We are back in the long-offseason, which will certainly mean more installments of Ten Tunes For Friday. This week, since we have been looking back on 2010, I decided to highlight jams from the past year. By no means was I trying to pinpoint the ten best jams, but simply ten outstanding pieces of improvisation from the past calendar year. Enjoy reminiscing over the last day of the week.
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“Rock and Roll > Carini ” 10.22 II Providence
This sequence kicked off an underrated second set with one of the defining jam sequences of fall tour; some avant-garde psychedelia to start kick off Friday.
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“Ghost > Theme” 8.15 II Alpine
Shredding versions of each song came together to open Alpine’s final set with fireworks.
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“Simple” 8.6.10 I Greek
One of the most creative jams of 2010.
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“Piper > Mist ” 8.19 II Telluride
After botching the Rocky Mountain “Tweezer” everyone had dreamed about since the shows were announced, Phish salvaged the set with one of the “Pipers” of the year.
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“Stash” 10.31 I Atlantic City
The much-heralded Halloween “Stash” has definite staying power.
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“Harry Hood” 8.12 II Deer Creek
A dark horse version overshadowed by The Greek and Jones Beach’s centerpieces, this Deer Creek outing is right up there with the “Hoods” of summer.
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“Split Open and Melt” 10.11.10 Broomfield
The Broomfield shows seemed to get buried in the rubble of an east coast avalanche last fall, but several the pieces from the run, including this “Split,” deserve to be remembered.
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“2001 > Bowie” 10.30 II Atlantic City
Possibly the most fluid musical sequence of fall tour; a true pimp ride through the universe.
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