@DividedSkywalkerNYC said:

Fabulous review! Trey's preparation was outstanding and thorough; he even played the "Touch" solo - a personal favorite - note-for-note. I smiled as many Phish fans must have when Trey got the loudest cheers, but was that the non-Phish crowd acknowledging his stellar contributions or the Phish fans in attendance screaming for their "Jerry" having overachieved on the largest stage of his career? I agree that potential implications of Trey's performance could be huge, but in what form? As much as I live and breath Phish it's hard to see how this past weekend catapults them to a higher plateau. Maybe more exposure for Trey? It will be interesting to see how this plays out, both intellectually and musically.

The training, research, dedication, patience, playing with others, finger licks, methodology, rehearsals.... how could this not improve the man as a musical artist? This is what the greatest "Phish" impact will be, our friend Trey went through an introspective boot camp at a critical point in his career. Rest on his laurels? heck no, he went to work, challenged his inner musician soul, and will attack HIS catalogue of music with a greater ferocity. After a strong '12, debut music in '13, hitting road with new music in '14, things were starting to get stale again. This is exactly what the band needed for '15 and beyond.