I finally got a chance to do some catching up, so I have a couple more thoughts on this show I'll share.

First, I must say I completely agree with your @lumpblockclod) assessment of Trey putting on the oven mitts for (BoaBH and) Sugar Shack. It's something that's been a little disappointing to me for quite some time -- that Trey doesn't seem to try as hard (or practice enough?) when it comes to playing Page's and Mike's songs. I really like what Mike and Page are doing in the songwriting department, and considering Trey's less-than-prolific writing output on the Phish front these past few years, you'd think that he'd be chomping at the bit to jam on something new. I'm trying not to read too much into it, though I had this thought as early as Festival 8: the entirety of Phish's career, the rest of the band has poured their hearts and souls into learning and playing the shit out of songs that (primarily) Trey wrote, so it only seems fair that Trey do the same for them. I don't know what to make of it really.

Second, on repeat listen, that Reba was a little too rough for me to handle. Beyond the flubs, there was just too much whammy for me in the jam and Trey basically handicapped himself again. In fact everything up until Bowie does almost nothing special for me -- don't get me wrong, I'd be dancing my ass off enjoying the show if I were there, but nothing until Bowie is worthy of another listen in my book. And I forgot it all by the time Bowie came around. Freaking awesome Bowie! As its Jam Chart entry points out, it is so good to see Bowie trending upward. This Bowie, coupled with the great Stash and YEM from a few nights later, make me so happy to hear new life breathed into (in my opinion) some of the greatest songs written of all time.

And finally, the third quarter and beginning of the fourth: Rock & Roll was better on second listen, and you're right that it is a great setup for the segment that's to come -- Rock & Roll is a bit "long-winded" if you will, and I did recognize the parts I thought Trey was at a loss for ideas. But we want MOAR jamZ right? I further understand what LBC was getting at, in that R&R was a nice loose counterpart to the extraordinarily tight, 3.0 style focused jamming that came in the 2001 > Tweezer -> Cities -> Wedge segment. I'm now listening to that segment again because it's so damn good. I'm a real stickler for melted butter in my segues, and this double dip "-> " had me reaching for a napkin (I realize that sounds creepy on re-read but I'll leave it because IDGAF). Do they mail it in after The Wedge? For the most part, yeah, but they had just gone on an 18-0 run to go up by 15 in the middle of the fourth quarter, so I'll forgive them saving up some energy for the Finals (BGCA / Dick's!).