21년간의 연주여행을 2004년에 마감했던 미국을 대표하는 Jam Rock밴드 Phish의 추억의 실황 중 1995년 크리스마스 이브, 메디슨 스퀘어가든의 실황을 CD로 만나보게 되었다. 아메리칸 록의 대명사 Grateful Dead의 최고의 후계자로 평가받으며 12장의 스튜디오 앨범과 수많은 부트랙라이브 앨범들을 양산한 그야말로 아메리칸 잼 록의 대명사였다. 아메리칸 루트 록과 재즈적인 즉흥연주는 이들의 주무기로 리더이자 기타리스트 Trey Anastasio는 각종 재즈페스티발에 단골 손님으로도 명성을 떨치고 있다. 특히 이들은 라이브 실황에서 타밴드의 히트곡들을 자신들의 잼 연주에 절묘하게 커버하는 것으로도 유명해 북미지역 투어가 들어가면 어마어마한 관중몰이로도 유명했다. 본 실황앨범은 쉴새없이 이어지는 이들의 잼연주에 Collective Soul의 대표곡 "Shine"과 록앤롤 명곡 "Frankenstein," "Johnny B. Goode"을 특유의 Phish스타일로 만나볼 수 있는 앨범이다. .... ....
I come from the land where the oceans freeze Spent three long months on the open seas Paddled 'til it seemed I could take no more When my ship hit ground on Prussia's shores
How was I to know that day That the winds had swept me Wilson's way 'Cause soon towards me from the East Came Wilson and his men on multi-beasts
Well it seems he didn't like my face And I quickly learned that Prussia was an evil place They tied me to a chair with a giant clip And held a piece of paper to my tender nip(ple)
Then they tossed the chair in a tiny shack And told me not to worry 'cause they'd soon be back But I loosened up the binds where my hands were lashed And ran towards the cove where my boat was stashed
Singing "Oh Wilson, someday I'll kill you 'til you die Oh Wilson, Punch you in the Eye"
When Wilson knew that I was loose I'd surely be subjected to some real abuse Maybe end up hanging from the nearest tree So angrily I paddled to the open sea
But the sea was eager to beat me back And the waves grew huge and deadly black And the gray clouds rumbled over my head And I feared in my heart that I'd soon be dead
When the morning came and the storm had passed And the dismal fog began at last To open up before my eyes And there I saw to my surprise
Chains and specks of islands curved Where palm trees dipped and seagulls swerved And I parked my kayak on a stone And yelled across the ocean to his evil throne
I said "Oh Wilson, someday I'll kill you 'til you die Oh Wilson, Punch you in the Eye Wilson, kill you 'til you die Oh Wilson, Punch you in the Eye"
Reba sink a boulder in the water Reba tie a cable to a tree Reba stuck in a game of lipstick perfume flypaper Reba press a razor to a slide cross a needle with a prune Knee deep in the motel tub Reba dangle ladle form her lip dip sip Reba babble to the nag with the lipstick perfume mutter to a farmer in a truck Take a peek at the cheetah, Reba cheetah on the prowl in a cage sink a boulder in the water tie a cable to a tree Mutter "nature" to the nag with the lipstick perfume Reba flush a fleshfarm leftover thunder in a circle down the pipes Bag it Tag it Sell it to the butcher in the store Reba put a stopper in the bottom of the tub picked up a jar unscrewed the top and watched it drop into the water A little scoop of plaster mix some coffee grounds and mud and then she stirred it with the ladle that her Grandmother had bought her threw in a pot of melted wax a forefoot and a hoof apple core, worms galore and a can of some corrosive coconuts and chloroform some wicker and some cork Toxic waste, some purple paste she hoped was not explosive Reba dip a ladle for a taste of her creation and she knew that what she make would be the finest in the nationbr)
The overhead view is of me in a maze And you see what I'm hunting a few steps away And I take a wrong turn and I'm on the wrong path And the people all watching enjoy a good laugh Embarrassed with failure, I try to reverse The course that my tread had already traversed
So doing the trauma engulfing my dream Invaded through what was an unguarded seam The torrent of helplessness swept me away To the cavern of shame and the hall of dismay Inside me a voice was repeating this phrase: "You've lost it, you'll never get out of this maze"
Colonel Forbin stared up at the mountain And wiped away the beads of sweat That glistened on his brow His tired feet were buried in the quagmire And his bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between him And fulfillment of his vow
And he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root And pulled his body upwards To a sea green mossy boulder And he dragged his weary carcass (or "shit-ass") up the mountain
And he climbed so slowly He climbed so slowly Ahead Ahead
Suddenly he heard the crack of thunder And the rocks began to crumble overhead And tumble down the mountain to the Dismal swamp that lay beneath the jagged cliffs through which his path had led And the earth began to quake beneath his feet And the mighty mountain changed before his eyes And he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stones Cascading down the mountain And a thousand birds were headed for the sky. Oh...
