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2011-07-19 11:13 am, comment by pzerbo

@BrotherEarth said:

On the subject at hand ... SBIX ... I'd like to call attention to Phish's latest tweet.

http://vimeo.com/26593554 />
That just captures the vibe ...

Indeed, it does capture a vibe and is awesome. One person expressing themselves. That you can't seem to handle other people expressing themselves in a manner with which you do not agree is the issue here.

For those of us who enjoy the vibe, I'll ask that you don't discount our opinions.

Now you are fighting completely imaginary boogie-men. "For those of us who enjoy the vibe?" Really? So we can now safely divide fans into those that see every show and every moment exactly as you do as "those who enjoy the vibe" and all those that you do not agree with in any respect are "those that don't enjoy the vibe?" Dude, get a grip.

I don't need (or want) to read a show review that tells me nothing more than the setlist followed by a list of better versions. I want to know more about the environment, the feeling of the show. Yes, something more than "everyone enjoyed it", as that would be almost as meaningless as "not the best version ever".

Then DON'T READ THEM. You have a lot of choices in life in general and in the consumption of fan discussion and analysis about Phish in particular. Lots o' choices. There is a very popular blog that reviews almost every show as if it were a gift from the heavens... and even that one will on occasion note that not every single note was delivered on the wings of angels. Yet you choose to hang here and berate people for daring to not deliver 100% content to suit your opinion. I'd call that a "bad choice" for you. You are shadowboxing the apocalypse in defense of some idealized vision of the perfect Phish and it just isn't necessary – we all love The Phish. We did the blood ritual and everything.

I know that there are going to be versions that other people believe to be better versions. I have several playlists on my iPod which have been cobbled together from information I retrieved from the Phish.net forums, and the phish net Song Info page. I value phish.net for the info provided.

You're welcome.

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