@HarborSeal said:

a) YES on the Reading 20 Years Later as "essential." Better than the Worcester Drowned, imo, and obviously much more of a standout given the history of the song. (Worcester Drowned is probably in the top 10 versions Phish has played, but only probably. Drowned has some serious history.)

b) You going to tell us what you loved from Wingsuit?

I've listened to the 20YL a bunch, and I am conflicted.

On one hand, it absolutely deserves to be heard, because it is an example of a song breaking free of its form for the first time, in an organic way that everyone but the band seemed to know was possible. Contrast that with the Theme, which has never really "gone type 2" but which nobody could have ever expected would careen into some funk workout. It's a truly awesome moment for Phish, and 20YL, and the stock value of the Joy album. I don't discount it at all.

On the other hand, if you take that jam and tack it on to the end of a Disease, or Twist, or Ghost, then I don't think anybody talks about it that much if at all.

Which to me means that it earns the high honor of being the best version of a really good song, and that's no small potatoes. I am always glad to hear that song and now even more excited for the next one.