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Hoist
Studio album by Phish
Released	March 29, 1994 (US)
Recorded	October-November 1993
Genre	Rock
Length	46:28
Label	Elektra Records
Producer	Paul Fox
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Phish chronology
Rift (1993) Hoist (1994) A Live One (1995) LivePhish.com Downloads series chronology Live Phish Downloads: Rift (2009) Live Phish Downloads: Hoist (2009) Live Phish Downloads: A Live One (2009)

Hoist is the seventh studio album by the jam band Phish. At the time of its release, Hoist was Phish's best selling album. Hoist includes guest appearances from Alison Krauss, Béla Fleck, and other musicians, as well as actor Jonathan Frakes on trombone. The album is marked by a stripped-down, simple songwriting approach with pop-friendly hooks, a somewhat new approach for Phish. By contrast, the final song, "Demand," contains an extended instrumental section from a 1993 live performance of the song "Split Open and Melt", followed by the first verse and refrain of the Hebrew song "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Jerusalem of Gold)".

The band suggested a few ideas for the album's title before finally settling on "Hoist"; one of the alternate suggestions was "Hung Like a Horse." The boys finally decided this was too vulgar, but decided to keep the visual joke intact for the album's cover. The horse is also a reference to "The Horse," the only song not visually depicted on the cover of Rift, the band's previous release.[1]

Album producer Paul Fox lived next to Jonathan Frakes, whose mailbox is apparently uniquely decorated. Frakes, who plays Commander Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation, sat in for a bit during the Hoist sessions, giving name to the track "Riker's Mailbox."^[1]

The band released a music video for "Down with Disease", directed by bassist Mike Gordon.

The album was certified gold by the RIAA August 19, 1996.

In February 2009, this album became available as a download in FLAC and MP3 formats at LivePhish.com.

Track listing

1. "Julius" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 4:41
2. "Down with Disease" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 4:08
3. "If I Could" (Anastasio) - 4:09
4. "Riker's Mailbox" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, McConnell) - 0:20
5. "Axilla, Pt. 2" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 4:25
6. "Lifeboy" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 6:52
7. "Sample in a Jar" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 4:38
8. "Wolfman's Brother" (Anastasio, Fishman, Gordon, Marshall, McConnell) - 4:28
9. "Scent of a Mule" (Gordon) - 3:58
10. "Dog-Faced Boy" (Anastasio, Fishman, Marshall, McConnell) - 2:09
11. "Demand" (Anastasio, Marshall) - 10:40

Charting singles

• "Down with Disease" (Mainstream Rock Tracks, #33)

Personnel

• Trey Anastasio - guitars, vocals
• Page McConnell - keyboards, vocals
• Mike Gordon - bass, vocals
• Jon Fishman - drums, vocals

See also

• Tracking (video) - Documentary of the album's production.

References

1. ^ http://www.phish.net/faq/riker.html

External links

• Phish's official website