The sacred creed will be yours And if you wait until tomorrow The sacred creed will be yours To devour Yours To seize And to obey Obey
When the dust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his head And was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of light And he saw the silhouette that stood before him And he bowed in reverence Trembling in the shadow of the mighty legend's form Icculus the prophet stood before his eyes Looking down on Colonel Forbin Where he shuddered in the puddles and the muck And he quietly addressed him
And he spoke so slowly He spoke so slowly Ahead He said
Colonel Forbin I know why you've come here And I'll help you with your quest to gain the knowledge that you lack I call upon my faithful friend the mockingbird To fly and seize the helping book and bring it to your shack And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow And the Helping Friendly Book will plant the seed But I warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure Becomes a deadly weapon in the hands of avarice And greed
The sacred greed will be yours And if you wait until tomorrow The sacred creed will be yours To devour Yours To seize And to obey And to obey
And the famous mockingbird swooped down out of the sky and landed on Icculus's shoulder, and Icculus whispered into the bird's ear, and it flew off toward Wilson's castle in the valley below.
Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly
The next morning at the camp Errand Wolfe and Rutherford stood frozen in Awe as the famous mockingbird flew out of the sky and laid the Helping Friendly Book at their feet. The quest for the book had dragged on for so Many years that it's sudden appearance left the men staring in disbelief Unsure of what their next move should be. The shock wore off quickly Though, and Errand Wolfe shot into high gear. He snatched up the book with One hand and the famous mockingbird with the other, and began to inform Rutherford of his plan. He would first kill Wilson, and then put the Helping Friendly Book to work for him With Rutherford's aid he fastened the famous mockingbird to a pole, with Glue and rubber bands, to insure the secrecy of his mission, and then set Out to find the only man in Gamehendge who could handle the job of Eliminating a King
Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly Fly Fly Fly famous mockingbird Fly
The next morning at the camp Errand Wolfe and Rutherford stood frozen in Awe as the famous mockingbird flew out of the sky and laid the Helping Friendly Book at their feet. The quest for the book had dragged on for so Many years that it's sudden appearance left the men staring in disbelief Unsure of what their next move should be. The shock wore off quickly Though, and Errand Wolfe shot into high gear. He snatched up the book with One hand and the famous mockingbird with the other, and began to inform Rutherford of his plan. He would first kill Wilson, and then put the Helping Friendly Book to work for him With Rutherford's aid he fastened the famous mockingbird to a pole, with Glue and rubber bands, to insure the secrecy of his mission, and then set Out to find the only man in Gamehendge who could handle the job of Eliminating a King
The pressure builds, you buy a gift You're hoping that your dread will lift It glitters on her like a glass You shudder as it comes to pass Apologize to Luce and Lil' Converse with Ed, a drive with Jill Your friends confine you in their worlds One by one, a string of pearls Confuse you say, this isn't me You hover in their unity Ashamed, you slowly lose your grasp Release the links, undo the clasp The skin that drips down from the tree And peels back slowly from your knee Erupts into your lung and heart You laugh and laughing, fall apart Laugh and laughing, fall apart(x28)
I dropped the buzzard in the sand and trudged off slowly toward the town, I needed dinner and a place where I could throw my weight around, I detected faint axilla scent that put me off my appetite, But mouflon warring where I went renewed in me a need to fight, Then reveling in mirror mask I soon was lost in foggy ditch, Without a feather gray or white to tickle that piano witch, Fearing that I must expose my worm to holographic haze, My Clinometer error rose and spawned in her new mawkish ways, I woke the witch with reverence reserved for serpents, snails, and slugs, I pulled the witch from out the ditch and turned to face the furry thugs, The sheep they smiled with teeth agleam, The weapons in their hooves revolved I detected a prostatic ream, I gulped and felt my loins dissolve!!!!!!!!!
