@HarborSeal said:

Well, I can try another. For most of 3.0 and 4.0, I don't know enough to come up with a decent list! But here's one for '03:

Song: 12/31/02 Piper
Why: Return from the hiatus; excellent, fiery jam with some elements that are typical of this era; it very obviously marks a new beginning for the band
Length: 15 minutes

Song: 1/2/03 46 Days
Why: The up tempo, rollicking funk jam is common in several other 2.0 improvisations--see 6/20/04 Drowned is the only one that springs to mind--with a strong acceleration jam
Time: 5 minutes

Song: 2/14/03 Bathtub Gin, blissy jam
Why: The first really magnificent improvisation post-hiatus, at least to my ears (though I am sort of a defender of the MSG / Hampton run); the climatic bliss jam is both wonderful in itself and anticipates a lot of the jamming of this year
Length: Let's say 8 minutes

Song: 2/16/03 Viper, jam near the end
Why: The calypso-style funk jamming is a fine representation of a style--Trey playing chords, funky rhythm behind him--that the band would revisit several times in the next couple of years; the 2.0 permutation of the funk, if you like; see 2/22/03 Tube, several YEMs, 2/26 Stash in part, several Pipers from the summer, the 7/18 DWD, and many other jams I'm sure; sort of similar in feel to the 1/2 46 Days but funkier and without as much of an acceleration jam
Length: 8 minutes

Song: 2/22/03 WOTC
Why: There are a lot of very fiery jams from this eras that are not very melodic but just rip into this hazy, wild space, especially coming from some of the Round Room songs; see, e.g., other versions of WotC, 2/20 Pebbles, and others I think; maybe even the 7/29/03 C&P has this feel?
Length: 8 minutes

Song: 2/28/03 Tweezer, bliss jam starting aroudn 14
Why: Similar in kind to the 2/14 Gin but probably better; one of the legendary jams in Phishtory, and the definitive 2.0 Tweezer
Length: 8 minutes

Song: 7/15/03 Mr Completely
Why: Idunno, it's really good, people really like it, I really like it, it's HOSE, it's the first time Phish played Mr C, but I don't really know
Length: 10 minutes maybe? I don't really know.

Song: 7/22/03 Gumbo
Why: The somewhat down-tempo bliss jam--I think people call it an "Oxy" jam--has something in common with the 2/14 Gin but opens up some new space; the 8/10/04 Birds will sound a lot like this in a more up-tempo way; definitely representative of a certain style
Length: Say 7 minutes around the end

Song: 7/25/03 Hood
Why: It's helpful to hear how they wove in an out of a melodic song like Hood in an era when they were playing a lot of shreddy hazy stuff; this is a VERY diverse jam, and i guess I mostly recommend the end for that reason. But the whole thing should be heard.
Length: 10 minutes

Song: 8/2/03 Waves, jam at the end
Why: That terrifying jam at the end captures something unique that you'd see here and there in jams, when they really went all-in for something SCARY; also good to have something representing IT. There was some other scary stuff that weekend too (DWD, 46 Days, e.g.; this is typical)
Length: 8 minutes

Song: 12/28/03 Suzy
Why: Shreddy heavy metal jam is another place the band would go sometimes those days
Length: 10 minutes

There's plenty more to include, but there's another stab at a year in 100 minutes. Not a list of the best jams, nor even something that represents the best tours, but I've tried to pick stuff that shows where the band was going that year.

So are you only using portions of songs? Just curious about your process and I like a lot of your selections. That 7/25 Hood is probably my all-time favorite (especially with that Bowie that followed), but it’s 29:34 and I see you have it listed at 10 minutes…are you choosing a certain portion? If so…how are you doing so?