The Limb by Limb was absolutely superb and is often overlooked. A 13-minute gem that goes off into dark Type-II territory before resolving back into the main theme beautifully.
Phish hit the ground running on their newest tour, just removed from the hiatus. Each of the first three shows contained at least two "fuckin-a" jams, and a handful of other "holy crap" renditions -- all mixed into unpredictable (in a good way) setlist construction and start-to-finish...
(Published in the second edition of The Phish Companion...)
I could hear a thousand negative reviews about this show and it won't change the fact that I am still in awe of my first Phish concert.
I started the night in section 302, row 16......
Fairly average 2.0 show.
Not too much to talk about in the first set besides A very strong Stash. BOAF has an excellent guitar solo maybe the best for that song. And (like every one from this year) a very strong Walls of The Cave to close the set.
Moma Dance starts and the guys sound...
SET 1: Runaway Jim: Bit sloppy in parts. Has a nice, sort of soaring quality to the jam.
Water in the Sky: Standard.
Twist: Trey skips this line in the first stanza of lyrics: And substituting every sound. Page creates a nice soundscape, but Trey gives him no leeway to grow it. Major rip...
Solid show. Everything is generally played well. Twist has a unique placement early in the 1st set and contains a nice, though brief, jam. Stash and Birds smoke. Stash is my personal highlight of this set, incredibly strong peak.
Moma Dance gets things rolling in the second set and soon...
PTBM put us 15th row center and the sound/lights were great from that vantage point. The Can is notorious for poor acoustics as mentioned in previous reviews and the floor is the only viable option.
I moved back to Colorado 3 months before this night and was quickly reminded of the great...
Average, somewhat slower than usual version gives way to a hazy jam with a very "2.0" feel. There are "DEG" teases just after 9:00, which are the highlight. Unfinished, peters out somewhat blandly and -> "LxL."
After the initial jam, this version gets very serene but is still rhythmic. It then turns a bit dark with a shift to minor key that resolves back to major key and an upbeat sentiment, ultimately building to a great peak.