I posted something yesterday but looking back, I realized I missed something:

11/13 and 11/30 are also huge omissions. I'm not really questioning the conclusions -- I get that there are many, many great shows from 97 -- but both of those are really special. 11/13 features an excellent first set with the debut of Black Eyed Katy and a fantastic, funky YEM. Second set is a monster, with a fantastic Stash, great Mike's Song, and a Weekapaug that starts off slow and then explodes into one of the very few best closing segments for any 'Paug ever. I prefer to lots of shows on the list, and I regard it as absolutely must-hear.

11/30 is maybe the most surprising omissions from the list. I think that it's the strongest of the three Worcester shows. First set has all-time versions of Funky Bitch and Wolfman's (2nd best FB ever, and one of the top 5 Wolfmanses imo -- though I get it if people are bored by parts of Wolfman's). I would put it very close to 11/17 in the ranking of first sets. Second set isn't as stand-out, but Stash and Free are both phenomenal. And Them Changes is a great encore! I guess it's kind of a short set, but it has some real merit, especially in Stash and the jam out of Free. I'm surprised it didn't even get an honorable mention.

Honesty, every show from Fall 97 has a pretty strong case, except maybe 11/16 and 12/9 - and even those have some great moments. There are a few more shows from summer US that aren't so stellar (7/26, 8/6, 8/8, 8/11, 8/14), but really, Phish 97 is amazing.

Now do 95! Really!