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Phish at The Library - May 23, 1990 | Setlist & Audio Analysis | Foul Domain
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·
SHOWS
·
1990-05-23
LIVE · 21 TRACKS · 2H 38M
WED · MAY 23, 1990
Phish at
The Library.
Richmond, VA —
1990 Tour
.
21
TRACKS
·
2H 38M
·
ERA
1.0
◎
MARK ATTENDED
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JUMP TO SETLIST
SHOW SCORE
READY
23.6
SCORE
/ 100
RANKED #43
·
#43
OF 99 SHOWS
ALL-TIME
#1,575
OF 1,839
14TH PCT
SAMPLE
1990-05-23 · The Library
▶
PLAY WHOLE SHOW
2H 38M
SHOW ID
#407
DISPLAY
· LOUDNESS · WHOLE SHOW
INPUT · ENERGY_CURVE.STITCHED
SETLIST
· 21 TRACKS · 2H 38M
SET 1 · SET 2 · SET e
SET 1
OPENING
10
TRACKS
·
1:10
1
33
Divided Sky
112 BPM
12:22
▾
1
39
Ya Mar
118 BPM
7:29
▾
1
52
You Enjoy Myself
99 BPM
19:12
▾
1
51
If I Only Had a Brain
112 BPM
3:23
▾
1
44
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
112 BPM
1:43
▾
>
SEGUE
1
39
Suzy Greenberg
123 BPM
5:58
▾
1
48
Uncle Pen
136 BPM
4:52
▾
1
33
Bouncing Around the Room
99 BPM
3:57
▾
>
SEGUE
1
54
Possum
96 BPM
10:05
▾
1
46
Sweet Adeline
133 BPM
1:58
▾
SET 2
MAIN
8
TRACKS
·
1:16
2
43
The Squirming Coil
103 BPM
6:22
▾
>
SEGUE
2
56
Reba
118 BPM
12:37
▾
>
SEGUE
2
74
Tweezer
118 BPM
12:00
▾
2
47
The Lizards
123 BPM
10:42
▾
2
40
La Grange
86 BPM
4:36
▾
2
47
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters
123 BPM
10:04
▾
2
65
Take the 'A' Train
115 BPM
6:50
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>
SEGUE
2
54
Run Like an Antelope
118 BPM
13:12
▾
SET e
MAIN
3
TRACKS
·
0:11
e
54
Mike's Song
92 BPM
6:17
▾
>
SEGUE
e
40
I Am Hydrogen
96 BPM
2:37
▾
>
SEGUE
e
47
Weekapaug Groove
92 BPM
2:20
▾
INSTRUMENTATION
· SHOW-LEVEL STATS
9 CHANNELS LIVE
SEGUES
7
CHARTED
0
LONGEST
19:12
AVG SONG
7:33
JAM TIME
10%
RARITY
70
RATING
3.2
RANK YEAR
#43
RANK ALL
#1575
SONG DURATIONS ·
21 IN ORDER
0–20 MIN
YOU ENJOY MYSELF 19:12
●
SET 1
●
SET 2
●
ENCORE
SCORE BREAKDOWN
· 24 / 100
FINGERPRINT
· OVERDUE READ-OUT
21 SLOTS · 0 DEBUTS · 1 BUSTOUT
SETLIST FINGERPRINT
· ONE BLOCK = ONE SONG · COLOR = HOW OVERDUE
IN SET ORDER →
Divided Sky
· 2 sh (avg 5)
Ya Mar
· 1 sh (avg 8)
You Enjoy Myself
· 1 sh (avg 3)
If I Only Had a Brain
· 11 sh (avg 27)
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
· 1 sh (avg 6)
Suzy Greenberg
· 1 sh (avg 5)
Uncle Pen
· 2 sh (avg 18)
Bouncing Around the Room
· 1 sh (avg 12)
Possum
· 1 sh (avg 3)
Sweet Adeline
· 1 sh (avg 45)
The Squirming Coil
· 2 sh (avg 24)
Reba
· 1 sh (avg 9)
Tweezer
· 2 sh (avg 29)
The Lizards
· 1 sh (avg 4)
COMPOSITION
· WHAT THE SHOW WAS MADE OF
21 SONGS
SONG ERAS
· CLICK TO SEE WHICH SONGS
21 TOTAL
21
v1.0
21
ORIGINALS vs COVERS
21 TOTAL
ORIGINALS ·
15
71%
COVERS ·
6
29%
SET DURATIONS
3 SETS
SET 1
1h 10m
10 SONGS
SET 2
1h 16m
8 SONGS
ENCORE
11m
3 SONGS
CONTEXT
· RELATIVE TO RECENT SHOWS
10 CARRY · 8 SKIP
REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT
10 SONGS
You Enjoy Myself
Possum
Suzy Greenberg
Ya Mar
La Grange
The Lizards
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
Reba
Bouncing Around the Room
Sweet Adeline
OVERDUE BUT SKIPPED
POPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED
Peaches en Regalia
134
sh · avg 9
Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley
