On the drive home from Utica, 10/20/2010, I thought I would never see a better show. I listened to it non stop in the weeks that followed. Nowawadays I never listen to it

The next show on the list is 2011/01/01. It hasn't happened yet, but it will. nothing else in 2011 came close for me, but 2012 is pretty damn good

Is it the show losing something or just something new and refreshing to listen to? I listened to the hell out of 12.28.10 and still love it, but over time, with all the new shows, the time spent with that show gets dilluted. Still just as good. The more music you acquire, the less you have to focus on what you have and over time it just multiplies.

Every show attended with my ex

I listen to it all the time. GuYuTiCa!!!!

Hartford 2009/08/14

August 14, 2009

The Comcast Theatre, Hartford, CT

Set 1: Punch You In the Eye, AC/DC Bag > NICU, Colonel Forbin's Ascent > Fly Famous Mockingbird, Birds of a Feather, Lawn Boy, Stash, I Didn't Know, Middle of the Road, Character Zero

Set 2: Down with Disease^[1] > Wilson > Slave to the Traffic Light, Piper^[2] > Water in the Sky, Ghost -> Psycho Killer -> Catapult -> Icculus^[3] > You Enjoy Myself

Encore: While My Guitar Gently Weeps

[1] Reba jam; unfinished.
[2] Spill the Wine tease from Page.
[3] Narration centered on the fact that "you crazy kids" just don't read anymore.

Notes: This show featured the first versions of Forbin’s and Mockingbird since September 30, 2000 (96 shows), which were performed without narration. During I Didn’t Know, Trey introduced Fish as “Recent Julliard Master’s Vacuum Program graduate, the one and only, Jon Moses Quagmire DeWitt Hampton.” DWD contained a Reba jam and was unfinished. Piper included a Spill the Wine tease from Page. This show featured the first Psycho Killer since December 7, 1997 (282 shows). Psycho Killer was unfinished and disintegrated into a self-described, electronic “Pong” jam. During the post-Psycho Killer “Pong” jam, Trey initiated a dance contest saying that whoever could best dance to that music would “win something.”  After Catapult (while continuing the “Pong” jam), Trey asked, “Does everybody else love this song as much as I do?” and said that he was “waiting for the day when they play stuff like this on the radio.”  Icculus was last performed on July 18, 1999 (193 shows). The Icculus narration centered on the fact that “you crazy kids” just don’t read anymore.  The “Pong” jam reappeared during the YEM jam. The soundcheck included a jam with lyrics that were made up on the fly with Trey on bass (so that Mike could check on bass sounds from the audience) and Fish on drums. Trey briefly quoted Spill the Wine and The Pendulum during the soundcheck jam.

It was a phenomenal show with a lot of great jams as well as gags

@DanceTheJig728 said:

@WGphan92 said:

My first show, believe it or not, is easily the dullest, least eventful phish show I've been to, aside from the fact that it was my first. Darien Lake 6/8/11. I mean don't get me wrong, it was a fantastic time, easily the best concert I'd been to up to that point, but every show I've seen since then has been significantly better. Lol

Just my 2 coins but I thought Darien was a MUCH more solid show than 12/30/11. Sure we had the awesome Piper but all around I think Darienwas much better as a whole. Very unique show

Yeah, true. But at the time, I wasn't familiar with a lot of that first set. Total newb. Lol if I were to see that same show now I might appreciate it more. I'll never know. Lol and I really enjoyed 12/30/11. Lol the piper was phenomenal, boogie on was sick, solid 2001 and Bowie. Sand was real tight too.

June 11, 2011

Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD

Set 1: Daniel Saw the Stone, AC/DC Bag > Ocelot, Access Me, Vultures, Wilson > Sand, Roses Are Free > Reba^[1], On Your Way Down > Run Like an Antelope^[2]

Set 2: Birds of a Feather > Tweezer > The Horse > Silent in the Morning > Waves > Chalk Dust Torture^[3], Rock and Roll > Albuquerque > Piper > Wading in the Velvet Sea > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Stealing Time From the Faulty Plan > Suzy Greenberg

Encore: Show of Life > Tweezer Reprise

[1] No whistling.
[2] On Your Way Down teases from Trey.
[3] BOAF tease.

Notes: Daniel Saw The Stone was played for the first time since August 3, 2003 (137 shows). Reba did not contain the whistling ending. Antelope included an On Your Way Down tease from Trey. Chalk Dust included a BOAF tease.

Just not all that great of a show upon repeat listenings.

@WGphan92 said:

@DanceTheJig728 said:

@WGphan92 said:

My first show, believe it or not, is easily the dullest, least eventful phish show I've been to, aside from the fact that it was my first. Darien Lake 6/8/11. I mean don't get me wrong, it was a fantastic time, easily the best concert I'd been to up to that point, but every show I've seen since then has been significantly better. Lol

Just my 2 coins but I thought Darien was a MUCH more solid show than 12/30/11. Sure we had the awesome Piper but all around I think Darienwas much better as a whole. Very unique show

Yeah, true. But at the time, I wasn't familiar with a lot of that first set. Total newb. Lol if I were to see that same show now I might appreciate it more. I'll never know. Lol and I really enjoyed 12/30/11. Lol the piper was phenomenal, boogie on was sick, solid 2001 and Bowie. Sand was real tight too.

For sure, I wasn't familiar with a lot of that first set at Darien either but that's why I loved it so much, I had no idea what to expect the whole time. I constantly listen back on the What's The Use> Theme, and 2001 and Weekapaug. But I don't want to make it seem like I'm bashing 12/30/11. Piper was one of my first face-melter moments, 2001 was amazing, Coil hit me hard, and I listen to that Boogie On once a day at least. Never forget that eruption when Gordo started it up!

This tends to happen to every show I see or even listen to. I'll listen to it every day until I discover something new, then I sort of move on. Maybe I'm just a stoner and forget though, maybe...