Nice recap. Any review of a show is best taken with a grain of salt, as each person's subjective experience will differ. However, I appreciate some criticism where it is due. I can enjoy concise yet well-played versions of songs that don't jam out, but Trey's butchering of The Line was painful. He seems to have trouble with that descending moving chord pattern. I love the song, and that part is so crucial. We know he practices, because he absolutely nailed the tricky section in Sugar Shack, a song I hate. C'est la vie.

Mr. Miner will surely gush about how the Ghost > Theme > Cities and Weekapaug Groove represent a "paradigm shift" in the world of Phish, how their playing was "dripping with pure filth" and will "usher in a new era" for the band, among other snippets of hyperbolic word vomit. Conversely, I've seen people talk about "Trey's decline", how they're just counting their money, and how perplexing it is that people even enjoy this band anymore after a year like 2014. Seems to me that a band only concerned with money wouldn't do things like rotation jams, free live compilations, elaborate Halloween stage shows. They could just come out every night and play 100% jam-free greatest hits, but they don't. And while Trey probably can't play those dizzying '92 Llama solos anymore, he has constantly sought out new ways of expressing himself through his instrument. I personally love the whammy pedal when used right (see: 8/14/10's Reba, 7/1/12's Fee).

Let's have some perspective. 1/1 wasn't a thrilling show by any means, but it wasn't an embarrassing train wreck like Vegas 2004 either. 12/31's second set was fantastic, but it's far from best-ever status. Just have fun, enjoy what's good, be critical if need be, and be grateful that these four dorks are still making music for our dancing pleasure.