I hear this, Nutty Professor. 12/27 was the first Phish show I've attended since the Hartford shows in Summer 2000--11.5 years!--and it was both a wonderful experience and a bit of a letdown. I had an intense Phish heyday from 94-00 but I lost interest after Farmhouse and have largely avoided listening to them over the past 10 years (including up until 12/27), which gave me an interesting perspective on this show. It was great to hear so many songs I used to love dearly dearly (do they not play new songs these days?) and I had a blast, but I also felt a little sad that few moments of this show felt inspired. Particularly on songs like "Possum" and "Ballad of Curtis Loew" really just felt like slow plodding roots-blues exercises with "jams" needlessly tacked on. And then when, just as their "Cities" jam seemed like it was about to maybe go somewhere, it just... stopped? It was weird, and kinda sad.

But hey, there aren't many bands who can keep doing the same thing for 25 and make it feel new every day. I was impressed by the energy, the furious undying love of the fans, and a few moments in the "Rock and Roll" jam that made smile for the past.

Thanks, guys.