Bathtub Gin as performed by Phish Performances History Lyrics Jam Chart Artist Bathtub Gin was played at 15.43% of live Phish shows. It was last played July 25, 2025, which was 2 shows ago. There have been 1,827 shows since the live debut.
"Bathtub Gin" has been played approximately once every 6.5 shows. Bathtub Gin has been played by Umphrey's McGee 6 time (s). It was played at 0.21% of Umphrey's McGee shows.
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It was last played 1998-05-23, which was 2764 show (s) ago. There have been 2794 show (s) since the live debut. Since its debut, "Bathtub Gin" has been played, on average, once every 466 show (s).
Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan 6/19/10 3 1 9/10 Fluffhead Suzy Greenberg 6/27/10 6 1 9/11 Sample in a Jar Brian and Robert 7/3/10 4 1 5/13 McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters Mountains in the Mist 8/6/10 3 1 7/8 The Moma Dance Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan 8/12/10 4 2 3/12 Gotta Jibboo My Friend, My Friend 8/18/10 5 1 7/11 Chalk Dust. One of the most beautiful jam segments in the entire Phish repertoire. Gets me every time.
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As the jam takes off around the 7:00 mark, close your eyes, turn off your mind, and surrender to the phlow. The majority of the versions stayed within the relative framework of the typical Gin jam, making exceptions like 8/13/93, 12/5/95 and 12/29/95 all that more special. By Fall 1996 Gin was delivering major highlights regularly and by 1997 it could be counted on as a jam vehicle nearly every time out.
In the summer of 1987, Phish spent much of their time playing the bar scene in Burlington, Vermont. Just a decade later, they drew 70,000 fans to Limestone, Maine, where they threw a legendary festival called The Great Went. On August 17, 1997, Phish played a version of their song Bathtub Gin, that is widely considered to be one of the bands best improvisations of all time.
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History "Bathtub Gin" is one of Phish's most distinctive songs. Drawing together diverse influences, it marries a composition by Trey to the unique lyrics of his old friend Susannah Goodman. Page's opening piano part quotes heavily from George Gershwin's " Rhapsody in Blue," as do his fills later in the song.
Fish's beat is unique among Phish songs, and gives the "Gin" jam. One of the best ways to learn the layout of the fretboard, and to connect what's happening on the fretboard to what your ears are hearing, is to take the same melody and learn several different ways of playing it. To Phish fans, the melody to Bathtub Gin is super familiar, so it's a great one to work with.
In addition, it includes some bluesy and mixolydian ideas that Trey Anastasio uses. Bathtub gin refers to any style of homemade spirit made in amateur conditions. The term first appeared in 1920, in the prohibition in the United States, in reference to the poor.
A bathtub gin made with neutral alcohol, juniper and spices might have no sugar whatsoever. Most bathtub gins however are fruit infusions and contain roughly 17 grams of sugar per 125 ml. How Many Calories are there in Bathtub Gin? If we take the sweetened bathtub gin above (which is probably a worst-case) it would contain 283 calories per 125ml.
