This talk about how it takes years to evolve, and that everything we've seen over the last 3 years is leading up to an eventual return to jammy roots . . . wow.

Wow.

It shows that you can convince yourself of just about anything, if you try hard enough. Phish is what it is (are what they are). Think of 94 experimentation, 95 summer space camp, fall 95 psychadelimetal, 96 talking heads funk, 97 cowfunk, 98 pornfunk, 99 e-phish.

This is the 4th year of Phish being what they are. They've never been *less* dynamic over a 4-year span in their entire career. They may be changing and improving in some areas, but they're also staying pretty true to formula in others. It is what it is, folks.