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LIVE · 2 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

The Practical Song

2 performances since 1988, with 0 analyzed for jam quality. Average length 1:02.

DEBUT · 1988-09-12 · Burlington·LAST · 1989-05-26 · Rutland

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1988–1989INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’88’89

BEST · —LONGEST · 1:07 · 1989-05-26SHORTEST · 0:56YEARS · 1

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN0 OF 2 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 2 plays—

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 →

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 2 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#01—Valley Club CafeRutland, VT

1989-05-261:07

#02—Sam's TavernBurlington, VT

1988-09-120:56

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS2

DEBUT1988

LAST1989

AVG LEN1:02

CHARTED0

GAP MAX—

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1988–1989 · 2 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'88'89

TOTAL · 2 PLAYSMAX · 1 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 1 TOTAL

1020

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE2 VERSIONS

10m

MEDIAN · 0:30PEAK · 0–1m (1)RANGE · 0–2m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–1989

0:301:001:30

SHORTEST · 0:56 · 1988LONGEST · 1:07 · 1989

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

SET MIX & ROLE2 PLAYS

SET 2 · 50%ENCORE · 50%

SET 2 1ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 1

112468

TRANSITION OUT2 PLAYS

STOP · 50%

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

01Valley Club CafeRutland · VT1 02Sam's TavernBurlington · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · MON

SUN0

MON1

TUE0

WED0

THU0

FRI1

SAT0

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.2%(2/1243)

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Bold As Love2 02Bathtub Gin1 03Esther1 04Bundle of Joy1 05Camel Walk1 06David Bowie1 07Avenu Malkenu1 08Fee1 09Funky Bitch1

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

Baby Elephant Walk2 Baby Lemonade

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN2 TOURS · 2 PLAYS · 2 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011988 Tour11Sep 12, 1988 021989 Tour11May 26, 1989

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

SONG ID · 310· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

The Practical Song

Phish original·debuted 09.12.88·Sam's Tavern, Burlington

2 PLAYS·0 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

Year by year2 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1988–2026v3.2

'88'97'07'16'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

By era4 ERAS · 2 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS2

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions0 TOTAL

No versions yet

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS2across 1 eras

ANALYZED00% of all

AVG DURATION1:02duration

LONGEST1:0705.26.89 VALLEY CLUB CAFE

SHORTEST0:5609.12.88 SAM'S TAVERN

LONGEST GAP—no gap

JAM CHART0none

DEBUT09.12.88BURLINGTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1988–19892 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'88'89

MAX · 1 /MO·TOTAL · 2

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS1 PERFS

LONGEST · 52 SH.·MEDIAN · 52 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE2 VERSIONS

0m2m

MEDIAN · 0:30·PEAK · 0–1m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1988–1989

SHORT · 0:56 · 1988·LONG · 1:07 · 1989

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX2 PLAYS

S2 50%ENCORE 50%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE2

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #1

#1#8

TRANSITION OUT2 PLAYS

50%50%

STOP · 1END · 1

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 2

01Valley Club CafeRutland · VT1 02Sam's TavernBurlington · VT1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 1

VT2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · MON

SUN0

MON1

TUE0

WED0

THU0

FRI1

SAT0

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.00.2%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Bold As Love2 02Bathtub Gin1 03Esther1 04Bundle of Joy1 05Camel Walk1 06David Bowie1

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Baby Elephant Walk2 Baby Lemonade2 Band/Crew Football Theme Song2 Blackbird2 Bliss2 Blue Bayou2 Blue Bossa2 All Along the Watchtower2

By tour2 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS2 TOTAL

011988 Tour1988 · 1 sh1 021989 Tour1989 · 1 sh1

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THE PRACTICAL SONGSWIPE →

100%Harry Hood1× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE PRACTICAL SONGSWIPE →

100%Camel Walk1× ←→

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