@FACTSAREUSELESS said:

The Dead were a shell of what they used to be by late '78, and Jerry had pretty much cashed in his chips by '80. The next 15 years was drivel. We all sat around watching him die while trying to salvage what we could from the shows. This is not like that at all. .

Good God, this is so wrong it's ludicrous. I hope you're actually 60 years old to be making such a statement. The GD had several peaks: 72-74, 77-78, 89-91... and each period has its partisans for "best ever". GD weren't a "washed up shell" by any stretch until 93 - 94. They were a great band and played many killer, killer shows in 1989, 1990, etc. IOW, the situation with Phish is EXACTLY the same: vets who have been around longer and prefer the way the band sounded in their youth, looking down on 3.0.. and they are entitled, but it's alot more fun to dig what is going on NOW.