Top 5 Jams… ever

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nice, this is a fun one to think about… for me (with the caveat that its all stuff I saw and relistend to a bunch, cant remember other stuff)

In order that they come to mind:
(1) 12/29/2011 St Louis NYE run - BLBC
(2) 02/17/2012 Columbus OH - Wellwishers (JaJunk > WW > JaJunk)
(3) 07/03/2011 Red Rocks - Red Tape bounceback goodness
(4) 04/10/2015 St Augustine FL - The Floor
(5) 12/31/2011 St Louis NYE run - Ocean Billy (this one always felt like quintessential 2011 sound, spacey/dancey monster)

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Top 5 ever? For me it’s probably…
5/27/11 Tape (this or 12/11/04 triple wide for textbook bounceback)
10/27/08 Haunt (the untz)
12/3/04 FF (Haunt from this show is also one of their best jazzy jams)
8/26/07 ITK (gets my vote for best encore ever)
4/3/09 Phil’s (attendance bias)

Honorable mention to all of 1/27/11 and 7/19/07.

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I’ve never heard this Haunt and I’m very happy listening to it for the first time rn

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thanks for reminding me I need to replace my office speakers at work

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Some of my favorites i have seen live off the top of my head. Was too hard to narrow it down to top-5

05/23/08 - Utopian Fir
10/20/11 - Kabump
05/27/11 - Red Tape
12/29/11 - BLBC
08/25/06 - Mail Package
02/14/09 - AIT
07/17/10 - Girlfriend is Better
04/28/06 - 3x
02/24/06 - HBB
09/14/12 - Puppet String

@OSUmBeaverPhreak calling the SCamp Fir overrated is pure blasphemy.

One of the most unique and exploratory jams they have ever done.

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Shimmy Shanker
02/24/06 Visions
05/01/06 ItK (or Great American)
06/30/07 Walletsworth
05/27/11 Red Tape

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I had to do a double take on this. Are you sure this date is correct? 5/23/09 Red Tape is 7min long

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Lol yes, meant 2011. Updating list.

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Narrowing down to 5 is impossible so here are a few that haven’t been mentioned much

1/27/11 Resolution (I mean really this whole damn show, c’mon now)
2/21/07 Nemo (see above)
12/3/04 FF
1/30/15 Fir
7/3/19 Similar Skin

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hell yea

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10/4/07 Intro > Bright Lights

The best show opener I ever saw.

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Hot damn this opening combo is the tits. How have I not heard this before? Thanks for pointing to this!

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Awesome! That whole show is great, there’s a tasty N2F reprise in the 2nd set too.

Wish they would come back to Liberty Hall, such a great venue for them. Though I’m happy to at least have a KC show on the schedule in May.