Wow!! My trust-fund ran out years ago and now I have a fukin job, so I missed the party that went down up in heya today. Damn. Looks like that morris character done made him seff some phriends today. Well, shit.

Only thing I have to add/say relating to this long parlay is what I felt at my 2 shows this summer. They are all playing exceptionally well on an individual level, agreed. But to me it doesn't seem they are listening to one another as they play. Transitions, fluidity, and cohesion exist when the band is playing as one driving force. Besides the composed sections, that driving force is more often than not absent. It is easier to stop the song and start a new. I really think that Blossom Sally shined as bright as it did because Trey laid off the guitar for a spell and let the other 3 put something together. He stopped playing(for the most part) and therefore.. probably listened more. Mike seems bored and I feel he would rather be touring with his solo project. Where are all his songs from the spring? Looks like Trey has completely given up on Sugar Shack. Round Room 3.0 is a cookie-cutter. It was awesome to see some emotion on Mike's face for the bass solo outro during YEM at Riverbend. "Sweet I get to play!?!" Fish and Page are the MVP's for me this tour. Page is tearing up the keys and man, did he want to cut loose on that Tube at Blossom. Nope. Rip-cord. Let Phil sing!!=Let Page play!!!

I am curious to see where this goes. Fall last year was making nice progress towards what I think we(yeah I am talking to you) were looking for. This tour seems kinda sugar-free to me. I don't give a shit if I get a bunch of 3.0 noobs tellin me whatever- best this, RAGE that. I've been in love with this band for 16 plus years and this is like, my opinion, man. My frame of reference includes all the point-O's of this band and for me to sit here and fluff how I feel about their current state aint gonna happen. I lay back in the cut most of the time, stay pretty humble. This thread goaded me to say more than I usual about the current state of the phish. My opinion is as valuable as yours. Not jaded. Educated