We just discovered how to play Split Open and Melt, because it's got this really weird time change that was throwing us off. But that one on Hoist at the end, that was the first time it clicked. Split Open and Melt went from being a big pain in our butt to like, this was it, this was how you play...

My first show too. I was actually suffering from borderline clinical depression for the weeks running up to this show. My music major friends wanted us to drive down from Northern Ohio to see this obscure band... I wanted to stay in bed. They DRAGGED me into the car saying it would be good for...

I'll never forget how during 'Great Gig in the Sky ' they filled the place up with a thick blanket of smoke from the fog machines. Couldn't see my hand in front of my face from the railing next to stage. My second show and was hopelessly hooked at that point!

After successfully navigating the treacherous early sections, there's a palpable sense of energy as the lyrical section of Clod ends, leading to a super Page solo complimented by great play from Trey. An excellent Bundle of Joy gives that momentary sense of an impending train wreck, before the band explodes into a powerful, notably strong Arrival, featuring pounding Fish and great licks from Trey.

Unusual, intense and improvisational jam that almost sounds like a "SOAM" jam at times.

The jam from this fiery, intense version was attached to the end of the song "Demand" on the studio album Hoist. In a 1994 interview, Trey noted this performance marked the beginning of a watershed, 14-month period, during which the band really clicked and coalesced on "SOAM's" complex jam rhythm. Not surprisingly, the golden age of "SOAM" overlaps with this 1993 - 1994 period of technical mastery considerably.