TAB 9/21/21 Philadelphia
Set 1
Excellent and all too rare Corona to open the show. Followed by another
great version of Mozambique to keep the energy going! Moz is Moz but
dang does this version KILL!!!! SICK!!!
From the get go, the energy is HIGH tonight, even moreso than New Haven.
This feels closest to the opening night in Portland - there is just
that vibe in the air for whatever reason.
The goods keep coming with an ultra groovy Cayman Review. This one never
strays far from the pack, but I would definitely throw this in the
highlight pile - groove for days, killer organ and horn solos...this
version RULES!!!!! Im gonna call this one must hear!
Uber funky 46 Days keeps the goop going nice and strong. A bit too
ordinary for me to call it must hear, but it does exactly what you
expect and does it excellently.
Another excellent version of Valentine picks the tempo up very nicely.
Love this song and its such a joy to listen to.... definitely not as
good as New Haven but still solid.
Lonely Trip is superb as ever - my god do I adore this TAB arrangement.
Im gonna call this must hear. It brought a tear to my eye.
Gotta Jibboo saves us from melancholy with a fiery and funky rendition
as good as any other. An absolute delight!!! Must hear!!! Love the horns
beneath Treys solo!!! And Trey is just melting faces....
Following that we get...the proper TAB show debut of Evolve!! AND
HOLY CRAP THIS IS AMAZING!!! I WILL FOREVER BE DISAPPOINTED BY THE PHISH
VERSION AFTER THIS!!!!! THE LATIN RHYTHMS!!! THE BACKING VOCALS!!!
THE FRIGGIN FLUTE SOLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good god guys, its like....go listen to the TAB version of Oblivion from 2023. Itll make you go "oh crap, thats what Oblivion should sound like!!!"
This is like that on steroids.
TAB+EVOLVE=LIFE.
Absolutely CRUSHING Money Love and Change sees the set to a conclusion.
Not much to say - it kills! X Factor Magic! Total ANNIHILATION!
All in all, another kickass TAB set as expected. This definitely had the
best "feel" of any set since the Portland debut (its subtle, but its
something different than energy, which New Haven definitely had!). Just
everyone sounds extra PUMPED tonight again. Or something like that.
Wonderful!!
Id say the set 1 must hears are Cayman, Lonely Trip, Jibboo, Money and of course that mind blowing Evolve!!!!
Set 2
15 minute Everythings Right to open set 2. Super mega late night ultra
groove on this one. Get down with your bad self! Total robofunk
annihilation. Meltdown alert!! Get it Trey!!!! Must hear!!!
The heat continues with the first Simple Twist Up Dave of the tour. Firebomb. Must hear.
Spin is a bluesy vortex of insanity! Must hear! Trey EXPLODES!
Ghosts of the Forest and Silver Light are both creative setlist calls,
but unfortunately neither go anywhere or produce particularly noteworthy
results. Shame! First true stumble of the show.
Thankfully Twist - my favorite late show set killer - comes along and
provides the much needed type 1 fire to reignite proceedings. Not must
hear, but definitely an EXCELLENT "guitar god Trey" reading.
And they keep it going swiftly with Sand! The uber-groove of ER returns
big time. Lay into it, Dezron! Absolutely MUST HEAR! This thing goes
NUCLEAR!!!!!! FANTASTIC!!! LETS GO!!!!! And with that, the set proper
comes to a close.
The excellent When the Words Go Away and a nice More are both done
acoustic before solid versions of Heavy Things And Push On to send us
home
All in all, I think New Haven had the better setlist and was the
more consistent show, but I also feel this show reacher higher heights,
if that makes sense. For set 2 grab ER, Spin, Simple and Sand.
Good stuff 
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