Secret Language Instructions
Played 12 times. Current gap: 1410 shows bustout candidate. · phish.net ↗ · jam-chart notes ↗
As a jam vehicle
Longest versions
| Date | Set | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1992-03-06 | Set 2 | 9:51 |
| 1992-03-28 | Set 1 | 6:01 |
| 1992-11-30 | Set 1 | 3:52 |
Length by set
Where a song lands changes what it is: a Set 2 version of a jam vehicle runs far longer than the same song opening Set 1. One catalogue-wide average would hide exactly that.
| Set | Versions | Median | Average | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | 2 | 4:56 | 4:56 | 6:01 |
| Set 2 | 1 | 9:51 | 9:51 | 9:51 |
Based on 3 of 12 performances — only phish.in tracks that map to exactly one song are counted, so bundled segues and in-set repeats are left out rather than guessed at.
Every performance
| Date | Set | Venue | Gap | Length | Before | After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-03-16 | Set 2 | CELEBRITY THEATRE, Phoenix | 13 | — | Esther | Esther |
| 1993-02-22 | Set 1 | THE MOON, Tallahassee | 33 | — | Guelah Papyrus | Guelah Papyrus |
| 1992-11-30 | Set 1 | METROPOL, Pittsburgh | 56 bustout | — | Reba | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1992-05-14 | Set 1 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 11 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1992-05-14 | Set 1 | THE CAPITOL THEATRE, Port Chester | 0 | — | Run Like an Antelope | Run Like an Antelope |
| 1992-04-29 | Set 1 | FIRST AVENUE, Minneapolis | 3 | — | David Bowie | David Bowie |
| 1992-04-22 | Set 2 | HILTON BALLROOM, Eugene | 17 | — | Wilson | Wilson |
| 1992-04-22 | Set 2 | HILTON BALLROOM, Eugene | 0 | — | Wilson | Wilson |
| 1992-03-28 | Set 1 | VARIETY PLAYHOUSE, Atlanta | 6 | — | David Bowie | David Bowie |
| 1992-03-20 | Set 2 | BROOME COUNTY FORUM, Binghamton | 3 | — | Possum | Possum |
| 1992-03-13 | Set 2 | CAMPUS CLUB, Providence | 3 | — | Possum | Possum |
| 1992-03-06 | Set 2 | THE MUSIC HALL, Portsmouth | debut | — | Poor Heart | Stash |