For this playlist, I tried to go for a bit more under the radar, first set jams from the golden years. Hope you enjoy
“Ghost > Yamar” 7.31.97 I, Mountain View, CA
Quite the opening couplet for a summer show.
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“Split Open and Melt” 8.12.96 I, Noblesville, IN
A filthy, second-song “Split” while the sun still shone in the cornfields.
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“Reba” 10.15.98 I, San Francisco, CA
The Fillmore “Reba.”
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“Tweezer” 11.14.98 I, Cinncinatti,OH
A ferocious first-setter that combines grooves and ambient-melodica a la Fall ’98.
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“Cities” 7.31.98 I, Columbus, OH
A classic first-set jam from the Summer of ’98. Here’s the one well-known jam I let slide, because frankly, I always forget about it.
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“Free” 8.14.97 I, Darien Center, NY
Here’s an early version of “Free” fully breaking loose.
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“Tweezer” 12.4.99 I, Cinncinatti, OH
Here’s another first set “Tweezer” from the very next year in the same building. Listen to how profoundly the band’s sound has transformed from the ambient-laced groove palette in ’98 to the ominous, layered and millennial monstrosity on the brink of Big Cypress.
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“Gumbo” 12.13.99 I, Providence, RI
Here’s another little first set Winter ’99 nugget that delivers. So smooth. So heavy.
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“Harry Hood” 8.10.97 I, Noblesville, IN
A unique and under-the-radar version that deserves so much glory.
