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Esther · September 12, 1988 at Sam's Tavern | Audio Analysis | Foul Domain

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CHARTED · JAM

Phish track · Set 2 · #14

Esther

A 9-minute version from Sam's Tavern in Burlington, VT on 1988-09-12. Charted by the community.

DATE · 1988-09-12·SHOW · Sam's Tavern·LENGTH · 9:19·Debut

73TRACK

OF 132 VERSIONS

#21

ALL-TIME · #3,855 · 89th percentile

TRACK · SCORED v3.2← LEADERBOARD

Esther

1988-09-12·Sam's Tavern·Burlington, VT

1988 TOUR·Set 2·POS 14 / 149:19

73SCORE

COMPOSITE · RANK AMONG VERSIONS

v21 of 132

#21 OF 132 · ESTHER CATALOG

0:009:19

DEEP ANALYSIS · LIBROSA v3.24 OF 24

PEAK AT6:59of 9:19

DYN dB8.5tight

ONSET/s4.4open

BPM136era 1.0

How this version scoredMETHODOLOGY →

10 COMPONENTS · ONE COMPOSITEv3.3

0%306090100%

Popularity11%

10

Consensus10%

0

Jam Chart12%

100

Recognition12%

19

Energy12%

58

Groove12%

13

Harmonic9%

48

Duration9%

4

Volatility8%

64

Review5%

100

WEIGHTED · 100/100OPEN METHODOLOGY →

Charted jamPHISH.NET →

PHISH.NET JAM CHART · CURATOR NOTE

Debut version.

Original lyrics alter the song's now familiar structure.

DEBUT

From this showSet 2 · 10 SONGS

1988-09-12 · Sam's Tavern

Burlington, VT · 1988 TOUR · SHOW SCORE 23

23SHOW

Set 2

II-1Timber (Jerry the Mule)7:37 II-2Satin Doll4:40 II-3The Lizards6:51 II-4The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday2:47 II-5Avenu Malkenu3:05 II-6Bundle of Joy1:46 II-7Camel Walk5:02 II-8The Practical Song0:56 II-9Harry Hood12:43 II-10EstherYOU ARE HERE9:19 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 · 1988-09-12SWIPE →

1·4Bold As Love7:2271 2·7The Lizards6:5162 2·8The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday2:4757

SONG →/songs/esther SHOW →/shows/1988-09-12-sams-tavern-burlington-vt METHOD →/methodology

FOUL DOMAIN/tracks/2836 · v3.2

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DISPLAY· TRACK SPECTRUMINPUT · TRACK_FEATURES.WAVEFORM

0:002:204:406:609:19

JAM IN · —PEAK · 6:59SAMPLE RATE 44.1 kHzSOURCE PHISH.IN

DEEP AUDIO ANALYSIS· LIBROSA CURVESENERGY · TEMPO · SPECTRUM

Radar · component scores0–100 normalized

Energy-13.1 dB

Loudness-12.4 dB

Dynamic range8.5 dB

Rhythmic density4.39/sec

Brightness1116 Hz

Flatness0.002

Harmonic variance0.070

Feature curves · over time0 → 9:19

EnergyLoudness envelope, dB

0:004:409:19

Perceptual loudnessShort-term LUFS, psychoacoustically weighted

0:004:409:19

BrightnessSpectral centroid — where the weight of the sound sits

0:004:409:19

Rhythmic densityOnsets per second, log-scaled

0:004:409:19

Tempo89–215 bpm · avg 131

0:004:409:19

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

0:004:409:19

READOUT· COMPOSITE SCORE · COMPONENT BREAKDOWN89TH PERCENTILE

Popularity11%10

Consensus10%0

Jam Chart12%100

Recognition12%19

Energy12%58

Groove12%13

Harmonic9%48

Duration9%4

Volatility8%64

Review5%100

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

INSTRUMENTATION· LIBROSA · v0.10.25 / 6 CHANNELS LIVE

LENGTH9:19standard

BPM136average

DYN dB8.5mid range

RHYTHM4.4/sbusy onset

PEAK6:59at 75%

JAM IN—auto only

PHISH.NET JAM CHART · CURATOR NOTE

Debut

Debut version. Original lyrics alter the song's now familiar structure.

CONTEXT· SETLIST · SHOW

SETLISTSet 2

II-1Timber (Jerry the Mule)7:37 II-2Satin Doll4:40 II-3The Lizards6:51 II-4The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday2:47 II-5Avenu Malkenu3:05 II-6Bundle of Joy1:46 II-7Camel Walk5:02 II-8The Practical Song0:56 II-9Harry Hood12:43

II-10Esther9:19

10 TRACKSVIEW SHOW →

SHOWSHOW SCORE 23

Sam's Tavern · Burlington, VT1988 Tour · RANKED #3855 / 36131

TOP TRACKS THIS SHOW

Bold As LoveSET 1 #4 · 7:22

The LizardsSET 2 #7 · 6:51

The Man Who Stepped Into YesterdaySET 2 #8 · 2:47

1988-09-12VIEW 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

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