Phish - September 19th, 2025

Takes its time rumbling in the aftermath of the standard outro and then gradually winds up into a fairly intense vortex, then flips the tonality from minor to major in expectation of a peak but instead dwindles mysteriously > "Rift".

Cool lines and great vibes, the band embarks on a great, throwback version (one can almost hear "Another One Bites The Dust" working to surface). Trey strums after the six-minute mark, signaling a contemporary shift, and his solo follows suit - the tone, if not the mood of the jam, markedly different. Cool shades of "Norwegian Wood" - or play akinto - seem to flavor the jam's melodic texture, before Trey builds to a draw your own conclusion, conclusion. Almost. For Page, on his piano, takes over, working through a fine iteration of the song's classic coda.

More than anything, this jam is defined by the wall of loops Trey builds from around 11-16min wherein the band executes one of the most unique peaks of the year. It's dimly lit as Mike roots everything through ominous playing, but the combo of wild loops and synths on top gives the impression of contained madness akin to the HAL 9000 systematically betraying the Discovery One. Moving from the peak of the jam, the back half is fairly standard in nature but accentuated by each member giving it their all. Perhaps not the most transgressive music you've heard from The Phish From Vermont, but the A for Effort is real here. Closing with a shreddy, psychedelic, 2.0 style peak, we return to the "Tweezer" riff on a high before fading > into a perfectly placed "Ruby Waves."

Returns > from "NMINML" with plucky synth-funk which transitions to a more calming, upbeat vibe before concluding > "Waste".