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1983–2026

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2,012Shows

1983–26Years

4,759Hours · audio

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← BACK·SONGS·The Vibration of Life

LIVE · 22 PERFORMANCES

Phish original

The Vibration of Life

22 performances since 1992, with 11 analyzed for jam quality. Best version scored 81 on 1994-11-23.

DEBUT · 1992-11-23 · Binghamton·LAST · 1996-11-19 · Kansas City·LONGEST GAP · 153 SHOWS

DISPLAY· VERSION TIMELINE · 1992–1996INPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.SCORE_BY_YEAR

’92’95’96

BEST · 1994-11-23 · 81LONGEST · 28:28 · 1994-11-19SHORTEST · 0:49YEARS · 4

READOUT· PER-ERA BREAKDOWN11 OF 22 ANALYZED

v1.01983–2000 · 11 plays81

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· 10 OF 11 · BY SCORE11 ANALYZED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0181#1 / 11The Fox TheatreSt. Louis, MO · #1

1994-11-2327:27

#0278#2 / 11Band Shell, University of FloridaGainesville, FL · #3

1994-10-2321:37

#0376#3 / 11Roseland BallroomNew York, NY · #5

1993-02-0515:20

#0463#4 / 11Parking Lot, Indiana University AuditoriumBloomington, IN · #2

1994-11-1928:28

#0561#5 / 11Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA

1994-04-1622:45

#0660#6 / 11Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA

1994-11-0323:03

#0760#7 / 11The Agora TheatreCleveland, OH

1993-04-2225:38

#0853#8 / 11Broome County ForumBinghamton, NY

1992-11-233:46

#0952#9 / 11Civic AuditoriumOmaha, NE

1996-11-168:16

#1042#10 / 11University Hall, University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA

1994-10-275:07

RECENT VERSIONS· LAST 5 PLAYED

#SCOREVENUEBREAKDOWNDATELENGTH

#0132#11 / 11Municipal AuditoriumKansas City, MO

1996-11-190:49

#0252#9 / 11Civic AuditoriumOmaha, NE

1996-11-168:16

#0381#1 / 11The Fox TheatreSt. Louis, MO · #1

1994-11-2327:27

#0463#4 / 11Parking Lot, Indiana University AuditoriumBloomington, IN · #2

1994-11-1928:28

#0560#6 / 11Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA

1994-11-0323:03

INSTRUMENTATION· SONG-LEVEL STATS6 CHANNELS LIVE

PLAYS22

DEBUT1992

LAST1996

AVG LEN15:23

CHARTED4

GAP MAX153

CIRCULATION· WHEN IT GETS PLAYEDINPUT · SETLIST_ENTRIES.DATE

DENSITY · YEAR × MONTH1992–1996 · 9 ACTIVE MONTHS

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

'92'93'94'95'96

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

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE9 VERSIONS

10m5m

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

SET MIX & ROLE22 PLAYS

SET 1 · 41%SET 2 · 55%

SET 1 9SET 2 12ENCORE 1

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION & FLOWMEDIAN POS · 6

123452

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

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst · MA2 02Municipal AuditoriumKansas City · MO1 03Civic AuditoriumOmaha · NE1 04Campus Recreation Center, Evergreen CollegeOlympia · WA1 05The Fox TheatreSt. Louis · MO1 06Indiana University AuditoriumBloomington · IN1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

PAIRINGS· COMPANION SONGSINPUT · SHARED SHOWS + FREQUENCY MATCH

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 9

01Sparkle13 02You Enjoy Myself12 03Bouncing Around the Room11 04Amazing Grace11 05Poor Heart10 06David Bowie10 07The Squirming Coil10 08Hold Your Head Up10 09It's Ice9

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% RANGE · 8

TOUR LOG· PER-TOUR BREAKDOWN5 TOURS · 22 PLAYS · 22 SHOWS

#TOURPLAYSSHOWSFIRST · LAST

011994 Fall Tour1111Oct 23, 1994·Nov 30, 1994 021992 Fall Tour44Nov 23, 1992·Dec 11, 1992 031993 Winter/Spring Tour44Feb 5, 1993·May 3, 1993 041996 Fall Tour22Nov 16, 1996·Nov 19, 1996 051994 Spring Tour11Apr 16, 1994

RELATED· CHARTED · FOLLOWS · PRECEDED · VENUES

CHARTEDPEER-RECOGNIZED · 4

1994-11-23The Fox Theatre · St. Louis

-> in from the "YEM" opening segment. -> back to a fantastic "YEM."

