Phish.net Mystery Jam Monday iteration: 161
Prize: One MP3 download courtesy of our friends at LivePhish.com / Nugs.Net
Objective: To be the first person to identify the song and date of the mystery jam clip
Rules: Each person gets one guess per day, with the second “day” starting after I post the hint on Tuesday if necessary, with the answer to follow on Wednesday
Start time: Now
Hint: If Mr. Carey were judging this week's MJM, as of Tuesday at 9:27am ET, Mr. Monroe would have twice the money needed to win.
Answer: Several of you were able to figure out the hint -- as of the time it was posted, all submissions were past the date of the correct answer, so using "The Price is Right" rules (hosted by Drew Carey), since everyone else was "over", Bill Monroe's two-dollar bill would have been double the $1 it would have taken to win. Unfortunately for you, and fortunately for the Blog, only Contestant Emeritus @pauly was able to figure out this week's MJM: the 8/21/93 Stash. For the record, it was previously said that a more straightforward hint might be in order next time. For a mystery jam from the prominent month of August 1993, I'd say this was a suitable increase in clarity, no?
Stop by next Monday for a double-MP3 giveaway MJM!
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The bass rift at 20 seconds sounds a bit like the end of Tweezer Reprise.
I saw a kid walking in a store wearing a Ween shirt the other day. (this is in Apple Valley, Ca, mind you) I say "Hey! Ween!" He looks at me (I'm 45) and says "Wow, I can't believe you know who they are!" I said "shiiiiit." LOL
(near the transition into Tweeprise)
Drew Carey Hosts Price is right. Since the MJM went "over" 1 dollar would be the winning bid. Monroe? Bill Monroe. What's 1 dollar doubled? a two dollar bill.
Mike's was followed by My Long Journey home ( Left all my money but a two dollar bill)
Unfortunately can't confirm because im stuck at work and cant get on to have a listen
It's in E...sounds like Mike's Languedoc and Trey's Ross Compressor...Page sounds like he's trying to bring it home with typical Bowie notes, and after Fishman's fill at the end I bet they close it out. I like the jam chart explanation, plus this date appears to be missing from Phishtracks and the MJM needs all the help it can get there.
I originally thought the hint was a clear path to the 5th Ball (aka Carreystock), but Jim Carrey spells his name differently. I remember listening to a tape of this, but can't remember the specifics. Based on the setlist, the only song that would fit the MJM is Twist> Jam.
Reasonable hint. But not enough for this player.
Saturday, 06/18/1994
UIC Pavilion, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
For some reason this MJM reminds me of something in this show.
That bass lick at about 20 seconds is the juice, and that's Mike's signature Tweezer bass sound for the mid 90s all day. Page sounds like a baby grand to me, that's 93 and on.
The funny thing is that source can sometimes give a pivotal hint if you have the same one in your collection or can throw you off too. I did a search for SBD sources in 93 but I only have a decent AUD of the 8/21/93 show.
I'm a daily devotee to the NY Times crossword puzzle during the hour or so of free time I have between work and studying for actuarial exams, and while the Monday/Tuesday puzzles make me feel great about myself, it's just instant gratification. When I'm able to solve a Friday/Saturday puzzle in under two hours with no outside assistance, it's a far more satisfying feeling of accomplishment. Same goes for pub trivia -- those early questions that illicit crickets when the answer is revealed aren't nearly as exciting to get correct as the ones toward the end when people are either slapping themselves on the forehead for not figuring out the cryptic way it was asked, or screaming at the host that no one could possibly know it.
If my hint was more along the lines of "this is a Stash jam played prior to 1995," and one of you inevitably gets it right within the hour, then I'd feel the hint was terrible. The hint for MJM #159 was in hindsight terrible as well, but given that 13 single-jam MJMs had passed without stumping you all, I was still convinced it would be quickly solved. Hell, MJM #137 was a ONE-SECOND clip and MJM #148 was a 30-second clip of a SILENT JAM, and those were solved sans hint. The attempt to match the level of difficulty in the clip and hint versus the level of skill exhibited by the contestants is not an easy balance to achieve, but I think it's imperative to at least make the attempt if we want this to continue to be an entertaining game worthy of everyone's time.
Great show! I wanted more "Mind Left Body", so I clicked the song and it took me here:
http://phish.net/song/mind-left-body-jam
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First version...
I downloaded entire show last night - haven't had a chance to listed to Stash yet.
bizarro