Filled with pretty melodies, delicate strumming, and concise, focused, melodic tunes, Phish's eighth studio record marks a bit of a departure from the norm, but not as much of a departure as many might think. For one thing, 1996's Billy Breathes moved in a similar direction--to the delight of casual fans and the dismay of many Phish fanatics. For another, even at their most frenetic and far-reaching, the band has always shown a keen pop sensibility, even if it was merely a chance to catch their breath. Make no mistake: most of the songs on Farmhouse are wonderfully, irresistibly catchy, and often quite lovely. This was clearly singer and guitarist Trey Anastasio's baby from the get-go, and he fills the album with some of his most appealing compositions. And as usual, there's a diverse range of styles, from straight pop to country soul to easy funk to gentle balladry. That said, fans used to hearing these songs live will most likely be disappointed by Farmhouse. Too often, you find yourself waiting for the explosive jam that never happens, and when it does, as on "Piper," it seems oddly out of place. Ironically, the final song, the cunning instrumental "First Tube," reminds you what you've been missing all along--bite. In the long run, this is not the album that Phish will be remembered for, playing away from what makes them unique, but as you find your toes tapping and your mouth humming along, you realize that it's certainly an enjoyable listen and satisfying in its own way. --Marc Greilsamer
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Farmhouse
Phish Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00004T0VR Release Date: 2000-05-16 |
Tracks:
- Farmhouse
- Twist
- Bug
- Back on the Train
- Heavy Things
- Gotta Jibboo
- Dirt
- Piper
- Sleep
- The Inlaw Josie Wales
- Sand
- First Tube
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Filled with pretty melodies, delicate strumming, and concise, focused, melodic tunes, Phish's eighth studio record marks a bit of a departure from the norm, but not as much of a departure as many might think. For one thing, 1996's Billy Breathes moved in a similar direction--to the delight of casual fans and the dismay of many Phish fanatics. For another, even at their most frenetic and far-reaching, the band has always shown a keen pop sensibility, even if it was merely a chance to catch their breath. Make no mistake: most of the songs on Farmhouse are wonderfully, irresistibly catchy, and often quite lovely. This was clearly singer and guitarist Trey Anastasio's baby from the get-go, and he fills the album with some of his most appealing compositions. And as usual, there's a diverse range of styles, from straight pop to country soul to easy funk to gentle balladry. That said, fans used to hearing these songs live will most likely be disappointed by Farmhouse. Too often, you find yourself waiting for the explosive jam that never happens, and when it does, as on "Piper," it seems oddly out of place. Ironically, the final song, the cunning instrumental "First Tube," reminds you what you've been missing all along--bite. In the long run, this is not the album that Phish will be remembered for, playing away from what makes them unique, but as you find your toes tapping and your mouth humming along, you realize that it's certainly an enjoyable listen and satisfying in its own way. --Marc GreilsamerCustomer Reviews:
Great phreaking CD.......2007-01-20
Good overall..........2006-10-06
Twist - Another song which had been kicking around since the "Pre-Ghost" days. Unfortunately, there was some MAJOR retooling of the song. Listen to any of the concerts around 96/97 for a MUCH BETTER version of Twist. I'm not a fan of the changes.
Bug - Catchy, fun, it grows on you. I'd say it's the sleeper track of the album.
Back on the Train - Hmmm... I'm still not amused by the song. Very stiff, rigid, mechanical playing. I usually skip this one during playback. A horrible live tune.
Heavy Things - I'm not one of the "Bouncin' Bashers" aka "The Phish Gestapo". This is a GREAT track. Very cleaver lyrics with an awesome rhythm.
Gotta Jibboo - The song's much better live and without the digital loop. This song's mediocre on the album.
Dirt - Here's another song which started life in the 96/97 time-frame. Better live, but good here.
Piper - Here's the shortest Piper ever. Oh, and from now on, no Pipers may be any longer. The album version was the death sentence for a great song. It's not bad on the album, but once transcribed, no more did we see the twenty minute Pipers of old. Good song, but I wish they remembered what the album is for. (Framework > < Cage)
Sleep - The song after Driver, I mean, wait... Where's Driver? When Phish toured with this mini-acoustic set-up, they played Driver and Sleep. Sleep is a good song and this captures it well, but why is Driver only on the Jap version?
