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1983–2026

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1983–26Years

4,759Hours · audio

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← BACK·SONGS·Cool Amber and Mercury

LIVE · 8 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Cool Amber and Mercury

8 performances since 2018, with 8 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 76 on 2019-12-07.

DEBUT · 2018-10-31 · Las Vegas·LAST · 2023-10-10 · Dayton·LONGEST GAP · 107 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 2018–2023INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’18’20’23

BEST · 2019-12-07 · 76LONGEST · 9:26 · 2019-12-07SHORTEST · 5:30YEARS · 5

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN8 OF 8 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 0 plays—

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 5 plays76

v4.02021–present · 3 plays66

BARS REPRESENT THE BEST-SCORING VERSION IN EACH ERAOPEN METHODOLOGY →

TOP VERSIONS· 8 OF 8 · BY SCORE8 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0176#1 / 8North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC · #2

2019-12-079:26

#0271#2 / 8MGM Grand Garden ArenaLas Vegas, NV · #3

2018-10-316:45

#0366#3 / 8Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton, OH · #1

2023-10-109:10

#0465#4 / 8Madison Square GardenNew York, NY

2018-12-309:09

#0545#5 / 8Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MO

2019-06-117:16

#0643#6 / 8Ascend AmphitheaterNashville, TN

2021-08-047:09

#0741#7 / 8Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2021-08-297:35

#0836#8 / 8Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2019-07-025:30

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0166#3 / 8Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton, OH · #1

2023-10-109:10

#0241#7 / 8Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge, WA

2021-08-297:35

#0343#6 / 8Ascend AmphitheaterNashville, TN

2021-08-047:09

#0476#1 / 8North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston, SC · #2

2019-12-079:26

#0536#8 / 8Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs, NY

2019-07-025:30

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS8

DEBUT2018

LAST2023

AVG LEN7:45

CHARTED3

GAP MAX107

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH2018–2023 · 7 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'18'19'20'21'22'23

DURATION· LENGTH SHAPEINPUT · TRACKS.DURATION + SETLIST_ENTRIES.DURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE8 VERSIONS

1235m

MEDIAN · 7:30PEAK · 7–8m (3)RANGE · 5–10m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2018–2023

7:007:308:008:309:009:30’20

SHORTEST · 7:22 · 2021LONGEST · 9:10 · 2023

TOPOLOGY· WHERE IN THE SHOWINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.SET + .POSITION + .TRANSITION

SET MIX & ROLE8 PLAYS

SET 1 · 50%SET 2 · 50%

SET 1 4SET 2 4

S1 OPEN2

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 1

123412468

GEOGRAPHY· PLACE & TIMINGINPUT · SHOWS.VENUE + .STATE + .DATE

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton · OH1 02Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA1 03Ascend AmphitheaterNashville · TN1 04North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC1 05Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY1 06Chaifetz Arena, Saint Louis UniversitySt. Louis · MO1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Bathtub Gin5 02Theme from the Bottom5 03Wilson4 04Free4 05First Tube4 06Ocelot3 07Split Open and Melt3 08Mr. Completely3 09Crosseyed and Painless3

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Lushington8 Prep School Hippie

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN6 TOURS · 8 PLAYS · 8 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

012019 Summer Tour22Jun 11, 2019·Jul 2, 2019 022021 Summer Tour22Aug 4, 2021·Aug 29, 2021 032018 Fall Tour11Oct 31, 2018 042018 NYE Run11Dec 30, 2018 052019 Fall Tour11Dec 7, 2019 062023 Fall Tour11Oct 10, 2023

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 3

2023-10-10Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State University · Dayton

In its first outing in over 100 shows, "Cool Amber and Mercury" makes a strong impression with arguably its most spirited appearance to date.

2019-12-07North Charleston Coliseum · North Charleston

Stretches slightly beyond its usual confines with a pleasant jam which finds a darker direction in the final minute before > "Melt".

2018-10-31MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas

Debut.

