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Scent of a Mule · December 28, 1997 at USAir Arena | Audio Analysis | Foul Domain

← BACK·TRACKS·Scent of a Mule

CHARTED · JAM

Phish track · Set 2 · #17

Scent of a Mule

A 12-minute version from USAir Arena in Landover, MD on 1997-12-28. Charted by the community.

DATE · 1997-12-28·SHOW · USAir Arena·LENGTH · 11:45·Teases

84TRACK

OF 146 VERSIONS

#13

ALL-TIME · #1,012 · 97th percentile

TRACK · SCORED v3.2← LEADERBOARD

Scent of a Mule

1997-12-28·USAir Arena·Landover, MD

1997 NYE RUN·Set 2·POS 16 / 1611:45

84SCORE

COMPOSITE · RANK AMONG VERSIONS

v13 of 146

#13 OF 146 · SCENT OF A MULE CATALOG

JAM IN · 2:22

0:0011:45

DEEP ANALYSIS · LIBROSA v3.24 OF 24

PEAK AT9:39of 11:45

DYN dB17.3wide

ONSET/s3.5open

BPM140era 1.0

How this version scoredMETHODOLOGY →

10 COMPONENTS · ONE COMPOSITEv3.3

0%306090100%

Popularity11%

23

Consensus10%

0

Jam Chart12%

100

Recognition12%

49

Energy12%

99

Groove12%

18

Harmonic9%

0

Duration9%

32

Volatility8%

100

Review5%

50

WEIGHTED · 100/100OPEN METHODOLOGY →

Charted jamPHISH.NET →

PHISH.NET JAM CHART · CURATOR NOTE

Guitar and piano jam with "Roundabout" teases instead of traditional Mule Duel.

Eventually the whole band joins in quiet but suspenseful jam that is quality music.

TEASES

From this showSet 2 · 9 SONGS

1997-12-28 · USAir Arena

Landover, MD · 1997 NYE RUN · SHOW SCORE 71

71SHOW

Set 2

II-1Axilla9:37 II-2Simple13:37 II-3Ghost14:16 II-4Drowned11:30 II-5Scent of a MuleYOU ARE HERE11:45 II-6Halley's Comet12:49 II-7Slave to the Traffic Light13:12 II-8Rocky Top2:37 II-9Cavern4:49 OPEN FULL SHOW PAGE→

Other versions146 OF · SONG PAGE →

SAME SONG · RANKEDSWIPE →

11.15.98Murphy Center, Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro · TN87 10.28.95The Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills · MI87 11.30.95Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton · OH86 08.17.96Plattsburgh Air Force BasePlattsburgh · NY86 02.26.97LonghornStuttgart86

From this show3 TOP CUTS

SHOW STAND-OUTS · 1997-12-28SWIPE →

1·1Julius11:0586 2·12Axilla9:3786 2·18Halley's Comet12:4984

SONG →/songs/scent-of-a-mule SHOW →/shows/1997-12-28-usair-arena-landover-md METHOD →/methodology

FOUL DOMAIN/tracks/1351 · v3.2

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DISPLAY· TRACK SPECTRUMINPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.WAVEFORM

JAM IN · 2:22

0:002:565:528:4911:45

JAM IN · 2:22PEAK · 9:39SAMPLE RATE 44.1 kHzSOURCE PHISH.IN

DEEP AUDIO ANALYSIS· LIBROSA CURVESENERGY · TEMPO · SPECTRUM

Radar · component scores0–100 normalized

Energy-16.6 dB

Loudness-5.5 dB

Dynamic range17.3 dB

Rhythmic density3.46/sec

Brightness1293 Hz

Flatness0.003

Harmonic variance0.058

Feature curves · over time0 → 11:45

EnergyLoudness envelope, dB

0:005:5211:45

Perceptual loudnessShort-term LUFS, psychoacoustically weighted

0:005:5211:45

BrightnessSpectral centroid — where the weight of the sound sits

0:005:5211:45

Rhythmic densityOnsets per second, log-scaled

0:005:5211:45

Tempo89–162 bpm · avg 136

0:005:5211:45

Spectral flatnessTonal → noisy. Low = pitched; high = wash

0:005:5211:45

READOUT· COMPOSITE SCORE · COMPONENT BREAKDOWN97TH PERCENTILE

Popularity11%23

Consensus10%0

Jam Chart12%100

Recognition12%49

Energy12%99

Groove12%18

Harmonic9%0

Duration9%32

Volatility8%100

Review5%50

SCORE FORMULA · v3.3 · RECALIBRATED 2026-05-13OPEN METHODOLOGY →

INSTRUMENTATION· LIBROSA · v0.10.26 / 6 CHANNELS LIVE

LENGTH11:45standard

BPM140average

DYN dB17.3wide dynamics

RHYTHM3.5/smoderate

PEAK9:39at 82%

JAM IN2:22manual tag

PHISH.NET JAM CHART · CURATOR NOTE

Teases

Guitar and piano jam with "Roundabout" teases instead of traditional Mule Duel. Eventually the whole band joins in quiet but suspenseful jam that is quality music.

CONTEXT· SETLIST · SHOW

SETLISTSet 2

II-1Axilla9:37 II-2Simple13:37 II-3Ghost14:16 II-4Drowned11:30

II-5Scent of a Mule11:45

II-6Halley's Comet12:49 II-7Slave to the Traffic Light13:12 II-8Rocky Top2:37 II-9Cavern4:49

9 TRACKSVIEW SHOW →

SHOWSHOW SCORE 71

USAir Arena · Landover, MD1997 NYE Run · RANKED #1012 / 36131

TOP TRACKS THIS SHOW

JuliusSET 1 #1 · 11:05

AxillaSET 2 #12 · 9:37

Halley's CometSET 2 #18 · 12:49

1997-12-28VIEW SHOW →

RELATED· OTHER Scent of a Mule VERSIONS146 TOTAL

#SCOREVENUEWAVEFORMDATELENGTH

#0287Murphy Center, Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TN

1998-11-1512:57 #0387The Palace of Auburn HillsAuburn Hills, MI

1995-10-2812:60 #0486Ervin J. Nutter Center, Wright State UniversityDayton, OH

1995-11-3012:18 #0586Plattsburgh Air Force BasePlattsburgh, NY

1996-08-1715:19 #0686LonghornStuttgart

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