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4,759Hours · audio

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← BACK·SONGS·Scent of a Mule

LIVE · 147 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

Scent of a Mule

147 performances since 1994, with 146 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 87 on 1998-11-15.

DEBUT · 1994-04-04 · Burlington·LAST · 2024-08-02 · Noblesville·LONGEST GAP · 78 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1994–2024INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

Scent of a Mule

Phish original·debuted 04.04.94·The Flynn Theatre, Burlington

147 PLAYS·146 ANALYZED·4 ERASRARITY · COMMON

87BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 147

11.15.98Murphy , Middle Tennes

Murfreesboro, TN · 12:57

Year by year23 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1994–2026v3.2

1998 · 86.8

'94'02'10'18'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19988 VERS · BEST 86.8

By era4 ERAS · 146 PLAYS

1.0 · 1052.03.0 · 304.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS105

AVG · BEST61·87

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS7

AVG · BEST51·82

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS30

AVG · BEST59·84

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS4

AVG · BEST52·58

BEST VERSION→

Versions146 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

11.15.98 Murphy , Middle Tennes · Murfreesboro, TNCHARTED

10.28.95 The Palace of Auburn H · Auburn Hills, MICHARTED

08.17.96 Plattsburgh Air Force · Plattsburgh, NYCHARTED

11.30.95 Ervin J. Nutter , Wrig · Dayton, OHCHARTED

02.26.97 Longhorn · StuttgartCHARTED

12.11.99 First Union Spectrum · Philadelphia, PACHARTED

02.26.97 Longhorn · StuttgartCHARTED

12.05.95 Mullins , University o · Amherst, MACHARTED

11.19.95 Charlotte · Charlotte, NCCHARTED

12.11.95 Cumberland County Civi · Portland, MECHARTED

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS147across 4 eras

ANALYZED14699% of all

AVG DURATION9:0846 charted

LONGEST15:1908.17.96 PLATTSBURGH AIR FORCE

SHORTEST2:3307.24.98 CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL

LONGEST GAP78 SH.2022 → 2024

JAM CHART46CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT04.04.94BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1994–2024147 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'94'96'98'00'02'04'06'08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24

MAX · 9 /MO·TOTAL · 147

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS137 PERFS

LONGEST · 78 SH.·MEDIAN · 4 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE144 VERSIONS

2m16m

MEDIAN · 8:30·PEAK · 8–9m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1994–2024

SHORT · 4:44 · 2004·LONG · 12:34 · 1999

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX147 PLAYS

S1 53%S2 45%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #5

#2#11

TRANSITION OUT147 PLAYS

88%

STOP · 129SEGUE · 13HARD · 5

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY6 02Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY5 03Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas · NV4 04Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO3 05Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY21PA10CA9MA9CO7TN6

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN23

MON10

TUE15

WED18

THU21

FRI31

SAT29

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.08.0%

v2.07.4%

v3.06.4%

v4.01.6%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Sample in a Jar52 02Maze43 03Down with Disease41 04Cavern41 05Stash40 06Also Sprach Zarathustra38

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Fire138 Esther137 Guyute136 Light135 Big Black Furry Creature from Mars134 The Wedge134 Birds of a Feather143 Fly Famous Mockingbird130

By tour52 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS147 TOTAL

011994 Fall Tour1994 · 17 sh17 021995 Fall Tour1995 · 15 sh15 031994 Summer Tour1994 · 13 sh13 041994 Spring Tour1994 · 13 sh13 051996 Fall Tour1996 · 8 sh9 061995 Summer Tour1995 · 7 sh7 071998 Fall Tour1998 · 3 sh4 081997 Winter European Tour1997 · 2 sh3

Charted appearances44 TOTAL →

07.22.16·The Forum · Inglewood

Perhaps beset with tech troubles throughout this show, nonetheless the "Mule" is entertaining fun, with a Page solo > Trey and Fish Marimba Lumina "Duel" > klezmer > weird Mike chanting > conclusion.

