I agree with some points in here; especially after surviving near-death lightning experiences, I had to tell my 8-year-old that they would FOR SURE give us an INCREDIBLE show once they came back. I had to believe it to make it bearable. But to toss us a standards set after finishing Mound was not very kind. There were a few great moments, but not a spectacular set. But "Gotta Jibboo", you're seriously gonna play that not-even-Phish-song after that crazy storm? The rest was OK, but that one really pissed me off.

but as for "It's not that they can't do it. It's just that, far too often, they don't seem to want to.", I think that is completely incorrect. I just read zzyzx's post, and I absolutely agree, the incredibly inspired jams are not "the norm". I'm sure the band, as much as the phans, are ALWAYS in search of THE JAM; but if it's not present, it will not be manifest; wanting to or trying to certainly isn't enough to make it happen. In fact, trying to make it happen is usually disasterous. And perhaps with all the drama of Mother Nature last night, no one was able to really hone in on the potential jams that were perhaps present.