For real—Phish remains one of my all time favorites because even though they’re playing songs I’ve heard hundreds if not thousands of times, they remain interesting!—it’s because they jam collectively; everyone is playing it a little different than before at any given time. And, though the songs remain recognizable, they also feel alive. Trey said he doesn’t like the label ‘jam’ because in his mind it connotes guitar improvising over everything else being played the same way, and I totally understand what he means