The Story of the Ghost

The Story of the Ghost
Studio album by Phish
Released	October 27 1998 (US)
Recorded	March 1997 - June 1998
Genre	Rock
Length	49:51
Label	Elektra Records
Producer	Andy Wallace
Professional reviews
All Media Guide link Rolling Stone link
Phish chronology
Slip Stitch and Pass (1997) The Story of the Ghost (1998) Hampton Comes Alive (1999)

The Story of the Ghost is the ninth studio album by the jam band Phish. The Story of the Ghost has been labeled as Phish's "funky" album. It was released by Elektra Records on October 27, 1998. Much of the album was created from large-scale improvisation. Phish took the best moments of those jams and wrote songs around them. Many of the songs from this album formed the majority of their 1997 "funk" sound - the title track in particular - with Mike Gordon taking a much more pronounced role. The same sessions also produced The Siket Disc. One of the funkier tracks, "The Moma Dance", features a very similar riff to The Meters classic funk staple "Cissy Strut".

Track listing

1. "Ghost" - 3:51
2. "Birds of a Feather" - 4:15
3. "Meat" - 2:39
4. "Guyute" - 8:26
5. "Fikus" - 2:20
6. "Shafty" - 2:21
7. "Limb by Limb" - 3:32
8. "Frankie Says" - 3:06
9. "Brian and Robert" - 3:03
10. "Water in the Sky" - 2:28
11. "Roggae" - 2:59
12. "Wading in the Velvet Sea" - 4:29
13. "The Moma Dance" - 4:28
14. "End of Session" - 1:54

Personnel

Phish

Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals

Page McConnell - keyboards, vocals

Mike Gordon - bass, vocals

Jon Fishman - drums, vocals

External links

• Phish's Official Website