Ventura (album)

Ventura is a live album by the rock band Phish. It contains two complete
Ventura
concerts on six CDs. It was recorded on July 30, 1997, and July 20, 1998, at the
Ventura County Fairgrounds in Ventura, California. Packaged as a box set, it was
released by JEMP Records on June 18, 2013.[1][2][3][4]

Contents
Critical reception
Track listing
Disc one
Disc two
Disc three
Disc four Live album by Phish
Disc five Released June 18, 2013
Disc six
Recorded July 30, 1997
Personnel
July 20, 1998
Phish
Production Genre Rock
References Label JEMP
Producer Phish
Phish chronology
Critical reception
Chicago '94 Ventura Niagara
On Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine said, ".. both [concerts] arrived during (2012) (2013) Falls
the two-year gap separating 1996's Billy Breathes and 1998's The Story of the (2013)
Ghost — two years where the band's popularity was on the rise and
it certainly seemed like a crossover was perhaps within their sites Professional ratings
[sic]. That crossover never happened and these two shows indicate
Review scores
the band never seriously thought about moving into the mainstream,
preferring to ride a sweet, hazy, sun-soaked vibe that fits Southern Source Rating
California in the late summer. A few covers surface... and Allmusic [1]

soundcheck jams round out the third disc of each show, but the
appeal of Ventura is, as always, how Phish tackle their core catalog..."[1]

On All About Jazz, Doug Collette wrote, "The relative comfort level [of a particular venue] can inspire or relax a bit too much,
and both dynamics are on display over the course of these six compact discs.... Though not all the music is as vivid as the
evocative wrap-round inside and outside graphics, the most memorable moments are nevertheless compelling.... During set two
of '97, as the band wends its way into "Free", drummer Jon Fishman hits harder, bassist Mike Gordon holds back to hit only
bedrock notes, guitarist Trey Anastasio redefines shredding, and all the while keyboardist Page McConnell frames the
increasingly subtle four-way dynamics. A circular segue through "David Bowie" and Talking Heads' "Cities" is a singularity the
like of which distinguishes Phish to this day: four virtually equally skilled players simultaneously inspiring each other to
increasingly intense heights of improvisation."[5]
Track listing

Disc one

July 30, 1997 – first set:

1. "NICU" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 6:06

2. "Wolfman's Brother" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) – 11:59
3. "Chalk Dust Torture" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 11:07
4. "Water in the Sky" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 4:11
5. "Stash" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 15:23
6. "Weigh" (Gordon) – 5:08
7. "Piper" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 5:06
8. "Cars Trucks Buses" (McConnell) – 4:49
9. "Character Zero" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 9:20

Disc two

July 30, 1997 – second set:

1. "Punch You in the Eye" (Anastasio) – 8:56

2. "Free" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 11:16
3. "David Bowie" (Anastasio) – 21:29
4. "Cities" (Byrne) – 5:29
5. "David Bowie" (Anastasio) – 6:08

Disc three

July 30, 1997 – second set, continued:

1. "Bouncing Around the Room" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 3:54

2. "Uncle Pen" (Monroe) – 4:14
3. "Prince Caspian" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 8:55
4. "Fire" (Hendrix) – 6:51

July 30, 1997 – encore:

1.
5. "My Soul" (Chenier) – 6:02

July 30, 1997 – sound check:

1.
6. "Ventura '97 Soundcheck Jam" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 9:18

Disc four

July 20, 1998 – first set:

1. "Bathtub Gin" (Anastasio) – 21:55

 2. "Dirt" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 4:02
3. "Poor Heart" (Gordon) – 3:51
4. "Lawn Boy" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 3:04
5. "My Sweet One" (Fishman) – 3:05
6. "Birds of a Feather" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) – 6:19
7. "Theme from the Bottom" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) – 9:29
8. "Water in the Sky" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 2:47
9. "The Moma Dance" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) – 9:56
10. "Split Open and Melt" (Anastasio) – 14:00

Disc five

July 20, 1998 – second set:

1. "Drowned" (Townshend) – 14:52

2. "Makisupa Policeman" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 8:08
3. "Maze" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 12:10
4. "Sea and Sand" (Townshend) – 3:10
5. "Prince Caspian" (Anastasio, Marshall) – 12:11
6. "Harry Hood" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Long, McConnell) – 15:31

Disc six

July 20, 1998 – encore:

1. "Sexual Healing" (Gaye) – 7:48

2. "Hold Your Head Up" (Argent, White) – 1:41
3. "Halley's Comet" (Wright) – 10:58

July 20, 1998 – sound check:

1.
4. "Ventura '98 Soundcheck Jam" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) – 13:38

Personnel

Phish
Trey Anastasio – guitar, vocals
Page McConnell – keyboards, vocals
Mike Gordon – bass, vocals
Jon Fishman – drums, vocals

Production
Produced by Phish
Engineering: Paul Languedoc
Mixing: Jon Altschiller
Mastering: Fred Kevorkian
Post production: Kevin Shapiro
 Art direction: Julia Mordaunt

References
1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Ventura (http://www.allmusic.com/album/ventura-mw0002541127) at Allmusic.
Retrieved July 16, 2013.
2. Bernstein, Scott (May 8, 2013). "Phish: Ventura Box Set Details Announced" (http://www.glidemagazine.com/hidd
entrack/phish-ventura-box-set-details-announced/), Glide magazine. Retrieved June 15, 2012.
3. "Phish to Release Ventura Box Set" (http://www.jambands.com/news/2013/04/19/phish-to-release-ventura-box-s
et), Jambands.com. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
4. "Phish Share Ventura 'Character Zero'" (http://www.relix.com/news/2013/06/06/phish-share-ventura-character-zer
o), Relix. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
5. Collette, Doug (June 30, 2013). Ventura (http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=44809), All About Jazz.
Retrieved August 18, 2013.

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