Rift

by Phish

Rift cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 2 February 1993
  • Label: Elektra
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:07:51
  • Community rating: 4.02/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Barry Beckett, Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Page McConnell, Gordon Stone

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Structured as a continuous concept album documenting a man's anxiety-riddled dreams regarding an impending romantic rift, this release stands as one of the Vermont jam band's most compositionally rigorous studio efforts. The intricate, rapidly shifting tracks weave bluegrass, jazz-funk, and progressive rock into a whimsical, technically demanding tapestry.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, improvisation, conceptual, breakup, jam

Tracklist

  1. Rift (6:13)
  2. Fast Enough for You (4:51)
  3. Lengthwise (1:19)
  4. Maze (8:13)
  5. Sparkle (3:54)
  6. Horn (3:37)
  7. The Wedge (4:07)
  8. My Friend, My Friend (6:09)
  9. Weigh (5:08)
  10. All Things Reconsidered (2:32)
  11. Mound (6:02)
  12. It's Ice (8:14)
  13. Lengthwise (Encore) (0:34)
  14. The Horse (1:23)
  15. Silent in the Morning (5:28)

Credits

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