Undermind is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Phish, released on June 15, 2004 by Elektra Records. The album was the group's last release before they disbanded in August 2004. It is also their final studio release for Elektra Records (or a major record label for that matter); When the band reunited in 2009, their subsequent albums would be released through their own JEMP Records label which had launched in December 2005 for live releases.
The album's cover art appears to be a direct nod to Let It Be, the final studio album by The Beatles. In a review of Undermind, Glide Magazine suggests that the album's individual song contributions may also be intentionally "Beatles-esque".[3] While the bulk of the songs are by frontman Trey Anastasio and Phish lyricist Tom Marshall, keyboard player Page McConnell, bass guitarist Mike Gordon and drummer Jon Fishman all contributed one song each. "Maggie's Revenge" is the album's only instrumental.
The introductory passage of "Scents and Subtle Sounds", which opens the album, is taken from a demo recorded by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio and the band's primary lyricist Tom Marshall. The track marks Marshall's first vocal contribution to a Phish album.[4] In concert, this intro is regularly performed as the first verse of the main "Scents and Subtle Sounds".[4]
An extended improvisational studio jam recorded at the start of the Undermind sessions was later released as the Headphones Jam at LivePhish.com. Two excerpts from the Headphones Jam were used for the Undermind album: "Maggie's Revenge" and "Tiny" (an internet-only bonus track).[5]
Reception and legacyedit
Many reviews praised "The Connection", calling it "the most commanding" and "most commercially accessible" song of Phish's recording career to date.[2][6] The song never became a regular fixture in the band's live rotation, and has only been performed five times as of 2019.
One month before the album's release, Anastasio (and separately, McConnell) announced on Phish.com that the band would split following their summer tour. As such, a number of the songs were not performed live before the break up, though most have been played since the band's return in 2009, with "Scents and Subtle Sounds", the title track and "A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing" ultimately entering the band's setlist rotation. Undermind's songs remain among the least played originals in Phish's large catalog.
In February 2009, Undermind was made available as a download in FLAC and MP3 formats at LivePhish.com.
A Fresh Start with Page McConnell interview, 2007, The Music Box
January 01, 1970
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Undermind is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Phish released on June 15 2004 by Elektra Records The album was the group s last release before they disbanded in August 2004 It is also their final studio release for Elektra Records or a major record label for that matter When the band reunited in 2009 their subsequent albums would be released through their own JEMP Records label which had launched in December 2005 for live releases UndermindStudio album by PhishReleasedJune 15 2004RecordedMay 2002 The Barn Vermont April 2003 Nantucket Massachusetts June 2003 Big Moe Recording Chicago Illinois February 2004 The Barn Vermont March 2004 Cactus Unlimited New York and VermontGenreRockLength50 30LabelElektraProducerTchad BlakePhish chronologyThe Victor Disc 2002 Undermind 2004 New Year s Eve 1995 2005 Singles from Undermind The Connection Released 2004 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Rolling Stone favorable 2 Contents 1 Contents 2 Reception and legacy 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 References 6 External linksContents editThe album s cover art appears to be a direct nod to Let It Be the final studio album by The Beatles In a review of Undermind Glide Magazine suggests that the album s individual song contributions may also be intentionally Beatles esque 3 While the bulk of the songs are by frontman Trey Anastasio and Phish lyricist Tom Marshall keyboard player Page McConnell bass guitarist Mike Gordon and drummer Jon Fishman all contributed one song each Maggie s Revenge is the album s only instrumental The introductory passage of Scents and Subtle Sounds which opens the album is taken from a demo recorded by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio and the band s primary lyricist Tom Marshall The track marks