09/02 - Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Denver, CO Post Show Discussion and Review

[roggae]

Yup, that's vintage Phish. Moving through those themes, find ways to develop segues out of interesting jam spaces; Lizards, Hood to close? Yup.

Countdown to Dicks13 starts now.

This is almost verbatim what i said to my wife.

[whatapiper]

Just listened to Sand > Ghost. Sand was pretty cool.

Ghost sucked.


Has anyone noticed how Page has been pretty much absent the entire weekend? His playing has been pretty lackluster IMO....

That said, these last 3 shows have been fantastic. I'm so happy the band is jamming.

Nans, that opening 50 mins was the shit. Some of the finest music they have made in a long, long time.

I'm not convinced that this represents a turning point or that PHISH IS FUCKING BACK, but goddamn would I have been psyched to have been there.

On the whole I still give Friday night a leg up since last night's first set was such a throwaway, but this second set is some damn good Phish (no 3.0 disclaimer required).

Feels good that we can finally be agreeing on the fact that the phish has finally thrown us a bone.

[birdman]

This tour started strong in Worcester and ended strong in Denver.
Easily the best tour of 3.0.

[rowjimmy]

I haven't heard the first set but the second set of this show was great on the webcast last night.

[Superfreakie]

Countdown to Dicks13 starts now.

This.
My sis just moved to Vail. No way Im missing this next year

I'm in too. I contemplated going this year. Damn you contemplation.

[McGrupp]

Countdown to Dicks13 starts now.

This.
My sis just moved to Vail. No way Im missing this next year

I'm in too. I contemplated going this year. Damn you contemplation.

I was just saying this last night. I'm going next year.

[Superfreakie]

Countdown to Dicks13 starts now.

This.
My sis just moved to Vail. No way Im missing this next year

I'm in too. I contemplated going this year. Damn you contemplation.

I was just saying this last night. I'm going next year.

::predicts epic 'paug 2013 throwdown in the Colorado Mountains::

[zimbra]

Holy shit what a weekend

[GBL]

Holy shit what a weekend

[WhatstheUse?]

Loved in the sand jam when they finally returned to the sand theme after departing from it...then KEPT JAMMING! That sort of thing is so rare for a 3.0 show. Loves it.

[Hicks]

Have they ever played 20+ min jams at three shows in a row in the 3.0 era?

Seems unlikely to me. 

I'd love to say we are at the beginning of something new here, but I think the bands touring schedule kind of precludes any real growth.  Now they have a  nearly four months of not playing together and theres a good chance that the progression we say this summer will be undone.

Also as encouraging as this run was and in many ways the return of the "real Phish" it's easy to forget that the band kind of got lost between SF and Dicks with a string of forgettable shows in the SE. 

So maybe a fall tour next year to capitalize on the gains from the summer? 

Cmon Phish, let's do this. 

[Itsnotanexperience]

Have they ever played 20+ min jams at three shows in a row in the 3.0 era?

Seems unlikely to me. 

I'd love to say we are at the beginning of something new here, but I think the bands touring schedule kind of precludes any real growth.  Now they have a  nearly four months of not playing together and theres a good chance that the progression we say this summer will be undone.

Also as encouraging as this run was and in many ways the return of the "real Phish" it's easy to forget that the band kind of got lost between SF and Dicks with a string of forgettable shows in the SE. 

So maybe a fall tour next year to capitalize on the gains from the summer? 

Cmon Phish, let's do this.

I'm sure there will be additional shit sandwiches such as the KC show in the future, but maybe not.   Maybe they continue down this path.    There have been no shows with consecutive, 20+ jams in 3.0 prior to this leg.  That tells me Trey may actually like improv again. Time off shouldn't change that.

[pcr3]

Countdown to Dicks13 starts now.

This.
My sis just moved to Vail. No way Im missing this next year

I may have to hop on that flight too.

[Hicks]

The end of this Ghost, so chock full of awesome. 

[aphineday]

I could give a shit what they do in the first set if they want to play second sets like this one.
So much better... I hope they are starting to get how much happier people are when they play like that... man oh man.
Fingers crossed that they can remember.