@lumpblockclod said:

@BrotherEarth said:

Couch tour aficionado's tend to like the atmospheric or drawn out jams, which conversely leave the live crowd itching for a bit more energy.

Pretty sure you meant to say that atmospheric or drawn out jams leave you itching for a bit more energy.

No. It is my observation based on the following...

songs listed in reviews by people who didn't attend a show
songs listed in reviews by people who did attend a show
crowd reactions to rock / funk songs
crowd reactions to long space, ambient jams.

A show will receive a low Phish net rating, unless it contains T2 jams, but the jams I've witnessed usually correspond to the times that people stop moving and reacting to the music. The crowd usually fills that time talking to their friends or heading off to the bathroom / beer tent, etc.

There seems to be a huge disconnect between the criteria used to judge a show on Phish Net vs my observed crowd reactions.