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This was absolute RAGER! As the recap stated early on (thank you for that, btw, great job) it was not about just the songs played, the sequence of them, or the great jams, but always high on my list of preferences (even above juicy jams) is precision musicianship. I'm never hard on them for flubs or missteps, after they are playing without a net, but they simply weren't there last night. The four of them were so totally locked in and focused, it was amazing. I think they're playing better than they ever have. In '16, they were so sloppy at times I was wondering if the ride was soon to be over. Once again, these guys just blow my mind instead.
I never once heard a groan from a clanky flub, and never once last night was there a stampede for the bathrooms mid-set during a lull. There were no lulls. Too many highlights to catalog, but that Gin was particularly sweet, yet was nearly outdone by the best SOAM I've ever seen live (of course, I've only ever seen two! LOL) Anyway, it was great. Like the reviewer said, or maybe someone else above, the light show added a lot.
One of the best Carinis of recent memory was the delicious filling in a Mike's Groove sandwich. And Sand, well, I had my eyes closed for most of it, which is why I kept falling into the seats because I was dancing so hard.
This 55 year old never danced so hard in his life. An old Head from the early 90's to my right started jumping up and down with excitement when Fish stepped forward with an electric guitar, screaming "Can you believe this show!!?" and started high fiving everyone around him. I agreed. It's always too soon to catalogue how great a show was when you are still in the afterglow of the experience, but this might have been the best Phish show, top to bottom, I've ever heard. I mean, that sounds so hyperbolic, but holy shit what a time I had last night.