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Phish - April 4th, 1994

The Flynn Theatre · Burlington · VT

Monday1994 Spring Tour1994-04-04
Songs played
22
3 sets · longest: Set 2 (11)
Average gap
8.9
rarer than 100% of all shows, 72% of 1994
Biggest bustout
74
Magilla - shows since last played
Debuts
5
Scent of a Mule, If I Could, Julius, Wolfman's Brother, I Wan'na Be Like You
Rotation41% fresh vs previous 5 shows8 repeats from 1993-12-31 - Fee, Reba, It's Ice, Possum, Down with Disease, Split Open and Melt, Suzy Greenberg, Harry Hood
Gamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge2/11bustout50+ show gap

1 Debut.

2 Giant Country Horns.

3 Debut; Giant Country Horns.

4 Giant Country Horns; more of a shuffle beat than usual.

5 Phish debut; Giant Country Horns.

6 Giant Country Horns; horn introductions.

7 Old lyrics. Carl Gerhard on trumpet.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:41:29 of music

Song length in play order. Tap a point for that song. Swipe the chart to see the rest.

13:326:46SET 1SET 2ENCOREDivided Sky - 13:32 (Set 1)Sample in a Jar - 5:00 (Set 1)Scent of a Mule - 6:41 (Set 1)Maze - 9:32 (Set 1)Fee - 5:15 (Set 1)Reba - 13:21 (Set 1)Horn - 3:33 (Set 1)It's Ice - 10:24 (Set 1)Possum - 10:17 (Set 1)Down with Disease - 8:03 (Set 2)If I Could - 6:53 (Set 2)Buried Alive - 2:31 (Set 2)The Landlady - 5:58 (Set 2)Julius - 6:41 (Set 2)Magilla - 4:39 (Set 2)Split Open and Melt - 8:52 (Set 2)Wolfman's Brother - 7:08 (Set 2)I Wan'na Be Like You - 5:48 (Set 2)The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony - 1:44 (Set 2)Suzy Greenberg - 7:19 (Set 2)Harry Hood - 12:04 (Encore)Cavern - 4:45 (Encore)
Longest: Divided Sky 13:32 · 22 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

Tonight's unique songs by the era Phish first played them.

  • '83-'898
  • '90-'9414
Album representation

The studio home of each song, from phish.net. Covers count as one slice.

  • Hoist6
  • A Picture of Nectar3
  • Lawn Boy3
  • Rift3
  • Junta1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers1
  • No studio album4
Gap since last played

Shows since each song's previous appearance. A big number is a bustout.

  • 1-210
  • 3-53
  • 6-153
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original21
  • Louis Prima1
Rarity board

One of the rarest nights on record - 6 songs shelved 50+ shows.

Gap = shows since the song was last played, at the moment it was played.

Jam chart entries
Scent of a Mule

Debut includes a Page solo followed by the familiar klezmer style riff as the whole band accelerates the riff until Mike starts howling, indicating a return to the lyrics.

Reba

Following a few flubs in the first "Reba" of 1994, Trey blasts on through the composed section and modulates intensity. After teaming up with Mike to tease "A-Hunting We Will Go," super soloing dominates the version - listen for Page syncing up to develop extended "Batman Theme Song" teasing - which becomes wonderfully syncopated, with plucky guitar offset by dynamic Fish. This builds into a "heavy metal" sort of frenzy, with the playing becoming exceedingly, and exceptionally crazy, before the jam spikes to a pointed peak.

It's Ice

"Hey Bulldog" teases during an extended jam. Page led at first, but it becomes a full band rocker.

Down with Disease

Debut of the complete song.

Julius

Debut with the Giant Country Horns. Played at a slightly faster tempo than most subsequent versions. Establishes precedent for this song to be a pretty intense, raging one. SBD available on the "Spreadsheet."

Magilla

Incredible, fantastic version. While the Giant Country Horns add an undeniable boost to this powerhouse version, it is Jon Fishman who fuels this colorful rendition, arguably more notable for its scuttling, shuffling beat than the addition of trumpet, sax, or trombone. The version you take to your desert island.

Wolfman's Brother

Debut with the Giant Country Horns. The song was played in a lower key throughout 1994 than all versions from 1995 to present. The jam includes a great horn-infused "Alumni Blues" jam.

Harry Hood

Jam starts with a beautiful, flowing section with great Page and Mike. Then Trey and Fish kick things up several notches.

Versions phish.net's jam charts single out as noteworthy.

Setlist notes

This show, a benefit for The Flynn Theatre, featured many debuts, including Scent of a Mule, If I Could, Wolfman’s Brother, Julius, and the full Down with Disease. I Wan'na Be Like You also made its Phish debut. The show kicked off with an a cappella line of Back In My Hometown. Reba contained A-Hunting We Will Go teases from Trey and Mike and It's Ice contained Hey Bulldog (Beatles) teases. Buried Alive through I Wan'na Be Like You and Suzy Greenberg featured The Giant Country Horns: Mike Gallick on baritone sax, Carl “Geerz” Gerhard on trumpet, Dave “The Truth” Grippo on alto sax, Don Glasgo on trombone, Chris Peterman on tenor sax, and Joey Sommerville on trumpet. Magilla was played slightly differently than most versions, with more of a shuffle beat. Wolfman's contained an Alumni Blues jam. Suzy contained Horn introductions and a HYHU tease from Page. Before and after Hood, Trey updated the crowd on the score of the Duke - Arkansas NCAA championship basketball game. Cavern, which contained the old, alternate lyrics, featured Gerhard on trumpet.

Setlist, gaps, jam charts, and notes from phish.net, a project of the non-profit Mockingbird Foundation.

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