It is probably an impossible task, but if one can divorce themselves completely from the context of Coventry, completely ignore composed sections, and listen to the "hallowed" jams in a vacuum, they are still terrible. Adding in any context just makes them even worse. Just categorically bad music. Like most writers here, the author has listened to way more Phish than I have, and I respect his opinion. When it comes to musical opinions I think everyone deserves respect. It just highlights how people who are both huge fans of the same band can hear very different things in the same music. This isn't unique to Phish of course. The point I want to make is that I don't think disagreeing on a polarizing festival, means that person's opinion is rendered totally invalid on all things Phish. It gives you a sense where they are coming from and how they approach the music critically, but in the end you you probably overlap on a lot more Phish music than you differ.