1994-11-19Parking Lot, Indiana University Auditorium · Bloomington

-> in from the "YEM" opening segment. -> back to "YEM."

1994-10-23Band Shell, University of Florida · Gainesville

-> in from the opening segment of "YEM." "VOL" performed in the quiet portion of the "YEM" opening. -> back to "YEM."

1993-02-05Roseland Ballroom · New York

-> in from "DB." "VOL" is performed during the "Bowie" intro. -> back to "DB."

FOLLOWS WITHSEGUE / NEXT · TOP 4

You Enjoy Myself42% OF FOLLOW-UPS

8

Fly Famous Mockingbird26% OF FOLLOW-UPS

5

Kung11% OF FOLLOW-UPS

2

David Bowie11% OF FOLLOW-UPS

PRECEDED BYSETS UP · TOP 4

SONG ID · 805· DATA VERSION v3.2

SONG · CATALOG v3.2← CATALOG

The Vibration of Life

Phish original·debuted 11.23.92·Broome County Forum, Binghamton

22 PLAYS·11 ANALYZED·1 ERASRARITY · BUSTOUT

81BEST

BEST VERSION · OF 22

11.23.94The Fox

St. Louis, MO · 27:27

Year by year4 ACTIVE YEARS

BEST SCORE / YEAR · 1992–2026v3.2

1994 · 81.4

'92'00'09'17'26

MULTIPLESINGLEHIATUS / 0PEAK ≥ 90

BEST YEAR · 19946 VERS · BEST 81.4

By era4 ERAS · 11 PLAYS

1.02.03.04.0

PHISH 1.01983–2000

PLAYS11

AVG · BEST60·81

BEST VERSION→

PHISH 2.02002–2004

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 3.02009–2020

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

PHISH 4.02021–present

PLAYS0

AVG · BEST—·—

Versions11 TOTAL

RKSHOW · VENUE · CITYSETDURSCR

11.23.94 The Fox · St. Louis, MOCHARTED

10.23.94 Band Shell, University · Gainesville, FLCHARTED

02.05.93 Roseland Ballroom · New York, NYCHARTED

11.19.94 Parking Lot, Indiana U · Bloomington, INCHARTED

04.16.94 Mullins , University o · Amherst, MA

11.03.94 Mullins , University o · Amherst, MA

04.22.93 The Agora · Cleveland, OH

11.23.92 Broome County Forum · Binghamton, NY

11.16.96 Civic Auditorium · Omaha, NE

10.27.94 University Hall, Unive · Charlottesville, VA

By the numbers8 STATS

TOTAL PLAYS22across 1 eras

ANALYZED1150% of all

AVG DURATION15:234 charted

LONGEST28:2811.19.94 PARKING LOT, INDIANA U

SHORTEST0:4911.19.96 MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

LONGEST GAP153 SH.1994 → 1996

JAM CHART4CHARTED VERSIONS

DEBUT11.23.92BINGHAMTON

When it gets playedCIRCULATION

DENSITY · YR×MO · 1992–199622 PLAYS

JFMAMJJASOND

'92'94'96

MAX · 7 /MO·TOTAL · 22

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN PLAYS21 PERFS

LONGEST · 153 SH.·MEDIAN · 3 SH.

