In response to Toe2323, I hope they haven't started a trend of phans commenting on shows that they DIDN'T attend, who've just listened to the first set, and then made a bunch of uneducated judgements...
That's not really what these comment sections are for. They are for those who DIDN'T attend the show in-person to hear from the overall experiences of those who DID attend.

That being said, I've been to about 36 shows since 1992, so I base a lot of my experience on the midwest shows at venues of 2000-6000 people in the mid-90s. And this WAS a really fun show - on-par with the spirit and energy of those small venue shows of days past. This was my second show since a personal hiatus from Halloween '98 in Vegas until this past summer at Randall's Island. Key Arena 2014 captured so much of the playful spirit in the jams of that mid-90's golden-era of Phish, with tight jams and really fun ultra cow funk! Sand, for instance, was a magnificent jam, swirling and ebbing with the vibe of the crowd. If this second set is any indication of the direction of the rest of this 2014 fall tour, then we are ALL in for a treat. Everyone has a personal preference, song, style, etc., but really NO ONE should be hating on shows where the boys are playing this tightly. You should be more disappointed about all the Trey-wrecks from the mid-2000s, not bummed at all by these latest shows.

I have so much more to say, but I think Zzyzx did a better overall review than I could do here. http://blog.phish.net/1413572958/recap-back-in-the-seattle-again