280Whipping PostIILabeled "Whipping Post Jam" in the Setlist, little of this 27 minute open-ended improv session sounds anything like the song. It's more of an early example of the band's inherent improvisational nature. Even if not superb music, it's worth the journey back in time to hear where it all came from. · 129 BPM
This list for Set II is likely incomplete, as the only recording that circulates fades in and out at points. The âWhipping Post Jamâ fades in after Mikeâs Song on the recording that circulates. This âJamâ contained a jam reminiscent of Dark Star. It also featured Norwegian Wood teases from Mike, a Slave to the Traffic Light tease from Trey, and a jam reminiscent of the early intro to Harry Hood. Antelope fades in after the âWhipping Post Jamâ fades out. The complete lists for Sets I (featuring the first known Phish performance of Wild Thing) and II are not known, although Mike has referenced the first set Wild Thing in interviews and in <em>The Phish Book</em>.
By the numbers8 STATS
RUNTIME44mwith break
LONGEST27:27WHIPPING POST
SHORTEST3:43DAVE'S ENERGY GUIDE
AVG SONG11:13across 4
JAM CHRT1charted
SEGUES10.20 per song
DEBUTS0no firsts
JAM TIME50%of 45 min
SONG DURATIONS · 5 IN ORDER0–28 MIN
WHIPPING POST 27:27
● SET 1● SET 2● ENCORE
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