The Phishing Manual: Compendium to the Music of Phish [Paperback]

Dean Budnick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 12, 1996

Brings together a lively account of Phish's compositions and performances, reviews of legendary Phish shows, extensive concert tape recommendations, photographs, and a variety of set lists, into a comprehensive, one-stop study of the popular band. Original.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion (December 12, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786882034
• ISBN-13: 978-0786882038
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dean Budnick, who holds a Ph.D. from Harvard's History of American Civilization program and a J.D. from Columbia Law School, is Executive Editor at Relix Magazine. His latest book, which he co-authored with Josh Baron, is Ticket Masters: The Rise of the Concert Industry and How the Public Got Scalped. Ticket Masters chronicles the previously untold story of the modern concert industry, revealing the origins, development and ongoing strategies of companies such as Ticketmaster, Live Nation, StubHub and the efforts of numerous independent competitors.

Budnick He has written three prior books on improvisational music: The Phishing Manual: A Compendium To the Music of Phish (Hyperion, 1996), Jam Bands: North America's Hottest Live Groups (ECW, 1998) and Jambands: A Complete Guide to the Players Music and Scene (Backbeat Books, 2004). He is currently revising his doctoral dissertation, which focuses on the career and legal trials of silent screen star Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle.

He also directed Wetlands Preserved: The Story of An Activist Rock Club, which earned numerous film festival laurels, opened nationally via First Run Features and currently airs on the Sundance Channel. Budnick is the founder of the website Jambands.com, the co-creator of the Jammy Awards and for many years co-hosted a radio show that aired weekly on XM Satellite Radio. He lives in East Greenwich, Rhode Island with his beautiful and brainy wife and two splendid children.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The original- Dated but Still Interesting, May 25, 2003

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Jody Michaelson - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Phishing Manual: Compendium to the Music of Phish (Paperback)

This book came out in 1996. In the seven years that have passed Phish has done quite a lot. There are others resources out there that have adopted a lot of what appears in this book. Still, if you go back and take a look at what you'll find here, there are some cool tidbits that have fallen beneath the radar of current Phish fanatics.

Dean went on to found Jambands.com and the Jammys and he is now a Senior Editor at Relix. It's interesting to look back at his beginnings as a crazed Phish fan like many of us.

Plus the book is no longer in print so it won't cost you much- well worth a few bucks...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing Phish resource, June 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Phishing Manual: Compendium to the Music of Phish (Paperback)

I just picked up my copy of this book again the other day after having read it once about six months ago. Here's what I found amazing about it- Budnick provides so much information in an easy-to-read format. Hundreds of entries on individual songs and people with tidbits and suggested versions, show suggestions, other arcane and fascinating info and some cool pictures too. I always take this with me on tour and in fact I keep a copy in my backpack and refer to it often. Of course it also helps that Dean Budnick is a long-time Phish.netter who has been very generous with trading his tapes with old-timers and newbies alike.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource, May 28, 1998

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[e-mail] (indianapolis) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Phishing Manual: Compendium to the Music of Phish (Paperback)

Dean does an excellent job compiling essential shows, "lures," as well as detailing every song Phish has ever played. Especially helpful are the dates denoting varied or exceptional versions of songs.