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A six-disc archival set, Ventura chronicles summer concerts Phish gave at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in the back half of the '90s, by which time their status as the titans of jam was well-established. The first show here is from July of 1997, the second performed a year later, which means both arrived during the two-year gap separating 1996's Billy Breathes and 1998's The Story of the Ghost -- two years where the band's popularity was on the rise and it certainly seemed like a crossover was perhaps within their sites. That crossover never happened and these two shows indicate the band never seriously thought about moving into the mainstream, preferring to ride a sweet, hazy, sun-soaked vibe that fits Southern California in the late summer. A few covers surface -- Jimi Hendrix's "Fire" was played in 1997, Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" in 1998 -- and soundcheck jams round out the third disc of each show, but the appeal of Ventura is, as always, how Phish tackle their core catalog, choosing to dig deep on "David Bowie" and let "Halley's Comet" float out as coda in 1998. It's a good summer soundtrack for Phisheads.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Jon Fishman, Writer - Page McConnell, Writer - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Phish, MainArtist - Mike Gordon, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Phish, MainArtist - Page McConnell, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
David Byrne, Writer - Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, Composer, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Phish, MainArtist - William Monroe, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Jimi Hendrix, Writer - Phish, MainArtist
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Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, Composer, MainArtist - Suzanna Goodman, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer - Scott Herman, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Phish, MainArtist - Mike Gordon, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, Composer, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Phish, Composer, MainArtist - Jon Fishman, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Jon Fishman, Writer - Page McConnell, Writer - Tom Marshall, Writer - Mike Gordon, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Jon Fishman, Writer - Page McConnell, Writer - Tom Marshall, Writer - Mike Gordon, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Jon Fishman, Writer - Page McConnell, Writer - Tom Marshall, Writer - Mike Gordon, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, Composer, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Pete Townshend, Writer - Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Pete Townshend, Writer - Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Tom Marshall, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Trey Anastasio, Writer - Phish, MainArtist - Jon Fishman, Writer - Page McConnell, Writer - Tom Marshall, Writer - Mike Gordon, Writer - Brian Long, Writer
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Chris White, Writer - Rod Argent, Writer - Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Richard Wright, Writer - Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Phish, MainArtist
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
Album review
A six-disc archival set, Ventura chronicles summer concerts Phish gave at the Ventura County Fairgrounds in the back half of the '90s, by which time their status as the titans of jam was well-established. The first show here is from July of 1997, the second performed a year later, which means both arrived during the two-year gap separating 1996's Billy Breathes and 1998's The Story of the Ghost -- two years where the band's popularity was on the rise and it certainly seemed like a crossover was perhaps within their sites. That crossover never happened and these two shows indicate the band never seriously thought about moving into the mainstream, preferring to ride a sweet, hazy, sun-soaked vibe that fits Southern California in the late summer. A few covers surface -- Jimi Hendrix's "Fire" was played in 1997, Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" in 1998 -- and soundcheck jams round out the third disc of each show, but the appeal of Ventura is, as always, how Phish tackle their core catalog, choosing to dig deep on "David Bowie" and let "Halley's Comet" float out as coda in 1998. It's a good summer soundtrack for Phisheads.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 05:44:13
- Main artists: Phish
- Composer: Phish
- Label: ADA US
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1997-2013 Phish Inc ℗ 1997-2013 Phish Inc
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