I love that Raleigh show. The jams are tight. Got the first stoner metal jam of the summer, a theme they repeated all through 97 without much being spoken of it.

Jim-> My Soul is flawless, the Stash, Taste and Vultures are all tremendous.. I'd rank that first set a little over 11/14/97, but I agree that 11/14/97 is underrated.

That's the thing with Phish in general and 97 in specific.. So many shows are so great in radically different ways that it's just going to come down to personal taste.. I tend to ride for the Worcester Jim show even though the Jim is all that really really matters.. Just having a piece of improvisation that long and (IMO) that cohesive and constantly fresh makes up for everything else.