ChopHoly fuckballs.
Pete ⭕️ 
@chopaganda Okay, it’s not just my attendance bias speaking. You>Atomic Age is equally, if not more, engaging. These guys are not fucking around.
Ryan Storm@Phreba @chopaganda You > Atomic Age is way better than Northern Lights imo
Chris@chopaganda @ry_storm @Phreba well, I don't know about WAY better, but I enjoyed it more anyway. Both are pretty awesome.
@chris @chopaganda @ry_storm very different jams and that’s another reason why Eggy is so engaging. I’ve seen shows from other bands that after 2 hours of similar sounding jams, I’m bored. Not with these guys.
atownstyle@Phreba @chris @chopaganda @ry_storm Rick knew this shit was coming so had to get a new drummer to not fall behind … Alex is the man
@atownstyle @chris @chopaganda @ry_storm interesting, bc during that Fairfield show I kept thinking how badly goose would’ve probably loved to have Alex as their drummer. No offense to Cotter or Ben, but Alex is just at another level.
@Phreba @atownstyle @chris @ry_storm Alex is phenomenal. Not sure I can decide on Cotter vs Alex yet.
A little will depend on whether Rick eventually lets Cotter lead and influence direction more.
I think Goose fans are all assuming that since Cotter seems clearly superior to Ben that it will open up the jams to new directions. But the reality is unless Rick does more listening, the jams will stay 90+ percent Rick, just with a busier rhythm section.
Justin Bruce@chopaganda @Phreba @atownstyle @chris @ry_storm chop, how did you feel about rick during recent cap run? reading between the lines of your toot, i gather you think there's still more space for rick to make?
@justinbruce @Phreba @atownstyle @chris @ry_storm I thought Rick played phenomenal and seemed very happy and inspired which led to great things.
FWIW, I don’t think there is anything wrong with Goose jams. The best Phish is often not very democratic—especially in 1.0, 2.0, and pre-2017 3.0.
But a lot of people seem to think that adding Cotter is going to make things more democratic. I just didn’t hear it at the cap. Rick was still his dominant self—which is not a bad thing.
@chopaganda @justinbruce @Phreba @atownstyle @chris there was definitely less Rick forward shredfests at the cap but the real question is whether that was a novelty or has staying power
Summer tour will be telling
@ry_storm @chopaganda @justinbruce @Phreba @chris when does Rick start throwing down loops like Jake a la our Jedi master? Kindof helps give space to everyone else. Best eggy dynamic is Jake now with a solid body guitar too
@atownstyle @ry_storm @chopaganda @Phreba @chris over in #eggy land the only shade our fearless guitar leader gets is for not being dominant enough! (not that i agree with that critique at all, for the record)
@justinbruce @atownstyle @ry_storm @Phreba @chris I think that came from me, but it’s kind of been bastardized. I think I said their biggest strength but also biggest weakness is they don’t seem to have a true alpha.
@chopaganda @atownstyle @ry_storm @Phreba @chris i can see the pluses and minuses of being so democratic. with so many great bands having a clear central talent to galvanize around, i like that it’s a differentiator and think it’s a net large positive. (said the homer)
@justinbruce @chopaganda @atownstyle @ry_storm @chris after seeing that eggy show last week, I was really struck by their versatility. I love their whole band/collaborative approach to jamming, it’s so damn interesting as they provide multiple layers to explore. It’s what drew me to this band, that they weren’t just guitar leads to a peak and then back down again. That said, Jake can melt your face if he wants to, set closing northern lights provided plenty of ammo.
@Phreba @justinbruce @chopaganda @ry_storm @chris this is the take! I don’t know what they are doing sound wise… but even that end of NL with Jake ripping you still have drums and bass sounding out front …requiring multiple listenings;)
@atownstyle @Phreba @chopaganda @ry_storm @chris 100%. their versatility and superb listening and reacting to one another is what drew me in quickly when i started listening early last year.
@justinbruce @Phreba @chopaganda @ry_storm @chris we got all caught up in that NL thru Atomic Age but what about this Emily King cover