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S01E04: The Early Compositions
SHOWS
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SONGS
Divided Sky
- 1987 05-11 Burlington, VT (Nectar's)
- First known performance
- Only 4.5 minutes long and missing multiple sections as we know it today
- The jam session is not there, though there is a brief jam in a different place than usual
- Also ends with them playing intro through the lyrics
- https://phish.in/1987-05-11/divided-sky
- 1988 09-24 Amherst, MA (Humphries House "The Zoo" at Amherst College)
- First full length version
- Represents the major shift Phish took in 1988 of becoming how we know them in terms of jamming
- https://phish.in/1988-09-24/divided-sky
- 1991 07-19 Somerville, MA (Somerville Theater)
- Believed to be the first live pause before 'the note'
- https://phish.in/1991-07-19/divided-sky
- 2009 12-02 New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
- According to the podcast, the longest pause hits on this date at over 3 minutes
- However, this does not seem accurate
- It appears to only be about 1:30
- The average is :35
- https://phish.in/2009-12-02/divided-sky
- 2002 12-31 New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)
- This is not mentioned on the podcast, but online forums indicate that this is actually the longest pause, clocking in at 2:43
- This IS an accurate time and appears to be the longest, but can't confirm that there is not another version that is longer
- https://phish.in/2002-12-31/divided-sky
You Enjoy Myself
- 1986 02-03 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)
- First known recording
- Did not have a vocal jam
- Tempo was sort of all over the place, song was still evolving
- https://phish.in/1986-02-03/you-enjoy-myself
- 1986 04-01 Burlington, VT (Hunt's)
- First recorded vocal jam
- Vocal jam almost seems unplanned and spontaneous
- https://phish.in/1986-04-01/you-enjoy-myself
- 1987 04-24 Burlington, VT (Billings Lounge at UVM)
- Recommended 80's version
- Segways from vocal jam into "Dave's Energy Guide"
- https://phish.in/1987-04-24/you-enjoy-myself
- 1988 08-05 Telluride, CO (The Roma)
- Recommended 80's version
- Appears on "Colorado '88" official release
- Beautiful segway into "Cities" which is NOT out of the vocal jam
- https://phish.in/1988-08-05/you-enjoy-myself
- 1989 05-26 Rutland, VT (Valley Club Café)
- Recommended 80's version
- No bass and drums section, but Trey is 'absolutely on fire'
- https://phish.in/1989-05-26/you-enjoy-myself
Foam
- 1988 04-22 Burlington, VT (UVM)
- Introduced sections of what would become "Foam" as "Marijuana Hot Chocolate"
- It comes right after "Fire" but was cut from the show link recording on Phish.in'
- You do hear Trey mention the title, though, before the cut
- Show Link: http://phish.in/1988-04-22
- There IS, however, a downloadable version of "Marijuana Hot Chocolate"
- Downloadable: https://bit.ly/3eLTU4s
- 1988 10-29 Plainfield, VT (Sculpture Room at Goddard College)
- First known performance
- No jam component
- https://phish.in/1988-10-29/foam
- 1988 11-03 Boston, MA (Molly's Cafe)
- Five days after first performance, you can hear how much it has changed
- This version DOES have the jam section as we know it
- https://phish.in/1988-11-03/foam
OTHER ARTISTS
Igor Stravinsky
- "Foam" has hints of Stravinsky's "Petrushka"
- Similar in terms of musical phrasing and time changes
- https://open.spotify.com/album/2zSXh3XeIB9uViEwwgCKrY
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