@Lee_Fordham said:

People groaning or gasping at the opening notes of Wading? Look, it's not my favorite song either, but 'complaining' about a song choice in the final encore of THIS 3 show run is entitled, rude and doesn't seem funny to me. Really, the band threw down for 3 nights and you don't like THIS song - and feel the need to broadcast that to everyone? EFF YOU, GET OVER YOURSELF.

Also, it's pretty obvious that a slow song to open the encore means you'll at least get a second tune.

@JMart said:

the level of apologism in the review and these comments...I don't get it. to bust out "Miss You" (personal significance set aside) in the middle of the second set is a bad call. Period. I'm starting to think I need a break from Phish if these types of song choices and (at times) thoroughly mediocre playing are what passes as good to the phans these days. There were some good moments over this three-show run, and I enjoyed them. Time to just set it down for a while. Enjoy LA and SD.

I was at all 3 and noticed similar groans when fuego was played on night 2. I couldn't believe it, after the Disease peak right before that. Killed my vibe for a moment until the ensuing ghost fucked my face. That being said, I can understand why certain songs can be seen as a bad choice. I think a lot of people were hoping for some sort of tahoe tweezer(or mansfield light?) to put the lid on this show proper, but thats not what this show was. The first two nights left us with plenty of jamming and this second set of this night was all about energy. Now while "Miss You" or "Waiting All Night" don't seem very energetic, I think they were really vibing on the fact that Bob Ezrin was there and the excitement of the new album must be on their minds frequently. That has some sort of energy in itself. I dunno, I noticed Mike smiling a lot this show, and if he looks happy they're having a blast. They play what they wanna play and thats what keeps it exciting. You can hardly predict what they'll do next and I have no bets for the next two shows. The fact that they played wading in the encore of that run certainly doesn't make me wanna find out any less