Trey Anastasio - Seis De Mayo April 6, 2004 - Chart Attack Magazine By The Mouth Album Review - Seis De Mayo While it’s well known that Phish are the modern day The Grateful Dead, a listen to guitarist Trey Anastasio’s new album reminds us that these guys have always been just as heavily influenced by Frank Zappa (but this time it's his classical composer side). Seis De Mayo is a collection of instrumental pieces that Anastasio originally recorded with Phish, but they’ve now been re-recorded to sound the way he originally wanted them. Most of the disc features various sized ensembles from quartets to a full-blown orchestra, with Anastasio only playing acoustic guitar on two tracks. The cuts vary in degree and quality, but they all share the common feel of old school soundtrack music, especially the final piece, the epic "Guyute," which conjures up the work of classic soundtrack composers like Miklos Rozsa and Jerome Moross. Probably the most "out there" of his solo works, it should be interesting to see how the woolly hat-wearin', jam-lovin' crowd take to this one. Review © 2004 Glide Magazine