, attached to 2023-10-08

Review by spreaditround

spreaditround SET 1:

Buried Alive: Sloppy in the intro. Some nice reverse reverb. >

AC/DC Bag: Below average. >

Free: Standard.

Sightless Escape: There is a reason they only played this once. Because it sucks.

Undermind: Such a great tune, so Phishy. This one is a face melter for sure! >

Ya Mar: Ladies and Gentlemen, my Grandpa on organ – Leo! LOL.

Beauty of a Broken Heart: Trey really rocks this one out, very nice.

hey stranger: Big fan, has so much potential.

Taste: They shouldn’t play this anymore. The composed section is so bad.

Evolve: Listless for the most part. Limp.

Ghost: Plenty of fire in the belly right here, very enjoyable Ghost, great way to close the set.

SET 2:

Birds of a Feather: Definitely a great way to kick off the set. This lengthy 15 minute jam explores some darker territory before evolving into an upbeat release towards the last few minutes. Would recommend this one.

A Wave of Hope: Most of it is a bliss jam.

Cinnamon Girl: Cool bust out!!! Trey sounds great, awesome tone. >

Golden Age: Appreciate the fact that this one doesn’t turn into the typical Golden Age bliss fest. This one stays in the mud for most of this lengthy jam. They were taking chances and I appreciate that but would not say it has replay value. The ending and trying to transition into The Well is – ahem – less than smooth… ->

The Well: Ugh. They should have kept it dark and continued with that theme. Instead, we get Broadway Trey.

You Enjoy Myself: The Note is clear and very strong. The yell that follows is…neutered. Old men, lol.

ENCORE:

The Howling: Such a lazy, stupid song. But go ahead, howl like a dog if that’s your thing I guess. >

Suzy Greenberg: Standard.

Summary: Decent first set but nothing to revisit there. Second set had plenty of chances to deliver the goods but fell flat in most key areas. This is an average Phish by definition. I would hit it at a 3.5/5.

Replay Value: Birds of a Feather


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