Agree the Divided was spectacular. As was basically all the type 1 jamming from the weekend besides Julius which was weirdly subdued.

I will come up with a more extended version of my thoughts on these shows eventually.. But to me, the free form jams felt a lot more like 99-04 than 11-13, and to me anyway, that's a negative. They've been so ambitious and restless in their improv for awhile now, and hearing them go back to the "just keep playing this and hope inspiration strikes somebody" approach wasn't something I expected to see return.

There is always room for multiple approaches to improvisation. But i'd say that despite Hampton's scintillating peaks, disgusting funk, and multifaceted space- this was a regression to an era when Phish's improv didn't tend to have the same level of communication it has recently re-acquired.

Here's to this being a one off thing instead of a de-evolution