The Garden was truly 'bouncin' this night...

Having missed the 12/30 show, I was pretty bummed that I missed out on Tweezer, Ghost, Gin, YEM, and some other good song selections from that night. However, the energy was so palpable on 12/31, I don't think I've ever been so amped up before for a Phish show!

Although the jams don't hold up to the night before, like Matt said, the 2nd set is nevertheless a must listen. 2001 happens to be my favorite choice for 2nd set openers, and again as Matt said, has seen somewhat of a resurgence this past year. Same could be said for that matter perhaps in regards to Carini, Twist, Sand and especially Piper.

This second set also serves as a microcosm I think for Phish 2016. People have been throwing the phrase 'micro-jam' around to characterize Phish's style of jamming more deliberately this year than the year prior (all the songs from the 2nd set clock around the 10 minute mark).

I could be wrong, but just throwing it out there, I think Trey's new tone has something to do with this more consolidated style of playing. That being said, we did get some lengthy jams from this New Year's run and from Fall tour. However, I think it's truly been Trey's tone that's been the primary focus this past year, rendering lengthy jams to be of secondary importance. While I still love and long for 20+ minute jams, I am equally enthralled with Trey's new tone.

Just want to end off here with a shout out to Mike and the rest, but particularly Mike who's playing I absolutely adore and love. Often times, if I'm not crazy into whatever the band is playing, I hone in on Mike and feel right back at home (still waiting for them to play Say Something again).

Overall a great run... looking forward to 2017 - the 20th anniversary of '97 (certainly my favorite era of Phish) - and we'll see what the test of time will say about Phish 2016.

Long live the Phish!