What are some of your favorite sets for those long-ass road trips? (Do phish heads ever make road trips...?) I got a pretty lengthy drive coming up next weekend and I'm looking for some sets with really long jams. Last time I made this trip I listened to the entire Big Cypress midnight-dawn set, and I've done it before with most of the other Phests too, so I'm looking for some of those lesser-known second sets that just make you lose track of time. What are some of your favorites?

Also 12/11/97: Drowned -> Roses Are Free[1] -> Big Black Furry Creature from Mars[2] > Ghost -> Down with Disease -> Johnny B. Goode

Debut of Roses and a spacey Ghost> DWD Reprise that'll surely make you lose track of time.

here's a couple of my favorite long drive winners...

1) 8/9/97 alpine- both sets are good, but the second is great. check out the scent> slave> weekapaugh closer

2) 12/29/98 msg- once again, both sets are geat, but this second is mind blowing....don't go spacing out in the scurvy depths of this 2001. the yem is one of the best ever

3) 8/2-3/98 deer creek- this is a nice up beat run. this is a good mix of funk, rock, and tasty rare gems. check out the gumbo with manteca teases all over it. the tube is no joke either.

4) 9/29/99 memphis- overall, the first set doesn't really do it for me. the second set, on the other hand, is just massive. you get another great 2001, and in the mike's groove, they just throw the tension/release right in your face... mike's> catapult> mike's> kung> mike's> i didn't know> weekapaugh!!

5) 6/18/94 uic pavillion- this second set is a straight up rocker. the peaches> mind left body jam> bowie is perfection. tack on a mcgrupp, a fine tweezer, and a tease laced yem, and you have what i call a "keeper set." muy bueno!

drive safe...

Ever listen to the headphones jam?

I like that sometimes

There is a "columbia jam" from Dallas in '95 that is 30 minutes long. It's dope too

@benevolution said:

What are some of your favorite sets for those long-ass road trips? (Do phish heads ever make road trips...?) I got a pretty lengthy drive coming up next weekend and I'm looking for some sets with really long jams. Last time I made this trip I listened to the entire Big Cypress midnight-dawn set, and I've done it before with most of the other Phests too, so I'm looking for some of those lesser-known second sets that just make you lose track of time. What are some of your favorites?

6/14/2000 ... Fukuoka ... maybe it doesn't fit the 'lesser known' criteria, but it sure does fit the 'lose track of time' thing. Twist goes so far out that when they come back to it, it's surprising, like 'i forgot they were playing this tune'. Then the Jam> Walk Away> Jam...wow. It's great "long drive" music.

One thing I like to do on a long drive is to listen to runs of shows, like recently I listened to both SPAC 04 shows on a trip, and that was interesting....in fact those would be another recommendation, lots of long jams there. I do the same thing with the Dead, spinning my way through whole tours during a week with a lot of driving. I'm in the car a lot and it's where most of my listening happens.

Second the Fukuoka nomination. A lot of late 1999 through early 2000 is great for helping to shift HUGE blocks of time (i.e., with huge jams).

Any set with "Possum" - the perfect road trip song!