The previous night was solid, but I don't think it blew anyone away. Going into this show, people were expecting fireworks. Being the 20 year anniversary of Jerry Garcia's death, many wondered if they would pay tribute with a GD song. While that did not come to fruition, I can't imagine anyone left this show feeling like they had not seen a top shelf outing.

The Very Long Fuse: This was one song from the Halloween set that I was not completely in love with. On this night, it worked much better for me. Trey had great command over it, and now, I have no doubt it can serve as either a great opener or a great set up song for years to come. On this night, it served as both. As the explosion at the end faded away, they cranked up...

Colonel Forbin's->Fly Famous Mockingbird: This Forbin's seemed to have a bit more of a raunchy/rocking edge than normal. There was a great narration about Trey getting shit on walking through the lawn. I won't do a play by play on this. Just give it a listen. Mockingbird soared. This has been one of the more difficult songs for Trey to nail as of late, but he did a fine job on this take.

Brian and Robert: This isn't one of my favorites, but it's rarely played anymore. Plus, it fit well in this spot giving us a quick breather.

Saw It Again: Right around now, I started to notice a theme. I asked my buddy "Any of these songs played this tour?" As for this "Saw It Again," they really put the heat on this version. The main portion of the song is strong, as it has been the last few years, but the start-stop ending they did got this crowd all gassed up.

Esther: This is one bustout I really don't care about. Esther has never done much for me, but I'm happy for the folks that were seeing it for the first time that had been chasing it. As for the song, there seemed to be a few minor flubs, but all in all, it was a nice breezy version.

Weigh: Another nice score, but guys, could you please not woo my weigh next time?

Sloth: I was fired up for this one. I had not seen it since '03. This may have been the most flub filled tune from this bustout set, but I'm going to chalk it off as it's the thought that counts. When you play a whole set of songs you hadn't played all tour and your songs are as complex as Phish's, you're going to fuck a song or two up. Oh well.

Sanity: Outside of featuring some cool samples/sounds from the Haunted House, Sanity was Sanity. In a set like this, there is only one song that can follow Sanity.

SOA Melt: This was a biggie on my wish list going into the summer, and this was the perfect spot to get it. The jam doesn't go as far out there as some of the "big versions," but Trey has some nice dark playing with some strong psychedelic leanings. They have had issues bringing this Melt from the jam back to the song proper the last few years, but they did not have that issue on this night. Nailed it.

After a set like that, anticipation ran high for this second set. You could feel the buzz in the air. It wasn't a question of whether they would come out strong. It was just a matter of how strong.

Antelope: Well, I don't know that anyone called this here. Like most 3.0 versions, there wasn't much of an excursion here. It was a straight shot from point A to point B, but it still served as a fantastic and surprising set opener.

Carini: The energy was already high, and Carini shot it through the roof. Sometimes at a Phish show, it is hard to not let expectations take over, and this is one of those times. After that first set and the surprise opener, many felt this was going to be a BIG Carini. It wasn't a bad Carini. I'd just call it standard, so to some, it fell flat. After traveling a few dark passages, Trey worked it into...

Waves: The Carini->Waves pairing has become a bit of a sign that a set is going to be a little plain. I think a lot of people started to think they may take their foot off the gas. As this jam progressed, it seemed to not be picking up any steam. Then Trey turns to his new summer toy, the Mutron Pedal. I prefer to call it the "Disco Jerry Effect." He sunk into a nice funky groove and started to work into something familiar. I knew it was coming but it couldn't be. They just played it 2 nights before. Surely, they are not about to drop into...

TWEEZER: Nothing in the world gets me rowdier than tweezer, and when you do a full Disco Jerry drop into it, well, we were going crazy in my row. After streaming the great version from Blossom before leaving for Alpine and attending the Lakewood shows the weekend before, I could not wait to see what they had in store for us on this night.

They lay down a space funk groove and just work it over. They weave through delicate passages and mini funk peaks with ease. I'm not going to get into what Tweezer from summer 2015 is the best, but I'll say this is up there.

Dirt: Another rare score serves as a great landing pad for this fantastic Tweezer. Good version.

Mike's: After Nashville, everyone had the same question. Would they do it again? As they close down the main jam, they bring it right back up. Instantly, glow sticks flew and we all hit party mode. Instead of the more mellow/melodic jam they did in Nashville, they threw down a full on dance party. The pavillion was bedlam. I'd been waiting to see a Mike's like this again since Cincy '03. Page laid down a clav-laden foundation and trey shredded over the top of him. They ripped it all the way through the woo'ed up start-stop jam. They just left one more question up in the air. Is this the new norm or were we just very lucky?

Blaze On: This was sort of pushed into the slot between Mike's and Weekapaug. It's a good new song, but this prevented this Mike's Groove from reaching the heights of the Nashville one earlier in the summer. Either way, there were no complaints after Mike's.

Weekapaug: This was pretty straight forward, but it served as a solid closer.

We were about to start for the lawn but then we saw the keytar being pulled out. Yeah, we were going to need to stay put for a minute.

Contact: This is always a fun encore and it sends you out with a smile on your face, if you didn't have one already.

Frankenstein: Boy, I sure am a sucker for this one. Typically great version.

Overall:
This show gives you a little bit everything. There's a great set list, great flow, and a few serious jams. I really can't see how anyone can gripe about this show. Personally, I thought it was freaking fantastic. If you want to complain about some flubs in Esther and Sloth, you're a dick.

Highlights:
Fuse, Forbin's->Mockingbird, Melt, Tweezer, and Mike's Song

Grade: A-