This is an entity that is literally at the top of their profession, incredibly wealthy due to us paying for the product they put out, and yet they should be treated with kid gloves, immune from criticism? Wow.

I get it that phish is in large part well-deserved escapism for many fans. And of course its a rock concert. And to some, it is a higher, creative performing art. Subject to good nights and bad nights, arcs, highs and lows. Its a bunch of other things too. All we're asking is that folks that reside in one category try and respect the folks that reside in others.

Incredibly ironically, the phish online world has turned into a place that seems like quasi-cultists that can only tolerate one viewpoint lest their feelings or experience be damaged shout and insult down people that may take an analytical view and derive enjoyment in that way on top of the emotional release.

Virtually every phish show is high energy and super fun. Should that just be the standard recap from here to eternity? Just autopost it at noon every day after a show?

To respond to the ridiculous alt-right mention above, I think a much more apt comparison is that for everyone that wants and needs to use hyperbole and superlatives to describe every single show without really any context or history, to me that sounds a hell of a lot more like trump and the right than people attempting to have an open and neutral discussion about the music. (Again - use all the superlatives you want to describe how much fun you had and your experience of the show. That is not what the above recap, and some others in a similar vein are talking about.)

My brief review of the actual show is that looked incredibly fun. The screaming peaks in FYF, Sand, and Gin were $$$. Reba was fantastic. Most events ... amazing. Golden Age, of course, was a lighthearted romp through typeII danceland. But, the meat of set 2 (Twist through (bruised) Mango) was absent any substantial creativity or improv. (That is a neutral observation, not criticizing it, sayin its bad or un-fun.) But the flubbery was real, and that was a downward trend from nights 1 and 2. Is Cavern/Fee going to be the new Drums/Space - complete zonking on the lyrics at nearly every show? How long til that stops seeming endearing?

I enjoyed reading many of the comments both that supported the review and provided thoughtful counterpoint. But holy cow are some of the emotional based personal attacks cringeworthy to read. Good luck to all; and happy Camdening.

“And now on to Camden - wonderful people there, who, by the way, voted for me overwhelmingly - which, I am confident will go down as one of, if not, the greatest run in Phish history.”

#MPGA