@nichobert said:

Oh well. I don't love them any less, but iD LOVE to interview Fish about what he's thinking in these moments.

i haven't listened to this show yet, but i know what you're talking about -- fishman's an inhuman drummer, but sometimes it seems like the sheer labour of keeping these drumbeats going locks him down a couple measures longer than the others in the band. the perfect segues are the ones where *he* signs off at exactly the right instant.(fishman's drumbeat has historically been the one clear 'type I'/'type II' divider for non-musicians, which is why the moments when he drops from a complex written line into some slow 4/4 groove are so common in Favourite Phish Jam Ever! lists.)

i'm so happy about his playing this year in general, from the little i've heard of 2013; it's easy to forget that fish is the band's metronome, and adjusting to a different count must be maddening for him. but you're right, @nichobert, that when fish leaves a clear signal on the table, it's one of the most frustrating phishy events of all.

everything i've heard about last night makes me psyched for it. if they're going for big bold segues, i don't mind a little gear-grinding.