@Jestinphish said:

@J_D_G said:

@Chipes said:

Why would they even post a review by someone who wasn't even there? It's pretty worthless IMO. And all of the negative comments that follow are also by people looking through a 16:9 peep-hole from their couch. Not the best versions I've heard of every song, as some of you seem to expect...but it was raunchy, tight and had a good momentum throughout. If you prefer Trey "noodling" around for 20 minutes in the name of experimentation, throw on a show from '97. If you want to hear a really solid show that may end up as one of the best this tour...listen to Saturday and judge for yourself. I have both shows up on dropbox...PM me if you want the link.

Just curious, were you at this particular show?

While, I get what you're going for here, I don't think its a relevant question. Said commenter isn't offering to review the show. When you're reviewing a band whose main forum is their live show, the energy in the room, amphitheater,etc... is such an integral part of the experience. I also feel I have read some lackluster reviews of shows I have been at, where I have thought to myself "Man, if they were there they might have been a little more jazzed about this show." Y'all get too touchy about comments on here once in a while. If you're going to offer up personal comments and criticisms of shows on a public platform, be prepared to take the good and the bad.

I think it's really more that we see the same comment, again and again, to the point where it was the very first thing I attempted to address in my review. It's why I try not to recap shows I'm not at anymore.

And that's also why anyone who does like writing show recaps should talk to folks on the site team. It's an all volunteer site, and we can always use volunteers, especially ones who are willing to put themselves out there and review a show.