![]() But that's not all!Ībout 12 minutes in we drop into a slightly darker, funky groove. The payoff here is just phenomenal, becuase we went on a slightly longer journey with them to this peak. In this "Carini," they show incredible patience, spending the next 5 minutes building slowly and organically toward a great Trey led peak. I've noticed a lot more of this dark, patient playing since the Trey Trio shows in Denver a couple months back. To be clear, none of this is easy, but building a peak that makes the crowd go wild and makes everyone feel great seems like a good move for a rock band.īut instead of pushing harder, they start to go back a little bit into a quieter, more contemplative space. We've talked on our podcast a lot about whether these major-key "bliss jams" are an easy place to go, or an easy way out of a jam. Seems like we’re heading toward a bliss peak, with Mike and Fish keeping the tempo a little slower. About 5 minutes in we get Trey chord jamming into some soloing, with Page backing him up on the synths. Multi-part, fascinating, intriguging "Carini." This rarely, if ever, disappoints, and this was no exception. Set 2 opens with "Set Your Soul Free," which I thought was going to be the jam of the night, but the monster shows up. I don't pay a lot of attention to flubs, or lack thereof, but if you are that kind of person, you are probably feeling pretty, pretty, pretty good about the playing on this tour so far. They recovered well with the "46 Days" that closed out that set. The "Walls of the Cave" from Tuesday was kind of a train wreck, but I love that it didn't seem to get to them. That and the "Mound" in the first set reminded me of this point. ![]() They're clearly practicing these songs and putting a lot of effort into delivering them well. This "Fluffhead" reminded me that we've seen very few flubs in composed parts of songs this tour. A growly "About to Run" and a really well played "Fluffhead" ended what I think was a really cohesive, fun, and well-constructed first set. This whole set had the feel of a celebration. It was also my wife's birthday at midnight, so we celebrated her as well. We get a slighlty extended, unfinished "The Moma Dance" into a "Prince Caspian." We were loving the song choices, and as I will happily tell anyone, we were extremely psyched to hear "Backwards Down the Number Line." Trey gave a shout out to Kuroda for his birthday. At setbreak, they said "it's pretty weird." Indeed. And we saw neighbors there who were at their first show. As an aside, during the clapping portion of "Mound" I was thinking that if this was your first show, you'd be wondering what the hell is going on. Next comes "Mound," keeping this old-school feel to the show, and another first time played in 2023. Only played 27 times, last time at MSG on 4/22/22. Maybe you don't love "Army of One." I happen to love it. So here's where things can go either way. The purists get their "I Am Hydrogen," and close it out with a classic, straightforward "Weekapaug Groove." (First ever "Mike's" followed by "Boogie On" for those keeping track). "Mike's Song" to open was a nice way to settle in, and the transition into "Boogie On Reggae Woman" and then BACK into "Mike's Song" showed an ease of effort but also a willingness to have fun and go off the beaten path a little bit. I know there are Camden defenders out there, but The Mann is the best. The lot scene is among the best, and the band is clearly comfortable and happy coming back to this venue. Beautiful venue, great staff, great sound, great surroundings. ![]() Probably goes without saying, but what the hell: The Mann is amazing. ![]() We have a couple new awesome Phish tunes on our hands.Īfter a couple of fun days of post-show / pre-show / bus rides in partnership with the Ardmore Music Hall, we rolled into The Mann ready to soak in the second night of the run. ![]() Rinse, repeat.īut that "Down With Disease" > "The Well," wow. Two minutes later, a new trailblazer appears. Every time someone came into the box, they were so happy-they were the first person to ever think of sneaking into a box! And then within 30 seconds, the security guy was back. Partially because I was distracted by a hilarious game of whack-a-wook between a security guard and a box that was empty for most of the night. For a variety of reasons, Tuesday's show didn't flow for me like it did for a lot of people. After decades of seeing Phish, we all have our preferences. ![]()
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