Um, I kinda have to wonder if the reviewer was even at the show. I mean, not a single mention of anything in the first set, which included The Curtain With and Vultures and My Mind?!? C'mon, man (or lady). And I don't know that I've heard anyone say Phish has taken a step back since 2012. In fact, I've heard nothing but "Phish is on fiya!" or something of the like out of fans, both touring and non-touring, this year. Having been lucky enough to catch more than a few shows this summer, and hopping right back on for the tail end of fall tour, there is nothing to complain about with Phish right now, and certainly nothing "soul-crushing" (hyperbole or not).

From start to finish, this show was about as solid as a Phish gig gets. 46 Days set one closer literally had fans wide-eyed, and when it ended and the lights went up, the crowd would not stop roaring in approval. I think it was the longest I've ever seen Phish stay on stage after a first set closer, and they were grinning from ear to ear, bowing and waving. It felt like the end of an encore, and yet it was still just set break!

And yeah, I get that Caspian into Number Line isn't everyone's cup of tea, but they even made that work this time around! Add in the fun Ghost, a killer Carini, Sneekin' and a four song encore, and it is clear the band gave it their all and the fans truly, truly appreciated every moment of it...just ask the dude next to me who had to take a leak from DWD but couldn't bring himself to leave because the show was just that damn good. I don't think he peed himself, but he ran out of there as fast as he could after the lights finally went up.

I normally dig the reviews on .net, and I'm not trying to rip on @pzerbo, but this was a truly shoddy review, man (or lady). Give a full review or no review at all...this is phish.net, after all!