I had a dog. His name was Jim (Runaway, runaway, runaway) Took all of my old clothes with him. (Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Whoa-ooooooooooooooo oh Runaway Jim Whoa-ooooooooooooooo oh Runaway Jim
He was twelve years old when his trip began, (Runaway, runaway, runaway) Hauling down the highway in my old sedan. (Runaway, runaway, runaway.)
Now I wish someone'd tell me where old Jim went, (Runaway, runaway, runaway) 'Cause he took all the money that I saved for rent. (Runaway, runaway, runaway)
By the time he came home he was seventeen. (Runaway, runaway, runaway) That's a hundred nineteen to you and me. (Runaway, runaway, runaway)
Now I'm gonna go up to the mountain. (Runaway, runaway, runaway) Singing for Jim who's swimming in the fountain. (Runaway, runaway, runaway
I needed less restraint before I needed to hit the lights and close the door I'm fine, I'm fine, 'cause I'm...
Chorus: Dripping in this strange design none is yours and far less mine hold the wheel, read the sign keep the tires off the line just relax you're doing fine swimming in this real thing I call life, but can I bring a few companions on this ride?
I'm feeling my heart's not beating anymore I'm feeling it's all right this happened once before I'm fine, I'm fine, 'cause I'm...
Hello my baby, hello my honey Hello my ragtime, summertime gal Send me a kiss by wire, by wire Baby, my heart's on fire, on fire If you refuse me, honey, you lose me And you'll be left alone, oh baby Telephone, and tell me, tell me Tell me I'm your very own, ohhhh
Hello my baby, hello my honey Hello my ragtime, summertime gal Send me a kiss by wire, by wire Baby, my heart's on fire, on fire If you refuse me, honey, you lose me Then you'll be left alone, oh baby Telephone, and tell me, tell me Tell me I'm your very own Tell me that I'm your own
Trapped in time and I don't know what to do These friends of mine, I can see right through You don't gotta tell me I don't gotta move 'Cuz I'm sittin' back here sharin' in the groove
Me no are no nice guy (me no are no nice guy) Me no are no nice guy (me no are no nice guy) Me no are no nice guy (me no are no nice guy)
I walk through the hallways inside my mind I chase the backbeat from behind Big dude in the doorway was blockin' my way He reached to grab me and this is what he said
Me no are no nice guy (me no are no nice guy) Me no are no nice guy (me no are no nice guy) Me no are no nice guy (me no are no nice guy)
This is the end My only friend, the end Indians lying on dawn's highway bleeding Ghosts in the young child's fragile ... mind Aahhhhhhhh! Careful with that axe, Eugene Mother Careful with that axe, Eugene Aahhhhhhhh!!!!!
He walked on down the hall Walked on down the hall
He said "mother" "Father, I want to kill you" "Mother I want to cook you breakfest I want to cook you breakfest, mother Mother, I wanna cook you breakfest Then I wanna, I wanna borrow the car Then I wanna borrow the car Then I wanna"
Trying to make a woman match your moves And I'm sharing in the weekapaug groove Trying to make a woman match your moves And I'm sharing in the weekapaug groove Trying to make a woman match your moves And I'm sharing in the weekapaug groove
Sanity never came my way (came his way) Sanity never came my way (his way) I don't know what I'll do today (way) Cause saniity never came my way
Lost my mind just a couple of times (lost his mind) Lost my mind just a couple of times (his mind) You can spend your nickels, spend you dimes (mind) But I lost my mind just a
You can tresspass anywhere (anywhere) You can tresspass anywhere (nywhere) But when you go you'd better beware (where) Cause you can tresspass anywhere
I forgot the rules I forgot my pride (his pride) But now I need a place to hide (pride) I forgot the rules I forgot my pride (ide) But now I need a... (PLACE TO HIDE!)
The stars in the sky are very bright (very bright) The stars in the sky are very bright (bright) The stars they really SUCK tonight (stars SUCK!) The stars in the sky are very bright
And I don't care if the world explodes (world explodes) I don't care if the world explodes (explodes) You can save the whales, you can save the toads (odes) But I don't care if the...
Sanity never came my way (came his way) Sanity never came my way (his way) I don't know what I'll do today (way) Cause saniity never came my way
Lost my mind just a couple of times (lost his mind) Lost my mind just a couple of times (mmmmmmmiiiiiiiind)