The Inlaw Josie Wales - Skip - Boring acoustic instrumentals are, well... boring! Give me "All Things Reconsidered" any day. I never once said, "Yes! Dude, they're playing The Inlaw Josie Wales, Holy S-!"
Sand - What? There's more? - That's not a comment about Sand, but after "Inlaw" I think I passed out. Sand has a good beat and takes things in a different direction. This IS Phish! Jazzy, with Rhythm and Blues, Sand should be right after Sleep without the disconnect.
First Tube - Bangin' from start to finish! This is possibly one of the best instrumentals ever! The drums and bass come in pumping with Trey doing a Middle-Eastern/Indian inspired progression on guitar. Page adds to the mysticism (keyboards are the counterpoint, with piano adding accents to the guitar work). The end feels like a victory celebration.
If you bought the import (Jap Version):
Driver - Shouldn't have been left off of the American version. Here's a great song, that's been done some justice.
Mist - aka "Mountains in the Mist" - Again, I'm not sure why it's only on the Jap version, but these two songs, if sequenced correctly, would actually make this album "Pre-Ghost" worthy.
Four stars for not having Driver or Mist on the American release. Good overall and very accessible for the first time listener. If you like this album or want another great album by Phish, then try "Billy Breathes", "Rift", "Undermind", or "Hoist". For the more adventurous listener take on "Lawn Boy", "Junta", "Round Room", "Picture of Nectar", or "The White Tape". The Siket Disc is an acquired taste, not for everyone.
If you want to hear better stuff then either purchase or trade for live material. Songs like "Vultures", "Simple", "Mike's Song", "I am Hydrogen", "Weekapaug Groove", "The Curtain", "Axilla I", and "Big Black Furry Creatures from Mars"(BBFCM) are only found as live tracks.
Some very good songs; but overall weakest studio album.......2006-05-21
Like all Phish albums, this CD has some very good songs on it. I think this CD is at its best when the group is playing stripped down music and concentrating on the songs. I think Bug is the best thing on the CD. Also the combination of Sleep and the Inlaw Jesse Wales is very nice. All of these feature an acoustic sound and some very nice melodies. The other two good tracks are Back On The Train and Dirt.
But, the rest of the tracks I think are just a waste.
It starts out with the very tedious title track. Twist starts out good, but then looses it way. Heavy things is fairly mediocre song. It's not bad, I just wouldn't want to hear it again.
Gotta Jibboo starts out very good and I had a lot of hopes for it. But, the babytalk words really bring it down. And that repeated high pitched noise that sounds like a siren or an alarm clock gets really annoying. You hope somebody would hit the snooze button already. Piper could have been a very nice instrumental but it too is ruined by more high pitched noises.
Sand, where they try to sing as fast as they can is just studid. Most of the other tracks are just boring and tedious. The final instrumental, First Tube, is just stepping through the scales repeatedly. It might be interesting at 2 minutes, but at 6 minutes it just goes on for too long.
I would suggest get Undermind or Lawn Boy before this one.
