@waxbanks said:

this isn't about pzerbo, either; same goes for every other writer around here, including me. what's helpful about knowing in advance whether a given tune is 'in the box' or 'out of the box'?

You may be right that in the day and age of the Spreadsheet, etree and livephish, this (and all reviews for that matter) are less helpful. The music is but a click away... listen and decide for yourself.

But there are still a bunch of fans out there who don't have the time or inclination to listen to every note Phish plays and, were I one of those fans, I would find this review plenty helpful. Unless you really like this combination of songs, not much worth seeking out from yesterday other than Monkey Man, Scents and parts of the third set (and of course the Storage Jam).