MYSTERY JAM MONDAY PART 418
Welcome to the 418th edition of Phish.Net's Mystery Jam Monday, the final and most difficult contest of May - thanks again to my broniac @schvice for his help on one of the clips! If you haven't noticed, while I may be the mouthpiece for this thing, I've got a whole crew of MJM Hall of Famers sending me juicy clips year-round. That's how we keep this series rolling despite rapidly approaching the ten year mark (!?), which, incidentally will be celebrated during MJM420 #blazeon. As usual, the winner will receive an MP3 download code courtesy of our friends at LivePhish.com / Nugs.Net. To win, be the first person to identify the song and dates of all three mystery clips. Each person gets one guess to start – if no one answers correctly in the first 24 hours, I'll post a hint. After the hint, everyone gets one more guess before Wednesday at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. I hope you enjoy yourself this Memorial Day.
Note: I'm a bit random with holiday MJMs - sometimes I punt till Tuesday, sometimes I drop on Monday. Irrespective of which day I start the contest, participation can be low during holiday weeks, so there's a chance that if folks struggle with this week's puzzle I'll end up extending the contest an extra day. We'll play it by ear, but I wouldn't dawdle: there are some talented, motivated MJMers able to crack even the most difficult puzzles.
Hint: Anyone paying close attention to the original post already knows which song these clips come from, but to accelerate the process just a bit I'll add that one of these clips comes from a version not on the jam charts ... and it's an earlier version than you think!
Answer: Suprise, surprise: @Chicken_Sub_In_Your_Hand continues their amazing streak with a third straight win (and six of eleven!), this time by identifying the three "You Enjoy Myself" jams alluded to in the original post: 10/31/95, 11/24/91, and 7/31/97. Check the blog for MJM419 when the n00bs get another crack at it.
P.S.: That square ^ right there says "Mystery Jam Monday Results" and is a link to the results to all previous mystery jams - I rarely recycle jams so it may help you narrow your search; or you may be bored and want to listen back to some old jams. Regardless, it's always there every week.
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The Mockingbird Foundation
YEM 12/28/92
Twist 6/20/97
That's all I'll say.
(Pretty sure that doesn't give anything away)
It's Ice 4/21/92
It's Ice 8/8/97
11/24/91 YEM
7/31/97 YEM
Like I said...
@serpent_deflector said: I also just realized I looked at that one, but just didn’t skim to the right part of it. Sometimes my strategy of skimming pays off and other (most) times it doesn’t. Oh well.. next week maybe.
"Anyone who doubts that this is the best pre-93 YEM should have their ears hacked off with a rusty spoon. This YEM has greater intensity than many YEMs after 1991, if not most."
Listening again to 11/16/91, it is a magnificent version, something every fan should hear at some point. I'm not sure the 11/24 version is better...but it's close, and I gotta say, anyone who prefers it should be permitted to keep their ears.
(PS: It's a testament to the value of those reviews that I'm still nitpicking them decades later. They're a huge part of what helped me get into Phish, and the forebears of the wonderful jam charts that have helped me discover so many great versions of so many songs...and where, by the way, the 11/24/91 YEM should be given a spot, stat.)