Trey Anastasio - Plasma May 2, 2003 - Playboy By Sarah Preston Album Review - Plasma This two-hour noodlefest, with the horn- and bass-heavy Night Speaks clocking in at a whopping 22 minutes, marks Phish front man Trey Anastasio's fourth solo album -- a double-live CD compiling songs chosen from his summer and fall 2002 North American trek. Although that was during Phish's two-year hiatus, there's no hint of latency in the 12 live recordings and especially in his onstage chemistry -- the eight-member band that accompanies the Phish phenom brings infectious horn and sax arrangements to the mix. Trey solo is as potent as he is with his Phish net on stage, but he trades the vacuum cleaner-style antics for even longer instrumental jams. Among seven previously unreleased tracks, Trey covers Bob Marley's Small Axe, and Phish's Magilla, Sand and First Tube, which will keep any twirl-happy phan, well, twirling. As long as Trey continues the genius composing, Heads will be moseying with fingers raised looking for that miracle. Article © 2003 Playboy