This album could be a new Phish album. And that piss me off. Why they are not toguether anymore? Anyway, in "Shine" Trey was really simple but cool. In "bar 17" Trey is more complex but more free. It's kind of weird if you listen to it carefully. Trey is trying the things he already knew with Phish and the things he learned in his old solo albums. What I'm saying, "bar 17" is "Shine" plus any phish album in a blender. The result: something new that sounds like something we already heard. But cool enough to worth to listen. Great album. but I insist , if Trey is going to record more albums like this, he should please think about coming back to Phish. I know he miss it.
November 5, 2007What kills me about other people's opinion of Trey Anastasio is that everyone expects PHISH. PHISH were a good band, however, I think that Trey's music is more straight forward and less complex than most PHISH songs. If your looking for PHISH, then buy a PHISH CD. If your looking for Trey Anastasio, then buy this CD.
Personally, I enjoy every song on this recording. It has everything in it. A little bit of Jazz, and a mixture of styles of music. It's a great companion on my MP3 player ,and it should be on yours as well. Listen to this CD from start to finish. You won't be dissapointed.
August 14, 2007Some over the top bad songs. What is the bike song all about? Syd Barrett was cool, and wrote a weird song about a bike. Trey's song about a bike sucks. There are some great moments on this disc, and as always w/ Trey the musicians on the album are top-notch. The downside is, its almost painful waiting to get to them.
I enjoyed most of his first album, and parts of Shine. This is easily his 3rd best solo album... Comparing it to Outside In by Mike Gordon, the album really has no flow. Be nice to see Phish get back together, but I'm afraid it would sound an awful lot like this, and that would be very depressing.
July 18, 2007Why is this loser still making music, man? This album sounds like an asexual James Taylor/Collective Soul hybrid whining about how bad life is being fed with a silver spoon. Vermont is cool.
April 28, 2007Like Phish? Get it. It's not Phish exactly, but the creativity is still there. I didn't know what to expect since this is my first Trey solo release, but I'm very happy with it and will enjoy it for many listenings to come, God willing. The standout cuts are: Host across the Potomac, If You're Walking, Bar 17, Goodbye Head. Dragonfly and Mud City both rock very hard and perhaps many would like those more than me, but I lean toward more progressive and improvisational stuff nowadays.
If you're a Phan, get it.
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