It’s really great when you can say of a show “come for the jams, stay for the jams.”
This show was awash in high-level improv from start to finish. Army of One in the first set usually isn’t a great sign, but the troops rallied. Huge opening jam out of ER followed by a super slick Tube. It was clear already at that point that Phish had no intention of letting off the accelerator driven through the floor the previous night.
The NYE gag was literally breathtaking. We gasped and cheered when the dolphins and whale came out. Every year I think they’ve pushed it as far as they can go. NOPE. Phïsh wins again.
Don’t forget to actually pay attention to the jam on Waves, which they actually shredded. Even if the whole gag did have a fair bit of thematic overlap from the NYE 2017 soul planet bit, no one can have any real complaints about this show. A real treat aurally and visually.