Phish - Lawn Boy

Genre: Jam
Year: 1990
About: I originally wrote a lot about this album, but i accidentally deleted the draft and am too lazy to write it again. Lawn Boy is fucking good, just as good as Junta and possibly even better. Listen to Reba and yadadadadadadadadadadadadaddadadadada DOWNLOOOOOOOAD!!!!!!
Sounds Like: The Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic, Umphrey's Mcgee, moe., String Cheese Incident
Experience Part 1
Experience Part 2

NOTE: This album is in WMA Lossless format, resulting is larger file sizes but AMAZING sound quality. Completely worth the extra space. Also, iPod users will need to convert to AAC upon importing (prompted automatically to do so.)

The Grateful Dead - s/t

Genre: Psychedelic
Year: 1967
About: The Grateful Dead are the Godfathers of the jam scene, and this is the album that started it all (over 20 years before the explosion!) Their debut is much more alive and fast-paced than their later releases, presumably due to amphetamines according to members. Closest to the band's true live sound is Viola Lee Blues tying up the end of the album with a nice jam, which errupts into a frenzy of acid-drenched madness before they bring it back together to finish the song. Characteristic psychedelic organ hops around behind the fuzzed out guitars, with Jerry Garcia's leads starting to show some of the individuality he'd later become known for. The entire album is a solid showcasing of what had become the "San Francisco Sound" as shown by the frontrunners of the scene. Released during the the Summer of Love, this album is a perfect introduction to the counterculture of the 60's.
Sounds Like: Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Country Joe & the Fish
Experience

Phish - Junta

Genre: Jam
Year: 1989
About: Phish's first studio adventure, this amazing 2-disc selection takes you on one wild ride and is a perfect introduction to such a talented band. It showcases their diverse influences. This album progresses smoothly back and forth between more difficult progressive and jazz fusion sections to laid back funk and rock jams. An unprecedented work at the time of its release, this cemented Phish as the centerpiece of the newly emerging jam scene, as well as bringing live improvisation to a wider audience. Very eclectic and fun, this collection of songs will prove to amuse a music fan.
Sounds Like: The Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic, moe., Umphrey's Mcgee, The String Cheese Incident
Experience