The weather was just as good as the day before. Not too hot, not too cold and the humidity was bearable. Gotta love Wisconsin. We made it to lot quite early. Tony went on a walkabout as soon as we got there and met Mike out on his golfcart. He asked for a picture but was denied. This unfortunately would not be the last time on tour Tony would be denied by Mike! I walked in around 7:15 w/ a great buzz and high expectations. They would be met and then some!

SET 1: Sample in a Jar: Good opener.

Reba: You know it's going to be one hell of a night when the second tune they play is this gem in the two slot. This Reba is damn fine, just another soaring version of this classic. I like it so much I would deem it "mid-90's" worthy, no joke either! Beautiful, thank you Phish!

Wilson: Christ, they just rocked our socks off! Trey and Page both botch the lyrics at 2:34, funny stuff. People up front in the pavilion, how were your eardrums after this? Bleeding? It was loud as hell at the front of the lawn so I can only wonder. I can't remember a Wilson that rocked this hard - they are really feeling it tonight.

Scents and Subtle Sounds: Great placement for the best of the newbies. Trey puts an awful lot of feeling into his solo, lovely.

Maze: Wow. Just roaring! Another long Maze, but this one easily gets the nod over the one from the Gorge and the one from Kansas. The other two were too mellow for me, this one just plain goes off in your face. I imagine a few of the 35,000 in attendance lost their stuff over this Maze!

Driver: I will keep saying this over and over throughout this review, great placement! I know I needed a breather after that Maze. I really enjoy the lyrics to Driver.

NICU: Back on those days when my life was a haze line got a big reaction from everyone! Play it Leo! Cool segue into >

Ya Mar: "You've got a nice shiny Segueway" (hilarious!!!). Nice grooving Ya Mar, Play it Leo!

Rocky Top: Something's afoot at the Circle K - Play it Leo! Ah the Leo Trio... old school comical Phish.

Lawn Boy: Sweet! Nice crooning by the Chairman as he struts in front of his baby grand. Real nice Mike solo too.

Julius: Holy mother of god this blew me away. Straight ripping take no prisoners (insert your favorite cliche here!). But seriously Trey climaxes this puppy like 3 times - just absolutely raging. Left me in a puddle on the ground at set break!

First set highlights: Reba, Wilson, Maze, Julius. This set gives you so much bang for the buck! You want rocking Phish? Got that: Sample, Wilson, Maze, Julius. You want introspective? Got that: Scents. You want goofy Phish? Got that: NICU, Yamar, Lawn Boy. Throw in a grooving Reba for the jam fans and we have covered all the bases!

SET 2: Piper: My goodness this goes to another planet and back. Unreal my friends. Outstanding Piper. 24 minutes of some very psychedelic Phish - very tasty. Seamless segue into >

Rock and Roll: This Piper > R and R pairing was a repeat from Alpine '00. This one takes the cake because of the Piper alone. Both the Rock and Roll's ('00 and '03) were relatively short and standard. No complaints from me though, this is such and energizing song and at this point I am thinking this is Mr. McConnell's show! Awesome vocals Page. Another great segue into->

Seven Below: I figured this would make up the majority of the second set. Wrong. They kept it very short and sweet ->

Prince Caspian: Smokes! >

You Enjoy Myself: Complete insanity. This YEM just is a groove machine throughout. Strange yet cool echo effect from 6:02 -> 6:05, never heard anything like it. You can tell how in tune all four band members are w/ this version, just a pleasure to see and hear. Stunning way to end the Alpine run - stunning. No drums and bass on this one.

ENCORE: Wading in the Velvet Sea - You know what, I didn't give a flying f*** that they played this in the encore slot tonight. Know why? Because they played their collective hearts out tonight and EARNED the right to play this. Not to mention the EMOTION that was put into this version. Completely clean Trey solo and nice chops by Page on the baby grand. I personally loved it and was a tad verklempt when it was through.

Replay Value: Wilson, Piper, Prince Caspian, You Enjoy Myself – would recommend each of those for sure.

Summary: Great show, Phish just feeds off the energy at this shed. It's a beautiful thing to behold and to take part in. I had an amazing time at this two-night run. Again, much respect goes out to JoeR67 who organized a group campsite for 45 of us at Mukwonago Park. Expectations now are running full tilt w/ 3 nights of Mecca in front of us. EyesoftheWorld would be jumping off after this run to fly back home to LA so I was hoping he would get some serious throwdown action from the boys. He would in fact get just that! Would rate this as a strong 3.9 out 5.