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That was towards the end of the era when they were playing virtually every note with intent and lethal virtuosity and precision, without venturing into deep ambient soundscapes. To this day, the energy from those recordings will blow my balls off in a way that very little from any of the other festivals will. Yet it has virtually none of the spacious textured grooves that make you feel like you are on a field in the middle of nowhere, ready to dance indefinitely - which to me has become synonymous with the phish festival experience.
I generally agree with the rankings, would have SuperBall above the Ocho, Oswego last, and I'm not sure how I'd cluster the Went, (C) Ball, and Lemonwheel. Lets go like this:
Cypress, IT, Magna, Coventry, Clifford, Went, Lemonwheel, Super, Ocho, Oswego
Throw in unannounced sets and all the intangibles of attendance (traffic, travel, weather, scene) ...hmm...
Clifford, Magna, Super, IT, Lemonwheel, Coventry, Went, Oswego
(did not attend Cypress or Ocho)
With car time factoring heavily in the weight of the WG and Loring AFB ratings.