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Phish started its path to zen improvisation (or, rather, stardom) in 1983, playing in October of 1983, at an ROTC dance on Halloween. The audience was less than enthralled with this "group," so after four songs, Phish gave way to a recording of, yes, gasp, Michael Jackson. They worked and got much better before their first "real" concert on December 1, 1984, which is their first widely-circulated concert on tape. They finally got into the recording studio in 1986 to recoird their first ep, a four-song track (named "The White Album," including the rough sketch to what would become the Gamehendge tale. Once they completed "Junta," they ditched "The White Album." To make a long story short, they b egan to record seriously after Junta and have released seven full-length albums, including a double-set, since. They are described in a little more detail below. Eventually, Phish became the heir-apparent to the Grateful Dead (however, I must stress this fact: They are not the latter day reincarnation of the Dead, they are completely different in music--aside from the tendency to jam; they just have many similarities in fans, atmosphere, drugs of choice, etc.) They have played with Santana, Dave Matthews Band, John Popper of Blues Traveler, Primus, yodellers, just to mention a few.
 Junta- 1988
 Lawnboy- 1990
 Picture of Nectar- 1992
 Rift- 1993
 Hoist- 1994
 A Live One- 1995
 Billy Breathes- 1996
 Slip Stitch and Pass- 1997
 The Story of the Goast- 1998
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I will post more stuff, including the disc information, when I stop being so lazy. Check back soon. Or much later. Who knows? Anywho, until I get it done, go to Phish Net for information.
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