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OK, 26 jams I like more. I don't see much of a difference between that and "that are better" (obviously, IMO, since I am the author of the post...), but I'll appease and say that nothing is "better" than anything else, it's all just subjective preference. YEM isn't a better song than Sugar Shack, I just like it more.
I'm not sure I follow you about the opposite effect holding. Do you mean that Phish fans who don't listen to 3.0 have heard the Tahoe Tweezer, but not the DTE Disease? I do agree that it's a "reference point"; its effects rippled through not only the Phish/jamband community, but beyond it, in some cases. The woos and track time certainly didn't hurt that effect. It's popular; so are the Kardashians. People generally "get things right", when sample sizes are large - this Tweezer is damn good, it has plenty of value. I just don't think it's properly rated in this poll.
To answer your questions:
1. I can tell you from my own personal experience, that from 2009-2012, I was really interested in 3.0 Phish (I saw 20 3.0 shows, took a break from listening during the break-up, and then got back into them when they came back). I wanted to hear every notable jam from 3.0 that I didn't know - because that's the version of Phish that I was going to see a couple months later! Not the 1994, "unattainable" version. Then I started to realize how "little" (my mom would laugh; she would intercept the thousands of bubble mailers in '02-'04 before I could get to them) I knew about the 1.0 classics. I changed my focus, and got schooled. I think I'm not the only fan who enjoyed "living in the moment" at the expense of educating myself on the band's history. It's easy to say from the position of a MASSIVE Phish fan that everyone has heard the Classic Phish Jam X, but it takes time to get through the catalog. While I bet 95%+ of those who have posted in the last 100 days on phish.net has heard the Tahoe Tweezer, I'd venture to say that the percentages for the other tunes (if everyone were honest) would be significantly lower. I could be wrong.
2. I actually can't answer this one, because I'm not quite sure what you're asking. Will check back later for a reply, I'm curious.
Thanks for engaging.
RTR