Good recaps, although I don't see the necessity in separating the reviews as the "Vet" review avoids embedding any note of condescension towards prospective dissenters.

OSL is not a show I would spend $ to download and listen to again. It was fun and generally well executed. I think I've heard 3 BOAF and 3 Julius in 6 shows this summer, all in the 2nd set, I liked them all but I'm ready for a change. Guess it is time to listen to other music for a while... good thing there's a huge music festival to spend the rest of the day at!!

About the audience, I was FOB Page side and by the time Phish was on stage the virtually everyone around was a major fan that would have appreciated a more musically ambitious 2nd set. I was hoping that they wouldn't play festival sets for a festival crowd, especially for set II, given that the half of the audience they might have wanted to market to were over at the Shins no matter what. I'm a bit annoyed at OSL for making me choose, actually, the Shins are a fine little group that I'd like to see again, their show at the Fox was quality. In any case, ~ 3 hours of greatest hits-y phish was a very good time. IMO Gorge II was a show that had just as much appeal for the first time/unfamiliar listener that hit the mark stronger, as was the entire Greek run except for maybe the Simple and the Light -- if we are to concede that laypeople can't keep up and won't like true improv even though they are probably under the influence and that much more likely to surrender to the flow.

Highlights: Tweezer, R&R-Steam-Piper, BDTNL (as mentioned above)

Charlie! It has been too long. Still the king of critics, I see. Good. Good to have some normalcy in this mad world.