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Title: The Pharmers Almanac : The Unofficial Guide to the Band Phish (Volume 5) by Andy Bernstein, Brian Celentano, Larry Chasnoff, Lockhart Steele ISBN: 0-425-16356-3 Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 August, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.95 (19 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not as bad as "Go Phish", but...
Comment: Well, the Pharmer's Almanac isn't as bad as the laughable "Go Phish," but then that's not saying much. They're currently the only book of Phish setlists out there, which is why they're as popular as they are. If there were other books it would be harder to recommend them, since hopefully the others would have far less factual errors -- which wouldn't be very hard. Don't get me wrong, it's a useful book, especially if you don't have access to similar material on the Web, but there's significant room for improvement.
So many of the reviews are completely meaningless: "Dude... I got so drunk at this show. I forget what they played, but IT ROCKED! " Ok, I'm exaggerating, but many of the reviews have little musical content. For me, I want show reviews to discuss the improvisation and the music, to indicate whether it's a show I should try to get a copy of. Finding out how drunk the reviewer got would just be an added bonus. :-)
Hopefully, as more books about Phish come out, the additional competition will give us books that have less mistakes and better content. Also, and this may just be me, I find it hard to give my money to the people that stole other Phish fans' hard work compiling the setlists document oh so many years ago. (For anyone who missed it, the short version is that the original Pharmer's Almanac was simply a hard copy of a document that other people had put together and were distributing for free online. The fact that anyone would claim it as their own work and charge for it outraged the online Phish community. The current version is certainly far more than that, and significant original effort has gone into it, but they still haven't lived down their earlier "scandal.")
Sorry, didn't mean to go off on a rant there. :-)
The bottom line: If you don't have access to setlists, reviews, and stats because you don't have web access, and absolutely *need* them (which I can completely understand), this book will hold you over. If you have alternative means of getting that information, it may pay to wait for something better to come along.
W. Atsiyem
Rating: 5
Summary: The Ultimate Phish-Phact reference: A Tape-Trader's Bible.
Comment: Unbelievably, a Phish book accessible to newly-hooked phans and yet one which remains a must-have to any hard-core taper, trader, phact-nut or odinary dedicated phishead. Whether it is to learn more about the band's history, the hidden meanings of songs, or to find out at which shows did "The Landlady" segue into "Destiny Unbound" or how many times did "Antelope" close off the first set (mmmmh....pie graphs...), it's all in there. As an addicted tape-trader, I'll admit that this book is never more than an arm's length away from my tapes: has always proven useful when in need to check/doublecheck/research setlists and get a second opinon on a particular show. People will notice that some early show reviews haven't changed from the book's previous edition, but hey! "If it ain't broken, why fix it ?"
Rating: 4
Summary: The Definitive Resource
Comment: The Pharmers Almanac has been around for many years and continues to get better with age. This book is worth the cover price for the stories alone. The statistics serve as a useful tool for people who want a quick paper reference. Keep in mind that if you're buying this book for the stats, almost all the information is readily available on the web and Usenet.
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Title: The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and their Music by Mockingbird Foundation ISBN: 0879306319 Publisher: Backbeat Books Pub. Date: 30 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Go Phish by Dave Thompson ISBN: 0312168543 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Run Like an Antelope: On the Road With Phish by Sean Gibbon ISBN: 0312263309 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title:Phish - Live in Vegas ASIN: B00006SFJY Publisher: Wea Corp Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $22.49 |
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Title: The Phishing Manual : Compendium to the Music of Phish by Dean Budnick ISBN: 0786882034 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 12 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $9.70 |
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