Trey Anastasio April 26, 2002 - Brown Daily Herald (Brown U) by Daniel Brody Album Review - Trey Anastasio Though Phish is currently on hiatus, it’s not because frontman Trey Anastasio was running out of musical ideas. Since the breakup, he’s toured and recorded an album with super group Oysterhead and now has put out a solo album as well. The self-titled debut possesses many of the strengths of Phish, but by not moving into new territory ultimately feels like a weaker version of the original. Anastasio recruited a tight eight-piece band with a horn section to help approximate the Phish sound, and the result will leave Phish fans with find plenty to pore over. "Alive Again" has burbly funk synthesizers, "Cayman Review" features a Bob Marle-esque reggae sound and "Flock of Words" could fit in perfectly on Phish’s dreamy "Billy Breathes" album. "Push on ‘til the Day" and "Last Tube" are extended jams guaranteed to give listeners acid flashbacks to their first Phish concerts. The only difference with this album is that it seems inferior to the real thing, especially since Phish always sounded better live than they did on recordings. As the outline of Vermont drawn on the back cover shows, Anastasio is not planning on veering too far from his roots. Maybe Phish will even get back together soon. For now, however, this will have to do. 2 STARS