@jaredprox said:

@lumpblockclod said:

11/29 was probably the most polarizing show in our rankings. A few people had it as (or close to) a top 10 show, while it didn't make anyone else's top 20. I love the first 25 minor the Jim, but it loses me after that and I'm in the camp that there's not enough left to make this one of the 20 best shows of 1997. But for those who love the longest Phish jam if all time, anything else the show has to offer is just gravy.

Nothing else besides the Jim? How about a beautiful Hood and one of the greatest encores of all time: Buffalo Bill, Moby Dick (w/ John Bonham Fishman) and Fire.

Saying "there's not enough left to make this one of the 20 best shows of 1997" isn't really the same thing as saying that there's "nothing else besides the Jim." A good Hood and a fun encore would almost definitely be enough of a supporting cast to carry a show into the top tier of 1996, and possibly 1998's, but '97 simply demands better IMO.