@phishhead2110 said:

I very much enjoyed your review OP. I, like I'm sure most, went into the Forum with expectations of average/good-great. I feel like we got average good last night. I really didn't feel that they failed to carry to energy until the middle of the second set and honestly I liked those songs too. Not much in the line of exploration but they needed a break onstage. They have been raging hard for a week now. They took a break on 7/16 as well. No big thing. That's why as a Phishhead you have to work, save, prepare and make a run with the boys of at least 3-4 shows. You can't go in to a single show at the Forum and expect to get what your looking for. LA doesn't inspire...What is LA about, hiphop? Memphis, home of the blues....Nashville-music city-home of country...N'Orleans-home of jazz...LA????

I respect your sensitivity to the band members energy reserves, but I fail to buy the argument. They are well paid to prepare and perform for 3-4 hours on the days they actually perform, which is not everyday. I know it's music and not building cars, but I lack sympathy for them based on "energy".

Nor do I buy the notion that I have to plunk down two weeks pay to follow them through four stops on a tour in the hopes of catching a night when they're "engaged."

There's something else going on. More than likely the erstwhile reviewer nailed it. They have a new album coming out, so I doubt seriously that its a lack of interest. They don't have their footing right now.

The Fall, will be better I think.