@theothr1 said:

dear author,

whining because Phish played 'CITIES'?!?...you can't possibly suck at all of life as much as you do Phish (your writing ability notwithstanding) so, please, go find something else to do...thank you in advance

Referring to last night's Cities as perfunctory can hardly be considered "whining." It's a simple statement of fact. This performance, while well played, simply does not take full advantage of the song's potential. Check out Phish.net's song history page for more information on the many instances where Phish has gone beyond the "perfunctory" to create truly memorable experiences with Cities. I would by no means register the author's comment on last night's version as a complaint. Instead, his opinion makes evident his knowledge of the tune's history with the band.With this knowledge, it's completely reasonable, when the guys choose to bust this one out, to expect substantially more than we got last night