Phish

Phish was an American rock band most noted for its extended jams and unique improvisation. The band's four members performed together for 21 years until their breakup in August of 2004. Although the group received little radio play or

Phish was an American rock band most noted for its extended jams and unique improvisation. The band's four members performed together for 21 years until their breakup in August of 2004. Although the group received little radio play or MTV exposure, Phish developed a large following by word of mouth. Phish's music had elements of many genres, including jazz, bluegrass, country, heavy metal, reggae, folk, ska, pop, blues, show tunes, classical, acoustic, progressive, and calypso. The band wrote 234 original compositions throughout their career, and performed over 300 different cover songs from other artists in concert. Every Phish concert in history was unique and different, and most of their songs were never played the same way twice.

Phish was formed in 1983 at the University of Vermont by guitarists Trey Anastasio and Jeff Holdsworth, bassist Mike Gordon, and drummer Jon Fishman. In 1985, Page McConnell joined on keyboards. A year later, in 1986, Jeff Holdsworth left the group after graduation, thus solidifying the band's classic lineup, which remained unchanged for the rest of their career.