142
sh · avg 12
Corinna
188
sh · avg 21
The Curtain With
242
sh · avg 29
Dave's Energy Guide
184
sh · avg 22
Camel Walk
186
sh · avg 24
Shaggy Dog
213
sh · avg 29
Back Porch Boogie Blues
307
sh · avg 42
RELATED
· SAME TOUR · SAME VENUE · SAME ERA · SAME SETLIST
SAME TOUR
1990 TOUR
JAN 13, 1990
EXETER, NH · THOMPSON GYM, PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
JAN 19, 1990
WORCESTER, MA · CLARK UNIVERSITY PUB, CLARK UNIVERSITY
JAN 20, 1990
HANOVER, NH · WEBSTER HALL, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
JAN 25, 1990
OLD TOWN, ME · PENNY POST
JAN 26, 1990
PORTLAND, ME · TREE CAFE
5 SHOWN
ALL TOUR SHOWS
→
SAME VENUE
THE LIBRARY · 1 VISITS
MAY 23, 1990
CURRENT SHOW
1 SHOWN
VENUE HISTORY
→
SAME ERA
ERA 1.0 LEADERBOARD
JUL 27, 2025
BROADVIEW STAGE AT SPAC · SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY
OCT 23, 2021
NORTH ISLAND CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATRE · CHULA VISTA, CA
OCT 28, 2021
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA · LAS VEGAS, NV
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SHOW ID ·
407
· DATA VERSION
v3.2
SHOW · SCORED v3.2
←
1990 TOUR
WED
Wednesday, May 23, 1990
The Library
·
Richmond, VA
21 SONGS
2h 38m
SHOW SCORE
READY
23.6
SCORE
/ 100
RANKED #43
·
#43
OF 99 SHOWS
ALL-TIME
#1,575
OF 1,839
14TH PCT
SAMPLE
1990-05-23 · The Library
▶
PLAY WHOLE SHOW
2h 38m
SHOW ID
#407
✓
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SHOW SCORE ·
6 COMPONENTS
v3.2
40
15
15
0%
30
60
90
100%
RTG · 40%
9
/100
phish.net rating
LIK · 15%
1
/100
phish.in likes
JAM · 10%
13
/100
jam-chart inclusion
SEG · 10%
56
/100
segue density
DEP · 10%
37
/100
set depth
TRK · 15%
83
/100
avg track score
RUNTIME
2h 38m
SONGS
21
SEG/SG
0.33
AVG SCR
83
Setlist
21 SONGS · 7 SEGUES
SET 1
1:10
10 songs
Divided Sky
01
·
12:22
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33
SCORE
▾
Ya Mar
02
·
7:29
+ Add to favorites
39
SCORE
▾
You Enjoy Myself
03
·
19:12
+ Add to favorites
52
SCORE
▾
If I Only Had a Brain
04
·
3:23
+ Add to favorites
51
SCORE
▾
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
05
·
1:43
·
>
+ Add to favorites
44
SCORE
▾
Suzy Greenberg
06
·
5:58
+ Add to favorites
39
SCORE
▾
Uncle Pen
07
·
4:52
+ Add to favorites
48
SCORE
▾
Bouncing Around the Room
08
·
3:57
·
>
+ Add to favorites
33
SCORE
▾
Possum
09
·
10:05
+ Add to favorites
54
SCORE
▾
Sweet Adeline
10
·
1:58
+ Add to favorites
46
SCORE
▾
SET 2
1:16
8 songs
The Squirming Coil
11
·
6:22
·
>
+ Add to favorites
43
SCORE
▾
Reba
12
·
12:37
·
>
+ Add to favorites
56
SCORE
▾
Tweezer
13
·
12:00
+ Add to favorites
74
SCORE
▾
The Lizards
14
·
10:42
+ Add to favorites
47
SCORE
▾
La Grange
15
·
4:36
+ Add to favorites
40
SCORE
▾
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters
16
·
10:04
+ Add to favorites
47
SCORE
▾
Take the 'A' Train
17
·
6:50
·
>
+ Add to favorites
65
SCORE
▾
Run Like an Antelope
18
·
13:12
+ Add to favorites
54
SCORE
▾
SET e
0:11
3 songs
Mike's Song
19
·
6:17
·
>
+ Add to favorites
54
SCORE
▾
I Am Hydrogen
20
·
2:37
·
>
+ Add to favorites
40
SCORE
▾
Weekapaug Groove
21
·
2:20
+ Add to favorites
47
SCORE
▾
Trey teased Little Drummer Boy before Divided Sky, Stairway to Heaven in Suzy, and 'A' Train in Antelope.
