Just another great Colorado SHOW!!  I think this is a
must-have Phish show, given the HUGE number of songs
played and the quality of the jams (not to mention the
fact that it is out there on fully digital board.. and the
mix is great!).

Nirvana at 1:43.  Textbook opening.. Mike's solo section
is gorgeous.  He presents a soothing melody, with some
flashes of rawness here and there.. The charge is ok..
sounds like MIKE screws up in here at one point! ;)
That's a first.  Nice to hear him so well in this mix,
eh?  First Note at 3:51 or so.. hit perfectly by Trey, and
his jamming around it is excellent.  The jamming before
the next Note is exciting and tight, although Trey is
jamming similarly in here as he did last night.. 4:38 is
the second Note.  Just sounds more clean and WILLED..

"Boy" at 5:12.  WUDMTF segment is standard, but damn, I
can't help but enjoy hearing Mike for a change.  I know
that Paul swears he never turned Mike down, but I don't
know how else you'd explain the strain it takes to hear
him on many of the post-92 boards.  Many, not all.  And
well, for those of you who can't hear Mike at shows,
LISTEN MORE CAREFULLY.  I can always hear him at the shows
I've been to, but yes, he sure isn't as prominent as he
ought to be, MOST of the time.. I know I have some great
DAUDs from the last two years that have Mike very
prominent, though.  10/25/94 comes to mind, for example.
But anyway..

Page's jamming in the tramps segment is fantastic as
usual... no surprises in here at all.

Jam segment at 9:24 with Trey sneakily noodling.. lots of
staccato (more Wilson notes from Mike in here).  Trey is
all over the 'doc noodling playfully but with a design of
some sort.. he's very active in this jam segment.  Still
no damn chords at 11 mins.. Around 11:20 or so, he plays
off-time a bit, and gets into a theme with Mike for a few
seconds that doesn't ring any bells.. before finally
nailing some chords for a wee-bit and launching into the
closing, climactic jam... which isn't all that great,
unfortunately.  Nothing searing and HEAR ME AT ALL COSTS..
kinda blah... ;(

Bass and drums ("B&D") at 12:15, and the theme Mike
grooves on in here is very catchy, but simple and
repetitive.. still fun.  Bwwaaahahahaha.. some noises from
Fish in here! =^]

Final WUDMTF segment at 13:09, and it includes a vocal jam
(imagine that!).  There's something being said in the
vocal jam at times.. don't take my X to the X.. ? .. I
dunno.. A very, very silly vocal jam.  Fish makes some
great noises in here around 16:20 or so.. ... squeak.. at
least I think that was Fish.. Including an orgasmic-like
close!   17:50 total time.  This vocal jam was definitely
above average as far as wackiness and weirdness goes..
must-have for all you vocal jam aphishionados. (C rating)
 
 

two cents

Garbage420