8/5/23 New York #3
The New York finale!!!!
Set 1
Loving Cup - Great as an opener! Not sure it would normally work
in this spot but as the last show of the run it definitely "feels"
right, so to speak. As if this whole show itself could be considered one
big encore or something. Great version as always. 
Trey rips it up like it IS the encore! Absolutely smashing Loving Cup. Must hear!
>Maze - Blip bloop robot sounds from Trey over the intro. This
is gonna be good.....AND BY GOLLY IT IS!!!! HOLY CRAP!!! 1.0-WORTHY
MAZE!!! LIQUID FIRE IN THE EARS!!! PURE INSANITY!!!! PEAK ATOP PEAK ATOP
PEAK ATOP PEAK ATOP PEAK!!!! MUST HEAR!!!!!
No, im not exaggerating. That was a straight up classic Maze....
Martian Monster - Absolutely incredible. Not your typical version,
they really stretch this one good with the synths and other gooey
effects. Robowah destruction as always. This is jam charted for a
reason. This
thing is utterly RIDICULOUS. Robo-heavy metal shredfest. MM is always
hot, but this is pure, unadulterated, X FACTOR MAGIC OF THE HIGHEST
ORDER. MUST HEAR.
Divided Sky - Yay!! Lift our spirits after smashing us to oblivion. Truly terrific version - nary a flub in sight!!!! Super tight while also perfectly delicate and emotional. Aka, the recipe for a perfect DS. Trey
has struggles with feedback throughout which leads to this being a
perfectly performed version with a rather "sticky" feel, so while it is
most definitely excellent, I wouldn't call it must hear.
Prince Caspian - 16 friggin minutes. What. Around 5
minutes, the jamming really begins to take off. It develops a slightly
funky "classic rock" feel that sounds like the outro jamming of a Loving
Cup!! Then outta nowhere at 6.30 Trey turns on the RoboBullfrog and we
ascend into funky Type 2!!!!!! Dude, how did we get here?! Trey moves to the Robowah and proceeds to funk it the hell up for a good long while . MAJOR HEAT!! SOMEONE PULL THE FIRE ALARM!!!
At 9 minutes, the jam takes a sudden expected drop into beautiful bliss
jamming. Clean tones from Trey and Page back on the piano. Fishman is
doing cool stuff changing up the drum beats, building us to a stop/start
section. This goes for a while leadinf the jam to develop a funkier
rock sound, almost like something outta Party Time. Around 13.30
they build to a giant peak and this sucker concludes with a massive,
spastic, EXPLOSIVE HOSE PEAK!!! LETS FRIGGIN GO!!! THIS IS
INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!
Following that, the jam spends about 2 minutes in, @Jerfan13 , a bleep bloop meltdown. Very scary and tense ...
This is must hear. Pretty damn fantastic!!!! A genuine Type 2 Caspian!!!!!
Dang.... If every Caspian was like that, nobody would ever complain about getting it in a show....
>NICU - In from the hazy hellscape of Caspian, this is a primo, A+, super party of a NICU!!!! Rages hard and totally must hear! "Play it sloooowwwlllyy, Leo!!"
Steam - Holy crap, this sucker GROOVES!!!! Wonderfully
dynamic, Trey picks his spots perfectly, using feedback to excellent,
tension building effect. As mentioned above, the funky groove is outta
this world - GET IT, CACTUS!!! My goodness!!!! Trey is going ham on the wah just melting faces, but also being patient with his playing. So much VIBE to this one!!! Facemelting nic A++++++++ Must hear!!!!!
Drift While You're Sleeping - Stellar, A++ reading to close the set!!! Guys, the whole "stormy weather" section has SUCH massive IMPACT tonight!!!!! Chills down my arms!!!!! GOAT!! MUST HEAR!!
All in all, my god what a set!! This was a KILLER! Maze, Martian,
that Caspian>NICU, Steam.... Absolutely amazing stuff. Killer playing
and jams, but also, this felt extremely celebratory. It was clear this
set was a PARTY!!!! Maybe 8/4 had more jams in set 1, but I think I
preferred the zany unpredictability of this one. Wow.
Set 2
Set Your Soul Free - 10 min Type 1 rager to open. Kicks major ass!!!!! Chirpy bliss with intent!!!!
Tweezer - 31 minutes. Guy Forget. Utter masterpiece. True X Factor Magic of the highest order, it delivered from the first second to the last. Go
listen to the Greezer and then this and try to tell me the Greezer isnt
a major disappointment in comparison. THIS is the GOAT of 3.0/4.0 and
one of the classic jams of ANY era of Phish. Ok, Shoreline 2021 is the
competition, ill give it that.
But yea, the Greezer is downright PATHETIC compared to this....
Detailed breakdown to come later - gotta drive!
>Whats the Use - So Tweezer ended with a ridiculous meltdown conclusion, descending into pure chaos. This was one of the most perfect segues you will ever hear in your life. This almost feels like its just a continuation of the friggin Tweezer Adventure!!!!!! Fantastic!!!!!
>Scents and Subtle Sounds - WTU seems oddly short tonight, but by golly does Scents fit the mood PERFECTLY outta
WTU!!!! Unfortunately this one is like the strange Atlantic City 2021
reading, only reaching about 5 minutes! Whats here is kickass but this
is more of a song-used-as-segue than anything else. Great while it lasted!
>Tweezer Jam - A very, VERY brief, minute long return to the jam that delivers a surprising amount of fun for such a short little run! 
That segue into this was CA$H MONEY!
>Everythings Right - And just when you think Tweezer is gonna
take us back deep, Trey shoehorns in the ER riff, but he does it
smoothl, giving us a great transition. You end up thinking "how did that happen?!". This sucker is downright TRIUMPHANT!!!!!! And im down for it!!! Treys
vocals are a little rough in the upper register, but that doesnt
matter. Like SYSF befor, this is just another blazing hot Type 1
excursion meant to elate and elevate. Great stuff. Absolutely RIPPING version!!! Dont overlook this!!!! INCREDIBLE X FACTOR MANTECA PEAK!!!! HOLY FREAKING CRAP!!!! Winds down with a brief ambient jam ala 2012 Phish . ...
>Backwards Down the Number Line - bit of a stumble on the segue, and
you can kinda feel the energy get sucked out of the room. Ends up
becoming a nice version with a good bliss peak but overall it felt like a
bit of a "stumble" to the flow of the set. I get what Trey was going
for though, so A for effort.
Extremely heartfelt and extended thank yous to the crowd follow. Wonderful.
Tweeprise - Closes the set. Good stuff. Friggin EXPLOSIVE!!!!!!!!
Harry Hood - How else were they supposed to close the run?! The
composed section is rather shaky at times, but thats not important
tonight. Perfect closer to an insanely fantastic run. Spectacular jam,
this one goes X Factor ambient outer space!!! Must hear!!! Most
UNIQUE Hood ive heard in forever!!! The jam is dark and spacey and
gnarly!!! Holy crap!! GREATEST HOOD IVE EVER HEARD IN MY LIFE.
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