ChopApr 15, 2023

#Phish Spring 2023 #RANKED

Tier 1: <null>
Tier 2: <null>
Tier 3: SEA1

- Good table-setter for an opener
- Band was tight & peppy w/ Trey sounding fantastic
- Nothing was slow or sluggish
- Minimal over-singing like Mexico
- Jams were driving w/ less reliance on effects
- Wave of Hope & Golden Age were sublime with big peaks
- Slick bonus jam in Fluff
- S1 was solid but ultimately forgettable
- S2 fell apart after Golden Age
- Far from inspiring setlist
- Tier 3 bc I think it will end up there

Show threadChopApr 16, 2023

#Phish Spring 2023 #RANKED

Tier 1: <null>
Tier 2: SEA2
Tier 3: SEA1

- Elite first set led by a sublime Wolfman’s -> Izabella, jammy Chalkdust, and one of the best Rebas since IT
- Nothing as deep as N1’s Wave of Hope or Golden Age, but the Ruby Waves, Piper, and the exceptional Tube all got places quickly
- Despite all this, S2 was a rollercoaster of ups and downs
- There is something to be said for squeezing in 5 classic 1.0 ballads/bathroom songs (pending your point of view) after setbreak

Show threadMr. CompletelyApr 16, 2023
@chopaganda that was the whiplashiest set that's whipped my lash in a hot minute. Playing 3 ballads straight from the 99 setlist card was wild but every time Trey let Fishman off the chain for a minute he went apeshit. Especially with the feathery breakbeat stuff
Show threadChopApr 16, 2023
@mrcompletely The whole band, but especially Fish and Trey, sounds incredible. If they can just put together a decent second set setlist, we’d be golden.
Show threadMr. CompletelyApr 16, 2023
@chopaganda yeah it feels like a great show is looming. The performance level is very high and I'm super pleased with these two shows especially with how A+ the venue is now but def could be more coherent setlists
Show threadKevinApr 16, 2023
@mrcompletely @chopaganda I’m not getting the set list complaints from this weekend. I’m reading them, but they’re not registering, especially in comparison to so many shows last summer
Show threadChop
@kev @mrcompletely Did you see the band a lot in the late 90s?
Apr 16, 2023 at 11:02pmWeb
Show threadKevinApr 17, 2023
@chopaganda @mrcompletely Shouldn’t be a standard prerequisite for phish shows in 2023
Show threadChopApr 17, 2023
@kev @mrcompletely Who said it was? It would just explain a difference of opinion on that setlist.