12/30/24 New York
Set 1
The show begins and you immediately know they have come to KILL. The opening trio of Possum, Wolfman and Lengthwise>Maze is pure, unadulterated facesmashing supremacy. Holy mother of what in the hell. Possum shreds, but Wolfman and Maze both annihilate. Holy smokes!!!!! Definitely grab Wolfman and Maze!!!!!!
Theme continues the trend. Another must hear, it just has EXTRA written all over it. Outstanding.
Refreshingly placed in the middle of the set, More keeps the good times comin. Strong, rocking type 1. Great but inessential.
Divided Sky makes a rare appearance. Maybe not must hear but it sounds great and is a really good version!
Up next is the double friggin whammy of No Men into MEAP. Utter
facemelting awesomeness. No Men, especially - it just EXPLODES and
features one of the best hose sprayings of the year. Fantastic.
MEAP isnt must hear but rocks hard as expected.
The set concludes with a TERRIFIC Fluffhead. No,
seriously, this one is outstanding!!!! Played nearly flawlessly and with
so much extra everything about it .... definitely a must hear!!!
All in all, this set KICKED ASS!!!! Wolfman, Maze, Theme, Fluff
and probably No Men are all must hear imo. If you like your Phish to
RAWK, this is the set for you. They came out and just slayed. Love,
love, loved this set!!!
Set 2
A strong Hey Stranger opens set 2. Not must hear, but still a terrific type 1 reading just the same!
Up next is a 20 minute Disease. The song itself sounds excellent and
full of extra pizazz. Unfortunately the jam is a big, loud, cacophonous
nothing 
Seriously, they get stuck in that vague "type 1.5" area, cycling subtly
back and forth through dark and light, never fully committing or going
off the deep end. Its not horrible, but I definitely wouldnt call it
good either. It all sounds like someone rattling a bunch of spoons
inside a tin can for 15 minutes ....enough already!!!!
Thank god, the yearly bustout of Winterqueen follows and it is
terrific!!!! Super tight and featuring one of the best Trey solos of the
year. Absolutely must hear.
Steering us back on course, Trey then launches us into a 19 minute Tweezer! And mother of god what a Tweezer it is! An absolutely CLASSIC rendition, this one goes HARD fast.
Immediately from the beginning they all "give it the eyebrows" as Zappa
would say. They are locked in hard. So many melodic motifs jammed,
multiple sections, insane FLOW, how in the love of Christ
this version isnt jam charted is a bigger mystery than Atlantis. X
factor from the first note to the last....
This Tweezer is every bit as good as that 37 minute Ruby Waves. Or better. This is an A+++++±+++++++++++ version hands down.
The followup Seven Below interlude is terrific too. Dont forget that! 7
minute Piper is a terrific wah abuse annihilation but unfortunately gets
axed awkwardly for a standard 2001.
Following 2001 we get a MUST HEAR Everythings Right. Its standard type 1
but, as with most of this show, its just SO "extra". An absolute
barnburner smokeshow.
ALBTD and a must hear magical Hood close the night.
All in all, set 2 was a mixed bag though nothing but high
energy!!! The Winterqueen, Tweezer, and ER along with the best hood
since 12/29/23 are what you need. A KILLER show. I ALMOST want to say I liked it better than night 2. The 4.3 rating on .NET is deserved.
AND THAT MASTERFUL TWEEZER!!!!!
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