A PICTURE OF NECTAR

Another excellent Phish album. Tis was their fifth album, and third officially released. By this point Phish was starting to become popular among college circles. Their songs were shorter now, and a little more accessable here, but still undeniably Phishy and quite progressive. Probably the most popular song on the album, the bluesy Chalk Dust Torture, really is not representative of the sound on this album. Phish were all over the place. Experimenting with Latin, Classical prog and as always, Jazz. Some of my favorites include Llama, Glide, Landlady, Stash, Tweezer, and The Mango Song.

Overall, this album is less proggy than their previous three, but still a great album and the next logical step once you have Junta and Lawn Boy.