Ive been to 8/10 Phish fests, missing Clifford Ball & Lemonwheel.

I think Oswego are some of the most underrated Phish shows that I know of. 99 is one of my favorite years so i am a bit biased. There are a handful of jams in those 2 shows that are towards the top of my "best ever" lists. That Gin & Jim are absolutely stellar versions. But that Piper & Tweezer > Have Mercy is some of the crunchiest Phish I have ever witnessed. OMG so freaking good. Seriously I challenge anybody to show me a better Piper. That is all-time stuff right there. Its easily the best version of that song the band has ever played. An awesome awesome Reba & a kick ass YEM also. Whoever said that Oswego is "ego driven wankery" is very wrong IMO.

I like your point about fest 8 being #1 for setting and grounds. 100% correct. Non music it was one of the coolest events ive ever attended. That place was beautiful. A Halloween wonderland. I rank it higher musically than most because Exile has always been one of my favorite albums so it was special for me. Also because of that noon acoustic set. What a gorgeous afternoon laying in that perfect grass listening to some Phish favorites played in such a unique fashion. It really was badass.

Superball night 3 is one of my favorite 3.0 shows. The restof that weekend was well below average.

Magnaball was great but the immediate fluffing right after the show was both predictable and comical. Its best to wait to write an honest review when youre off cloud 9. I mean it was great but #3? Gimme a break.

But man oh man your Coventry ranking is ridiculous. It is a little hard to understand your logic on that ranking. Some of your credibility is lost on that one.

1) Cypress
2) Went
3) Oswego
4) Clifford Ball
5) IT
6) Magnaball
7) Fest 8
8) Lemonwheel
9) Superball
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10) Coventry