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Phish - July 23rd, 1997

Lakewood Amphitheatre · Atlanta · GA

Wednesday1997 Summer U.S. Tour1997-07-23
Songs played
17
3 sets · longest: Set 1 (10)
Average gap
45.2
rarer than 95% of all shows, 96% of 1997
Biggest bustout
662
MAJOR bustout: Rocky Mountain Way - shows since last played
Debuts
0
4 covers played
Rotation35% fresh vs previous 5 shows1 repeat from 1997-07-22 - Water in the Sky
Gamehendge1/9Related to Gamehendge1/11MAJOR bustout500+ show gap

1 No vocal jam.

(Surrender to the) Flow of the night
2:32:42 of music

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

26:4513:23SET 1SET 2ENCOREJulius - 13:53 (Set 1)Dirt - 3:51 (Set 1)NICU - 5:14 (Set 1)Dogs Stole Things - 4:32 (Set 1)Ginseng Sullivan - 3:50 (Set 1)Water in the Sky - 3:59 (Set 1)Limb By Limb - 10:01 (Set 1)Split Open and Melt - 13:25 (Set 1)Billy Breathes - 7:24 (Set 1)Possum - 11:52 (Set 1)Punch You in the Eye - 9:06 (Set 2)Ghost - 26:45 (Set 2)Sample in a Jar - 5:46 (Set 2)You Enjoy Myself - 17:53 (Set 2)Rocky Mountain Way - 2:32 (Set 2)Chalk Dust Torture - 7:29 (Set 2)Frankenstein - 5:10 (Encore)
Longest: Ghost 26:45 · 17 songs with recorded lengths
When it debuted

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

  • '83-'895
  • '90-'946
  • '95-'006
Album representation

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

  • The Story of the Ghost3
  • Hoist2
  • A Picture of Nectar1
  • Billy Breathes1
  • Lawn Boy1
  • The White Tape1
  • Covers4
  • No studio album4
Gap since last played

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

  • 1-26
  • 3-55
  • 6-153
  • 16-502
  • 51+ · bustout1
Originals vs covers

Whose songbook tonight drew from.

  • Phish original13
  • Joe Walsh1
  • New York!1
  • Norman Blake1
  • The Edgar Winter Group1
Rarity board

A deep-cut night - 1 song shelved 50+ shows.

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

Jam chart entries
Julius

Arguably the best "Type I" version ever. The jam proceeds through the customary progressions, then, just when your ear is expecting the final refrain, the band veers off into a fantastic, swinging, stylistically well-played extension.

Limb By Limb

An excellent version which showcases the dynamic interplay between Trey and Page, while Fish and Mike keep the intricate rhythmic pattern steady throughout. Also has a fantastic peak and gradual settle.

Split Open and Melt

Straightforward, but so loaded with the funk that it could only belong to 1997.

Possum

The band remains in a lockstep groove as Trey tears through this Phish staple. The jam threatens to break away but then returns for a rousing conclusion and shoots off fireworks to close the first set of a highly regarded show. H/T @Tweezingspaceranger

Ghost

Raging porno-funk that slides into a very mellow midi horn laden outro. [A multi-section masterpiece of funky '97 styles highlight this strong jam. Page skillfully deploys multiple keyboards, and the jam energy ebbs and flows repeatedly.]

You Enjoy Myself

Unusually weird jam. Jeopardy theme tease. -> to "Rocky Mountain Way." (No B&D, no VJ.)

Rocky Mountain Way

-> from one of the summer's marked musical surprises, Lakewood's supercharged and super weird "You Enjoy Myself." "YEM" culminates not in the characteristic vocal jam, but rather, a dense passage of shoegazing noise. As if the band is channeling their inner-Europe, this outro finds Fish working his cymbals, and the band unexpectedly opts to jam "Rocky Mountain Way," last played in 1991. After laughing their way through a couple verses, a snappy, bluesy (albeit brief) jam emerges, before being ripped by -> into a rocking "CDT."

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

Soundcheck

Water in the Sky, My Soul, Vultures, work on Vultures

Setlist notes

Ghost included Frankenstein, Spooky, and On Your Way Down teases. You Enjoy Myself included a Jeopardy! theme tease and did not have a vocal jam. Chalk Dust Torture included Rocky Mountain Way teases.

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

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