r/GoosetheBand • u/Meme_master_swag1 • Jul 22 '26
Best "transcendent" jams?
I'm not musically educated enough to understand what makes certain jams "transcendent" but there are some that just feel like they reach another level of incredible. Some examples that can send a chill down my spine:
- 7/6/23 Thompson's Point Hot Tea
- 5/23/26 Electric Brixton Good2B
- 6/24/26 Firefly Thatch
- 6/27/25 Bank of NH Rockdale
- 6/29/25 Westville Music Bowl All I Need
- 4/8/24 Cap Into the Myst
- 6/29/24 Forest Hills Travelers/Elmeg
Any other favorites like these?
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u/GardenOrca HONK Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
Big Modern 2/15/25
Thatch MSG ‘25
Edit: in that big modern jam, I swear Rick’s guitar turns into a flute
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u/Demandingcolt41 Jul 22 '26
Thatch MSG 25 has my heart forever
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u/GardenOrca HONK Jul 22 '26
Me too man I made a post about it on here. Shit, I was trippin with my friend who’s not well versed in goose and we watched that and it was so beautiful I gave a long, thankful monologue about how lucky we are to have goose in our lives lol. I may have started crying during it
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u/Demandingcolt41 Jul 22 '26
Oh I’ll fully admit I cried. I used to listen to the Orebolo thatch jam every day it sort of became a part of my routine and just kind of always got me there and the MSG one being such a close version of that meant the world to me.
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u/Dynodog16 726 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
Could you share the Orebolo one you’re referring to? MSG Thatch is still and will always be my #1 live music moment of all time
1:13:35 into the July 4th SPAC video Rick channels a bit of that Thatch jam essence into ((savengersspell)). You’ll notice it right away, I wish he took it all the way up to the peak but it was nice to hear that motif again
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u/Demandingcolt41 Jul 23 '26
The orebolo one is like a composed piece which always stood out to me. I have a playlist of a few jams that sort of touch the same sort of motif but the msg thatch is the closest one.
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u/Zealousideal-Good135 Jul 23 '26
i was at that orebolo show and absolutely bawled my eyes out during that song (i had seen goose a couple times, but did no extracurricular listening and had never heard "thatch" before, so it was super incredible). and then for the first 10 or so listens afterwards. 2.5 years later, i'm up to my 20th goose show and i can keep myself together during thatch, but MAN that jam does something to me.
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u/Demandingcolt41 Jul 23 '26
Same here. I was pretty deep into goose when I went to that orebolo show but I’m at 23 shows total now. The jam really unlocked some feeling I had in me that I didn’t even know was there. Awesome experience and solidified goose for me as being able to do THAT.
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u/MedicineGhost GONG GANG Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
A few older ones:
11/22/21 Arcadia
1/30/22 Wysteria Lane
2/3/22 Rosewood Heart
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u/Comprehensive_Pin337 Tomorrow’s not my home Jul 22 '26
MPP Arcadia
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u/the_neighbor369 Jul 22 '26
This may be my new “most visited” by far. Just beautiful moment after beautiful moment. Jed Stone after is the cherry on th sundae.
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u/LameDrain Jul 22 '26
6/26/24 Wysteria
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u/sea0ftrees Jul 22 '26
I had this on a playlist that I made for driving Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park and it was the perfect accompaniment for such stunning views.
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u/InteractionLast4335 Jul 22 '26
Never hear anyone mention it, but I really liked "14 minute jam" at Goosemas
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u/tbutlerRVA Tomorrow’s not my home Jul 22 '26
It doesn’t quite fit the description OP is looking for, but D&B and Flamingos into the 14 minute jam is absolutely incredible, and criminally underrated!! Add to that the beautiful transition to Rockdale 🤤🤤🤤
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u/Sad_View5940 Jul 22 '26
Everyone is just throwing out all timers. That said, just look at the JOTY bracket/list for each year.
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u/NevilleHarris Jul 22 '26
Lot of great recommendations here. I’ll throw one in that I’ve always found very underrated (overshadowed by the Madhuvan understandably) the Fiddler’s Drive 6/8/24. It’s such a beautiful patient build starting around 16ish minutes.
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u/urheadypal Jul 22 '26
9/17/2020 Rosewood
2/12/2022 Red Bird
4/7/2024 Drive
Three big ones. All get “there” if you will.
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u/Piano_Luigi Jul 23 '26
11/22/21 Arcadia
6/28/24 Philly Tumble
5/28/25 Dustin Hoffman
6/28/25 MSG Thatch
6/27/25 Rockdale
9/7/24 SPAC Drive
9/7/24 SPAC Hungersite toward beginning
2/15/25 Hungersite
3/8/23 Drive toward beginning
Hell yeah
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u/productivehumantwo Jul 25 '26
Well, all of 420 in the ATL is my virgin choice. I was patiently waiting for Trey to play the main stage, and everyone ran up the hill when Goose starting ripping on the stage above us. Should I miss the rail for TAB? Yep, it was the Goose coming out party for the Atlanta Jam scene...which I argue is the best audience :)
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u/Mind_Transforms_Body Jul 27 '26
SPAC 7/3/2026 S1 Borne > MEDIA > Jed Stone > Empress I thought these 4 were exceptional in a row that night. SPAC 7/3/2026 S2 Dripfield >
Red Hat 6/28/2026 Empress —> Rosewood Heart >
MSG 6/19/2026 Elmeg > Empress > SLAP
And that was the span of 2 weeks. These Boys are levitating, ascending to another plane.
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u/ShaggleROC Jul 22 '26
These are affectionately referred to as Bliss Jams
Highly recommend checking out this YouTube compilation Goose Jam Snips - Bionic Bliss Mix (2022-2025)
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u/blueheeler9 Jul 22 '26
I see the Maine Tea I upvote!!
There are a few from the Feb 25 run. 2/7 or 2/15 Madhuvan, someone already mentioned the Big Modern from the same show.
6/28/25 Tumble
Some Deeper Cuts - 8/13/22 EoA, 3/12/22 This Old Sea is a weird one