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Phish cover · XTC

Melt the Guns

5 performances since 1985, with 5 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 64 on 1986-10-31.

DEBUT · 1985-09-27 · Burlington·LAST · 2026-07-31 · Boston·LONGEST GAP · 1995 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1985–2026INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’85’90’95’00’05’10’15’20’25’26

BEST · 1986-10-31 · 64LONGEST · 15:57 · 2026-07-31SHORTEST · 3:23YEARS · 41

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN5 OF 5 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 4 plays64

v2.02002–2004 · 0 plays—

v3.02009–2020 · 0 plays—

v4.02021–present · 2 plays51

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

TOP VERSIONS· 5 OF 5 · BY SCORE5 ANALYZED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0164#1 / 5Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT

1986-10-313:23

#0257#2 / 5Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-04-298:23

#0355#3 / 5Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VT

1987-02-138:21

#0451#4 / 5Fenway ParkBoston, MA

2026-07-3115:57

#0551#5 / 5Fenway ParkBoston, MA

2026-07-3115:57

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#VENUEBREAKDOWN

#0151#4 / 5Fenway ParkBoston, MA

2026-07-3115:57

#0251#5 / 5Fenway ParkBoston, MA

2026-07-3115:57

#0357#2 / 5Nectar'sBurlington, VT

1987-04-298:23

#0455#3 / 5Johnson State CollegeJohnson, VT

1987-02-138:21

#0564#1 / 5Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield, VT

1986-10-313:23

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS5

DEBUT1985

LAST2026

AVG LEN9:01

CHARTED0

GAP MAX1995

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1985–2026 · 5 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'85'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE4 VERSIONS

125m10m15m

MEDIAN · 8:30PEAK · 8–9m (2)RANGE · 3–16m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2026

3:006:009:0012:0015:00

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

SET MIX & ROLE5 PLAYS

SET 1 · 20%SET 2 · 80%

SET 1 1SET 2 4

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 2

121245

TRANSITION OUT5 PLAYS

STOP · 20%SEGUE · 20%HARD · 60%

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

01Fenway ParkBoston · MA1 02Nectar'sBurlington · VT1 03Johnson State CollegeJohnson · VT1 04Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield · VT1 05Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Slave to the Traffic Light4 02Fluffhead3 03Alumni Blues3 04Harry Hood3 05Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley3 06Golgi Apparatus3 07Dave's Energy Guide3 08AC/DC Bag2 09Halley's Comet2

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN4 TOURS · 5 PLAYS · 5 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011987 Tour22Feb 13, 1987·Apr 29, 1987 021985 Tour11Sep 27, 1985 031986 Tour11Oct 31, 1986 042026 Summer Tour11Jul 31, 2026

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

5 PLAYS·5 ANALYZED·2 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

64BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 5

10.31.86Sculpture Room, Goddar

Plainfield, VT · 3:23

Year by year4 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1985–2026v3.2

1986 · 64.2

'85'95'05'15'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19861 VERS · BEST 64.2

By era4 ERAS · 6 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST59·64

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST51·51

BEST VERSION→

Versions5 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

10.31.86 Sculpture Room, Goddar · Plainfield, VT

04.29.87 Nectar's · Burlington, VT

02.13.87 Johnson State College · Johnson, VT

07.31.26 Fenway Park · Boston, MA

07.31.26 Fenway Park · Boston, MA

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS5across 2 eras

ANALYZED5100% of all

AVG DURATION9:01duration

LONGEST15:5707.31.26 FENWAY PARK

SHORTEST3:2310.31.86 SCULPTURE ROOM, GODDAR

LONGEST GAP1995 SH.1987 → 2026

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT09.27.85BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1985–20265 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'85'90'95'00'05'10'15'20'25'26

MAX · 1 /MO·TOTAL · 5

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS4 PERFS

LONGEST · 1995 SH.·MEDIAN · 9 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE4 VERSIONS

3m16m

MEDIAN · 8:30·PEAK · 8–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1986–2026

SHORT · 3:23 · 1986·LONG · 15:57 · 2026

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX5 PLAYS

S1 20%S2 80%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN1

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #2

#1#5

TRANSITION OUT5 PLAYS

20%20%60%

STOP · 1SEGUE · 1HARD · 3

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 5

01Fenway ParkBoston · MA1 02Nectar'sBurlington · VT1 03Johnson State CollegeJohnson · VT1 04Sculpture Room, Goddard CollegePlainfield · VT1 05Slade Hall, University of VermontBurlington · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

VT4MA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN0

MON0

TUE0

WED1

THU0

FRI4

SAT0

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.3%

v4.00.4%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Slave to the Traffic Light4 02Fluffhead3 03Alumni Blues3 04Harry Hood3 05Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley3 06Golgi Apparatus3

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Don't Doubt Me5 I Know a Little5 Cinnamon Girl5 Cry Baby Cry5 Egg in a Hole5 Evening Song5 Chalk Dust Torture Reprise5 In the Midnight Hour5

By tour4 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS5 TOTAL

011987 Tour1987 · 2 sh2 021985 Tour1985 · 1 sh1 031986 Tour1986 · 1 sh1 042026 Summer Tour2026 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER MELT THE GUNSSWIPE →

40%Dave's Energy Guide2× →→20%A Wave of Hope1× →→20%Sneakin' Sally Thru the Alley1× →→20%T.V. Theme1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE MELT THE GUNSSWIPE →

25%Dog Log1× ←→25%Fuego1× ←→25%Slave to the Traffic Light1× ←→25%Wilson1× ←→

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