TTFF: The Comeback Year

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“Tweezer > Light” 12.5 II

On of the most impressive jam sequences of Fall ’09 with one of the darkest and most abstract “Lights” the band had dropped to that point.

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“Wolfman’s > Piper > Joy” 10.30 II

A dark-horse segement of 10.30.09 that may includes the most creative jamming of Indio.

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“Rock and Roll” 8.8 II

While the first night of The Gorge proved most magical, this jam from night two is, arguably, the most impressive of both.

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“Back On the Train” 12.30 II

Amidst a song-driven show, Phish blew out an unsustpecting, mid-second set “Back On the Train,” and crafted one of the jams of the year in the process.

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“46 Days” 11.18 I

The dirtiest funk jam of Fall tour came in the first set of all.

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“Stash” 7.30 I

This “Stash” from Red Rocks opening frame set the stage for a transformative weekend in Colorado.

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“Disease > Twenty Years Later” 11.24 II

One of the year’s most creative jaunts sprouted from this mid-set “Disease” in Philly’s first show.

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“Split Open and Melt” 11.21 II

This first-set “Split” in Cincy upped the bar for the song in the 3.0 era.