It’s no secret that many of our readers have had plenty of spirited discussions over the last few months, or maybe years, discussing what classic album Phish would cover at the next Halloween show. The concept of this live “Musical Costume” was launched by Phish on Halloween in 1994 when they performed The Beatles White Album in its entirety. Errr, except Good Night which was played over the PA system. And while Phish has done it three additional times – and a fourth if you include Dark Side Of The Moon on November 2nd, 1998 in Utah – they have also inspired many other bands to follow suit.
This week’s B List takes a look at ten other bands that have taken on the assignment of covering another band’s album in the live setting.
1. Jiggle The Handle covered Paul Simon – Graceland
8-12-2000 – Berkfest, Great Barrington MA
Leading off this B List we’ve got one of my favorite small jambands of all time, Boston’s Jiggle The Handle. This complete album performance was announced in advance. Well, it was announced they’d be performing AN album, and the choices were out there, it was between Graceland, Rift, Sgt. Pepper’s and Animals.
Humorously, the band started and ended their full performance of Graceland with teases of the opening tracks from the three albums not chosen, and a Jiggle The Handle tune – Walk Right Out Your Door. They bring on a little extra help from a number of other Boston-area-bands calling on: Dan Rockett, the horn section from Addison Groove Project and both Andrew & Brad Barr from The Slip.
Selected Audio: Teases > The Boy In The Bubble
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READ ON for nine more bands that have tackled live full album covers…
Back in 1996, Ken Hays of Terrapin Tapes started a festival called Deadhead Heaven in an attempt to bring all of Jerry’s kids together to enjoy a weekend of fantastic
The Assembly of Dust has evolved from being a group of friends coming together to back lead singer Reid Genauer as he embarked on a solo career after his departure from the seminal jam-band Strangefolk in August of 2000, to developing into a tight cohesive unit with their own distinct style and sound.
, the Assembly of Dust echoed what they sang about in
Photos by Andrew Francke of Strangefolk’s 9th Annual Garden Of Eden Festival at Camp Keewanee in Greenfield, MA on 9/4/04.
The former Strangefolk co-founder lead singer and his band “The Assembly of Dust” are back with their sophomore effort, The Honest Hour. Following up their spectacular and finely crafted self-titled debut studio effort, The Honest Hour showcases the Assembly of Dust in the more familiar and looser live setting.
With a recent record release and a new band
