Phish releases Free Live MP3 Sampler

Phish recently finished up their second half of their 2010 summer tour. Those of you who don’t follow Phish may have heard about the recent news of a fan taking a leap of faith off the balcony at Jones Beach Amphitheater.

The overall consensus in the Phish community about their performances this summer has been positive with most claiming that the Phish they once knew and loved is back and well on target. Phish has never been known for their crafty lyrics. Their attempts at poppy songs have never been a strong point for them. Sometimes they try to go for the latter but end up with a half-ass attempt at a catchy tune when all that they really need to create are launch pad rock songs that set the stage for the jamming prowess. Songs like Chalkdust Torture, which has been in their repertoire since the early 90's.

One such “launch pad” of a new tune that has shown promise is Kill Devil Falls. The version from this mix is from their Mansfield, MA show back in June. I attended this show with some good friends and was quite impressed with this version. Glad to see it on this mix and for those of you not necessarily a fan of Phish but don’t mind listening to a rock song with some bite, stream this track and let me know what you think.

Stream and Download Sampler

Phish Live Bait 01

http://www.livephish.com/globalresources/swf/player.swf

• Alumni Blues > Letter To Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues
  Originally played on June 25th at Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden, NJ
• Backwards Down The Number Line
  Originally played on June 12th at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH
• Swept Away > Steep
  Originally played on June 20th Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, NY
• Gumbo > My Sweet One
  Originally played on July 3rd at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Encore Park in Alpharetta, GA
• Kill Devil Falls
  Originally played on June 22nd at Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA
• Tweezer > Slave to the Traffic Light
  Originally played on July 3rd at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre @ Encore Park in Alpharetta, GA
• Show Of Life
  Tweezer Reprise
  Both originally played on June 19th at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, NY