Jusy my opinion, but I think the new songs and new album are a prank. It's like Phish Spinal Tap. Everything is slightly off. Admist Peals of Laughter, the lyrics are almost suicidial. They pranked us all and none of those songs will ever be played again, except maybe WinterQueen, which is a TAB song. Remember, Halloween is about trick or treat.
The stage banter sounded like it came of a live album in the 70's maybe Foghat. The songs sounded like way Phish would sound like if they listened to the record companies and producers who told them what they have to change to get a hit.
And Abe Vigoda's character on Barney Miller was named Fish. So I'm sure they heard "oh is Abe Vigoda in your band" alot when they were starting out, so that stuff was an inside joke for the band. But one of the best Phish shows EVER. 3rd set all hose