Phish - October 27th, 2024

Bursting out of the compositional portion of the song, "Kill Devil Falls" finds inspiration early yet again in 2024, as an engaging Type 1 attack breaks for uncharted waters at the 7:00 minute mark. Fishman's indefatigable pulse anchors an effects-heavy, psychedelic buffet that traverses from minor key pastures towards serene major key play and back again, at points abstracting into a polyrhythmic synth-filled Eden. The music then shifts towards a celebratory major-key romp, before resolving back towards "KDF's" jam/vocals for one last crescendo.

Chalk Dust becomes fuel for a thunderous full burn by the rhythm section which propels the improv irrepressibly forward, arcing through low earth orbit by way of a brief "Stash" tease and yet beyond, the band shedding stages, pushes into a space where relative motion becomes obscured and transmissions are sent and received without atmospheric interference. Rather than merely glancing toward the rafters, Trey rides the band to the starry realm of The Muse and back, splashing down triumphantly.

Emerging from the compositional portion of "Mercury" with ample aplomb, the jam immediately takes on a family-style, delayed-out electro funk vibe. With each member actively engaged in the melodic conversation, the jam stays in "Type 1" territory, opting for dynamic escalation over deep exploration before closing out with "Mercury's" vocal ending.

Showing up as the penultimate song in Set 2, this "Wading" is not at all perfunctory. Beautiful and emotive play shines through, hearkening back to the nascent days of the song.