Surrender to the Air

Surrender To The Air | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra
• ASIN: B000F2489C
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #799,025 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Surrender to the Air - Marshall Allen, Trey Anastasio, Kofi Burbridge, Oteil Burbridge, Damon R. Choice, Jon Fishman, Bob Gulloti, James Harvey, John Medeski, Michael Ray, Marc Ribot // 1. Intro 1:48 2. And Furthermore 7:18 3. We Deflate 7:15 4. And Furthermore 7:06 5. Down 2:51 6. Intro 2:00 7. And Furthermore 4:11 8. And Furthermore 11:10 9. Out 5:38

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect, September 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Surrender to the Air (Audio CD)

This album is very difficult to listen to at first and comes off as complete cacophony or a bunch of people competing for first place. But then it suddenly hits you as just a completely amazing work of art up there with Miles Davis's Bitches Brew. All the musicians are truly impressive they know what to play when needed and know when to just be quiet. The drums, bass, and piano stick out the most on this album for me. John Medeski's piano solo is mind boggling. How these people are able to get this music in there heads in the first place and then out via instruments is beyond me.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars totally unenjoyable, May 9, 2002

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Harvey S. -tad- Bartlett III (New Orleans, greatest city on Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Surrender to the Air (Audio CD)

I guess maybe I'm just some sort of peon. I loved phish, for years. I think Trey's solo debut in 2002 is incredible. I grock much of what Medeski does. I think Michael Ray's a genius, and consider myself fortunate to live in the same town he does so that I can hear him and his Cosmic Krewe often. I could go on and on about each of these musicians individually. But that's not what this album is about.

Well, I don't know WHAT it is about. I suppose if I wasn't such a peon musically, I would *get* this album, understand it and appreciate its genius or whatever. But that's beside the point, because I'm not above admitting when I haven't got a freakin' clue. BUT BEYOND THAT, even if I could appreciate what these individually great musicians were trying to do here in the collective, I doubt I could ever ENJOY it. It's almost painful at points. I don't enjoy this kind of pain. This kind of pain is only a waste of money.

oh well.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars That's right, 1 star., September 12, 2006

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H3@+h "Over 1500 reviews!" (thanks for the helpful review votes) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Surrender to the Air (Audio CD)

I, like many others here it seems, am a fan of Phish and have a pretty open mind when it comes to music. Still, this will never be listened to again by me. Is it jazz? Is it a jam? I'd say it's the sound of a bunch of great musicians all playing a different song at the same time. Honestly. Some parts are dead quite, others are obnoxiously loud, but all are just annoying. Listen before you buy, and if you're looking for something non-Phish with Trey in it, just get his "Shine" album, or even Oysterhead.