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PHISH & THE DUDE OF LIFE: CRIMES OF THE MINDPhishProg Related2.77 | 11 ratings |
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The Dude abides.The Dude of Life is Steve Pollak, a songwriter who has worked with Phish on previous albums. But now I get an idea of why he doesn't usually sing with the band. His vocals are thin and off-key, sort of like a punk sounding Weird Al Yankovic, but less appealing. His songs are not bad, for humorous quirky pieces. For Phish, this is something of a novelty album. The music is pretty much straightforward rock, and is just there to support The Dude's lyrics. The guys do get in a few good solos, however. But they do get just a bit proggy on Revolution's Over. The best songs are Dahlia, about an encounter with a cigar smoking girl, Bitchin' Again (just what the title implies, and Lucy In The Subway, a revisit with the heroine of a certain Beatles classic. This isn't an album I play often, but it has some merit.
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