Live Phish Volume 4

Infobox Album |
Name = Live Phish Vol. 4
Type = Live Album
Artist = Phish (Live Series)


Released = September 18, 2001
Recorded = June 14, 2000
Length = 2:38:02
Genre = Rock
Label = Elektra
Producer = Phish
Last album = "Live Phish Volume 3"
(2001)
This album = "Live Phish Volume 4"
(2001)
Next album = "Live Phish Volume 5"
(2001)

"Live Phish Vol. 4" was recorded live at the Drum Logos club in Fukuoka, Japan on June 14, 2000. The show was part of Phish's only trip to Japan, a short week-long trip before heading back the United States for a full summer tour.

At the time, Phish was one of the biggest live bands in America, consistently selling out amphitheaters and arenas. However, in Japan, the shows were smaller and much more intimate than the usual Phish concert. The overall mood of the music at the Fukuoka show was quiet and mellow. Most of the second set was tied together with extended excursions into quiet, ambient improvisation, especially on the half-hour version of "Twist." The audience remains dead silent through most of the band's performances but erupts at the end of each song.

Four months later, the band would embark and an indefinite hiatus from recording and touring.

The release reached a peak position of #127 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Track listing

Disc one

# "Carini" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 9:53
# "The Curtain" (Anastasio, Daubert) - 6:37
# "Cities" (Byrne) - 9:36
# "Gumbo" (Anastasio, Fishman) - 12:17
# "Llama" (Anastasio) - 5:09
# "Fee" (Anastasio) - 6:40
# "Heavy Things" (Anastasio, Herman, Marshall) - 5:28
# "Split Open and Melt" (Anastasio) - 15:00

Disc two

# "Back on the Train" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 13:33
# "Twist" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 18:01
# "Fukuoka Jam #1" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 16:19
# "Walk Away" (Walsh) - 4:44
# "Fukuoka Jam #2" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 6:46

Disc three

# "2001" (Deodato) - 14:12
# "Sleep" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 3:15
# "The Squirming Coil" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 10:32

Personnel

*Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals
*Page McConnell - piano, organ, vocals
*Mike Gordon - bass, vocals
*Jon Fishman - drums, vocals