Marshall s first vocal contribution to a Phish album 4 In concert this intro is regularly performed as the first verse of the main Scents and Subtle Sounds 4 Early copies of the album included a DVD with the 25 minute documentary Specimens of Beauty a behind the scenes film on the making of Undermind directed by Danny Clinch An extended improvisational studio jam recorded at the start of the Undermind sessions was later released as the Headphones Jam at LivePhish com Two excerpts from the Headphones Jam were used for the Undermind album Maggie s Revenge and Tiny an internet only bonus track 5 Reception and legacy editMany reviews praised The Connection calling it the most commanding and most commercially accessible song of Phish s recording career to date 2 6 The song never became a regular fixture in the band s live rotation and has only been performed five times as of 2019 One month before the album s release Anastasio and separately McConnell announced on Phish com that the band would split following their summer tour As such a number of the songs were not performed live before the break up though most have been played since the band s return in 2009 with Scents and Subtle Sounds the title track and A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing ultimately entering the band s setlist rotation Undermind s songs remain among the least played originals in Phish s large catalog In February 2009 Undermind was made available as a download in FLAC and MP3 formats at LivePhish com Track listing editUndermindNo TitleWriter s Lead vocalsLength1 Scents and Subtle Sounds Intro Trey AnastasioTom MarshallScott HermanAnastasio1 372 Undermind AnastasioMarshallHermanAnastasio4 573 The Connection AnastasioMarshallAnastasio2 224 A Song I Heard the Ocean Sing AnastasioMarshallAnastasio6 205 Army of One Page McConnellMcConnell5 016 Crowd Control AnastasioMarshallAnastasio3 347 Maggie s Revenge AnastasioJon FishmanMike GordonMcConnellinstrumental1 438 Nothing AnastasioMarshallAnastasioGordonMcConnell4 069 Two Versions of Me AnastasioMarshallAnastasio3 4510 Access Me GordonGordon2 3811 Scents and Subtle Sounds AnastasioMarshallHermanAnastasio5 0512 Tomorrow s Song FishmanAnastasioFishmanGordonMcConnell1 5113 Secret Smile AnastasioMarshallAnastasioMcConnell6 3114 Grind AnastasioMarshallAnastasioFishmanGordonMcConnell0 59Total length 50 30Personnel editPhish Trey Anastasio guitars lead vocals engineer Page McConnell keyboards backing vocals lead vocals on Army of One and Grind Mike Gordon bass guitar backing vocals lead vocals on Access Me and Grind Jon Fishman drums backing vocals lead vocals on Grind Other musicians Tom Marshall backing vocals on Scents and Subtle Sounds Intro String section on Secret Smile Violin Katherine Winterstein Laura Markowitz Signy Glendinning Sofia Hirsch Ann Cooper Kathy Andrew Viola Roy Feldman Pam Reit Hilary Hatch Cello John Dunlop Dieuwke Davydov arrangement Maria Schneider Production Tchad Blake producer engineer mixing photography Peter J Carini assistant engineer Danny Clinch photography Bryce Goggin engineer JDK design Claire Lewis mixing assistant Bob Ludwig mastering Bill Plummer engineer Maria Schneider arranger Jared Slomoff engineer Chris Weal assistant engineer Brian Brown production assistant technical assistance Kevin Brown production assistant technical assistance Kevin Shapiro production assistant technical assistance Pam Reit production assistant technical assistance Kevin Monty production assistant technical assistance Rob O Dea production assistant technical assistance Paul Languedoc production assistant technical assistanceReferences edit Theakston Rob 2011 Undermind Phish AllMusic allmusic com Retrieved 7 August 2011 a b Kemp Mark 2011 Phish Undermind Music Reviews Rolling Stone Rolling Stone Archived from the original on February 16 2009 Retrieved 7 August 2011 Ward Eric Undermind Review Archived 2012 04 02 at the Wayback Machine Glide Magazine Online Accessed September 6 2011 a b Scents and Subtle Sounds History Phish net phish net Retrieved 24 February 2019 Phish Headphones Jam Archived 2013 09 09 at the Wayback Machine LivePhish com Online Accessed September 12 2011 Ward Eric Undermind Review Glide Magazine Online Accessed September 6 2011 External links editPhish s official website Phish com Undermind A Fresh Start with Page McConnell interview 2007 The Music Box Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Undermind album amp oldid 1217106834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
