My inability to place these jams is frustrating the hell out of me. Both sound insanely familiar.

@MiguelSanchez said:

My inability to place these jams is frustrating the hell out of me. Both sound insanely familiar.

I completely agree. That first jam is nasty! I checked a few of the usual suspects and came up empty. Great MJM! Can't wait to find out the first clip.

@WayIFeel said:

@MiguelSanchez said:

My inability to place these jams is frustrating the hell out of me. Both sound insanely familiar.

I completely agree. That first jam is nasty! I checked a few of the usual suspects and came up empty. Great MJM! Can't wait to find out the first clip.

A MJM couldn't have been pitched more in my wheel house than that first jam. I foresee me feeling lots of shame when I find out what that is and realize I've heard 3000 times.

I think I've got the 2nd one now. Need to confirm. May be off. They could be throwing a red herring in there and have me sniffing down the wrong rabbit hole.

The theme is Theme.

Theme 11-02-13
Theme 12-31-14

@raisinsnacks said:

The theme is Theme.

Theme 11-02-13
Theme 12-31-14

12/31/14 was not what I was thinking, but I just confirmed what I was thinking was dead wrong. I'm pretty sure you nailed this one.

Yep, this seems like the winner. Gotta dust off that 11/2/13 theme!!

Seems that the Theme need be part of the correct answer.

Man.... so close yet so far. I know no. 2 without doubt. No. 1 escapes me.

I thought this one might be a quick solve but the jams were too sweet to hold them back much longer - love seeing first-time MJM winners too; nice work!

@uctweezer said:

I thought this one might be a quick solve but the jams were too sweet to hold them back much longer - love seeing first-time MJM winners too; nice work!

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But are the jams as underrated as the winner's username? I'm more of a Swedish Fish guy for show snacks.

@mcgrupp81 said:

@uctweezer said:

I thought this one might be a quick solve but the jams were too sweet to hold them back much longer - love seeing first-time MJM winners too; nice work!

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But are the jams as underrated as the winner's username? I'm more of a Swedish Fish guy for show snacks.

Raisins are "nature's candy."

@PhreePhish said:

@mcgrupp81 said:

@uctweezer said:

I thought this one might be a quick solve but the jams were too sweet to hold them back much longer - love seeing first-time MJM winners too; nice work!

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But are the jams as underrated as the winner's username? I'm more of a Swedish Fish guy for show snacks.

Raisins are "nature's candy."

Raisins are also a “dirty trick” when put into cookies - nothing worse than thinking you’re about to hit chocolate and a bunch of raisins smacks you in the face hole

I've spent hours sometimes trying to put my finger on some MJMs, but I knew these two immediately. AC '13 is my favorite run of 3.0 (attendance bias). I love a Theme second jam...anyone have suggestions other than these two?

@raisinsnacks said:

I've spent hours sometimes trying to put my finger on some MJMs, but I knew these two immediately. AC '13 is my favorite run of 3.0 (attendance bias). I love a Theme second jam...anyone have suggestions other than these two?

The only other one I can think of where the final vocals of Theme are sung, and then there is a second jam, is 1995/06/22. It is a very spacy jam that gradually gains momentum and then crashes into a gigantic Tweezer.

@raisinsnacks said:

I've spent hours sometimes trying to put my finger on some MJMs, but I knew these two immediately. AC '13 is my favorite run of 3.0 (attendance bias). I love a Theme second jam...anyone have suggestions other than these two?

You want the 10/22/14 Theme with the 'Echoes' post-jam.

Check out the Theme jam chart:
http://phish.net/jamcharts/song/theme-from-the-bottom

In addition to the Echoes 10/22/14 theme, I second Pete’s suggestion of the jam chart. A few quick abbreviated notes from over my breakfast:

-It is hard to go wrong with literally any 95, 97, or 98 theme. All are worth spinning.

-In addition to what’s been mentioned, I’ll throw out the Went theme (8/16/97) in which the middle jam is where the band writes and/or experiments with the WTU? theme. Earlier in that week, 8/9/97 theme is also good (and stick around for that Ghost two songs later!). A bit more famous, 12/29/97 and Ventura 98 (7/20/98) are also pretty solid.

-My personal favorite Theme is 7/26/99, which has lots of extended feedback matched with classic summer ‘99 swirl. For that matter, all of that second set is worth your time to hear - easily my favorite set of Phish.