fairly accurate representation of the live Phish experience circa 1995, stretching12 songs out over two solidly packed discs. There were no overdubs and no editing. Nearly half of disc two is taken up by the full 31 minutes of "Tweezer", and the climax of disc one is the 21-minute "You Enjoy Myself", in which Trey Anastasio's hypnotic main riff is gleefully transformed several times over in a variety of musical contexts. Over half of thealbum consists of songs that the band had never recorded inthe studio; given that the group and their fans considered their live shows the "real" Phish experience, that's not surprising. Although many other live Phish albums, both official and otherwise, have been released over the years, A LIVE ONE is a perfect introduction to the group's signature mix ofheavy chops and goofy tomfoolery.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bringing the Live experience to beginner's ears, 13 May 2002
By A Customer
Any Phish Phan will tell you, Phish is a Love band more than a studio band. This album puts together some of the bets pieces performed during 1994, and captures the intense energy of the shows perfectly. It contains both easy-listening and heavy jamming to please both beginners and veterans alike. Perfect to make the jump to live shows this album is the 10-step lesson to appreciating the long jams that might rebuff casual listeners. Look out for a very experimental Tweezer, a near-perfect You Enjoy Myself (THE Phish song by excellence), an aboslute gorgious Slave To The Traffic Light and the Harry Hood to end all Harry Hoods.
Candy for your ears
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Phish - A Live One, 24 Oct 2003
By dave (California) - See all my reviews
This was my first exposure to Phish. I had seen a documentary (still can't find it) on them, and decided to check them out. I got home, put on my headphones, and was absolutely blown away. This was the birth of what is still today, an ever expanding universe of musical appreciation. I own many other Phish recordings, most of which are live, but still drag out 'A Live One' every now and then to relive my discovery.
Bouncing Round The Room is a great song, albeit short on complexity. The crowd surge puts hairs on end, and gives an accurate glimpse into the pre-show anticipation and release we all know and love.
Gumbo gives me a jazzy-south feel with the horns and loose-but-exact rhythms. Page's keyboard work is funky as hell, and Trey (as usual) rips into his solo.
You Enjoy Myself - what can I say...perhaps THE Phish song, and a great version ta-boot; colorful, funky and alive. Check out the many others for a good comparison.
This Slave to the Traffic Light is my favorite. Such raw emotion, from the early danceability, to the intensely introspective and layered slow section, and climaxing with the overwhelmingly beautiful and powerful guitar work that is unmistakably Trey, and unmistakably genius. Complex subtlety with full-throttle energy. I feel the tragedy in humanity, all of us slaves to the traffic light. I feel the guitar lashing out it's pain, and with Trey's complicated set-up (tube screamers, compressors, etc...)the guitar breathes with each declaration. After the song's end, you'll feel emotionally spent.
Disc 2 has a monster Tweezer. This insane piece has a lot of what many tenured phans like, plane old nasty jamming. Maybe a bit much for the newcomer, but once you start to get into it, you'll be jonesing for more and more. Look for a slow build of energy, peaking to frenetic pace, with teases of climax, and then the real thing...oh you won't mistake it for a tease! That blaring, screaming note will pierce your soul; you'll have forgotten about teases, bills, mortage payments and everything else. You're in the moment.
Simple is, well, simple. This version is without the improvised jam that you'll find in many others, so I tend to skip it. Look for extended Simples though...every single Simple-jam is beautiful. This comparison should be done with all Phish songs, by the way. The end product is all the more enjoyable when framed with seemingly infinate variety in improvisation. This is the spirit of Phish.
Harry Hood on A Live One is also a favorite of mine. Mello, complex, and rocking...all in one song.
The piano solo in Squirming Coil is excellent. At first, I thought the 'release' was a blatant bite of a another song that didn't come to mind. But after more and more exposure, I am realizing that many of the phrasings I hear as improv may seem familiar because they are musical manifestations of truth.
So if you don't have this dbl live set, go get it! It doesn't matter what kind of music you like. I guarantee it will not leave your cd player for weeks.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, groovy, boppy, poignant., 8 Nov 1999
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Excellent musicians, really groovy tunes. Some excellent musical bits and pieces. Strange people - they wear dresses and apparently jump on trampolines naked whilst playing their guitars. Highlights - bouncing around the room, stash, you enjoy myself, squirming coil. Slip, Stitch and Pass is another, later, album which is also brilliant.
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