@Jestinphish said:

I just want to throw my two cents in and say I am so happy for all the noobs out there that are seeing the boys for their first or second tour. To me, they seem to be playing with as much passion and force as I've seen them play in many, many moons. For all the kids out there that are just discovering Phish (as I did in '95, when they spit hot fire on a regular basis and I didn't know how lucky I was), enjoy it. They are in peak form right now. For the "jaded vets", quit talking about how they used to do this, or you wish they did that, or whatever. None of us are where we were 20 or 30 years ago. Time moves on. Trey will never rip Bowie like he used to (not a dig at FACTSAREUSELESS, who's opinion I respect more than 95% of the commenters I've seen on this site over the years, I also would love to see Bowie restored to its glory days), he simply can't do it. When I listen to older material I am simply amazed at the fretboard gymnastics Red used to pull off, but the plain and simple truth is dude got older. Time moves on. Before I ramble too long I will leave it at this... Enjoy it. Stop over-analyzing. This site used to be a celebration of how great Phish was. Some days now it seems to be a place to vent over sub-par shows (are you fucking kidding me??? there has not been one even remotely sub-par show this tour) or what peoples personal expectations are on a given night. Let one of these dudes get in a car wreck and never be able to play again. You'd all be begging for a Waiting All Night or The Line (both songs I love, but for me there are no "bathroom break" songs) or an "interchangeable" 20 minute jam. This is the time. Stop analyzing and critiquing and just enjoy it. They are at the top of their game and just like everyone in this world, their trip is short... It may be over before you know it.

Appreciate your passion, but there was a time, and it seems as though you may have been present long enough to remember, when people used to 'complain' about _Runaway Foam_....

I'll read anything, so long as the spirit is right. I am new to the site, as it's no longer possible to attend as many shows. The banter is amusing; there is no other place where I'd have seen the pretty meter and alliteration that is Mango Song and Mutron (suggested by Facts earlier).

And some of the chatter regarding the band (see 10/31/13) leads to amazing things (see 10/31/14)....