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Phish cover · XTC

Melt the Guns

4 performances since 1985, with 3 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 59 on 1987-02-13.

DEBUT · 1985-09-27 · Burlington·LAST · 1987-04-29 · Burlington·LONGEST GAP · 5 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1985–1987INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’85’87

BEST · 1987-02-13 · 59LONGEST · 8:23 · 1987-04-29SHORTEST · 3:23YEARS · 2

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN3 OF 4 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 4 plays59

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 0 plays—

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

TOP VERSIONS· 3 OF 3 · BY SCORE3 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0159#1 / 3Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VT

1987-02-138:21

#0258#2 / 3Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT

1986-10-313:23

#0356#3 / 3Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-04-298:23

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 4 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0156#3 / 3Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-04-298:23

#0259#1 / 3Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VT

1987-02-138:21

#0358#2 / 3Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT

1986-10-313:23

#04—Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington, VT

1985-09-27—

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS4

DEBUT1985

LAST1987

AVG LEN6:42

CHARTED0

GAP MAX5

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1985–1987 · 4 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'85'86'87

TOTAL · 4 PLAYSMAX · 1 IN ONE MONTHLESS

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE3 VERSIONS

125m

MEDIAN · 8:30PEAK · 8–9m (2)RANGE · 3–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–1987

3:004:005:006:007:008:00

SHORTEST · 3:23 · 1986LONGEST · 8:22 · 1987

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

SET MIX & ROLE4 PLAYS

SET 1 · 25%SET 2 · 75%

SET 1 1SET 2 3

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

121245

TRANSITION OUT4 PLAYS

SEGUE · 25%HARD · 75%

SEGUE ( > )

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 4

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT1 02Johnson State CollegeJohnson · VT1 03Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield · VT1 04Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN0

MON0

TUE0

WED1

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Slave to the Traffic Light4 02Alumni Blues3 03Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley3 04Fluffhead3 05Dave's Energy Guide3 06Golgi Apparatus3 07Harry Hood2 08Halley's Comet2 09Letter to Jimmy Page2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN3 TOURS · 4 PLAYS · 4 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011987 Tour22Feb 13, 1987·Apr 29, 1987 021985 Tour11Sep 27, 1985 031986 Tour11Oct 31, 1986

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 66· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Melt the Guns

Cover of XTC·debuted 09.27.85·Slade Hall, University of Vermont, Burlington

4 PLAYS·3 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

59BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 4

02.13.87Johnson State College

Johnson, VT · 8:21

Year by year3 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1985–2026v3.2

1987 · 58.8

'85'95'05'15'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19872 VERS · BEST 58.8

By era4 ERAS · 4 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST58·59

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions3 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

02.13.87 Johnson State College · Johnson, VT

10.31.86 Sculpture Room, Goddar · Plainfield, VT

04.29.87 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS4across 1 eras

ANALYZED375% of all

AVG DURATION6:42duration

LONGEST8:2304.29.87 NECTAR'S

SHORTEST3:2310.31.86 SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDAR

LONGEST GAP5 SH.1987 → 1987

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT09.27.85BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1985–19874 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'85'87

MAX · 1 /MO·TOTAL · 4

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS3 PERFS

LONGEST · 13 SH.·MEDIAN · 5 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE3 VERSIONS

3m9m

MEDIAN · 8:30·PEAK · 8–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–1987

SHORT · 3:23 · 1986·LONG · 8:22 · 1987

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX4 PLAYS

S1 25%S2 75%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#5

TRANSITION OUT4 PLAYS

25%75%

SEGUE · 1HARD · 3

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 4

01Nectar'sBurlington · VT1 02Johnson State CollegeJohnson · VT1 03Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield · VT1 04Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 1

VT4

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN0

MON0

TUE0

WED1

THU0

FRI3

SAT0

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.3%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Slave to the Traffic Light4 02Alumni Blues3 03Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley3 04Fluffhead3 05Dave's Energy Guide3 06Golgi Apparatus3

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Ain't Love Funny4 All Blues4 Architect4 Beaumont Rag4 Clear Your Mind4 Discern4 Everything is Hollow4 19994

By tour3 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS4 TOTAL

011987 Tour1987 · 2 sh2 021985 Tour1985 · 1 sh1 031986 Tour1986 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER MELT THE GUNSSWIPE →

50%Dave's Energy Guide2× →→25%Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley1× →→25%T.V. Theme1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE MELT THE GUNSSWIPE →

33.33%Dog Log1× ←→33.33%Slave to the Traffic Light1× ←→33.33%Wilson1× ←→

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