Last night's show was A+. It was a show that could only be played to its potential in Madison Square Garden, nowhere else. Supposedly the 3rd-second set Maze in 10 years?!

Another interesting thought... no songs about "soul" last night. But it's true! All of the songs last night were about characters, some fictional some real!... (Suzy, well, not anymore! She's real!!), Esther, Lee Fordham, TMWSIY, The Wolfman's Brother, the Ghost, Harry. Some of Trey's best lyrics were sung last night. All of the song choices were made to be interpreted by us... no cheesy soul-ocean bullshit, for once. Really deep, thought-provoking lyrics. I mean, Mango Song has no genre. Maze makes your head spin. And even Life Beyond a Dream is heavy for that era of songs. One of the most cohesive shows I've seen in a long time.

Here are some of the other notes from the night...

Mango Song and Maze (pretty much) back to back. Two early Phish studio gems with one-of-a-kind jingly endings. I see you, Trey
Harry Hood summed up in one word would be "comradery"
We got Zero'd but in the best way possible. A very psychedelic Zero to say the least
Mike Gordon has been MVP since his first notes in Carini. He is masterfully playing the entire neck with such force, precision, and intention that it feels like the band is following him. He has really stepped it up.
For 14 minutes, that Tweezer was up there with 12-30-19. Not about the timestamp, it's about what's inside.
The jump from Zero in Tweezer was criminal. Shouldn't be legal
Triple Threat Second Set: Chalkdust, Tweezer, Hood
A perfect example showing the hours Trey puts into curating the show alone. Nothing was random last night. Very intentional.