The band is known for musical improvisation, extended jams, blending of genres, and a rigorous touring schedule that draws a famously dedicated fan base. Their music blends elements of a wide variety of genres, including funk, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, folk, country, jazz, blues, bluegrass, and pop. Phish were part of a movement of improvisational rock groups, inspired by the Grateful Dead and colloquially known as "jam bands", which gained considerable popularity as touring concert acts in the 1990s.
After 15 years of performing together, Phish went on hiatus in 2000. They resumed touring in December 2002, but disbanded in 2004 after a farewell performance at their Coventry Festival in Vermont. They reunited in March 2009 for a series of three consecutive concerts played in the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, and have since resumed performing regularly.
Although the group received little radio play or MTV exposure, Phish developed a large following by word of mouth during the 1990s, particularly through fan-record tapes of their concerts, which circulated for free online with the band's permission. While often compared to the Grateful Dead, Phish finds their roots in styles such as jazz, funk and alternative rock as opposed to the Dead, who were more influenced by folk, country and blues.
Each Phish concert is different in terms of the songs included and the order in which they appeared, and (for many songs) in the way in which they were performed. Also unique to Phish are their large summer festivals which draw upwards of 70K people to remote areas in Maine and New York State as well as close to 100K for their epic Millennium Show in the Everglades of South Florida.
Along with Bob Dylan and The Beatles, Phish were one of the first bands to have an Internet newsgroup - rec.music.phish - launched in 1991.
In regards to Phish, Rolling Stone magazine proclaimed "Given their sense of community, their ambition and their challenging, generous performances, Phish have become the most important band of the Nineties."
Tweezer Reprise
Phish Lyrics
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Won't you step into the freezer
Won't you step into the freezer
Won't you step into the freezer
The lyrics of "Tweezer Reprise" by Phish may appear simple at first glance, with the repeated refrain of "won't you step into the freezer". However, the song is actually a high-energy instrumental rock track that serves as a condensed and powerful reprisal of their earlier song "Tweezer". The repetition of the lyrics is meant to reinforce the idea of entering a state of frozen timelessness, where the band and the listener can lose themselves in the music.
The song is often played as an encore during live Phish performances, and its short, intense structure serves as a way to leave the audience wanting more. The use of the word "freezer" may also suggest a sense of preservation, as if the energy and excitement of the concert can be locked away and relived later.
Line by Line Meaning
Won't you step into the freezer
I implore you to enter the small, cold room used for preserving food
Won't you step into the freezer
I once again urge you to walk into the chilled storage space
Won't you step into the freezer
I'm requesting for a third time that you enter the compartment used for freezing items
Won't you step into the freezer
My final plea for you to go inside the freezing enclosure
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: TOM MARSHALL, TREY ANASTASIO
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Mark G
11 years later and I still get tears in my eyes like I did that night in the crowd.
Charlie Schultz
This is going to be my walking around music once the whole personal soundtrack thing happens.
David Ballou
Same
Joe Pittsburgh
only band that can play the same song twice in a row and have the crowd LOVE IT
The Man Himself
@Brittney Bartell so sick ✌️😄✌️
Brittney Bartell
I was front row for this show and i was holding up the OG microsoft paint trey dinosaur shirt right before Trey started jumping on and off the speakers this was so lit!!!
The Man Himself
You ain't wrong, that still holds up today 😂💯🎶
Shoma K
Fuck yes!!!!
Matt Robillard
Lmfao at Mike's face when Trey announces the second Reprise, he totally looks like he's thinking "Are you fckng kidding me?". Fish, on the other hand, is loving it.
jeff
I know but did you hear his little walk on the second bass riff I think he got into it