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, comment by needlewithaprune
needlewithaprune There's something missing here. A point which aches to be made. None of these reviews doubt how technically proficient these guys are, yet convey a strong feeling of disappointment; disappointment both with this show, save a few short, bright moments, and on which path the band is taking us down. Let's not forget who we're dealing with here! This band has hundreds of songs in its arsenal. Think about just how many Phish songs you love. How deep of a list do you think their "greatest hits" can really go? Just because 6/15/11 was your 420th Phish show doesn't make Tweezer suck by default. Now, I do understand how frustrating it is listening to and watching them explore an area of a song I've already experienced with them many times before. I get that. I know the gray place from which your disappointment stems. We all can get disheartened when we see how good these individual members are ever-waiting to witness how great <i> Phish<i> can be. But it just ain't gonna happen every night. And that is part of what makes them the most incredible live show around; if everything was perfect, we'd look for nothing new. It's what makes something like the soon-to-be legendary 6/3/11 Clarkston DWD with its gorgeous, seamless and seemingly effortless segue into Fluffhead just that much more mind-blowing. All I'm saying is that if the worst thing that can be said about a disappointing show is "I wished they had explored more in places I haven't been to yet but they are really good", that's not a problem; that's fucking great!


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