Starting New Years 2011 with 12/28 right now.
Free opens the night with a BANG! What a perfect opener - how in the
hell is this literally the first time this was ever used in this spot?!
This was such a fun first set! Awesome setlist and flow - there wasn't a
dull moment or misplaced song. Several bustouts (Glide and Contact) and
a couple red hot jams of both the Type I and Type II variety.
Anyone that hears this set and has anything overtly negative to say about it has sand in their ears.
The energy from Vermont is continued this night.
The aforementioned Free opener was sick.
Glide was unexpected.
Possum roared.
Cities - the first jam highlight of the night. A pretty lengthy (for 2011) Type II jam that rules. Awesome sauce. SPACE FUNK!
Curtis Lowe was a nice distraction before a standard-but-wacky Stash that is definitely worth your time.
CONTACT! - Love this little ditty. This one actually has some funk goin' on as well! Again, worth checking out 
Sample is Sample - it rocked.
Kill Devil Falls - see above, but the jam was nicely dynamic with lots of quieter moments before the raging peak
Bathtub Gin closed the set on a high with a nicely jammed out version.
Standard 2011 Gin fare, but Standard 2011 Gin fare is great stuff!
I have 0 complaints with this set. The flow really was great. Everything
felt in it's place. There was enough jamming to wet the pallet.
Great set!
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This show is SICK!
Set 2 so far:
Birds of Feather - red hot version. Nothing special and doesn't go
anywhere but a great uptempo shot in the arm to kick the set off with a
BANG!
Carini>
Tweezer>
My Friend My Friend>
Rock and Roll
Oh nelly, here we GO!
Carini turned into the Evil Monster before somehow morphing into the
being of Bliss. This bliss morphed into an EXCEPTIONAL Tweezer. Tweezer
was only 12 minutes but felt more action packed than some 1997 mega jams
we all know and love. This Tweezer was a multi-sectional plinko fest of
the highest order. Absolutely top 10 jam of the year.
Tweezer melted into My Friend My Friend - great to hear in the second
set! Keeping the dark energy going this one shred. During the outro
explosion jam, we segue unexpectedly into Rock and Roll
This may be my favorite song that Phish regularly covers (along with
Cities!) and this is yet another great one! Are there ANY versions of
this that suck? Cuz I haven't heard one!
Again as with set 1 the FLOW of the show is just perfect. Everything seems like it's MEANT to go together.
This show is KILLING it!!!
This is about as great of a show you can have in 2011 without it being labeled "classic".
I mean, it's not the Chicago Elements gig, but this is as great as any other amazing 2011 show.
DANG.
This is a very fun and relaxed sounding version. A perfect cool drink of water after getting blasted with heat
Bouncing Around the Room was actually worth mentioning as well - the entire crowd sings along audibly to the whole song. Can't honestly say I can remember another recent version like that! VERY cool!
Harry Hood - beautiful, thoughtful, patient. Bliss upon bliss upon bliss. Harry Hood and I have a love/meh relationship. This one ticks all the right boxes and is great.
Bug to finish the set. Felt like a perfectly sequenced album closer. The calm come-down to ease us out before encore time.
A short but sweet Tube>Rocky Top and Tweeprise to end the show.
This was a RIDE! A terrifically sequenced show - if this was an unplanned setlist they NAILED it tonight.
An absolutely wonderful show more than worth your time.
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