''Live Phish Vol. 8'' was recorded live at the E Centre in Camden,

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, on July 10, 1999. This show is known specifically for the superlative version of "

Chalk Dust Torture "Chalk Dust Torture" is a 1992 song by the American band Phish. It is the thirteenth track from their 1992 album ''A Picture of Nectar'' and was also released as their first promotional single by Elektra Records. The song is a riff-based, fast-pac ...

," which guitarist

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 ...

has referred to as one of the greatest

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 ...

jams of all time. Upon hearing the song, drummer

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 ...

lobbied for this show release as part of the

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. Much like ''

Live Phish Volume 5 ''Live Phish Vol. 5'' is a live album by American rock band Phish, which was recorded live at Alpine Valley in East Troy, Wisconsin, a small town that is located southwest of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 8, 2000. At the ...

'', fan reaction was mixed upon the show's release, as many felt the concert was released primarily for the version of "Chalk Dust Torture" and that the rest of the show was only fairly average for 1999, a year punctuated by numerous standout shows. Aside from the album's most famous jam, the highly regarded first set includes a cover of jazz-organist Jimmy Smith's funky instrumental "Back at the Chicken Shack." In the second set the band heads into deep

funk Funk is a music genre that originated in African-American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African-Americans in the ...

territory during a twenty-minute "Tweezer" and closes the show with a

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' "

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Track listing

Disc one

:''Set one:'' #" Wilson" (

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 ...

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, Woolf) - 7:38 #"

" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 14:09 #" Roggae" (Anastasio, Fishman,

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, Marshall, McConnell) - 8:15 #" Water in the Sky" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 5:57 #"

Back at the Chicken Shack ''Back at the Chicken Shack'' is an album by Jimmy Smith. It was recorded in 1960 and released in 1963 on the Blue Note label. Smith recorded the album in the same session as his previous album '' Midnight Special''. It was cited in the book '' ...

" (

Smith Smith may refer to: People and fictional characters * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England ** List of people ...

) - 7:18 #" Sparkle" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 3:59 #"

Bathtub Gin Bathtub gin refers to any style of homemade spirit made in amateur conditions. The term first appeared in 1920, in the prohibition in the United States, in reference to the poor-quality alcohol that was being made. As gin was the predominant drin ...

" (Anastasio, Goodman) - 16:15 #"

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" (Anastasio, Marshall, Szuter, Woolf) - 5:05

Disc two

:''Set two:'' #"

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) - 20:32 #"Mountains in the Mist" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 7:21 #"

Birds of a Feather Birds of a feather flock together is an English proverb. Birds of a Feather may also refer to: Film * ''Birds of a Feather'' (1917 film), a film starring Harold Lloyd * ''Birds of a Feather'' (1931 film), Walt Disney ''Silly Symphony'' animate ...

" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) - 14:09 #"When the Circus Comes" (

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) - 7:07 #" Fluffhead" (Anastasio, Pollak) - 18:30 :''Encore:'' #

" (

Harrison Harrison may refer to: People * Harrison (name) * Harrison family of Virginia, United States Places Australia * Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin Canada * Inukjuak, Quebec, or "Port H ...

) - 6:02 #" Tweezer Reprise" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 4:30

Personnel

- guitars, lead vocals, co-lead vocals on "Roggae" *

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, co-lead vocals on "Roggae" *

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, co-lead vocals on "Roggae" *

- drums, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Roggae"

References

{{Authority control 08 2002 live albums Elektra Records live albums