Video Capsule Review

BITTERSWEET MOTEL

Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell (2000, Image, 84 mins., unrated, also on DVD)

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Rated: Unrated; Genre: Musical; With: Phish

For Phish phans who have traded in their bohemian lifestyles for killer audio-video systems, this documentary -- which lovingly follows the Vermont quartet on their 1997-98 tour -- will have them noodle-dancing to their heart's content, thanks to its crisp concert footage. But the behind-the-scenes moments are as aimless as the band's long-form jams, offering neither a definitive take on the band's cultural importance nor a primer for non-a-Phish-ionados. C+

Posted Mar 09, 2001

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