How long it runsDURATION

DISTRIBUTION · BY MINUTE9 VERSIONS

0m28m

MEDIAN · 21:30·PEAK · 0–1m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–1996

SHORT · 3:46 · 1992·LONG · 25:38 · 1993

Where in the showTOPOLOGY

SET MIX22 PLAYS

S1 41%S2 55%

S1 OPEN0

S1 CLOSE0

S2 OPEN0

S2 CLOSE0

ENCORE0

POSITION IN SETPEAK · #6

#2#12

TRANSITION OUT22 PLAYS

100%

HARD · 22

Where & whenGEOGRAPHY

VENUES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

01Mullins Center, University of MassachusettsAmherst · MA2 02Municipal AuditoriumKansas City · MO1 03Civic AuditoriumOmaha · NE1 04Campus Recreation Center, Evergreen CollegeOlympia · WA1 05The Fox TheatreSt. Louis · MO1

STATES · BY PLAYSTOP 6

NY4MO2OH2MA2NE1WA1

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · MON

SUN3

MON4

TUE1

WED3

THU4

FRI3

SAT4

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.8%

Plays withPAIRINGS

SAME SHOW · MOST OFTENTOP 6

01Sparkle13 02You Enjoy Myself12 03Bouncing Around the Room11 04Amazing Grace11 05Poor Heart10 06David Bowie10

SIMILAR PLAY COUNT±20% · 8

Wombat22 Dave's Energy Guide22 Izabella22 The Howling22 Happy Birthday to You22 Eliza22 Crowd Control23 Buffalo Bill23

By tour5 TOURS

TOUR LOG · BY PLAYS22 TOTAL

011994 Fall Tour1994 · 11 sh11 021992 Fall Tour1992 · 4 sh4 031993 Winter/Spring Tour1993 · 4 sh4 041996 Fall Tour1996 · 2 sh2 051994 Spring Tour1994 · 1 sh1

Charted appearances4 TOTAL →

11.23.94·The Fox · St. Louis

-> in from the "YEM" opening segment. -> back to a fantastic "YEM."

11.19.94·Parking Lot, Indiana U · Bloomington

-> in from the "YEM" opening segment. -> back to "YEM."

10.23.94·Band Shell, University · Gainesville

-> in from the opening segment of "YEM." "VOL" performed in the quiet portion of the "YEM" opening. -> back to "YEM."

02.05.93·Roseland Ballroom · New York

-> in from "DB." "VOL" is performed during the "Bowie" intro. -> back to "DB."

Often follows / sets up

OFTEN → AFTER THE VIBRATION OF LIFESWIPE →

42.11%You Enjoy Myself8× →→26.32%Fly Famous Mockingbird5× →→10.53%Kung2× →→10.53%David Bowie2× →→

OFTEN ← BEFORE THE VIBRATION OF LIFESWIPE →

38.89%You Enjoy Myself7× ←→27.78%Fly Famous Mockingbird5× ←→11.11%David Bowie2× ←→11.11%I Am Hydrogen2× ←→

SONG ●/songs/the-vibration-of-lifeSETLIST APPS →phish.net source METHOD →/methodology CATALOG →/songs index

FOUL DOMAIN/songs/the-vibration-of-l · v3.2

FOUL DOMAIN · INDEPENDENT · NOT AFFILIATED WITH PHISH

TOTAL · 22 PLAYSMAX · 7 IN ONE MONTHLESSMORE

GAP · SHOWS BETWEEN CONSECUTIVE PLAYSEACH DOT IS ONE PERFORMANCE · 21 TOTAL

255075100125150’95

LONGEST · 153 SHOWSMEDIAN · 3 SHOWSTYPICAL·FALLOW

10m

15m

20m

25m

MEDIAN · 21:30PEAK · 0–1m (1)RANGE · 0–28m

AVERAGE · BY YEAR1992–1996

3:006:009:0012:0015:0018:0021:0024:0027:00’95

SHORTEST · 3:46 · 1992LONGEST · 25:38 · 1993

3

6

9

12

TRANSITION OUT22 PLAYS

HARD · 100%

HARD SEGUE ( → ) 22

MO

2

DAY OF WEEKPEAK · MON

SUN3

MON4

TUE1

WED3

THU4

FRI3

SAT4

PLAY RATE · BY ERA% OF ERA SHOWS

v1.01.8%(22/1243)

Dave's Energy Guide22

Happy Birthday to You22

Crowd Control23

You Enjoy Myself39% OF LEAD-INS

7

Fly Famous Mockingbird28% OF LEAD-INS

David Bowie11% OF LEAD-INS

I Am Hydrogen11% OF LEAD-INS

VENUESSTRONGEST AVG · TOP 0

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