@lumpblockclod said:

I honestly can't believe that people are defending this show. Outside of the Moma (and, I guess the SSP), they just didn't play well. Trey had issues on nearly every other song. That's not really up for debate. I didn't care for the song choices on the whole either, but that's a matter of opinion and besides, song choices alone are almost never an indicator of the quality of a Phish show.

Having said that, if you were there, I hope you had a good time. It is possible, after all, - easy, even - to have a great time at a bad Phish show.

I think you're just seeing a lot less bias from people that have seen 5-10 shows and been listening to the band for 5 years, than the vets (20+ years, 100+ shows and thousands of hours of listening). I haven't listened to the show yet, but I've been to a few of those shows and listened to many more, where you just cringe once in a while when Trey can't find the right position or note (unfortunately, it normally falls on him. Everyone else is pretty steady). Younger fans are a little more forgiving. Of course, so am I, but that's only because there nowhere else I'd rather be and nothing I'd rather do. And as I guitarist , I've had those shit nights where you just can't get it together.