''Live Phish Vol. 1'' was recorded live at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in

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on December 14, 1995. The show occurred towards the end of the band's 1995 fall tour, which featured a tour-long

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Phish Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell, all of whom perform vocals, with Anastasio being the ...

and its audience. The second disc begins with a fan making a chess move onstage on behalf of the audience. The show contains a rare (for 1995) extended jam out of "Halley's Comet", as well as the final appearance of "Keyboard Army"—a collaborative piece that debuted earlier the same year and features all four band members on keyboards—until 2015. The release reached a peak position of #97 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. The album marked the first time that longtime Phish concert staples "Suzy Greenberg", "Makisupa Policeman", "Tela", "The Curtain" and "Halley's Comet" had appeared on an official Phish release. The version of "Taste" that appears on the release is referred to by fans as "Taste That Surrounds", and is an alternate version of the song with different lyrics that was only performed on the fall 1995 tour.

Track listing

Disc one :''Set one:'' #"Suzy Greenberg" (

Trey Anastasio Ernest Joseph "Trey" Anastasio III (born September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983. He is credited by name as composer of 152 ...

, Steve Pollak) – 7:22 → #"

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Foam Foams are two-phase materials science, material systems where a gas is dispersed in a second, non-gaseous material, specifically, in which gas cells are enclosed by a distinct liquid or solid material. Note, this source focuses only on liquid ...

" (Anastasio) – 10:53 #"Makisupa Policeman" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 6:43 → #" Split Open and Melt" (Anastasio) – 14:41 #"

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Jon Fishman Jon Fishman (born February 19, 1965) is an American drummer and co-founder of the band Phish, which was, in part, named after him. He is credited with co-writing nineteen Phish songs, eight with a solo credit. Early life Fishman was born in Ph ...

Mike Gordon Michael Eliot Gordon (born June 3, 1965) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon plays banjo, piano, and guitar. He is a filmmaker ('' Rising Low'', '' Outs ...

Page McConnell Page Samuel McConnell (born May 17, 1963) is an American multi-instrumentalist, most noted for his work as the keyboardist and a songwriter for the band Phish. McConnell joined Phish in 1985, and is the only member of its long-standing quartet li ...

, Marshall) – 8:00 #" My Sweet One" (Fishman) – 2:23 #"

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) – 5:02 Disc two :''Set two:'' #"The Curtain" (Anastasio,

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" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 9:16 → #"Timber" (

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) – 4:57 → #"Tweezer" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 9:47 → #"Keyboard Army" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 3:48 #"Halley's Comet" (Richard "Nancy" Wright) – 11:53 → #"NICU" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 9:10 → #" Slave to the Traffic Light" (Abrahams, Anastasio, Pollak) – 11:25 :''Encore:'' #

" Bold as Love" (

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) – 6:16 Note: The version of "Taste" here is a variation entitled "Taste That Surrounds", which has different lyrics and structure.

Personnel

- guitars, lead vocals, keyboards on "Keyboard Army" *

- piano, organ, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Tela" and "Bold as Love" *

- bass, backing vocals, keyboards on "Keyboard Army" *

- drums,

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, vocals, co-lead vocals on "Taste", keyboards on "Keyboard Army"

Setlist from Phish.net

Phish.net
hosts a detailed setlist archive maintained by fans. Thursday, 12/14/1995 Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY SET 1: Suzy Greenberg > Llama, Horn > Foam, Makisupa Policeman > Split Open and Melt, Tela, Taste That Surrounds, My Sweet One, Frankenstein SET 2: The Curtain > Tweezer -> Timber (Jerry the Mule) -> Tweezer -> Keyboard Army, Halley's Comet -> NICU -> Slave to the Traffic Light ENCORE: Bold As Love Notes: The jam into Timber included a Slipknot! tease. Bold As Love was played for a fan up front with a sign requesting it. A humorous scene ensued when another fan got excited, as if Trey was referring to his Brother sign. Trey remarked that when fans bring signs, it has to be for a song the band wants to play.

References

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Track listing

Personnel

Setlist from Phish.net

See also

References