There's been a lot of solid review and analysis of Halloween 2014 and most of it has been on point. This show is not overrated. It is just hear phish not only of 3.0 but of any era. It's flames. My personal top 5 easily and I'm a 1.0 guy. It's phucking phlames. I know what FoMo is. I had it the following year when my ride from LA to Las Vegas ditched me and left me to eat my tickets. (I will never forgive you Sam!) That said, I get it. It's easy to hate shows you didn't attend. I do it all the time. If the band plays Harpua and I'm not there, it's automatically the WORST Harpua of all time. Don't be hatin doe! If you weren't there, you missed out. Plain and simple. Enough of that though. I want to point out something less obvious...
That first set was phlame balls. The simple Halloween theme was consistent and tight. No flubs at all. Trey didn't shit the bed during Buried Alive. The Ghost was solid. I saw it again was awesome. (It's always awesome imo). It was all great. One of the best first sets I have ever heard this band play. It had a distinctly mid 90s feel.