, attached to 2023-10-14

Review by spreaditround

spreaditround SET 1:

Runaway Jim: Great energy coming out of the gate, well played.

Martian Monster: Standard.

Sample in a Jar: Killer jam, loved this. High quality playing all around. The wrap up to the end of the song is a little messy, but who cares after all of that.!

Weigh: Sounded pretty good! This was performed for the first time since August 31, 2021 (108 shows).

Corinna: Such a chill tune. This was performed for the first time since October 15, 2021 (103 shows).

Tube: Well jammed. For a moment there I was afraid it was going to go full blow bliss jam, but they thought better of that. At 8:20 I thought Trey was going to forsake the ending and go for My Soul, but he decides against that and wraps up Tube. >

46 Days: Very cool Chest Fever jam that starts in the late 2’s, maybe early 3’s. Would recommend this jam for the nod to one of the best bands ever. Cool jam too!

NICU: Standard.

Most Events Aren't Planned: Standard.

Cavern: Standard.

More: Dreck.

SET 2:

Chalk Dust Torture: Nice interplay between Page and Trey at the beginning of the jam. This turns out to be an excellent jam. No wasted space. Great playing by all members. No bliss crutches. This proves that Phish can jam without simply relying on effects or bliss. Would certainly recommend this one and the segue out of it is very good too… ->

Oblivion: Standard. >

Split Open and Melt: Had to be there’d. Just a bunch of blip/bloop/blop. Just a bunch of noise/effects. Hard pass. This is a step in the wrong direction versus the one from Nashville.

What's the Use? - Standard. >

Everything's Right: Good, upbeat jam. >

No Quarter: Standard.

Fluffhead: Fishman during Bundle of Joy is very funny. End shred gets a little whaley.

ENCORE:

A Life Beyond The Dream: Broadway Trey. Terrible encore selection. Or at anytime point in any show.

Character Zero: Standard.

Summary: Considering the highlights and what surrounds them, pretty average Phish show. Those three highlights all feature solid jams with replay value, but nothing in this show jumped off the page for me. 3.5/5.

Replay Value: Sample in a Jar, 46 Days, Chalk Dust Torture


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