Mon February 05, 2018 9:22 pm
raven2001 wrote:darth_vedder wrote:raven2001 wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:That April-May stretch is fantastic.
It really is! A rarely mentioned gem from that leg is Cleveland! Performance-wise this is one of the best (only Sonic Reducer is a rough version, the rest topnotch) and they really had fun that night. It may have helped that this was one of the larger crowds on the first leg.
I only have Raleigh, NC, and St. Louis, MO from that stretch. In addition to Cleveland, what are some other's you'd recommend? Of the two I have, I like St. Louis better than Raleigh. The St. Louis '03 show is one of my favorite bootlegs.
You're right, St. Louis is one of the best shows from that leg. I just finished listening to this leg in chronological order and I rated every song. This is the list of top shows I came up with (and mind you: my rating is strictly performancewise, I didn't rate the setlist or how loud the crowd was):
Uniondale
Cleveland
St. Louis
Albany
Buffalo
West Palm Beach
Champaign
State College
Lexington
Philadelphia
Nashville
Charlotte
The rest was very similar, some of them decent (Oklahoma, Woodlands, Pittsburgh), others...well, nothing to write home about.
To clarify one more time: I only rated the quality of performance. Which is why State College is not on top, although I do think that it is one of the best shows they ever did. But ist had Mankind and Satan's Bed and those versions definitely lowered the rating...
I already started the second leg, Missoula was an excellent show, Vancouver very good. Looking forward to those next shows, especially since I've never heard them before.
Thu February 22, 2018 1:42 pm
Thu February 22, 2018 2:16 pm
Thu February 22, 2018 9:01 pm
Fri February 23, 2018 7:49 pm
Sat February 24, 2018 12:17 am
Sat February 24, 2018 12:44 am
Mon February 26, 2018 2:51 pm
raven2001 wrote:Phoenix 2003: sloppy mainset (it must have been really hot that day, you can clearly hear Ed struggling throughout the first part of the show). The encore is pretty good. Not as good as the 2000 show in the same place.
Mon February 26, 2018 6:02 pm
tyweed wrote:raven2001 wrote:Phoenix 2003: sloppy mainset (it must have been really hot that day, you can clearly hear Ed struggling throughout the first part of the show). The encore is pretty good. Not as good as the 2000 show in the same place.
Interesting how you find the main set sloppy. I think this is one of the top 3 shows of the '03 tour. Consistently good all the way through with stellar versions of Breakerfall, Cropduster and Even Flow. Ed does totally flub the lyrics in Given to Fly, though.
The version of Rearviewmirror is an absolute all-time shithammer.
Mon February 26, 2018 7:22 pm
Mon February 26, 2018 9:05 pm
darth_vedder wrote:They need to release some 2005 shows. I've heard bits and pieces, and the band sounds really good this tour.
Mon February 26, 2018 9:06 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:darth_vedder wrote:They need to release some 2005 shows. I've heard bits and pieces, and the band sounds really good this tour.
'05 Tour is peak live PJ to me.
Mon February 26, 2018 9:14 pm
VinylGuy wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:darth_vedder wrote:They need to release some 2005 shows. I've heard bits and pieces, and the band sounds really good this tour.
'05 Tour is peak live PJ to me.
It is. its the perfect blend between the energy of the first years and the middle years. Ed sounds fantastic.
Mon February 26, 2018 9:22 pm
Monkey_Driven wrote:VinylGuy wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:darth_vedder wrote:They need to release some 2005 shows. I've heard bits and pieces, and the band sounds really good this tour.
'05 Tour is peak live PJ to me.
It is. its the perfect blend between the energy of the first years and the middle years. Ed sounds fantastic.
Yes. And they are not touring for a specific album.
Mon February 26, 2018 9:31 pm
VinylGuy wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:VinylGuy wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:darth_vedder wrote:They need to release some 2005 shows. I've heard bits and pieces, and the band sounds really good this tour.
'05 Tour is peak live PJ to me.
It is. its the perfect blend between the energy of the first years and the middle years. Ed sounds fantastic.
Yes. And they are not touring for a specific album.
The setlist are so so good. A perfect mix between all their albums.
Mon February 26, 2018 11:02 pm
Tue February 27, 2018 10:32 pm
Wed February 28, 2018 1:11 am
tyweed wrote:Great tour. My only criticism of '05 is Stone's over-use of the Stratocaster. Just a total twangfest on his side of the stage.
Wed February 28, 2018 4:39 am
tyweed wrote:Great tour. My only criticism of '05 is Stone's over-use of the Stratocaster. Just a total twangfest on his side of the stage.
Wed February 28, 2018 6:15 am
Monkey_Driven wrote:tyweed wrote:Great tour. My only criticism of '05 is Stone's over-use of the Stratocaster. Just a total twangfest on his side of the stage.
He's such an asshole.