"Sometimes I’m convinced that a portion of this fanbase doesn’t actually like music, just the idea of music that Phish represents. What does it represent to you? Who will decide what this contains? Certainly not me or you. We go to the shows to release all control, yet a portion of the fanbase wants to grasp so tightly to the reigns to the point where it stifles their own enjoyment. Who am I to tell them that they are “doing it wrong, ” but if you’re one of those fans, “you’re doing it wrong.”

My sentiments exactly. It's a shame but I guess there's not much to be done about it.