Phish Members Reunite At Rothbury
Posted by Mitch Michaels on 07.08.2008
Trey Anastasio & Mike Gordon play possible new Phish songs and Jon Fishman gets in on the act as well...
Three ex-members of Phish performed live together in two separate incarnations at Rothbury this weekend.
First, bassist Mike Gordon joined guitarist Trey Anastasio during Trey's solo acoustic set. Noting that "Mike and I being two people who don't shy away from trying new things", Anastasio introduced a pair of fresh tunes -- "Backwards Down the Number Line" and "Alaska" -- and further teased prospects of a reunion by saying, "If we could just find a drummer and a keyboard player somewhere..." But, he added, "you gotta start with the songs, and you guys can be our test audience."
The biggest ovation came when Anastasio and Gordon finished the set with Phish's "Chalkdust Torture."
Anastasio then returned the favor during the bassist's set with his own band. Though his guest appearance was delayed a bit when all concerned realized there wasn't an extra guitar for him to use, Anastasio eventually made it back for a rendition of "Cruel World," written and sung by Gordon's guitarist Scott Murawski, followed by the Phish favorite "Meat."
To close Gordon's set, Phish drummer Jon Fishman joined the ensemble for the Beatles' "She Said, She Said".
All four Phish members, including keyboardist Page McConnell, have hinted at the possibility of a reunion in recent comments, but no firm details have been revealed.
