dont be offended not everyone has the same level of musical technicality. its obviously not saying you cant enjoy one or the other, just...mike and page are insane...

i also find it interesting that the reaction to the newer emotionally charged songs seems to be overall more negative. like its a foreign substance injected into phish shows people have to get used to before they can enjoy it. show of life for example is less visceral punch and more "kumbaya", but walking out of shows you hear people say "man, that encore SUCKED" and im guessing many of these are GD fans who enjoy that kind of music!