This is a tour for the ages!

[sls.stormyrider]

all I can say, is that this is the 1st time I'm enjoying listening to Trey since...

[Hicks]

This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh. 

[mistercharlie]

This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

[zimbra]

This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

I have no idea but it's really disappointing.  I leave for the West Coast leg next week so I hope something miraculous happens before then.

[WhatstheUse?]

Man. I always have a blast on phish tour, and this summer has been no different - but this has been the most lack-luster tour in years. In ten shows, the only things that really stick out to me are the SPAC CDT and Moma... The rest has just kinda has been phish playing phish songs. Which, it's a good thing I like phish and their songs at least. 

[phil]

Yeah after listening to a handful of shows and hearing what people that have been there have been saying, I no longer regret my decision to not travel for any shows this summer

[PIE-GUY]

The thing about it is, they are actually playing well. And they are playing a broader array of songs than last year. They're just not "jamming" as much.

It honestly just goes to show they are not playing to please people. They are playing what they want to play how they want to play it.

I don't know what to tell you. I'm the biggest fluffer around but even I would have been let down by the Mike's-> sequence. Such a waste of energy. Even if they went Mike's>Bittersweet>Fluff>Paug and then played the other ballads before closing with a cheesy closer like Zero it would have been better received.

[emay]

Yeah after listening to a handful of shows and hearing what people that have been there have been saying, I no longer regret my decision to not travel for any shows this summer

someone should tell those wooks on tour nows a good time to start building that 401k

[cactusfan]

This now seems like a lifetime ago. 

Le sigh.

What happened to all that momentum? Fall of '14 and then Summer of '15 were so hot, and then the train started chugging along again.

I have no idea but it's really disappointing.  I leave for the West Coast leg next week so I hope something miraculous happens before then.

i'm hoping the 'something miraculous' happens throughout the west coast run, since i'm seeing SF through SD. surely by then they'll bust out the good stuff?



surely?

[zimbra]

The thing about it is, they are actually playing well.

Now, I have only listened to the first 4 shows from start to finish and I disagree. Trey sounded so bad in the first three shows... I just started SPAC 1 so hopefully that will change my opinion.

[emay]

I think their playing has been good, but because the songs are slowed down.
listening to the Sparkle from SPAC3 and its like fishman wants to play faster but trey is like half a beat behind.

[PIE-GUY]

I don't know what to tell you, man. Listen to the Divided Skies from this tour - all solid from Trey. Even Scott agreed there is some dexterity back that was gone for a while.

[WhatstheUse?]

I don't know what to tell you, man. Listen to the Divided Skies from this tour - all solid from Trey. Even Scott agreed there is some dexterity back that was gone for a while.

Yeah, I'm with you here. The band sounds tight for the most part and Trey seems to be flowing nicely with his type I Rock peaks. There's not te hesitation in his playing I've heard previously.

But yeah. They are choosing to play songs instead of attempting to jam which is a real bummer to me.

[shoreline99]

I think their playing has been good, but because the songs are slowed down.
listening to the Sparkle from SPAC3 and its like fishman wants to play faster but trey is like half a beat behind.

I blame Bobby.

[susep]

I don't know what to tell you, man. Listen to the Divided Skies from this tour - all solid from Trey. Even Scott agreed there is some dexterity back that was gone for a while.

Yeah, I'm with you here. The band sounds tight for the most part and Trey seems to be flowing nicely with his type I Rock peaks. There's not te hesitation in his playing I've heard previously.

But yeah. They are choosing to play songs instead of attempting to jam which is a real bummer to me.

agreed.  my love affair with Phish has always been about their jams.  Don't get me wrong I love their songs too.  Fishman's quote in the Phish book sums it up nicely, the songs are the boat and the jams are when the boat hits the water(very generalized quote here).  No jams = phish out of water.