@Phish686 said:

quality usually comes from patience with this band and these days, Trey has none whatsoever. When Phish jams once every 3 shows, people can't wait to say "See! They still jam!". But it's not about "Jamming". They need to relax and get that child's eye again (like Mike talks about in the IT dvd), that desire to find something new and different. It just seems that Trey can't stop thinking about what he wants to play next and all he wants to do is scream with his guitar.

I agree, patience and open attentive listening seem to be necessary to take it to the "next level." Maybe it is the crowds, with their poor attention spans and video and cell phones and endless desire to quantify and compartmentalize.