07.03.16·Saratoga Performing Ar · Saratoga Springs

Solid Page solo > Fish on Marimba Lumina > Weird, spacey electrified bass action from Mike > klezmer, prayer-like chanting from Mike > conclusion.

08.11.15·The Mann for the Perfo · Philadelphia

Page solo with Trey comping on guitar > "Martian Monster" vocal quote > Fish with a spacey Marimba Lumina solo > klezmer > prayer-like Mike chanting > conclusion.

10.31.14·MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas

Page and Trey in a rocking, guitar-accented piano showcase > ghoulish and spooky Halloween jamming > klezmer > weird chanting by Mike > conclusion.

10.22.14·Santa Barbara Bowl · Santa Barbara

A wild one. Page's solo is more of a crazed Page/Trey duet. Fish follows on Marimba Lumina with ghoulish howling by others > klezmer > weird Mike chanting > conclusion.

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER SCENT OF A MULESWIPE →

23.81%Cavern10× →→16.67%You Enjoy Myself7× →→16.67%Tweezer7× →→14.29%Harry Hood6× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE SCENT OF A MULESWIPE →

22.58%Fast Enough for You7× ←→19.35%Wolfman's Brother6× ←→16.13%Sample in a Jar5× ←→16.13%Guelah Papyrus5× ←→

Top venues4 OF MANY

BY PLAY COUNT · AVG SCORE PIPEDSWIPE →

Alpine Valley Music TheatreEAST TROY, WI

67 Madison Square GardenNEW YORK, NY

60 Red Rocks AmphitheatreMORRISON, CO

55 Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCOMMERCE CITY, CO

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’94’95’00’05’10’15’20’24

BEST · 1998-11-15 · 87LONGEST · 15:19 · 1996-08-17SHORTEST · 2:33YEARS · 30

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN146 OF 147 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 105 plays87

v2.02002–2004 · 7 plays82

v3.02009–2020 · 30 plays84

v4.02021–present · 4 plays58

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

TOP VERSIONS· 10 OF 146 · BY SCORE146 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0187#1 / 146Murphy Center, Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN · #14

1998-11-1512:57

#0287#2 / 146The Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills, MI · #41

1995-10-2812:60

#0386#3 / 146Plattsburgh Air Force BasePlattsburgh, NY · #28

1996-08-1715:19

#0486#4 / 146Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton, OH · #36

1995-11-3012:18

#0586#5 / 146LonghornStuttgart · #19

1997-02-262:57

#0686#6 / 146First Union SpectrumPhiladelphia, PA · #12

1999-12-1112:34

#0785#7 / 146LonghornStuttgart · charted

1997-02-266:31

#0885#8 / 146Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA · #35

1995-12-0513:50

#0985#9 / 146Charlotte ColiseumCharlotte, NC · #38

1995-11-1912:34

#1085#10 / 146Cumberland County Civic CenterPortland, ME · #34

1995-12-1112:50

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0143#137 / 146Ruoff Music CenterNoblesville, IN

2024-08-027:08

#0256#60 / 146Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO

2022-09-016:00

#0350#99 / 146Ak-Chin PavilionPhoenix, AZ

2021-10-227:41

#0458#54 / 146Hersheypark StadiumHershey, PA

2021-08-108:41

#0553#77 / 146Dunkin' Donuts CenterProvidence, RI

2019-11-298:36

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS147

DEBUT1994

LAST2024

AVG LEN9:08

CHARTED46

GAP MAX78

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1994–2024 · 64 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'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

TOTAL · 147 PLAYSMAX · 9 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 137 TOTAL

255075

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE144 VERSIONS

5101520255m10m15m

MEDIAN · 8:30PEAK · 8–9m (27)RANGE · 2–16m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1994–2024

4:005:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:0012:0013:00’95’00’05’10’15’20

