Live Phish 04.04.98
Live album by Phish (Live Series)
Released	June 29, 2005
Recorded	April 4, 1998
Genre	Rock, funk rock, jazz-funk[1]
Length	2:54:37
Label	Phish Archives
Producer	Phish
Phish (Live Series) chronology
Live Phish 04.03.98 (2005) Live Phish 04.04.98 (2005) Live Phish 04.05.98 (2005)
LivePhish.com Downloads series chronology
Live Phish Downloads: 04.03.98 (2005) Live Phish Downloads: 04.04.98 (2005) Live Phish Downloads: 04.05.98 (2005)
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Live Phish 04.04.98 is the third night of the four-night "Island Tour", recorded live at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island, on April 4, 1998.

The short mini-run quickly became one of the most popular Phish performances of all time, with the band mixing the funk of 1997 with the high-energy jams of the mid-1990s along with brand new compositions.

The first show in Rhode Island will always be remembered for its extended jams (even "Birds of a Feather" clocked in at 15 minutes). Highlights include a heavy, energetic 18-minute "Ghost" and one of the most celebrated versions of "Harry Hood" of the late 1990s. After a 12-minute "Brother", guitarist Trey Anastasio says the band will now play the "radio friendly" version, resulting in a humorous ten-second version of the song. Before the band played the next song, "Ghost", they inform the audience that the song is "radio un-friendly, because it's really long, and really slow".

In addition to being a CD release, this concert is available as a download in FLAC and MP3 formats at LivePhish.com.

Track listing

Disc one

Set one:

1. "Tweezer" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 16:58 →
2. "Taste" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) – 11:07
3. "Bouncing Around the Room" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 3:49
4. "Funky Bitch" (Seals) – 6:57
5. "Ginseng Sullivan" (Blake) – 4:35
6. "Limb by Limb" (Anastasio, Herman, Marshall) – 10:06
7. "Lawn Boy" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 2:59
8. "Character Zero" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 8:31

Disc two

Set two:

1. "Birds of a Feather" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) – 15:57 →
2. "2001" (Deodato) – 16:40 →
3. "Brother" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 12:35
4. "Brother" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 1:02

Disc three

Set two, continued:

1. "Ghost" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 17:49 →
2. "The Lizards" (Anastasio) – 12:27
3. "David Bowie" (Anastasio) – 16:25

Encore:

4. "Harry Hood" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Long, McConnell) – 16:40

Personnel

• Trey Anastasio – guitars, lead vocals
• Page McConnell – piano, organ, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Lawn Boy"
• Mike Gordon – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Funky Bitch" and "Ginseng Sullivan"
• Jon Fishman – drums, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Taste"

References