If you jumped on in 3.0 and feel like you missed out after Tuesday night& #39;s DAAM, well you did. But maybe this thread will help, even though it& #39;s just my take.

As good as those 97 shows were, that band was never going to deliver an Alpine Ruby Waver or a Tahoe Tweezer, etc. 1/n

Although they made it look so effortless & joyous in 97, they are all much better & more rounded musicians now.

Setting aside the "roughness" that comes with increasing age and decreasing repetition (musician-as-athlete analogy), the 3.0 tentpole jams have more richness and 2/n

draw from a much deeper well of experience & influence. if you look at 97 as a whole, its a pinnacle of sorts. But once you dig into the jams, especially the funk jams, they seem more than a bit repetitive to me. Maybe they just didnt have as many places to go? Anyway 3/n

23 yrs later, 97 is just a snapshot in time. we are still benefiting from those fits of growth. 3.0 phish takes me places 1.0 never did. 8/19/12, 8/12/15, 12/30/19.

that& #39;s the trade off it seems. those 97 chops are gone for good, but just look at what youre getting now.
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