, attached to 2019-12-06

Review by TweezingSpaceRanger

TweezingSpaceRanger I'm a big fan of this show. Phish played with a very fun, loose energy in this one. The Carolina and Party Time were a great opening combo to a three-night run and the crowd was loving it. Strawberry Letter was one of several excellent calls tonight. Undermind was stronger than usual. The Sloth and Destiny Unbound both had some noticeable flubs, but the song selection and the mini-jam (!) in Destiny Unbound kept the energy high and the flubs were forgiven. MFMF and About to Run pair well together. Bowie had some interesting moments and was an excellent way to close the first set. Great start.

The second set was fantastic. Axilla had the crowd raging and the teases later in the set were very fun. The Scents with the intro has to be my personal favorite jam of the tour. Trey seemed confident and in control throughout the jam, there were multiple Axilla teases, a section of dark funk (!), and what I thought sounded like a Mind Left Body type progression near the end of the jam. No Quarter was a perfect call after a jam like this. Your Pet Cat was spirited and funky with Page doing some funny and unique things with the cat samples for a bit of the jam. Mercury had a minimal funk jam turned tropical that was very enjoyable despite not peaking like I would have liked. Saw It Again was awesome and Trey was cracking up. Limb by Limb had a great jam that was really weird in a good way, especially when Fish started singing This Old Man. The next thing you know we're back in Gamehendge with my personal favorite highlight of the night in a great version of The Lizards. The floor was a party during this song with room to dance and people singing the lyrics but not too loud to take away from the band. Another solid call in Suzy Greenberg offers more Axilla teases and closes the set with a little more funk. Bittersweet Motel was a treat along with the funk/rock combo of DDHVL/Loving Cup. Overall, this was my favorite show of the weekend start to finish and I think it is slightly underrated. I'd give it a 4.2 or 4.3 max if it was up to me. What a beautiful buzz.


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