Rift (album)

Rift
Studio album by Phish
Released February 2, 1993
Recorded September–October 1992
White Crow Studios
Burlington, VT
October–November 1992
The Castle
Nashville, TN
Genre Progressive rock, Jazz fusion
Length 67:44
Label Elektra
Producer Barry Beckett
Phish chronology
A Picture of Nectar
(1992)		 Rift
(1993)		 Hoist
(1994)
Singles from Rift
  1. "Fast Enough for You"
    Released: 1993
  2. "The Wedge"
    Released: 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Rift is the fourth official studio album by the American rock band Phish. It is the band's second concept album, the first being The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday in 1987, which has never been officially released. Rift's songs convey the experience of a man dreaming about the rift in his relationship with his girlfriend. Recorded in September and October 1992 and produced by Muscle Shoals music veteran Barry Beckett, the album was released by Elektra Records on February 2, 1993.

All songs were written by Trey Anastasio and Phish lyricist Tom Marshall except "Mound" and "Weigh" by bass guitarist Mike Gordon and "Lengthwise" by drummer Jon Fishman.

The instrumental, "All Things Reconsidered", is an intentional variation on the theme to the National Public Radio news show All Things Considered, and has been featured on the show itself several times.[2] An orchestral version of the song appears on Trey Anastasio's 2004 solo album Seis De Mayo.

The cover art was created by New York-based painter David Welker, who worked closely with the band during winter 1993 in order to visually depict each of the album's tracks in a single image, with the notable exception of "The Horse". (For this reason, a horse intentionally appears on the cover of Phish's next album, Hoist). Relix magazine listed Rift as one of the most iconic album covers of all time in 2007.

Rift' was certified gold by the RIAA on October 15, 1997.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Trey Anastasio, Tom Marshall, except where noted.

  1. "Rift" - 6:13
  2. "Fast Enough for You" - 4:51
  3. "Lengthwise" (Jon Fishman) - 1:19
  4. "Maze" - 8:13
  5. "Sparkle" - 3:54
  6. "Horn" - 3:37
  7. "The Wedge" - 4:07
  8. "My Friend, My Friend" - 6:09
  9. "Weigh" (Mike Gordon) - 5:08
  10. "All Things Reconsidered" - 2:32
  11. "Mound" (Gordon) - 6:02
  12. "It's Ice" - 8:14
  13. "Lengthwise" (Fishman) - 0:34
  14. "The Horse" - 1:23
  15. "Silent in the Morning" - 5:28

Personnel

Phish

Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals
Page McConnell - keyboards, vocals
Mike Gordon - bass guitar, vocals
Jon Fishman - drums, vocals

Production

See also

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2011). "Rift - Phish | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Phish.net: "All Things Reconsidered" Song History Online. Accessed: August 12, 2011

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