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Phish original
80 performances since 1997, with 79 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 88 on 1999-07-15.
Phish original·debuted 06.25.97·L'Aeronef, Lille
With synths a plenty throughout, this all too rare treat of a jammed encore version goes minor and simmers threateningly, and then, perhaps in a nod to the song's '99 roots, springs to life with soari…
-> from "Energy." Like most extended "Meatsticks," this iteration is a blast to hear. Page and Fish drive the jam from the beginning, with Trey and Mike hopping in after some dance lessons. The band c…
Outro brews up a delectable synth-funk stew that you wish would never end, that is until Trey swoops in with a quick -> to "Simple".
> from a "Simple/Catapult/Simple" sandwich and recalls the machinelike groove heard in that jam with stops and starts, dial-tone Trey, and quotes of "Lonely Trip" and "Catapult".
Sticks to typical "Meatstick" until around 7:00, when play turns ambient then spacey as it progresses, giving this version its Baker's Dozen seal. Slides neatly > into "Dirt".