Decent list, but the truth is 2014 was about 7/27 MPP and Halloween. And then there was everything else in one big bucket, with the exception of maybe a dud or two. Im hard pressed to find the dud anymore. Phish just plays way more consistently show to show in the mature days of 3.0 era.

These days a vast majority of shows have all the same elements: a couple oldies, a few Fuego newbies, very few true segues, limited jamming and mostly straight forward songs, one or two signature jams that are becoming predictable. Its all about song selection. But Halloween and MPP were the only two shows all year that had it from start to finish and had a batch of totally unique characteristics that were outside the box of the conventional Phish show. They are the only two.

I love Phish these days and in a happy place, but lets stop over-hype or analyze every song and list and try to figure out what is the best Free of the decade. Gimme a break, folks.

The only tour in 3.0 that was truly loose and compares to 1.0 or 2.0 was the Fall of 2010. That said, I'm enjoying gigs as much as I ever have! You may not know what songs they will play, but attendees at every show get some bites at the apple of some good stuff...

Ready for Summer '15!