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03-28-90 Beta Intramural Hockey Party - Denison University, Granville, OH
04-05-90 J.J. McCabes, Boulder, CO
05-23-90 The Library, Richmond, VA
09-14-90 Living Room, Providence, RI
9/20/90 Somerville Deater, Somerville, MA
10-31-90 Armstrong Hall - Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
11-30-90 Colonial Theater, Keene, NH
12-28-90 The Marquee, New York City, NY
02-07-91 Pickle Barrel Pub, Killington Resort, Killington, VT
2/20/91 Kahootz, Richmond, VA
03-13-91 Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO
03-29-91 DNA Lounge, San Francisco, CA
04-11-91 The Cave, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
04-27-91 Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
05-03-91 Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA
07-21-91 Arrowhead Ranch, Parksville, NY
07-26-91 Georgia Theater, Athens, GA
08-03-91 Amy Skelton's Farm, Auburn, ME
10-19-91 The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
11-01-91 Gothic Theater, Denver, CO
11-14-91 Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
11-21-91 Somerville Theater, Somerville, MA
12-31-91 Worcester Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA
03-17-92 Lisner Auditorium, Washington, DC
03-25-92 Trax, Charlottesville, VA
03-30-92 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO
04-07-92 Fine Arts Auditorium - Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
04-17-92 Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA
04-21-92 Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, Eureka, CA
04-30-92 Barrymore Theater, Madison, WI
05-03-92 Michigan State University Union Ballroom, East Lansing, MI
05-07-92 The Agora, Cleveland, OH
08-17-92 The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA
11-22-92 Bailey Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
11-28-92 Capitol Theater, Port Chester, NY
12/2/92 Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
12-12-92 The Spectrum, Toronto, ON, Canada
12-29-92 Palace Theater, New Haven, CT
02-03-93 Portland Expo, Portland, ME
02-07-93 Lisner Auditorium - George Washington U., Washington, DC
02-13-93 Carpenter Sports Building - Unviversity of DE, Newark, DE
02-20-93 Roxy Theater, Atlanta, GA
03-02-93 Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA
04-14-93 American Theater, St. Louis, MO
04-18-93 Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI
04-22-93 The Agora Theater, Cleveland, OH
04-30-93 Sports Center - University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
05-03-93 State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ
05-06-93 Palace Theater, Albany, NY
07-17-93 The Filene Center at Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA
07-22-93 Stowe Performing Arts Center, Stowe, VT
07-25-93 Waterloo Village Music Center, Stanhope, NJ
08-06-93 Cincinnati Zoo Peacock Pavilion, Cincinnati, OH
08-09-93 The Masonic Temple, Toronto, Canada
08-12-93 Meadow Brook Music Theater, Rochester, MI
08-15-93 Macauley Theater, Louisville, KY
12-31-93 The Centrum, Worcester, MA
04-05-94 Metropolis, Montreal, QC, Canada
04-16-94 Mullins Center - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
05-04-94 State Palace Theater, New Orleans, LA
05-07-94 The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
05-17-94 Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CA
05-22-94 Vogue Theater, Vancouver, BC, Canada
06-10-94 Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO
06-18-94 UIC Pavillion - University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
06-23-94 Phoenix Plaza, Pontiac, MI
06-29-94 Walnut Creek Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC
07-02-94 Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ
07-06-94 Theater St-Denis, Montreal, QC, Canada
07-09-94 Great Woods, Mansfield, MA
07-13-94 Big Birch Concert Pavillion, Patterson, NY
10-07-94 Stabler Arena - Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
10-10-94 The Palace Theater, Louisville, KY
10-14-94 McAllister Auditorium - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
10-27-94 University Hall - UVA, Charlottesville, VA
11-02-94 Bangor Auditorium, Bangor, ME
11-13-94 Erie Warner Theatre, Erie, PA
11-18-94 MSU Auditorium, Michigan State U., East Lansing, MI
11-23-94 The Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
11-28-94 Field House at Montana State U., Bozeman, MT
12-01-94 Salem Armory, Salem, OR
12-09-94 Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ
12-30-94 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
06-14-95 Mud Island Amphitheater, Memphis, TN
06-17-95 Nissan Pavillion at Stone Ridge, Gainseville, VA
06-22-95 Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua, NY
06-28-95 Jones Beach Music Theater, Wantagh, Long Island, NY
07-02-95 Summerstage at Sugarbush North, Fayston, VT
09-28-95 Summer Pops, San Diego, CA
10-15-95 Austin Music Hall, Austin, TX
10-22-95 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
11-12-95 O'Connell Center, Gainesville, FL
11-19-95 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
11-30-95 Ervin J. Nutter Center, Dayton, OH
12-02-95 New Haven Coliseum, New Haven, CT
12-08-95 CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland, OH
12-14-95 Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY
12-17-95 Olympic Center, Lake Placid, NY
12-28-95 The Centrum, Worcester, MA
07-12-96 The Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
08-02-96 Wolf Mountain Ampitheater, Park City, UT
08-06-96 Red Rocks Ampitheater, Morrison, CO
08-14-96 Hershey Park Stadium, Hershey, PA
08-17-96 Plattsburgh Air Force Base (The Clifford Ball), Plattsburgh, NY
10-17-96 Bryce Jordan Center - Penn State, University Park, PA
10-23-96 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
11-03-96 O'Connell Center, Gainesville, FL
11-18-96 Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN
11-27-96 Key Arena, Seattle, WA
08-02-97 The Gorge, Quincy (George), WA
08-17-97 Loring Air Force Base, Limestone ME (The Great Went)
11-17-97 McNichols Arena, Denver, CO
11-22-97 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA
11-26-97 Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT
12-06-97 The Palace, Auburn Hills, MI
12-12-97 Pepsi Arena, Albany, NY
12-29-97 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
12-31-97 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
7-1-98 The Grey Hall, Dopenhagen, Denmark
7-19-98 Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA
7-25-98 South Park Meadows, Austin, Texas
08-01-98 Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI
08-15-98 Lemonwheel, Loring AFB, Limestone, ME
11-28-98 Worcester Centrum, Worcester, MA
12-31-98 Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY
8-1-99 Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba, Niigata, JAPAN
9-9-99 GM Place, Vancouver, British Columbia
9-18-99 Coors Amp, Chula Vista, CA
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While we want to include Tweezer reviews from as many people as possible, Charlie Dirksen has written the vast majority of them. Here are a few words from him:

