''Live Phish Vol. 5'' is a live album by American rock band

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 ...

, which was recorded live at Alpine Valley in

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, a small town that is located southwest of

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, on July 8, 2000. At the time of its release, the album received a mixed reaction from fans, as it seemed to be a rather standard

concert compared to other shows from the band's 2000 summer tour. Moreover, the band was known for playing a special setlist of songs at Alpine Valley, ranging from rare covers and first-time performances. Regardless of the somewhat basic setlist, the band embarks on several improvisational flights, including the 15-minute "Piper" and an extended, bluesy solo from

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 ...

on an 11-minute version of

Jeff Holdsworth Jeff Holdsworth (Born November 14, 1963) is a musician who was a founding member of the rock band Phish. Founded at the Redstone campus dormitories of the University of Vermont (UVM) in the fall of 1983, the band originally featured Holdsworth and ...

's "Possum". Three months later, the band would take an indefinite hiatus from recording and touring. They returned for a New Year's Eve performance in 2002 at Madison Square Garden (NY, NY), MSG being their home venue for past and present NYE throwdowns.

Track listing

Disc one

:''Set one:'' #"Punch You in the Eye" (

Anastasio Anastasio is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name * Anastasio Alfaro (1865–1951), Costa Rican zoologist, geologist and explorer * Anastasio Aquino (1792–1833), Salvadoran indigenous ...

) - 8:53 #"NICU" (Anastasio,

Marshall Marshall may refer to: Places Australia *Marshall, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria ** Marshall railway station Canada * Marshall, Saskatchewan * The Marshall, a mountain in British Columbia Liberia * Marshall, Liberia Marshall Is ...

) - 5:28 #"My Soul" (

Chenier A chenier or chénier is a sandy or shelly beach ridge that is part of a strand plain, called a “chenier plain,” consisting of cheniers separated by intervening mud-flat deposits with marsh and swamp vegetation. Cheniers are typically one to ...

) - 7:43 #" Poor Heart" (

Gordon Gordon may refer to: People * Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters * Gordon (surname), the surname * Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War * Gordon Heuck ...

) - 2:57 #" Wolfman's Brother" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) - 9:50 #" First Tube" (Anastasio, Lawton, Markellis) - 8:14 #"

Llama The llama (; or ) (''Lama glama'') is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a List of meat animals, meat and pack animal by Inca empire, Andean cultures since the pre-Columbian era. Llamas are social animals and live with ...

" (Anastasio) - 5:21 #" Guyute" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 10:30 #" Run Like an Antelope" (Anastasio, Marshall, Pollak) - 13:48

Disc two

:''Set two:'' #" Heavy Things" (Anastasio, Herman, Marshall) - 5:36 #"

Piper A piper is a musician, a player of the bagpipe. As a noun proper, Piper may also refer to: People * Piper (given name) * Piper (surname) Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Comics * Piper (Morlock), in the Marvel Universe * P ...

" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 14:49 #"

Rock & Roll Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, and rock 'n' roll) is a Genre (music), genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. It Origins of rock and roll, originated from African ...

" (

Reed Reed or Reeds may refer to: Science, technology, biology, and medicine * Reed bird (disambiguation) * Reed pen, writing implement in use since ancient times * Reed (plant), one of several tall, grass-like wetland plants of the order Poales * Re ...

) - 7:08 #"

Tweezer Tweezers are small hand tools used for grasping objects too small to be easily handled with the human fingers. Tweezers are thumb-driven forceps most likely derived from tongs used to grab or hold hot objects since the dawn of recorded history. ...

" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 11:42 #" Walk Away" (

Walsh Walsh may refer to: People and fictional characters * Walsh (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters Places Australia * Mount Walsh, Mount Walsh National Park Canada * Fort Walsh, one of the first Royal Canadian Mounted ...

) - 3:48

Disc three

:''Set two, continued:'' #"

Twist Twist may refer to: In arts and entertainment Film, television, and stage * ''Twist'' (2003 film), a 2003 independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist'' * ''Twist'' (2021 film), a 2021 modern rendition of ''Olive ...

" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 9:53 #"

The Horse "The Horse" is an instrumental song by Cliff Nobles and Company. It was released as the A-side and B-side, B-side of the single "Love Is All Right" and is simply an instrumental version of that song. Background Although Nobles is the title artis ...

" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 0:48 #" Silent in the Morning" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 5:11 #"

Possum Possum may refer to: Animals * Didelphimorphia, or (o)possums, an order of marsupials native to the Americas ** Didelphis, a genus of marsupials within Didelphimorphia *** Common opossum, native to Central and South America *** Virginia opossum ...

" (

Holdsworth Holdsworth was a bicycle manufacturer in London, England. It was created by William Frank Holdsworth, known as "Sandy", and the brand is now owned by Planet X Limited based in Rotherham, Yorkshire. History Sandy Holdsworth took over Ashlone C ...

) - 11:06 :''Encore:'' #

"Suzy Greenberg" (Anastasio, Pollak) - 5:04 #" Tweezer Reprise" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 4:28

Personnel

- guitars, lead vocals *

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 ...

- piano, organ, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Rock & Roll", "Walk Away" and "Silent in the Morning" *

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 ...

- bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Poor Heart" and "Possum" *

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 ...

- drums, backing vocals

References

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