Since there's only one other review, I'll add the thoughts I posted at phishthoughts.com on this 18th anniversary of this show (!):

One of the few Phish shows that happened less than an hour from my home (The others were 8-30-92 [Cal Expo Santana opener, didn't attend]), The Crest, UC Davis ’94 and Arco Arena ’96).

The new songs were interesting, but the show never really took off…not unexpected, since it was the tour opener. But I was hoping for a bit more exploration than we got. Free had a bit of a jam, and I think there was a little exploration during It’s Ice, but the biggest moments were Bowie and Hood (and the Possum encore- no, really!)…I don’t remember Hood hitting the highs to which I had become accustomed, in fact they brought it back down near the end, in what I thought at the time was a nod to the version on the recently released A Live One. Maybe not. Perhaps it was just a miscue.

But I left satisfied, especially knowing that I had 3 more shows in the next 3 days. I was looking forward to the progression to Shoreline, and they didn’t disappoint.