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Set 1
Always a great sign when you get a Mikes Song opener! Excellent reading, tight and, by 2022 standards, hot hot hot!! Killer!!
Great segue into a nearly 14 minute Wolfman. And what a WolfMAN it is, holy crap!!! Total x factor magic all over this!!! The
song is tight and energetic going into a cool laid back groove. They
briefly go type 2 into an uptempo kind of funk before moving smoothly
into an incredible rock and roll peak section! But wait, theres more!!
They keep it going and the jam winds down with several minutes of hazy,
synthy, kind of ethereal type 2. Sick. Must hear at all costs. This is EXCEPTIONAL!
Ya Mar comes next and, like Mikes, delivers a TERRIFIC type 1 reading. Just A+++ all around.
Then, hold on to your damn panties ....they drop the friggin hydrogen
bomb with 46 Days. Several measures more insane than even the standard
excellent readings all around, this one sees Trey deliver possibly his
finest solo of the year so far. Complete abd utter DEVASTATION, going
all robo hellscape on us. As essential, or even moreso than that Wolfman! THIS IS FRIGGIN UNBELIEVABLE HOLY CRAP YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS!!!!
Amazing setlist call sliding straight into Its Ice. And its killer!!!
Its about 98% perfect on Treys part and the whole thing is very tight
and rehearsed sounding. KILLER.
All of These Dreams fits sooooo well after Ice like that. This is MUST
HEAR! Again, tight and rehearsed sounding, Trey delivers a wonderfully
emotive solo Jerry would be proud of!
The surprises keep coming with the "why the hell did they shelve this?!"
Somethings Living Here. Must hear, again, it delivers RAGING hot,
molten lava party funk of the highest order. Like if Moma and Party Time
had a demented baby or something. Essential!!!! Must hear!! Sick robo
delay jamming...
And then, once again, 46 Days Part 2 rolls around with an absolutely nuclear Axilla. Tight and ENERGETIC, they freaking CRUSH this one!!! They even lay into the ending, giver utter destruction for 3 entire minutes of dark ripping. "Dont shine that thing in my face. Ah, what the hell, go ahead..."
MUST HEAR! THIS AXILLA IS A 10/10!!!
After a terrific Circus, the set comes to a close with an inspired Antelope. Not much to say - must hear. Killer.
All in all, this was one of the finest sets of modern Phish, let
alone 2022!!! Highly inspired setlist, inspired x factor energy and
playing across the board. NOTHING was less than excellent and EVERYTHING
delivered!!!
Wolfman, 46 Days, Dreams, SLH, Axilla and Antelope were all true must hears but damn near everything comes close regardless.
THIS SET WAS SPECTACULAR!!!
Set 2
Set 2 opens with a raging 13 minute No Men. Heck yes! Great high energy
type 1, but unfortunately the jam never achieves liftoff, mostly staying
stuck in type 1 and kinda fizzing out at the end. Bummer.
Disease is miles better. The song itself is played stupendously
(really!) and the jam actually goes places getting deep and strange. At
the same time, there is no real x factor and it all feels kind of
.....hesitant? The jam isnt "flowing" smoothly. Or something. Still, A+
for effort even if not must hear.
Finally things seem to "click" and Dont Doubt Me turns in a raging must
hear rendition. Not much to say except it just kills and feels very
inspired.
Golden Agr is basically No Men part 2, delivering a terrific type 1
reading with a total lack of exploration on the jam. Weird and awkward
ending....
Lifeboy is gorgeous and welcome as ever!
Fluffhead is excellent all around but also feels kinda loose. Great version overall but nothing special.
Weekapaug is the 2nd must hear of the set. A 9 minute rager, starting
chill and slowly ramping up to nuclear bomb energy, this is essential!
Slave encore is sloppy but the soloing is great.
All in all, set 2 was a massive step down from set 1. It was still
a very enjoyable listen, but there is basically no "proper" jamming
aside from Disease. Its basically a string of excellent and strong type 1
readings. All you really need are Dont Doubt Me and Weekapaug. The rest
is good but nothing special, imo
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