Well I haven't been to nearly as many phish shows as you have, but I feel like 25 since 09 is a decent amount of shows to compare sbix to, and i wouldn't trade it for anything. it was way louder and felt more personal than any of the other shows ive attended, and there were quite a few bust outs, i personally thought sunday was the best night, for auditory visual explosion, there was a point in that show where i literally felt like i might have a heart attack (i was sober) just from the music (also meant in a good way).. i'm sad for you that you didn't make it.