SET 1:

Golgi Apparatus: Standard, but a tone setter all the same. They were telling us this would be a night to remember.

Run Like an Antelope: Love the first three minutes of the jam, all loopy and synthed up. Really cool stuff. Turns into a very long Antelope jam that gets very intense with cool effects from Trey at the climax. Nasty Antelope and very long. Highly recommended.

Train Song: Standard. >

Bathtub Gin: Really good version, has this sort of swirling effect to it in the midst of the jam, recommended for sure. ->

Foam: Incredible segue out of Gin, absolutely exceptional. We were talking about this on the drive up from Bowling Green. I was hoping to hear it and my buddy was meh on it. Big smiles upon the intro. Pages solo is off the chain. Trey takes his down almost to a silent jam and then explodes. Mike goes off during the ending section. Top notch, highly recommended.

Sample in a Jar: Standard.

Fee: Standard, but I love the creepy little space they create that allows them to sneak in the back door of Maze, it’s awesome. Little things like this compound and egg the fans on and energize the band too. It’s a neat synergy. >

Maze: Tons of loops and weird effects in the intro, creepy and sinister. I love it. Stuff like this is what 3.0 is sorely missing. Bring back the evil. Another example, Trey’s playing that leads into Page’s solo. Just straight up nasty with so much hateful edge. 4:16 to 4:46. He crushes this effect that he leaves on for about 7 seconds into Page’s solo, is super sick. Again, listen to Trey starting around 5:07 through 5:46 - he creates this ugly/awesome wall of sound in the background that is unique to Maze. If you are a fan of this song and haven’t heard it or haven’t heard it in a while you really should relisten to this one. More cool stuff from Trey at 7:45 and for about 5 seconds from there. Trey’s solo actually starts with slowing this one down a little bit. He catches a cool, brief little theme in the late 8’s. Here come more nasty effects around 9:18, sounds almost like that reverse reverb that was prominent starting with Fall 98. More of that starting at 10:38, man this is extremely intense. Tons of note bending and creepy stuff. Mind bending for sure. We were six rows back DFC just losing our marbles. Back to regular Trey/Maze stuff at 11:38. Briefly back into the effects at 12:00. Jimi Hendrix on stage at 12:23. Climax starts at 12:49. Good enough peak. But the body of work is what makes this one so highly recommended. Incredible Maze!

Cavern: Standard.

SET 2:

Tweezer: Greatest Tweezer intro ever and it’s not close. They start messing with the timing in a big way at :49. Fish on the wood blocks. Then the crazy effects employed as they come back to the theme are awesome. The huge, huge build up and then actually starting the song proper ramp up so much energy. Hard core Frankenstein effects after the Uncle Ebeneezer. From here it just descends into the deepest, ickiest pornofunk you have ever heard from this band. Just dirty as hell. Trey strumming it out, geeked as hell and keeps raising his pick hand in the air occasionally for emphasis. At one point he stops playing and just starts grooving to Mike dropping bombs. Then he creates these searing loops, dear God I am in heaven. The licks that he lays down at 11:02 and carries forward into a brief theme is great. This goes back into the pornofunk and some stop start stuff. They come out of that, and they collectively create this serene sort of space that gradually builds and then Trey hits THE lick that I have chased ever since – that one moment that of all the Phish I have consumed over these years has been my favorite – 13:54 on the Live Phish recording. What happens from here is pure Phish magic and some of the best pieces of music the band has ever created. Right after THE note Trey points over at Mike and gestures back at himself almost as if to say, you and me here man, let’s go! Hold on to your hat, the next 8 minutes or so are crazy. Incredible Tweezer, highly recommended. 22:06 Trey starts to bring it down and then seriously out of left field comes Izabella. Incredible, incredible segue. ->

Izabella: This one has it all – the face melting AND the funk and a great segue into Twist. Would recommend! ->

Twist: Standard but another great segue into Piper ->

Piper: That segue ruled, so patient. Love that final Twist ‘woooo’ 0:06 into Piper. The first truly jammed Piper! Rager up through the late 10’s. Takes a deep dive into the murky depths. Great interplay on the baby grand from Page with Trey. Beautifully done. This lasts for only about a minute or so and then they ramp it back up, Page adding some dissonance. Would recommend!

Sleeping Monkey: Fishman stood up to deliver the last section of his lyrics. Good stuff. >

Tweezer Reprise: Trey rocks out hard on this one, doing his goofy rock star dance, hair flying all around. Raging. Great ending to an all time set.

ENCORE:

Rocky Top: Standard.

Summary: One of the best shows I have ever seen. Seared in my memory from the best seats I ever had at a Phish show. Incredible night! Current rating of 4.597/5 (687 ratings) is right on the money.

Replay Value: Run Like an Antelope, Bathtub Gin, Foam, Maze, Tweezer, Izabella, Piper