Plasma [Live]

Trey Anastasio | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 29, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B00008PBZT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,304 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly Great, But..., May 28, 2003

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RP (Seattle) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plasma (Audio CD)

My anticipation for Trey's first live CD outweighed my current satisfaction, though the CDs have much to offer.

First off, don't be lured by the "Small Axe" track. This version is INSTRUMENTAL, short (3:23) and really cheesy. Having seen Trey sing "Mellow Mood" with Phish and loved it, this Marley cover is a HUGE disappointment!

On the up-side, disc 2 has some stellar jamming, including a 23-minute "Night Speaks to a Woman" and a fun "Simple Twist Up Dave". "Inner Tube" deserves special mention as the CD's most frenetic jam session, which clocks in at ~22 minutes.

Disc 1 highlights for me include "Curlew's Call", "Plasma", "Mozambique", and the slow-motion, eerie "Every Story Ends in Stone". Frankly, I could take-or-leave the remaining disc 1 tracks (I love "First Tube", but have heard way too many times).

Overall, Plasma has superb sound quality and some typically-phenomenal Trey jamming. The "previously unreleased" songs are 1/2 great, and 1/2 kinda boring. I'm wondering if the upcoming tour on livephish.com might be more interesting...

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty cool stuff here!, June 30, 2003

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Frank Garon (Breinigsville, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plasma (Audio CD)

Not a Phish Fan per se, only knew their stuff from the radio. I picked this CD up at Borders on a whim - the salesdude recommended it to me.

I have to say, it's pretty good stuff. Trey's voice is honestly a smidge weak (I don't claim to be a singer either), but dag nab - can he put together a Band or what!

Mozambique and Night Speaks To A Woman are two of my favorites on this CD - very creative and very much worth listening to repeatedly.

This one gets 4 stars from me, and that's saying a lot from someone who just picked it up by chance. I really enjoyed hearing the different styles of music here, and I have a newfound appreciation for Trey's music.

It's well worth getting, even if you are not a big Fan and just want to tune into some new good music you might not have ever listened to otherwise. You will be happy with this one!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome CD, June 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Plasma (Audio CD)

a great cd by trey n the band, gotta disagree w/ the last review tho, the lyrics stick and its becuz of they're lyricist [tom marshall] that they do..