This was my fourth show, 3rd at Alpine, and I brought three people who'd never been to a Phish show with me.

Rankings are weird and unavoidably subjective. What I know is that this show felt really, truly special, both for the amazing Simple but also especially for what came after.

Playing back songs from the show individually, there was nothing utterly amazing about the songs that came after Simple. They were great, but wouldn't stand out in isolation, I think. But in the venue, the second set journey completely transformed those songs and I swear that was the most amazing Golgi Aparatus that could have been played. The joy of the fans that built throughout that Simple grew into ear shattering roars at its climax, but they also spilled over into wild howling for The Howling. When it came time to show the ticket stubs in our hands, it felt like the whole arena was just completely ecstatic for what the band had created. And honestly, for what we'd created with them. Simple turned the audience and Phish into a musical union that was truly incredible to be a part of.