Disclaimer for all Dirksen reviews: Charlie wrote many of these
reviews a long time ago and they do not necessarily comport with his current
views.


***
I went into this long ago with the idea that an average Tweezer was
"great," and would have a rating of 5.0 on a 10.0 Scott Jordan Concert
Review Poll scale.  Keeping that in mind, here are the Tweezers and
their ratings, but you especially observant ones will readily
ascertain that the average of those listed below is, in fact, in the
vicinity of 6 and not 5.  If a ? appears in the timing column, it
means that I didn't time it.  The version is likely not something to
get excited about.  Also, the timings are rounded sometimes, and given
the slight differences between deck speeds, your copy should not equal
this time. So please don't email me to tell me that my timing is off,
because I'm sure it is.
 
If a rating really pisses you off, then I hope you'll publicly explain
why you think a particular version deserves better or worse treatment.
I hope you get the opportunity, though, to hear versions which I've
rated very highly, to give you an idea of what I consider to be
exceptional versions.  Please remember at all times that it is JUST
TWO CENTS.
 
 
date      rating    timing    notes
03/28/90  0.5       8:10      Long drum intro
04/05/90  3.5       9:34
05/23/90  4.0       11:17     (very amusing opening)
09/14/90  3.5       11:34     (lots of signals)
09/20/90  4.0       14:35     (Buried Alive)
10/31/90  5.5       9:15      (Heartbreaker teases)
11/30/90  3.5       9
12/28/90  6.0       11        (Manteca)
02/07/91  4.0       12:38     (first Tweezer Reprise)
02/20/91  5.5       11:09     (Fishman howls..)
03/13/91  5.5       9:30
03/29/91  4.5       10
04/11/91  4.0       ?
04/27/91  7.5       10        (Sweet Emotion jam)
05/03/91  5.5       10        (Sweet Emotion quote/jam)
07/21/91  5.1       10        (GCH)
07/26/91  6.0       10:30     (GCH)
08/03/91  6.0       10:25
10/19/91  3.5       10
11/01/91  3.0       9
11/14/91  5.5       11:55
11/21/91  4.0       11
12/31/91  4.5       13
PON       4.0       8:42      (Picture of Nectar version)
03/17/92  4.5       11:19
03/25/92  4.5       11
03/30/92  4.5       10:40
04/07/92  4.25      11:24
04/17/92  6.2       10:30
04/21/92  8.0       13        (really melodic jam)
04/30/92  6.0       11:30     (hysterical opening; Hampton on trumpet)
05/03/92  5.5       11:48
05/07/92  5.5       12:30
08/17/92  7.0       ?         (TweezerReprise-esque)
11/22/92  6.5       17:09     (Big Ball Jam; very improvisational)
11/25/92  4.5       9:10      (segues into HYHU) (no review)
11/28/92  5.75      13
12/02/92        4.5             13:47   (weird jam.. Big Ball Jam at one
point)
12/12/92  6         14:26
12/29/92  7.5       13:30     (Who Knows quoting)
02/03/93  6.0       12
02/07/93  5.5       ?         (Gumbo hints)
02/13/93  4.5       ?
02/20/93  7.0       7+        (great opening, Walk Away)
03/02/93  6.5       12:02
03/30/93  7.5       14:25     (Page leads for awhile!)
04/12/93  6.5           14(?)     (no review)
04/14/93  6.5       12
04/18/93  4.5       11:23
04/22/93  3.75      13:35
04/30/93  5.0       9:36      (good segue into Walk Away)
05/03/93  7.5       17        ("Earth Move" tease, Manteca jam)
05/06/93  8.5       20        (Sweet Emotion jam, plus melodic jams)
07/17/93  5.0       11
07/22/93  4.0       9:50      (great segue into Walk Away)
07/25/93  5.5       10
08/06/93  5.25      13        (hard rock feel, Tequila teases)
08/09/93  4.5       13:24
08/12/93  8.0       13        (Get Back signals, Landlady)
08/15/93  8.25      19:35     (Antelopian HOSE moment, Cocaine-esque jamming)
12/31/93  5.25      12
04/05/94  8.0       11+       (excellent melodic jam in here)
04/16/94  4.75      11:30
05/04/94  6.5       16(?)
05/07/94  9.0       69?       (TWEEZERFEST...lots of stuff in here)
