Calling All Phish Fans


Can anyone help me to learn more about Phish?

While wandering through a record store recently, I was really grabbed by the music playing in the background -- and surprised to find out from the store "DJ" that he was playing Phish -- something from a double album perhaps?

It has now faded from my memory a bit, but I thought it sounded get up out of my chair catchy and rythmic and layered -- less stonerish and Grateful Dead esque than I would have expected. (Not that I have anything against either of those subjects.)

To further pique my interest, a friend of mine (although he is not an audiophile) recently told me that he thought the best demo for a great stereo system was anything by Phish?!?!

Does anyone else agree that Phish is a good audiophile demo?
And where should I begin? Is there a classic Phish track or CD that will quickly get me up the learning curve? Are any better recordings than the others?

Thank you very much.
cwlondon
Drew,
The shows where they covered entire albums as a third set were Halloween shows, not New Years. The next 4 Live Phish discs about to come out are those four Halloween shows in their entirety.
Jon
Dear All --

Finally got Junta and I am now a certified Phish Head!!

A very nice recording and they really draw from a fascinatingly wide range of musical styles.

Much better than I expected so thanks very much!! Any votes for best track from Junta?
Cwlondon-

contact me through e-mail if you are interested in exploring the live Phish experience. I have been making live concert tapes of the band since 1994 and have many hours of very nice live recordings, all made with high end location recording equipment.