12/30 - Madison Square Garden - New York, NY - Post-Show Discussion

[Multibeast12]

Thought this show was decent. CDT and Gin were good. But other than that, that's the only standouts to me. The new song in ghost was pretty forgettable. Boredline bad. I enjoy blaze on and no man's land, But this one just didn't stick for me. Either way from what I have heard this one might be the weakest in my book.

[mehead]

The new song in ghost was pretty forgettable. Boredline bad.

FYP

[susep]

Thought this show was decent. CDT and Gin were good. But other than that, that's the only standouts to me. The new song in ghost was pretty forgettable. Boredline bad. I enjoy blaze on and no man's land, But this one just didn't stick for me. Either way from what I have heard this one might be the weakest in my book.

I too like the Chalk Dust and the Gin.  Also the ambient jam after Waves is an added bonus.  Definitely #2 of the Run behind 31Dec. imo.   

[sophist]

I did the "choice nugs" cut for this show.  Hit the Chalkdust -> Ghost -> Can't Always Listen -> Ghost, Waves, and Gin. 

Solid.  Gin was the highlight to me.  Nothing new though in these jams.  Similar territory to Summer tour (not that there is anything wrong with that).  I enjoyed it. 

A little sloppy overall though.  The new song is pretty shitty even by new Phish standards.  Trey's tone isn't as Jedi-y to me as it was during the summer either.  It's missing something, but I can't place it yet. 

I was hoping Ghost had more to it but it was super straight forward. 

[birdman]

I did the "choice nugs" cut for this show.  Hit the Chalkdust -> Ghost -> Can't Always Listen -> Ghost, Waves, and Gin. 

Solid.  Gin was the highlight to me.  Nothing new though in these jams.  Similar territory to Summer tour (not that there is anything wrong with that).  I enjoyed it. 

A little sloppy overall though.  The new song is pretty shitty even by new Phish standards.  Trey's tone isn't as Jedi-y to me as it was during the summer either.  It's missing something, but I can't place it yet. 

I was hoping Ghost had more to it but it was super straight forward. 

Should check out the Paug->Wtu->Paug as well. My favorite part of the show.

[rowjimmy]

I did the "choice nugs" cut for this show.  Hit the Chalkdust -> Ghost -> Can't Always Listen -> Ghost, Waves, and Gin. 

Solid.  Gin was the highlight to me.  Nothing new though in these jams.  Similar territory to Summer tour (not that there is anything wrong with that).  I enjoyed it. 

A little sloppy overall though.  The new song is pretty shitty even by new Phish standards.  Trey's tone isn't as Jedi-y to me as it was during the summer either.  It's missing something, but I can't place it yet. 

I was hoping Ghost had more to it but it was super straight forward. 

Should check out the Paug->Wtu->Paug as well. My favorite part of the show.

One of the absolute highlights of the run, imo.

[Buffalo Budd]

I just finished listening to the whole run and I'd say the Paug sandwich is in a tie with the Tweezer for my favorite segments of the weekend.

[rowjimmy]

Definitely skip the Mike's Song, though.

[PIE-GUY]

I agree with Gordo...

[rowjimmy]

Shame about that Mike's Song tho.

[VDB]

Shame about that Mike's Song tho.

I thought it was its typical modern throwaway self, but not particularly offensive beyond that. Intro lacked a little punch however.

[PIE-GUY]

Sometimes you gotta toss off a Mikes to get to a killer Paug. 

[danje]

I agree with Gordo...

Also agreed. Definitely preferred the first two nights to the last two.

[WhatstheUse?]

I agree with Gordo...

Also agreed. Definitely preferred the first two nights to the last two.

Same here.

Really loved those first two shows.

[zimbra]

I agree with Gordo...

Also agreed. Definitely preferred the first two nights to the last two.

Same here.

Really loved those first two shows.

I think this is the general consensus.  I mean by the time I met up with you on night 4 I was so far gone from just pure exhaustion that it would have taken a serious heater to get me going like the first two nights.