By the numbers
8 STATS
RUNTIME
2h 38m
with break
LONGEST
19:12
YOU ENJOY MYSELF
SHORTEST
1:43
THE OH KEE PA CEREMONY
AVG SONG
7:33
across 21
JAM CHRT
0
none
SEGUES
7
0.33 per song
DEBUTS
0
no firsts
JAM TIME
10%
of 159 min
SONG DURATIONS ·
21 IN ORDER
0–20 MIN
YOU ENJOY MYSELF 19:12
●
SET 1
●
SET 2
●
ENCORE
Fingerprint
0D · 1BO
SETLIST · BLOCK = SONG · COLOR = OVERDUE
IN ORDER →
FRESH
SLIGHT
OVERDUE
VERY
DEBUT
GAP ANALYSIS · BAR > MID = OVERDUE
SORTED →
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters
21
BO
Run Like an Antelope
11
Mike's Song
2
I Am Hydrogen
2
If I Only Had a Brain
11
Divided Sky
2
Weekapaug Groove
2
You Enjoy Myself
1
Possum
1
Take the 'A' Train
2
The Lizards
1
Suzy Greenberg
1
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
1
La Grange
1
Ya Mar
1
Reba
1
Uncle Pen
2
The Squirming Coil
2
Bouncing Around the Room
1
Tweezer
2
Sweet Adeline
1
Composition
21 SONGS
SONG ERAS · TAP TO DRILL
21 TOTAL
21
v1.0
21
ORIGINALS vs COVERS
21 TOTAL
ORIG ·
15
71%
COVER ·
6
29%
SET DURATIONS
3 SETS
SET 1
1h 10m
SET 2
1h 16m
ENCORE
11m
Context
vs RECENT
REPEATED FROM PREV NIGHT
10 SONGS
You Enjoy Myself
Possum
Suzy Greenberg
Ya Mar
La Grange
The Lizards
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
Reba
Bouncing Around the Room
Sweet Adeline
OVERDUE BUT SKIPPED
POPULAR · DUE · NOT PLAYED
Peaches en Regalia
134
sh · avg 9
Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley
142
sh · avg 12
Corinna
188
sh · avg 21
The Curtain With
242
sh · avg 29
Dave's Energy Guide
184
sh · avg 22
Camel Walk
186
sh · avg 24
Shaggy Dog
213
sh · avg 29
Back Porch Boogie Blues
307
sh · avg 42
More on this tour
1990 TOUR
→
1990 TOUR ·
99 SHOWS
SWIPE →
1990-01-13
Thompson Gym, Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter · NH
1990-01-19
Clark University Pub, Clark University
Worcester · MA
1990-01-20
Webster Hall, Dartmouth College
Hanover · NH
1990-01-25
Penny Post
Old Town · ME
1990-01-26
Tree Cafe
Portland · ME
1990-01-27
The Front
Burlington · VT
1990-01-28
The Front
Burlington · VT
1990-01-29
The Haunt
Ithaca · NY
1990-01-31
Myskyn's
Charleston · SC
1990-02-01
The Georgia
Athens · GA
1990-02-02
The Georgia
Athens · GA
1990-02-03
The Cotton Club
Atlanta · GA
Other shows here
THE LIBRARY
→
THE LIBRARY ·
1 SHOWS
SWIPE →
1990-05-23
The Library
THIS SHOW
Same era
ERA 1.0
★
ERA 1.0 LEADERBOARD ·
5 TOP SHOWS
SWIPE →
2025-07-27
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Saratoga Springs · NY
