Those were the damn years man. I was at Big Cypress in 99. First show was birmingham 99.

Absolutely dominating is definitely not how I would describe fall ‘98. Side note: Apostrophes go before the year, not after (you’re shorthanding the 19 in 1998).

I won't say youre wrong but I feel like much like LSD itself 1.0 Phish had four peaks represented by four different styles. Tight and shreddy in 93, dissonant/prog jams in 95, funk in 97 and space in 99. Also the genres themselves really fit the progression of a psychedelic trip as well. Subsequent iterations of the band better represent the comedown (2.0) and integration (post hiatus) of such a colossal experience. Am i reading too much into it? No

An all-timer for sure. The type of blissful stuff that made 99 so damn good, because it’s made that much more glorious in that it stands in contrast to the absolutely disgustingly dark and dirty jams of the era, too. Trey was just feeling like he needed it to be a blissed out jam, and he was going to push that I-IV progression as hard as he could until finally Page gave in.

Hedge Hogs

Most likely it's your listening device honestly. Some really good headphones do the trick.

But can she melt your face?