@MrJones said:

It seems like a lot of folks are just chasing an epic show they can rest their laurels on. People are looking for a two song set full of reckless abandon or the best of version of a tune. The problem with that is that we can get distracted from one simple reality: that Phish is a kick-ass rock & roll band, plain and simple and they come on stage every night to entertain us.
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Have we (we being the collective Phan) become so jaded that we can�t appreciate going out catching some show and have a good time dancing with good friends? If so than we as an audience have lost our way.

@pzerbo already beat me to the "strawman" argument reply.

Sure it�s great to be critical of something we all love but we have put the boys on such a high pedestal that we (again, the collective we) are just setting ourselves up to be disappointed. Lets not forget Phish is a rock & roll band and we are a glorified fan club.

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You are entirely correct about Phish being only a rock and roll band. We however are not a "glorified fan club", merely a fan club. (Yes, I have a problem with an adult being a member of a rock and roll band fan club too, but since the band in question are 40 somethings too, I'm getting over it).

I just finished listening to this show and I thought it was good. Not great and mind blowing but good. I wish I could have attended.

Yes, an "average typically great Phish show" at which we danced, were entertained, shared with friends, had a good maybe great time, as distinct from someone penning a critical (in the good sense) "review" where someone chooses to focus solely on the musical aspects of the performance, and compare it with some 1,500 other versions of performances stretching back over 20 years, all of which are accessible for taped replay at the click of a mouse.

I enjoyed and totally concur in J_D_G's reviews and many of the site team comments on this thread.