I had purchased Trey Anastasio’s new album, The Horseshoe Curve, and took a listen (along with the 5 song EP that came with it). I was excited when I read about it being an instrumental album, much like Seis de Mayo. Unfortunately, it wasn’t what I had expected. I would really like to see Trey get more into classical-type music. While I like the funky beats of the new album, I was hoping for something a little more refined. I have only listened to the album twice now, but I will be listening more. I will admit that I do like it the more I listen to it, but I was hoping it’d be something a little different than it is. I am very happy that Trey has dumped the major record labels and started his own label. Now if only the other 3 will follow him.
I would really like to see Trey transcribe some of his instrumental Phish songs for orchestra. I loved what he did with “Guyute” and would love to hear orchestral versions of “Divided Sky,” “You Enjoy Myself,” “David Bowie,” and “Fluffhead.”
UPDATE: Interestingly, a day after posting this, I received my daily Google Notification about Phish and saw a review of this album. It didn’t give it high marks, but it’s pretty much exactly the same way I feel about the album.
Review from The Music Box
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