05/17/94  5.5       11:47
05/22/94  5.5       15
06/10/94  8.5       15        (I think this is an excellent version..but..)
06/18/94  7.0       14
06/23/94  4.0       13:30     (SunshineOfYourLove, R&R Hootchie Koo teases)
06/29/94  4.25      12
07/02/94  4.0       11
07/06/94  8.5       19        (HYHU & 2001 jams...excellent)
07/09/94  4.0       11:30
07/13/94  6.0       20+       (rating refers to actual
                               TWEEZER portions .. Julius, I Wish jam
                               (sortof), I Know A Little jam, BBFCFM..)
10/07/94  5.0       14
10/10/94  1.5       17        (AGH!!!!!!)
10/14/94  4.5       13
10/27/94  4.0       12
11/02/94  Refuse To Rate      (31 mins) (on "A Live One" (ALO))
11/13/94  5.0       14        (R&R Hootchie Koo tease)
11/18/94  5.0       14
11/23/94  Refuse to Rate      (only 20:16, but has some gorgeous jams & space)
11/28/94  Refuse to Rate      (45 minutes)
12/01/94  7.0       25+       (just the Tweezer parts... NorwegianWoodjam,
                               BBFCFM, NICU, Makisupa)
12/09/94  7.0       25:29     (Slave-jam! Very spacey, jazzy jam..)
12/30/94  7.5       22        (_PAGE_)
06/14/95  Refuse to Rate      (51 mins..GypsyQueen-esque jam!)
06/17/95  8.0       20:35     (heartbrkr tease, johnny b goode..)
06/22/95  Refuse to Rate      (the FLeezer..45 mins)
06/28/95  Refuse..            (Dave's Energy Guide, Cannonball..30:30 mins)
07/02/95  6.5       13:30
09/28/95  4.5       12:50
10/15/95  6.0       15:50
10/22/95  9.0       15:20     (probably 8.5.. I love this, though!!)
11/12/95  7.0       18:48     (very curious, Free-like jam..)
11/19/95  7.0       21:32     (really funky jam for a few mins..)
11/30/95  10.0      19:23     (serious HOSE in the final few minutes)
12/02/95  11.0      15:10     (even more serious HOSE in whole thing!!)
12/08/95  7.5       26:18     (KUNG)
12/14/95  9.0       24:20     (you'll just have to hear this.. Timber Ho)
12/17/95  6.0       22:46     (Page solo, and Tweezer Rep. finish)
12/28/95  7.5       22:00
07/12/96  4.0       10:35
08/02/96  4.0       11
08/06/96  7.5       16:55     (Norwegian Wood quoting)
08/14/96  7.0       19:20     (very cool ending!!!)
08/17/96  5.5       11:54
10/17/96  3.5        9:24
10/23/96  7.5       17:26       (extra drummer)
11/03/96  8.5       16:49     (Holy shit batman! Karl Perazzo!)
11/18/96  4.0       11:45     (Gary Gazaway on trumpet)
11/27/96  8.0       16:30ish  (DISEEEEZER)
12/30/96  7.0       14:45
08/02/97  7.0       32:22     (DWD->Tweezer)
08/17/97  7.5       18:33     (Space Funk...)
11/17/97  6.5       16+
11/22/97  7.0       11:31
11/26/97  8.0       17:29
12/06/97  9.5       22        (spectacular improv!)
12/12/97  7.0       15:46
12/31/97  4.5       12:15
04/04/98  6.5       16:05
07/01/98  6.5       22
07/09/98  8.0       18:10
08/01/98  8.0       18:34     (ambient, gorgeous improv)
10/30/98  9.0       16:50     (siiiiick Trey soloing!)
11/14/98  7.5       16:30
12/31/98  7.5       14:45     (amazing segue into Cities)
07/17/99  7.0       19:02     (good -> into Have Mercy)
07/24/99  N/R       18(?)     (Catapult; dogshit version)
 
If forced to rate the Experimental Never-Ending Tweezers, I'd put
Bozeman, Mud Island, and the FLeezer all next to each other on top
(11/28/94, 6/14/95, and 6/22/95, respectively), then Bangor 11/2/94
(ALO version), and, well, as regards Jones Beach 6/28/95, outside of
the jamming surrounding and during the Dave's Energy Guide (which is
spectacular!), I think it is about as exciting as an excellent version
of Cavern.  11/23/94 is a magnificent version of Tweezer, with some of
the most beautiful spacey jamming (and jam out of space) I've ever
heard from Phish. I like it more than all of the other crazy versions,
except probably Bozeman.
 
two cents,
 
charlie

Charlie




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