Funny episode.
Bless your heart Harris.
This happens to me endlessly - I have stuff I listen to on my own that I love and then I play it with a hater and it bombs, and even I have to agree that it sounds off.
Anywho, seems like you almost had him and just need to focus on the extremely tight moments where Trey is clearly out front and peaking - hopefully you can find a 97 hood 3/4s of the way in that gets it done.
oh and Miles' Jack Johnson is worth a listen. Where Phish differentiates and becomes essential is with their complete control and ability to go in and out of Jack Johnson type spaces, and then shamelessy bring them to a peak. I can love Miles for hours but sometimes I just want it to go over the top. Phish's ability to demand a peak is unprecedented and is part of the reason we are all so hooked (and forgiving of the lesser moments).
keep trying.