Very Phishy.......2005-09-06
Good But Not Great Phish Album.......2005-08-31
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Hilary And Jackie: Music From The Motion Picture
Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000FYID Release Date: 1998-12-15 |
Tracks:
- Adagio. Moderato (Excerpt From Cello Concerto In E Minor, Op.85) - Jacqueline Du Pre
- Sisters - London Metropolitan Orch/Barrington Pheloung
- Ov (From Suite No.2 In b Minor, BWV 1067) - David Heath
- The Farmhouse - Caroline Dale/Sally Heath
- The Holiday Song - Caroline Dale/Sally Heath
- The Hospital - London Metropolitan Orch/Barrington Pheloung
- A Day On A Beach - Caroline Dale
- Con In e Minor, Op.85: I. Adagio. Moderato - Jacqueline Du Pre
- Con e Minor, Op.85: II. Lento. Allegro Molto - Jacqueline Du Pre
- Con In e Minor, Op.85: III. Adagio - Jacqueline Du Pre
- Con In e Minor, Op.85: IV. Allegro. Moderato. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Jacqueline Du Pre
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As might be expected, the soundtrack to Hilary and Jackie plays a highly prominent role in this film about the emotionally fraught relationship between two gifted sisters, one of whom is the brilliant cellist Jacqueline Du Pré. Certainly composer Barrington Pheloung--whose credits include the Inspector Morse series and the evocative score to Truly, Madly, Deeply--faced a heady challenge in writing music to be heard alongside Du Pré's rhapsodic, signature interpretation of the Edward Elgar Cello Concerto, not to mention other classical selections. Even so, the resonantly autumnal, neo-Romantic flavor of his score aptly mirrors the narrative's flashback-oriented technique. His insistence on the cello's urgent high register (played by soloist Caroline Dale) creates a poignant musical portrait of its tragically stricken protagonist. Most of the CD, however, is given to the entire Elgar concerto--an especially effective choice as against the usual potpourri of classical snippets. This charged, elegiac, and easily accessible work--Elgar's own valedictory composition for orchestra--becomes a sort of musical metaphor for Du Pré's emotional journey and gains from being heard in its full context. While the performance featured here is conducted by husband Daniel Barenboim, you'll probably be inspired to try Du Pré's never-bettered version of the Elgar on EMI with John Barbirolli. --Thomas MayCustomer Reviews:
identified the composer of the tune found in "Holiday Song".......2005-12-16
...masterful.......2004-03-04
Barrington Pheloung's score enhances the intense emotions portrayed in the film whether it's anger, pain, joy, depair or hope. Apart from the Elgar, the cello heard is from Caroline Dale...she is able to capture the spirit and sound of Jacqueline.
Absolutely Inspiring.......2001-05-12
Hilary and Jackie- The Music that made the film.......2000-02-03
profoundly romantic and tragic.......1999-09-23
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Farmhouse Blues
Innes Sibun Manufacturer: Pepper Cake ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0009PZP2E Release Date: 2005-08-29 |
Tracks:
- Sooner or Later
- Speak to Me
- So Tired of Living
- Don't You Lie to Me
- Desert Rain
- Natural High
- Midlife Crisis Blues
- All Your Love
- I Must Be Crazy
- I'm Ready
- Station Blues
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NO REVIEWS?????? YOU MUST BE KIDDING.......2007-03-01
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The String Quartet Tribute to Phish
Manufacturer: Vitamin Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000294RPI Release Date: 2004-06-22 |
Tracks:
- Cavern
- Julius
- Divided Sky
- You Enjoy Myself
- Farmhouse
- Down With Disease
- Rift
- Squirming Coil
- Billy Breathes
- Run Like an Antelope
Product Description
1. Cavern
2. Julius
3. Divided Sky
4. You Enjoy Myself
5. Farmhouse
6. Down With Disease
7. Rift
8. Squirming Coil, The
9. Billy Breathes
10. Run Like An Antelope
Format: CD
Customer Reviews:
Excellent music regardless of your Phish fan status........2006-11-18
A Different Take on a Great Band.......2006-08-07
Awesome Arrangements!.......2005-02-15
A completly new outlook on Phish ........2005-02-07
I was a true Phishhead back in the day and have to say this opened the music up in a whole new way. I recommend it as a curious addition to any phans collection.
(I've also played it for people who never really liked Phish as a band and they enjoyed this CD even after I revealed the title.)
The sound of Phish.......2005-02-01
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Original Rockabilly and Chicken Bop, Vol. 2: Rockin' in the Farmhouse
Various Artists Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000003H1F Release Date: 1994-10-21 |
Tracks:
- Long Long Walk - Johnny Rivers
- Baby Come Back - Johnny Rivers
- Baby Take Me Back - Roc Larue & The 3 Pals
- Goin' Wild - Jimmy Isle
- You've Got What It Takes - Johnnie Strickland
- She's Mine - Johnnie Strickland
- My Baby's Gone - Jimmy Bowen
- Only One - Don 'Red' Roberts
- Story Of A Woman - The Rock-A-Teens
- Offbeat - The Rock -A-Teens
- You're Gone Baby - Jimmy Lloyd
- Where The Rio De Rosa - Jimmy Lloyd
- Rock-A-Bop-A-Lina - Billy & Don Hart
- That's Rock & Roll - Johnny Rivers
- One Man Woman - Johnny Rivers
- Doggone It Baby - The Rock-A-Teens
- Lotta Boppin' - The Rock-A-Teens
- Janis Will Rock - The Rock-A-Teens
- Rocket In My Pocket - Jimmy Lloyd
- Rockabilly Yodel - Roc Larue & The 3 Pals
Album Description
This Sundazed Rockabilly compilation is the second in it's series. It includes tracks from Johnny Rivers, Don 'Red' Roberts, Rock-A-Teens, Jimmy Lloyd & many more! 1992.
