The album was recorded over the span of four days in October 2002, and its release marked the end of the group's two year hiatus from touring and recording.[3]
Initially, Phish planned to record the album live at their December 31, 2002 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City, their first concert since October 2000, but they decided instead to release the songs they had recorded that fall instead.[4]
As with previous Phish albums, the songs originated in collaborative writing sessions between frontman Trey Anastasio and lyricist Tom Marshall (with two songs contributed by bass guitarist Mike Gordon). Round Room is unique, however, in that the final tracks were taken from the band's unedited rehearsal sessions at The Barn, Anastasio's studio in Vermont. Rolling Stone notes that this approach gives the album a "decidedly live" feeling, and "breathes with an anxious, edge-of-the-seat intensity that's missing from their previous studio efforts."[5] Though largely positive, the review criticizes Anastasio's singing and the "Phishspeak" quality of the lyrics.[6]
In the liner notes for the album, Round Room is dedicated to the memory of Widespread Panic guitarist Michael Houser, who died in August 2002, and Scott Schertzer, a Phish fan who was killed in the September 11 attacks in 2001.[7][8]
Phish appeared on TV twice before their official return to the stage on New Year's Eve 2002. "46 Days" was debuted live on the December 14, 2002, episode of Saturday Night Live,[9] and "All of These Dreams" debuted five days later on the Late Show with David Letterman.[10]
About a week after the release of Round Room, Phish recorded an impromptu jam session in a studio in New York City, excerpts of which were later scheduled for release as The Victor Disc. However, this instrumental album has not yet been officially released.
round, room, tenth, studio, album, american, rock, band, phish, released, december, 2002, elektra, records, studio, album, phishreleaseddecember, 2002recordedoctober, 2002, barn, vermontgenrerocklength77, 51labelelektraproducerbryce, gogginphish, chronologyfar. Round Room is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Phish released on December 10 2002 by Elektra Records Round RoomStudio album by PhishReleasedDecember 10 2002RecordedOctober 5 6 18 19 2002 The Barn VermontGenreRockLength77 51LabelElektraProducerBryce GogginPhish chronologyFarmhouse 2000 Round Room 2002 The Victor Disc 2002 Singles from Round Room 46 Days Released 2002 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Rolling Stone 2 The album was recorded over the span of four days in October 2002 and its release marked the end of the group s two year hiatus from touring and recording 3 Contents 1 Production and release 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksProduction and release editInitially Phish planned to record the album live at their December 31 2002 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City their first concert since October 2000 but they decided instead to release the songs they had recorded that fall instead 4 As with previous Phish albums the songs originated in collaborative writing sessions between frontman Trey Anastasio and lyricist Tom Marshall with two songs contributed by bass guitarist Mike Gordon Round Room is unique however in that the final tracks were taken from the band s unedited rehearsal sessions at The Barn Anastasio s studio in Vermont Rolling Stone notes that this approach gives the album a decidedly live feeling and breathes with an anxious edge of the seat intensity that s missing from their previous studio efforts 5 Though largely positive the review criticizes Anastasio s singing and the Phishspeak quality of the lyrics 6 In the liner notes for the album Round Room is dedicated to the memory of Widespread Panic guitarist Michael Houser who died in August 2002 and Scott Schertzer a Phish fan who was killed in the September 11 attacks in 2001 7 8 Phish appeared on TV twice before their official return to the stage on New Year s Eve 2002 46 Days was debuted live on the December 14 2002 episode of Saturday Night Live 9 and All of These Dreams debuted five days later on the Late Show with David Letterman 10 About a week after the release of Round Room Phish recorded an impromptu jam session in a studio in New York City excerpts of which were later scheduled for release as The Victor Disc However this instrumental album has not yet been officially released Track listing editRound RoomNo TitleWriter s Lead vocalsLength1 Pebbles and Marbles Trey AnastasioTom MarshallAnastasio11 392 Anything But Me AnastasioMarshallScott HermanAnastasio4 303 Round Room Mike GordonJoseph LinitzGordon4 134 Mexican Cousin AnastasioMarshallAnastasio3 165 Friday AnastasioMarshallHermanAnastasioGordon6 316 Seven Below AnastasioMarshallAnastasio with Page McConnell 8 277 Mock Song GordonGordon4 298 46 Days AnastasioMarshallAnastasio6 159 All of These Dreams AnastasioMarshallHermanAnastasio4 0810 Walls of the Cave AnastasioMarshallAnastasio9 5911 Thunderhead AnastasioMarshallAnastasio3 1912 Waves AnastasioMarshallHermanAnastasio with McConnell 11 05Total length 77 51Personnel editPhish Trey Anastasio guitars lead vocals Page McConnell keyboards backing vocals co lead vocals tracks 6 12 Mike Gordon bass guitar backing vocals lead vocals tracks 3 5 7 Jon Fishman drums backing vocalsReferences edit Erlewine Stephen Thomas 2011 Round Room Phish AllMusic allmusic com Retrieved 7 August 2011 Moon Tom 2011 Phish Round Room Music Reviews Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Archived from the original on January 19 2008 Retrieved 7 August 2011 Phish Come Back Round For New Studio Set Billboard Retrieved 5 November 2018 Fricke David 6 March 2003 Phish America s Great Jam Band Returns Rolling Stone Retrieved 1 October 2018 Moon Tom 2011 Phish Round Room Music Reviews Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Archived from the original on January 19 2008 Retrieved 7 August 2011 Moon Tom 2011 Phish Round Room Music Reviews Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Archived from the original on January 19 2008 Retrieved 7 August 2011 Phish Live Downloads Round Room www nugs net Retrieved 15 March 2019 SCOTT M SCHERTZER Legacy Retrieved 15 March 2019 Phish net Setlists 2002 12 14 Phish net Online Accessed Sept 2 2011 Phish net Setlists 2002 12 19 Phish net Online Accessed Sept 2 2011 External links editPhish s official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Round Room amp oldid 1211034878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