SHORTEST · 4:44 · 2004LONGEST · 12:34 · 1999

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

SET MIX & ROLE147 PLAYS

SET 1 · 53%SET 2 · 45%

SET 1 78SET 2 66SET 3 3

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 5

51015202524681011

TRANSITION OUT147 PLAYS

STOP · 88%

STOP ( , ) 129SEGUE ( > ) 13HARD SEGUE ( → ) 5

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Madison Square GardenNew York · NY6 02Saratoga Performing Arts CenterSaratoga Springs · NY5 03Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas · NV4 04Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City · CO3 05Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy · WI3 06Tweeter CenterMansfield · MA3

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01NY21 02PA10 03CA9 04MA9 05CO7 06TN6

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · FRI

SUN23

MON10

TUE15

WED18

THU21

FRI31

SAT29

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.08.0%(100/1243)

v2.07.4%(5/68)

v3.06.4%(29/452)

v4.01.6%(4/244)

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Sample in a Jar52 02Maze43 03Down with Disease41 04Cavern41 05Stash40 06Also Sprach Zarathustra38 07Suzy Greenberg37 08Julius37 09Sparkle37

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Fire138 Esther137 Guyute136 Light135 Big Black Furry Creature from Mars134 The Wedge134 Birds of a Feather143 Fly Famous Mockingbird130

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN52 TOURS · 147 PLAYS · 138 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011994 Fall Tour1717Oct 7, 1994·Dec 8, 1994 021995 Fall Tour1515Sep 28, 1995·Dec 16, 1995 031994 Summer Tour1313Jun 9, 1994·Jul 16, 1994 041994 Spring Tour1313Apr 4, 1994·May 25, 1994 051996 Fall Tour98Oct 17, 1996·Dec 2, 1996 061995 Summer Tour77Jun 7, 1995·Jul 2, 1995 071998 Fall Tour43Oct 30, 1998·Nov 28, 1998 081997 Winter European Tour32Feb 14, 1997·Feb 26, 1997 09Not Part of a Tour33Apr 26, 1996·Sep 2, 2011 102013 Summer Tour33Jul 14, 2013·Aug 5, 2013

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 44

2016-07-22The Forum · Inglewood

Perhaps beset with tech troubles throughout this show, nonetheless the "Mule" is entertaining fun, with a Page solo > Trey and Fish Marimba Lumina "Duel" > klezmer > weird Mike chanting > conclusion.

2016-07-03Saratoga Performing Arts Center · Saratoga Springs

Solid Page solo > Fish on Marimba Lumina > Weird, spacey electrified bass action from Mike > klezmer, prayer-like chanting from Mike > conclusion.

2015-08-11The Mann Center for the Performing Arts · Philadelphia

Page solo with Trey comping on guitar > "Martian Monster" vocal quote > Fish with a spacey Marimba Lumina solo > klezmer > prayer-like Mike chanting > conclusion.

2014-10-31MGM Grand Garden Arena · Las Vegas

Page and Trey in a rocking, guitar-accented piano showcase > ghoulish and spooky Halloween jamming > klezmer > weird chanting by Mike > conclusion.

2014-10-22Santa Barbara Bowl · Santa Barbara

A wild one. Page's solo is more of a crazed Page/Trey duet. Fish follows on Marimba Lumina with ghoulish howling by others > klezmer > weird Mike chanting > conclusion.

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

Cavern24% OF FOLLOW-UPS

You Enjoy Myself17% OF FOLLOW-UPS

7

Tweezer17% OF FOLLOW-UPS

7

Harry Hood14% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 4

Fast Enough for You23% OF LEAD-INS

7

Wolfman's Brother19% OF LEAD-INS

6

Sample in a Jar16% OF LEAD-INS

5

Guelah Papyrus16% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 4

Alpine Valley Music TheatreEast Troy, WI · 3 plays

Madison Square GardenNew York, NY · 6 plays

Red Rocks AmphitheatreMorrison, CO · 3 plays

Dick's Sporting Goods ParkCommerce City, CO · 3 plays

SONG ID · 982· DATA VERSION v3.2

’95

’00

’05

’10

’15

’20

LONGEST · 78 SHOWSMEDIAN · 4 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW