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> > > "I guess when you don't have a soul you can't feel lyrics."

I actually like 3 of the 4 slow songs they played. I am not into tSoL. Horse-> SitM is one of my favorite ballads, and a welcome break. And Sleeping Monkey is usually welcome fun. I like Shine a Light a lot.

The placement, and clumping was however unfortunate.

I can feel Lyrics..but 2 realities:

1. Trey and Tom are no Robert Hunter, and none of 'em are great vocalists. It's Phish. Ballads are nice, but definitely not their strength.

2. I'm not there to hear long stretches of rehearsed standards. I can see any band for that, many much better than Phish at it (and if you deny that, well, than you are just wholly biased) --- but there is a reason I forego variety, and instead choose to spend the vast majority of music-budget on one band. The 1st set epitomized it ---and even the 3rd quarter. The 4th Quarter of that show was too much of the same Arena Rock ballad/Anthem.