Simply a spectacular show by any metric used. After the “made for tv” version of Runaway Jim and what felt like one of the chillest versions of Oblivion I can recall hearing since it’s debut, boys started getting down and dirty with The Curtain With which jazzed up the assembled a lot. Llama ripped me a new orifice, fierce. And after having a conversation on the drive up to NH today about how much I love the ballads and even more so when they are well placed, Fast Enough For You was tonight’s 1st Set offering, just achingly beautiful. The Wedge came is as what sounded like a loose jazz improv before morphing into the song’s melody proper, I really enjoyed this version. Love Pebbles and Marbles, always welcomed to these ears. Then, looking at the watch after they started My Friend x2 I thought that if were to be a well jammed out version that it might be the set, but they should definitely had other thoughts in mind and the wild jam out of the song eventually morphed into only the 5th Egg In A Hole they’ve played, no, hammered into submission and once it ended I said ok, an hour fifteen 1st Set and they said…Fluffhead and it ended the set with the crowd loudly abuzzing afterwards.

Set 2’s “made for tv” submission was Axilla II which got all nasty for its psychedelic self by end of song which led into the inevitable Tweezer and the three parts covered so much ground that you just need to listen to the entire set to truly appreciate why I say that there were barely a second to come up for air or rest the feet as they were riffing off idea after idea after idea and each part providing a full hosing by their respective conclusions. Add a deliciously jammed out Mercury and a Pillow Jets that tried its damnedest to conjure up thunder and there was like a hour of prime succulent Phish. With the set ending with a happily audience participation fueled Golgi.

I love Bug and this one was no exception, and I think that upon replay is going to confirm that this Reprise was given a little extra mustard by its end.

Was this the “greatest” show, as per current ratings, that I attended out of the approximately 130 that I have? Not sure and at this moment, don’t care, I look forward to replaying this this week, a number of times. I attended the LA run in April and of this, I’m sure. According to my ears last night obliterated anything performed in LA, no contest. And having listened to the prior two nights before driving up to Manchester for the never miss a Sunday show, this three show run blew away their last run in LA. Which bodes well for the rest of the attendees on this Summer tour.

Manchester was cool and chill, the venue kind if not a bit stuffy hot for some and the band sounded like they were on a mission last night. Check it out yourself, don’t think you’re going to regret giving up any of the three hours to it and if I’m right you too can have your face fucked by show’s end. Simply a spectacular Sunday show in NH. Next scheduled stop, Forest Hills but till then i’m going to continue to feel all warm and fuzzy from last night and with good reason.