Excellent review and congrats on your first show. Hard to believe someone with so much insight has never seen them live before snd I say that with absolutely no disrepect. You've gotten the Taste now and will be forever hooked. Even if your first show isn't exactly a great one (and the show was certainly above average) it will forever hold a special place in your heart. I remember my first show I had been listening for a few years as a casual fan so when they stepped out on stage I was confident I could name the tune. That's when they threw me a curveball and it took me a minute to identify it....Ramble On! (8-1-98 Alpine Valley) Followed by Mike's> Esther> Weekapaug. I've been hooked ever since and 32 shows later I still get that anticipation every time the boys step on stage. Here's to your first and many more to come.

P.S. I love the positive vibes and honesty of the people and reviewers of phish.net unlike the haters and needless bashing that occurs on the reviews at livephish.