2018-12-31 - Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - Post Show Discussion

[GBL]

Phish, Monday 12/31/2018
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY


Set One: The Moma Dance, Stray Dog, 555, Sand, Lawn Boy, Steam > Chalkdust Torture > What's the Use? > Play by Play, Waste, Ass Handed, Antelope

Set Two: Down with Disease > Farmhouse > Seven Below > Twist > Harry Hood > Passing Through > Harry Hood

Set Three: Mercury > Auld Lang Syne, Say it to Me S.A.N.T.O.S., Simple, I Saw It Again, Limb by Limb > Rock and Roll > Suzy Greenberg

E: The Lizards, Character Zero

[anthrax]

love those 4 dudes 

happy new year! 

[rowjimmy]

Not too shabby.
I'd see this Phish group again, probably.

[mbw]

lol, nugsnet had youtube block my 15 second video of my boy dancing last night.

[WhatstheUse?]

Always a hoot. Loved the show and loved the gag, best band ever.

These new songs are such a blast and the fan base seems almost unanimously behind the majority of them. They've only played these songs twice now but the entire arena was belting out SANTOS at the top of their lungs. You can tell the band really loves the positive response to new tunes for a change. Other than the Passing Through segue debacle, I felt every Halloween song crushed and I can't wait to see where they take them in 2019!

I'll never miss a NYE. It's simply the best.

[Hicks]

I think we need an online petition to ban Farmhouse from all second sets.

Although misery loves company, glad to see that fuckery isn't just limited to the Gorge. 

Anyway, kind of a letdown compared with 12/29 and even 12/30, but the gag was pretty cool I did like that they finally took Seven Below deep again. 

[WhatstheUse?]

I won't lie, the drop into farmhouse bummed me out. However.... I still feel that farmhouse has shined in 3.0. Dare I say it's one of maybe, 2 or 3, Pre-hiatus tunes that actually is played better nowadays, IMO. Sure, Pelham 99 ripped harder, but these 3.0 versions have a beautiful delicacy to them that wasn't present in 1.0.

But... yeah.... not usually what you want to hear in a second set..

[rowjimmy]

Farmhouse was lovely but I definitely heard a few people start laughing when Trey started playing it.
Oh well, I dug it and it's not as if the DWD was too short.

Even the concessions clerks were busting moves during Santos.

lol, nugsnet had youtube block my 15 second video of my boy dancing last night.

That's done automagically by a bot. You could appeal and I would, honestly. I believe that it would be reviewed by a human after that.

[PIE-GUY]

The Passing Through ending was rough. They clearly wanted the crowd to pick up the "wayo wayo" and let the energy build and have the Hood jam come screaming out of it... and the whole thing just flopped. Forced crowd interaction almost never works... and this felt so forced.

Brutal.

[mbw]

You guys really blew it.

[mistercharlie]

The Passing Through ending was rough. They clearly wanted the crowd to pick up the "wayo wayo" and let the energy build and have the Hood jam come screaming out of it... and the whole thing just flopped. Forced crowd interaction almost never works... and this felt so forced.

Brutal.

They should've written the song to end with 'woo', then the crew we would have picked up on it.

[anthrax]

You guys really blew it.

damned stoners

[mopper_smurf]

You guys really blew it.

damned stoners

That's what happens in a room full of dorks and wooks.

[emay]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXEjX_SVAOQ&fbclid=IwAR0k4nxoF_1rfO20V-n7s1hP5_ntLRpbg4vdvXG4VnHd06vci4P90Yn2kFw

love the gag...fits perfect with santos.

Kinda reminds me of the steam floating gag but this one is executed way better and relevant post the Halloween set.

Love how Trey runs to the back of the stage to give the behind the stage sections some love.  :rawk:

[Buffalo Budd]

That was visually stunning.
These guys are the freakin' best.