2021-10-23
North Island Credit Union
Chula Vista · CA
2021-10-28
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Las Vegas · NV
2022-08-05
Atlantic City Beach
Atlantic City · NJ
2021-10-16
Chase
San Francisco · CA
Same setlist
BY OVERLAP %
MOST OVERLAPPING SHOWS ·
5
SWIPE →
Sat Jun 16
Townshend Family Par…
81% · 17 SONGS
Tue Jun 05
Cat's Cradle
71% · 15 SONGS
Wed Mar 28
Beta Theta Pi Frat H…
71% · 15 SONGS
Wed Oct 31
Armstrong Hall, Colo…
67% · 14 SONGS
Fri Nov 10
Sigma Phi House, Ham…
67% · 14 SONGS
TOUR
→
/tours/1990-tour
VENUE
→
/venues/the-library-richmond-va
METHOD
→
/methodology
SOURCE
→
phish.net · 1990-05-23
FOUL DOMAIN
/shows/1990-05-23-the-lib··· · v3.2
FOUL DOMAIN · INDEPENDENT · NOT AFFILIATED WITH PHISH
SET BREAK
TWEEZER · 12:00
TAKE THE 'A' TRAIN · 6:50
SET 1 ·
1:10
SET 2 ·
1:16
SET e ·
0:11
PEAK ·
YOU ENJOY MYSELF · 19:12
METHODOLOGY
→
RATING
40%
9
AVG TRACK
15%
83
LIKES
15%
1
JAM CHART
10%
13
SEGUES
10%
56
DEPTH
10%
37
La Grange
· 1 sh (avg 7)
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters
· 21 sh (avg 8)
Take the 'A' Train
· 2 sh (avg 6)
Run Like an Antelope
· 11 sh (avg 6)
Mike's Song
· 2 sh (avg 4)
I Am Hydrogen
· 2 sh (avg 4)
Weekapaug Groove
· 2 sh (avg 5)
FRESH
ON TIME
SLIGHT
OVERDUE
VERY
DEBUT
GAP ANALYSIS
· BAR REACHES MID-LINE = AVG GAP · BEYOND = OVERDUE
SORTED BY OVERDUE →
McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters
21
BO
Run Like an Antelope
11
BO
Mike's Song
2
BO
I Am Hydrogen
2
BO
If I Only Had a Brain
11
BO
Divided Sky
2
BO
Weekapaug Groove
2
BO
You Enjoy Myself
1
BO
Possum
1
BO
Take the 'A' Train
2
BO
The Lizards
1
BO
Suzy Greenberg
1
BO
The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
1
BO
La Grange
1
BO
Ya Mar
1
BO
Reba
1
BO
Uncle Pen
2
BO
The Squirming Coil
2
BO
Bouncing Around the Room
1
BO
Tweezer
2
BO
Sweet Adeline
1
BO
RECENT
AVG GAP →
VERY OVERDUE
AUG 5, 2022
ATLANTIC CITY BEACH · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
OCT 16, 2021
CHASE CENTER · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
5 SHOWN
TOP ERA 1.0
→
SAME SETLIST
BY SONG OVERLAP %
Sat Jun 16
81% · 17 SONGS · TOWNSHEND FAMILY PARK
Tue Jun 05
71% · 15 SONGS · CAT'S CRADLE
Wed Mar 28
71% · 15 SONGS · BETA THETA PI FRAT HOUSE PARTY, DENISON UNIVERSITY
Wed Oct 31
67% · 14 SONGS · ARMSTRONG HALL, COLORADO COLLEGE
Fri Nov 10
67% · 14 SONGS · SIGMA PHI HOUSE, HAMILTON COLLEGE
5 SHOWN
ALL SHOWS
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