06/15 - VWA at Encore Park - Alpharetta, GA - Post-Show Discussion and Review

[McGrupp]

well the addicted phan inside of me wants to think, "this must mean that charlotte >pmouth is going to rage!"

but the realistic version of me is calling a KDF to open Charlotte set 1 and a Carini to open set 2...

oh well.

::rolls dice anyway::

[alcoholandcoffeebeans]

Timber's ripping? I'm excited for that...

[G. Augusto]

For a split second, I honestly thought that they might attempt a 45 minute Tweezer to make it up to the fans...

this is hardly their worst show in a while.

What are some that are worse?

[rowjimmy]

this is hardly their worst show in a while.

What are some that are worse?

[Play_It_Leo]

Kinda sad when one of the best segues in these 2 shows was Birdwatcher > Kung. Doesn't say a lot for the rest of the music played.

[runawayjimbo]

The boys looked like they were having fun last night!!!

For a split second, I honestly thought that they might attempt a 45 minute Tweezer to make it up to the fans...

While I dig it in short doses, I'm not sure I could endure a 40 min plinko jam.

[DoW]

The biggest risk they took all night was not leaving the stage as soon as they were asked during Mound.

:-D

it's tough to be critical of them on a night like that.
I know people put down good money to be there but you can't control the weather.

I give them a pass on this one.
my opinion is that if you are fluffing this show, you will always be a fluffer.  and if you are hating on this show, you will always be a hater.

[Undermind]

Poignant recap by my buddy Jeremy on phish.net

http://blog.phish.net/1308198689/alpharetta-2-recap

[aphineday]

The biggest risk they took all night was not leaving the stage as soon as they were asked during Mound.

:-D

it's tough to be critical of them on a night like that.
I know people put down good money to be there but you can't control the weather.

I give them a pass on this one.
my opinion is that if you are fluffing this show, you will always be a fluffer.  and if you are hating on this show, you will always be a hater.

I don't know, I don't think I'm a hater or a fluffer, bad sets are just bad sets. The weather is tough, but look at what happened when it stormed in Walnut Creek!

[mattstick]

I checked out the setlist rolling in while watching Ricky Romero carve up the Baltimore Orioles at Rogers Centre.  I don't really get upset over missing phishy things these days but I was a little dis-heartened to see such an interesting setlist happen when I could have been at home watching a webcast.

As such it was strange to come home and read all these negative reviews.

Seems like a lot of people are starting to feel the way I felt after AC... where is the creativity?

I bet there will be one more hot show left on this tour, and Superball IX + the second summer leg will bring more interesting shows.

[rowjimmy]

The biggest risk they took all night was not leaving the stage as soon as they were asked during Mound.

:-D

it's tough to be critical of them on a night like that.
I know people put down good money to be there but you can't control the weather.

I give them a pass on this one.
my opinion is that if you are fluffing this show, you will always be a fluffer.  and if you are hating on this show, you will always be a hater.

Great artists thrive in adversity.

Phish... not so much last night.


I did enjoy the webcast and the music played. Nothing got as awesome in the second as the Timber did in the first. Despite the band crossing several launching points, they remained firmly grounded.

[Undermind]

I think the Tweezer ripcord was so frustrating that it was hard to get into the rest of the set for me.  It's frustrating because we know what they are capable of and Trey just
seems uninterested in pushing bounderies there at all.  They are playing better technically than they have since '99 right now imo  but the ripcord makes me want to do this 

[DoW]

I enjoyed the webcast too and am happy phish gave that option.

not letting go just gets so frustrating.  it's accepting that this is what they are now.
I am sure I will have more negative comments out of frustration but I'm at the point where if I'm going to hate, I'd just rather nt talk about phish at all.  there is not hating going on in this thread, but just a general comment.

I'm done expecting them to take the training wheels off.  I expect safe shows from now on and that is fine too I guess.

[mehead]

just gave the Tweezer a listen through



I guess last night's show is the main reason why I chose not to cough up any $$ for either of the web casts

I was reading the setlist on my phone as i was watching the Bruins and was sure that after the weather and the fact that
folks are at home watching that they would come out and destroy the place in the 2nd set...and to look at the 2nd setlist on paper

:shakehead:

[sophist]

Honestly, last night had the vibe and potential to be an all time special show and the band proceeded to play it super safe.  The energy from the storm was uncanny and the crowd was vivacious, rowdy,
and straight up ready for the roof to be blown off.  Instead, I felt like Icculus was reigning down his disdain for this pathetic excuse of an incarnation of Phish.  I haven't left a show with this sort of feeling since 7/27/03.  Pure disgust is running through me
right now.   The only positive thing I can think of is that it won't get any worse.  At least they play the songs correctly (for the most part) but god damn is it boring to stand there and listen to Trey run all over the
remaining three band members.  If anyone is wondering my mindset, I was sober by the second set of this show.   I even think had I been tripping, it would of been far worse.  I'm not going to get into my trip from Tuesday night in this thread
but needless to say I had some major epiphanies about this band on Tuesday night, and to reevaluate those thoughts while the show was going on last night, it really hit home for me. 

Now, this isn't to say this is deterring me from being excited about this weekend, because it's not.  I'm looking forward to the rest of this run and the epic adventures I'm going to have with my friends.