, attached to 2021-08-27

Review by sando

sando Just finished the relisten. Being my first actual show after having "couch toured" on and off since 2016, this was super special for me. Torn and Frayed intro was a appropriate and fun. Little no mans jam picked the energy up a bit, leaves kinda sapped it, and then... the banter before SOAM! Got me right in the mood. A nice dark jam followed the composed bit. Tube kept that feeling going, and then Been Around and Ha Ha Ha just made the crew go wild! Shade is a favorite slower one for me, so I appreciated it... and believe it or not, so is Alaska! nice bluesy throwdown from Page. Golgi finished it up nicely (though just a fine version)

Yeah yeah "it was written before the Pandemic" yada yada; I still don't like that they're playing sigma oasis. people are impressionable, and shouting take off your mask (while I was masked in the pit with my crew, some of whom were hearing the song for the first time) was just kinda... bleh. Not a bad song but yeah. What's the Use is a glorious little piece, but didn't feel right here energy-wise. Blaze on got us back on track--but then Life Boy. Again, not a bad slow phish song, I just thing they went a little too slow for opening a three day weekend after a break. and then the highlight of the show: a super fat and funky 17 minute camel walk! everyone was getting down. high fives galore. very epic. chalk dust kept up the energy, but didn't particularly wow me--then I got right up front for a top five set closer, Slave. Well played, but not an all timer. Still figuring out how i feel about drift while you're sleeping.

Overall, a bit disjointed for sure, but the peaks (SOAM through Ha Ha Ha, Alaska, Camel Walk, Slave) were a ton of fun. Gorge is an amazing place to see a show


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