I enjoyed your piece Wax .Phish could play the exact same set list every night and it could be a completely different show , if they chose to work within those confines. I for one would welcome that.They could also chose to play one song for each set and make me even happier. Mr. Completely - First Set Carini - Second Set

it's been pointed out that trey obviously likes Number Line more than anyone else in the world,
He also wrote Traveler and not one of those songs need to sneak into the Phish lexicon. Where the hell has Sneakin' Sally gone ?
I have cherry picked shows in 3.0 . I was at the Mother Ship for the return (No need to listen to it ever again but being there for that 20 song first set is a feeling I will have total recall of for the rest of my life).
I was at the Gorge for the Rock and Roll that opened the door to the coming amazement. The lights and the jam were obviously coordinated. Planning and forethought are required to work that kind of wizardry.That seems to be what is lacking right now. The spark to make something unique each night. A theme if you will. When the threw down Heart Breaker set we all had fun.

but what the 'jam-chasers' seem to overlook, pretty consistently -- i include myself in this indictment -- is that 'trey likes it/they like it' doesn't just refer to the song as such, it's about the jam too. the band obviously loves those 'deep space' moments which were the whole point of turn-of-the-century(!)
I was at Dick's for what was for me , perfection. Consciously playing 12 songs , F.U.C.K.Y.O.U.R.F.A.C.E. ,fully exploring each one because there is no hurry, on the contrary , the band was forced to jam and stay in the songs (without sounding forced at all), got me exactly where I want to be with this band.

if you aren't enjoying phish's music right now because the setlists overlap too much, listen to less phish, which doesn't mean 'fuck off,' it just means that refreshing your ears will let you come to the music not as a collector but as a traveller. NOOOO!!! NOT TRAVELER!!! JK

I believe that the west coast swing will lead to what we are seeking . That Dick's will again be the culmination of the summer tour.