Sorry, I will be more vigilant from now on. Billy Breathes is a more mellow take on the spontaneity and musical diversity that Phish embraces. Fans familiar with the frenetic rock studies the band is known for may, at first, be disappointed with this recording. The disappointment won't last. Songs don't necessarily need to be over-amplified to be loud.
Exuberance seems to be the key word here as the band seems simply to delight in playing cool songs.
It starts with a sonic clash that immediately dissipates into a soft melody. The key to the song is a repetitious syncopated musical signature that is initially played by every instrument with the piano hitting highlight notes every four measures. By the end of the song the initial musical signature has mutated into a wildly sprawling music fest. Phish at its best. Critics of the band say their studio recordings are too tight and rehearsed for the spontaneity to be real.