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Lawn Boy
Phish
Lawn Boy
Genres: Alternative Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
 
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Originally recorded in 1989, Phish's second record is a brilliant blend of whimsy and wisdom that served notice to the world: these boys are tough to peg. "The Squirming Coil" is arena-rock bluster, "Reba" is winding art r...  more »

     
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All Artists: Phish
Title: Lawn Boy
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: 6/30/1992
Genres: Alternative Rock, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Styles: Jazz Fusion, Jam Bands, Rock Jam Bands
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 075596127523

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Originally recorded in 1989, Phish's second record is a brilliant blend of whimsy and wisdom that served notice to the world: these boys are tough to peg. "The Squirming Coil" is arena-rock bluster, "Reba" is winding art rock, "My Sweet One" is quick bluegrass, "Split Open and Melt" is a funky workout, "Oh Kee Pa Ceremony" is jazzed-up country boogie, "Lawn Boy" is lounge jazz, and "Bouncing Around the Room" is irresistible pop. Add to that "Run Like an Antelope," one of their most successful twisting-and-turning instrumental jams, and you have an eclectic yet digestible smorgasbord of styles. What saves Phish from crumbling under their own weight? A palpable sense of playfulness and sarcasm and musicianship that is both loose and demanding. --Marc Greilsamer

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Bobby K. (roulduke) from NEPTUNE BEACH, FL
Reviewed on 9/20/2018...
This CD also has a 10th song named "Fee."
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CD Reviews

Phish's Classic
M. Scagnelli | Brandon, Florida | 02/14/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Lawn Boy is now a classic Phish album. It is one of their greatest studio and songwriting achievements and is also a favorite among the legions of dedicated Phish fans. So why this album and not one of their other great albums? The reason is, I think, because it has the best of both sides of Phish. Phish are often considered a jam band with long, spaced-out jams. This album certainly has that with part of Reba and Run Like an Antelope. Phish can also write great rock songs that have great riffs and very memorable. This album has that as well. Songs like Lawn Boy and Bouncing Around The Room are perfect examples. Basically, this album appeals to fans of both sides of Phish and it can also appeal to any new fans, therefore it is a good starting place when getting into Phish. Although some of these songs have more impreesive performances on their official live albums, this album stands up excellently. All the songs are really great and are now classic Phish songs, especially The Squirming Coil, Lawn Boy, Reba, Split Open And Melt and Bouncing Around The Room. Lawn Boy proves, perhaps more than any other Phish album, that Phish is an incredible band, both live and in the studio."
This album takes too much flack from being too goofy.
C.S. Lanham | Columbus, Indiana USA | 07/21/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I love this album. It's a wonderful collection of skewed pop and trippy style music. All the songs sound different. Alot of albums released by acts now have alot of songs that sound alike. on this album, everything has it's own little sound. It's nice to hear a band who can still do that. The album starts out with just Trey Anastasio's voice and Page McConnel's piano in the background in "The Squrming Coil". This sets a bright mood for the rest of the album. It's as almost Phish were saying that the album is a "squrming coil of sunset". Very bright and chipper with a great little jam thrown in for good measure. "Reba" is one of my more favroite songs. It is very catchy. Anastasio quick singing on this song is what first grabs you. Then the jam keeps you totally entranced. Just when you think it's over, a faint whistle in the tune of the song fades in and it gets louder and louder until it jumps right back into the song one more time. I had to listen to "My Sweet One" twice before I really got it. It's really just a joke song in all honesty. It is sung almost totally accapella. The only instrument that is constantally playing is Jon's drums. A witty little break from your regurlarly scheduled album.I love the deep slightly skewed vocals on "Split Open and Melt". There is a middle section here that kind of sounds like an old drinking song. It ends with a woman's voice just repeating the tilte of the song over and over. The "Oh Kee Pa Ceramony" is as wierd as it's name. No lyrics. Just a short little "country-jazz" kind of jam. It sounds like a ceramony, though in the sense that you can hear glasses clinking and people laughing and chatting in the background. It has some great guitar work on it that proves that Anastasio is an extremly talented musican that is well adversed in many styles. One of my favroite Phish songs is "Bathtub Gin". The song is very rolly-polly. It kind of sounds as if the actual notes in the song are intoxacated. Kinda like those old cartoons where all the notes in a song come off the paper and get drunk. There is a sound of liquid being poured in the background, and when the music stops for a quick second you hear the liqued being poured and that's it. Then, the music explodes back in again, almost drowning out the liquid noise. One of the best Phish jams, "Run Like an Antelope" needs to be heard. It can not be explained in words. It's simply one hundred percent musicanship. I laugh in the face of any one person who says that the members of Phish are bad musicans. Then I ask if they've ever heard "Run Like an Antelope". When they say no, then I just walk away knowing that they don't know Phish well enough to call them anything. "Lawn Boy" has a very slow jazz/swing feel to it. It's very short, and I think that does it well. A jam would just not be right for this time in the album. This song almost sounds like a prologue for "Bouncing Around the Room".I must say that I like the live version of "Bouncing Around the Room" much better. Nevertheless, this is still a great end to the album. With all the members of Phish vocalizing as the album fades away. Overall, the album leaves you with a brighter feeling than some other Phish albums do sometimes. It really shows off the band's great sense of humor and combines that humor with diverse musical styles and great musicanship."