OK, so it figured that the day after I pointed out that the first sets have been far from bland or ordinary, the opening of tonight's show was rather non-descript with standard (but good!) versions of "Simple", "Glide", "Roggae" and "Limb By Limb". "Buried Alive" and "McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters" were nice treats, but things stayed grounded until Halloween 2014 bust-out "Your Pet Cat" got sandwiched in a "Big Black Furry Creature From Mars", a portent of things to come...
...but not before a misplaced "Horn" led into the excellent new song "Blaze On" and an exemplary "Run Like an Antelope".
Segue lovers got their fill in Set II with "46 Days -> Bug", and "Steam -> What's the Use (gorgeous) -> Steam -> Piper (best jam of the night) -> Tweezer -> NO2 -> Tweezer", between a "Halley's Comet" opener and a sub-standard "Walls of the Cave" closer.
"Sleeping Monkey" included some Trey chatter and "Tweezer Reprise" brought down the house with its high peaks and bass bombs.
You do not have to love segue-fests to appreciate the high-quality second set (and end of the first), but it helps. And Phish keeps on bringing the energy and surprises as we gear up for Magnaball.
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