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Piper72 Spot-on review, but I too take umbrage with your take on the "woos". First of all, Phish has ALWAYS encouraged crowd participation. Not always encouraged - but instigated! They developed a "secret language" that only phans knew that were cued by the band. Then there was the "WILSON!" chant. The "claps" in Stash. The "Hood" answer. Remember "Cheesecake" at Big Cypress? Now, like it or not, we have the "Woo!"s. Agreed that it's lent better in certain songs than others (i.e. NOT Vultures), but once again it is the crowd interacting with the band as the band has always wanted. And for many, it is a reminder of a moment just over two years ago when band and phan were part of one communal transcendent jam. And that's not too shabby, especially for knowing that, almost eleven years ago, our boys played what we thought would be their last in a dismal wet Northeastern swamp. Besides, not only is being completely quiet at a concert damn near impossible, but it makes for a sterile performance. Crowd niose=energy. So, I'll take the "woo"s and what have you and be Grateful that my phavorite band is going into its third decade, and I'm still here to see them.


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