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

46 Days17% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

55517% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Down with Disease17% OF FOLLOW-UPS

1

Everything's Right17% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 4

Death Don't Hurt Very Long25% OF LEAD-INS

1

Dirt25% OF LEAD-INS

1

SONG ID · 5001· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Cool Amber and Mercury

Phish original·debuted 10.31.18·MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas

8 PLAYS·8 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

76BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 8

12.07.19North Charleston

North Charleston, SC · 9:26

Year by year4 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 2018–2026v3.2

2019 · 75.8

'18'20'22'24'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 20193 VERS · BEST 75.8

By era4 ERAS · 8 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS5

AVG · BEST58·76

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS3

AVG · BEST50·66

BEST VERSION→

Versions8 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

12.07.19 North Charleston · North Charleston, SCCHARTED

10.31.18 MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas, NVCHARTED

10.10.23 Ervin J. Nutter , Wrig · Dayton, OHCHARTED

12.30.18 Madison Square Garden · New York, NY

06.11.19 Chaifetz Arena, Saint · St. Louis, MO

08.04.21 Ascend · Nashville, TN

08.29.21 Gorge · George, WA

07.02.19 Saratoga Performing Ar · Saratoga Springs, NY

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS8across 2 eras

ANALYZED8100% of all

AVG DURATION7:453 charted

LONGEST9:2612.07.19 NORTH CHARLESTON

SHORTEST5:3007.02.19 SARATOGA PERFORMING AR

LONGEST GAP107 SH.2021 → 2023

JAM CHART3CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT10.31.18LAS VEGAS

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 2018–20238 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'18'20'22'23

MAX · 2 /MO·TOTAL · 8

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS7 PERFS

LONGEST · 107 SH.·MEDIAN · 14 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE8 VERSIONS

5m10m

MEDIAN · 7:30·PEAK · 7–8m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR2018–2023

SHORT · 7:22 · 2021·LONG · 9:10 · 2023

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX8 PLAYS

S1 50%S2 50%

S1 OPEN2

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN2

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#9

TRANSITION OUT8 PLAYS

63%38%

STOP · 5SEGUE · 3

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton · OH1 02Gorge AmphitheatreGeorge · WA1 03Ascend AmphitheaterNashville · TN1 04North Charleston ColiseumNorth Charleston · SC1 05Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY2OH1WA1TN1SC1MO1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · TUE

SUN2

MON0

TUE3

WED2

THU0

FRI0

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.01.1%

v4.01.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Bathtub Gin5 02Theme from the Bottom5 03Wilson4 04Free4 05First Tube4 06Ocelot3

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Lushington8 Prep School Hippie8 In a Hole8 Let's Go8 Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?8 Mind Left Body Jam8 Crimes of the Mind8 Sing Monica8

By tour6 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS8 TOTAL

012019 Summer Tour2019 · 2 sh2 022021 Summer Tour2021 · 2 sh2 032018 Fall Tour2018 · 1 sh1 042018 NYE Run2018 · 1 sh1 052019 Fall Tour2019 · 1 sh1 062023 Fall Tour2023 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances3 TOTAL →

10.10.23·Ervin J. Nutter , Wrig · Dayton

In its first outing in over 100 shows, "Cool Amber and Mercury" makes a strong impression with arguably its most spirited appearance to date.

12.07.19·North Charleston · North Charleston

Stretches slightly beyond its usual confines with a pleasant jam which finds a darker direction in the final minute before > "Melt".

10.31.18·MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas

Debut.

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER COOL AMBER AND MERCURYSWIPE →

16.67%46 Days1× →→16.67%5551× →→16.67%Down with Disease1× →→16.67%Everything's Right1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE COOL AMBER AND MERCURYSWIPE →

25%Death Don't Hurt Very Long1× ←→25%Dirt1× ←→25%My Sweet One1× ←→25%Theme from the Bottom1× ←→

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Best Cool Amber and Mercury Versions - Every Phish Cool Amber and Mercury Ranked | Foul Domain

TOTAL · 8 PLAYSMAX · 2 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 7 TOTAL

255075100’20

LONGEST · 107 SHOWSMEDIAN · 14 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

9

TRANSITION OUT8 PLAYS

STOP · 63%SEGUE · 38%

STOP ( , ) 5SEGUE ( > ) 3

02

OH

1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · TUE

SUN2

MON0

TUE3

WED2

THU0

FRI0

SAT1

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v3.01.1%(5/452)

v4.01.2%(3/244)

8

Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?8

Mind Left Body Jam8

Crimes of the Mind8

My Sweet One25% OF LEAD-INS

1

Theme from the Bottom25% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 0

No venue data