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Esther · August 16, 1996 at Plattsburgh Air Force Base | Audio Analysis | Foul Domain

← BACK·TRACKS·Esther

CHARTED · JAM

Phish track · Set 1 · #5

Esther

A 9-minute version from Plattsburgh Air Force Base in Plattsburgh, NY on 1996-08-16. Charted by the community.

DATE · 1996-08-16·SHOW · Plattsburgh Air Force Base·LENGTH · 9:08·Type IBliss

80TRACK

OF 132 VERSIONS

#8

ALL-TIME · #2,056 · 94th percentile

TRACK · SCORED v3.2← LEADERBOARD

Esther

1996-08-16·Plattsburgh Air Force Base·Plattsburgh, NY

1996 SUMMER U.S. TOUR·Set 1·POS 05 / 59:08

80SCORE

COMPOSITE · RANK AMONG VERSIONS

v8 of 132

#8 OF 132 · ESTHER CATALOG

0:009:08

DEEP ANALYSIS · LIBROSA v3.24 OF 24

PEAK AT5:49of 9:08

DYN dB10.8tight

ONSET/s5.0busy

BPM152era 1.0

How this version scoredMETHODOLOGY →

10 COMPONENTS · ONE COMPOSITEv3.3

0%306090100%

Popularity11%

22

Consensus10%

0

Jam Chart12%

100

Recognition12%

68

Energy12%

64

Groove12%

35

Harmonic9%

38

Duration9%

0

Volatility8%

44

Review5%

50

WEIGHTED · 100/100OPEN METHODOLOGY →

Charted jamPHISH.NET →

PHISH.NET JAM CHART · CURATOR NOTE

Classic "Clifford Ball" version featuring a totally relaxed vibe, glittering Page, and one of Trey's most memorable "Esther" solos.

TYPE IBLISS

From this showSet 1 · 8 SONGS

1996-08-16 · Plattsburgh Air Force Base

Plattsburgh, NY · 1996 SUMMER U.S. TOUR · SHOW SCORE 83

83SHOW

Set 1

I-1Chalk Dust Torture7:05 I-2Bathtub Gin10:31 I-3Ya Mar8:50 I-4AC/DC Bag9:10 I-5EstherYOU ARE HERE9:08 I-6Divided Sky16:46 I-7Halley's Comet6:39 I-8David Bowie12:52 OPEN FULL SHOW PAGE→

Other versions132 OF · SONG PAGE →

SAME SONG · RANKEDSWIPE →

02.21.93Roxy TheatreAtlanta · GA87 07.05.94Congress CenterOttawa, Ontario84 08.17.92The Coach HouseSan Juan Capistrano · CA83 02.09.93Auditorium TheatreRochester · NY83 05.29.94Laguna Seca RacewayMonterey · CA82

From this show3 TOP CUTS

SHOW STAND-OUTS · 1996-08-16SWIPE →

3·27Harry Hood20:1885 2·18Mike's Song16:0281 Set 4·29Jam13:3973

SONG →/songs/esther SHOW →/shows/1996-08-16-plattsburgh-air-force-base-plattsburgh-ny METHOD →/methodology

FOUL DOMAIN/tracks/19424 · v3.2

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DISPLAY· TRACK SPECTRUMINPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.WAVEFORM

0:002:174:346:519:08

JAM IN · —PEAK · 5:50SAMPLE RATE 44.1 kHzSOURCE PHISH.IN

DEEP AUDIO ANALYSIS· LIBROSA CURVESENERGY · TEMPO · SPECTRUM

Radar · component scores0–100 normalized

Energy-11.3 dB

Loudness4.8 dB

Dynamic range10.8 dB

Rhythmic density5.02/sec

Brightness1439 Hz

Flatness0.004

Harmonic variance0.069

Feature curves · over time0 → 9:08

EnergyLoudness envelope, dB

0:004:349:08

Perceptual loudnessShort-term LUFS, psychoacoustically weighted

0:004:349:08

BrightnessSpectral centroid — where the weight of the sound sits

0:004:349:08

Rhythmic densityOnsets per second, log-scaled

0:004:349:08

Tempo92–162 bpm · avg 138

0:004:349:08

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

0:004:349:08

READOUT· COMPOSITE SCORE · COMPONENT BREAKDOWN94TH PERCENTILE

Popularity11%22

Consensus10%0

Jam Chart12%100

Recognition12%68

Energy12%64

Groove12%35

Harmonic9%38

Duration9%0

Volatility8%44

Review5%50

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

INSTRUMENTATION· LIBROSA · v0.10.25 / 6 CHANNELS LIVE

LENGTH9:08standard

BPM152average

DYN dB10.8mid range

RHYTHM5.0/sbusy onset

PEAK5:50at 64%

JAM IN—auto only

PHISH.NET JAM CHART · CURATOR NOTE

Type IBliss

Classic "Clifford Ball" version featuring a totally relaxed vibe, glittering Page, and one of Trey's most memorable "Esther" solos.

CONTEXT· SETLIST · SHOW

SETLISTSet 1

I-1Chalk Dust Torture7:05 I-2Bathtub Gin10:31 I-3Ya Mar8:50 I-4AC/DC Bag9:10

I-5Esther9:08

I-6Divided Sky16:46 I-7Halley's Comet6:39 I-8David Bowie12:52

8 TRACKSVIEW SHOW →

SHOWSHOW SCORE 83

Plattsburgh Air Force Base · Plattsburgh, NY1996 Summer U.S. Tour · RANKED #2056 / 36131

TOP TRACKS THIS SHOW

Harry HoodSET 3 #27 · 20:18

Mike's SongSET 2 #18 · 16:02

JamSET Set 4 #29 · 13:39

1996-08-16VIEW SHOW →

RELATED· OTHER Esther VERSIONS132 TOTAL

#SCOREVENUEWAVEFORMDATELENGTH

#0287Roxy TheatreAtlanta, GA

1993-02-2110:43 #0384Congress CenterOttawa, Ontario

1994-07-059:43 #0483The Coach HouseSan Juan Capistrano, CA

1992-08-178:56 #0583Auditorium TheatreRochester, NY

1993-02-0910:17 #0682Laguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CA

Sign in to suggest correctionsTRACK ID · 19424· DATA VERSION v3.3