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Farmhouse
Phish Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00004TXR4 Release Date: 2000-05-17 |
Tracks:
- Farmhouse
- Twist
- Bug
- Back on the Train
- Heavy Things
- Gotta Jibboo
- Dirt
- Piper
- Sleep
- Inlaw Josie Wales
- Sand
- First Tube
- Driver [*]
- Mist [*]
Album Description
Japanese edition of the American jam band's 2000 release with two exclusive bonus tracks, 'Driver' and 'Mist', 14 tracks in all. Standard jewel case.Album Details
Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks: Driver, and Mist.Customer Reviews:
Good intro for newbies.......2001-11-24
Not so Shaby but... is it not the same cd?.......2001-02-27
bonus tracks.......2000-10-11
besides the bonus tracks you get the latest effort from the phabulous phour known more comonly as PHISH.
One Phantastic Review.......2000-10-06
The album has rhythmically been molded to fit smoother and easier to follow tracks as opposed to other songs created by Phish. I think this album is a great album with which to play along or sing to. This album feels as if it appeals to little children since the cell membranes of Phish all have reproduced and created young phish of their own.
I learned to play this album in one week. Not nearly as long as others such as Picture of Nectar, Story of the Ghost, Rift, A 'Long' One, Billy Breathes, and others.
These extra tracks should not cost [more] even though Phish played this in Japan in their Summer 2000 Tour
I'm sorry to say that Phish will not be playing for some while and noone can ever match the longevity and creativity created in the Y2K Big Cypress event.
Maybe in the future someone else can be as cool as that, but I doubt it!
Rock on.......2000-09-12
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Old Empty Farmhouse
Nathaniel Maloney Manufacturer: Lost Cat Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000CA980G Release Date: 2005-04-12 |
Tracks:
- Lazy Summer Night
- Keep Hope Alive
- Old Empty Farmhouse
- Fly Me Away
- Ocean Sunsets
- Mohican River Valley
- Further Downstream
- Time
- These Stars
- Going Down to the River
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Farmhouse Sessions
Manufacturer: Moooo! Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0007MBRTY |
Product Description
1. Cross the Water 2. Jury Duty 3. Ballad of Zachary & Rose 4. Faces on the Wall 5. 4 Wheels & 2 Hearts 6. Key West in the Corner Pocket 7. Are You Happy Now? 8. Come Back From Away 9. Caught in the Crossfire 10. Waiting Room 11. Harvey Intro 12. Get Back in you R.V. Harvey
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Farmhouse
Farmhouse ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FT5U60 Release Date: 2003-06-10 |
Tracks:
- Everything Will Come to You
- Weary Traveller
- Healer
- Far Away from Home
- Love at the Five and Dime
- White Freightliner
- Willy
- Valley of the Peace
- Courage
- What We Need
- To Be with You
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Farmhouse Blues
Innes Sibun Manufacturer: Msi Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000N0UGDS Release Date: 2005-08-22 |
Rap Music:
- Feelgood Lost
- Grab That Gun
- Graham Nash/David Crosby [Original recording remastered] [Import]
- Grand
- Hearts and Bones [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]
- His Best, Vol. 1 [Original recording remastered]
- Horses in the Sky
- Hot Burritos! The Flying Burrito Bros. Anthology 1969-1972
- Hot Fuss [Enhanced] [Import]
- Hurricane Bar
Recommended Music:
Club Guerilla, Vol. 2: Green Court Presents Marc Dawn in the Mix [Import]
Music: Divertimenti for String Orchestra K.136 137 & 138
Little Earthquakes/Boys for [Import]