"my opinion of course"
"my most-listened to at least"

'94 is awesome too, but I prefer the jamming and show style of '98 to that of '94. That's all. And if I add one more year to the list I rattled off earlier, '94 would be the next year, sure. I agree that '98 doesn't have the evolution of say '97, but I really enjoy the combination of some of the spaciness and funk of '97 that lingered into '98 along with the introduction of more ambient jamming styles, and the expansion of the repertoire including the Story of the Ghost material and the slew of new covers. Just one man's preferences.