, attached to 2017-07-25

Review by zarathustraz

zarathustraz I'm not going to really cover the first set except to say it is absolutely fantastic, and probably the best front-to-back set Phish has played this era. It's definitely the best first set Phish has played this era. It will go down as the crowning jewel of the Baker's Dozen.

What I'm going to focus on, just to be different, is the most less celebrated second set, and much less celebrated for good reason. The centerpiece of the set is a 33 minute C&P that is likely the most splendor-laden jam of the run, and there are a lot of contestants for that title. C&P takes it. But everything surrounding C&P in the second set is a rather dismal affair. C&P is a show-stopper and the show more or less stops around it.

Fuego's jam ends 5 minutes before the jam actually ends. The commitment to jamming on Jam-filled Night seems to hinder the guys from recognizing when enough is enough.

Thread is, as of yet, unlistenable. Maybe this song will improve, but it's not there yet. Two songs in, nearly thirty minutes, and this set is full-blown skip worthy.

After the gargantuan of awesomeness C&P, Makisupa Policeman comes in a for a little light-hearted, simmering down fun. Cute, but that's that for Makisupa. Not much relistening value.

End of Session is the bust-out no one knew they were chasing. Awesome that it happened, but the story ends there. In the context of the show, it takes the energy way down to the doldrums.

Tuesday and Cavern come in an attempt to pick up the energy, before closing out but it's too late. That energy is spent, and these standard, peppy tunes aren't enough to revive the situation.

The first set is a masterpiece. C&P is a masterpiece. Everything else from the second set is better of avoided, unless you want to get ansty and bored waiting for the C&P or want a major buzzkill after it.


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