Moss | ||||
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Studio album by Mike Gordon | ||||
Released | October 19th, 2010 (US) | |||
Recorded | 2002–2010 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 45:01 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | Mike Gordon, Jared Slomoff | |||
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Moss is Phish bassist Mike Gordon's third solo album, released October 19, 2010. It reached number 9 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.
Phish is an American rock band that was founded at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont in 1983. The band is known for musical improvisation, extended jams, blending of genres, and a dedicated fan base. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman, and keyboardist Page McConnell, all of whom perform vocals, with Anastasio being the primary lead vocalist. The band was formed by Anastasio, Gordon, Fishman and guitarist Jeff Holdsworth, who were joined by McConnell in 1985. Holdsworth departed the band in 1986, and the quartet lineup has remained in place since then.
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic James Allen wrote that while the album shared characteristics of music by Phish, he also commented: "Taken entirely on his own merits, Gordon comes across as an inventive but easygoing artist... Despite Gordon's multi-instrumental abilities, many of the songs are built—from the bottom up—around his funky, percolating basslines, but that's not to imply that any of the tunes are lacking in interesting harmonic development... " [1]
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