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goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,278
edited May 2013 in The Porch
dimitrispearljam wrote:
Go-Animal is epic when they open with those in the row..

u get it..its afuckin pj show...
Dimi's comment in the "Worst opener" thread got me thinking about this. I don't want to hijack that thread so I started this one instead.

What's your favourite opening 2 song combination at a show?

I've had Go -> Animal twice (and Animal -> Go once) and the place went nuts both times but I prefer the slow song -> fast song openers. I think my favourite combination from the shows I've been too is either Release -> Animal or Hard To Imagine -> Save You

Animal -> Go
Nothing As It Seems -> Breakerfall
World Wide Suicide -> Life Wasted
Go -> Animal
Interstellar Overdrive/Corduroy -> Do The Evolution
Alive -> Life Wasted
All Or None -> Education
Why Go -> Corduroy
Hard To Imagine -> Save You
Release -> World Wide Suicide
Sometimes -> Interstellar Overdrive/Corduroy
Release -> Animal
Release -> Do The Evolution
Go -> Animal

What are your favourite combinations?
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,878
    of the shows i've been too:
    9/11/98 msg night 2...release, hail hail
    03 nassau colesisum: long road, rvm

    release into go is freaking awesome.
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    SG GhazSG Ghaz Posts: 148
    1. Long Road
    2. Animal

    is comfortably my favorite.
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    alabamaalabama Posts: 101
    To further my defense of Cincy '06:

    Long Road into Save You :D
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    TamaDrummer91TamaDrummer91 VA Posts: 1,289
    It's a great question, one I look at when I analyze bootlegs.

    Long Road->Corduroy.....Flows really well and builds tension nicely.

    Interstellar Overdrive into Corduroy-> Why Go

    Go->Animal.....Not the other way around, I don't care for Animal as an opener.
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    tribejammer05tribejammer05 W'Ville, OH Posts: 696
    alabama wrote:
    To further my defense of Cincy '06:

    Long Road into Save You :D

    Agreed! The emotion in the building was great and it set a perfect pace for the evening!
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    TribeintoBreathTribeintoBreath Posts: 882
    GO--->CORDUROY

    9.2.12


    GOOD THREAD!
    :-)
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    iammine16iammine16 Vancouver, BC Posts: 778
    Vancouver 9-25-09

    In My Tree into Save You
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    samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    I was pretty happy with the Corduroy>Hail, Hail 1-2 punch at MSG 2 2010 :)
    Already was sweating 10 minutes into the show :lol:
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    ChrisileinChrisilein Vienna/Austria Posts: 3,878
    Wash
    Last Exit
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    Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,751
    Release into a audio version of March of the Penguins is fine with me (as long as Eddie is doing the Narration).
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    jondu003jondu003 Posts: 85
    The coolest and best opening that I have seen was Release into RVM. I like the jamming that occurs in RVM when it is late in the set, but when it came this early it was just a furious short rocking version that was amazing.

    Also good openings were Oceans into Breakerfall and Releas into Animal!
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    pjradiopjradio Posts: 6,704
    edited April 2013
    Oceans -> Go...wish I would've seen that
    Sometimes -> Last Exit...best I've seen myself
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    Chrisilein wrote:
    Wash
    Last Exit
    that was epic....and even the compination of meaning of the songs is a killer..
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    goldrush wrote:
    Nothing As It Seems -> Breakerfall

    fuckin winner..
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    sure Go - Animal is what i prefer..
    Hard to imagine - save you,was great at MSG

    my dream are 3 Compinations

    Nothing as it seems - Animal
    Garden - Animal
    Wash - Inside Job
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
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    RS270397RS270397 Posts: 9
    Wash --> Hail Hail
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    BeerBaronBeerBaron Toronto-ish Posts: 4,089
    Chrisilein wrote:
    Wash
    Last Exit
    That's my favourite 1-2 punch as well.

    I also really liked All Or None --> Education at The Vic back in '07.
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    LloydXmasLloydXmas Posts: 7,539
    I enjoyed Can't Keep>Breakerfall


    Then went into last exit>gods dice and All night
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,918
    Release and then whatever comes after Release. :D
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    deftonesdeftones Athens, Greece Posts: 2,444
    I had Go>Animal in 2 out of the 3 shows I've been and I'd say its a killer!
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    SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 NYC Posts: 25,846
    Of the Girl --> Brain of J (got it in Jersey 2010)

    Also love Oceans --> Breakerfall (never saw that though)
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    Empty GlassEmpty Glass In Rob's shed Posts: 12,329
    Release --> Corduroy
    I've met Rob

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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    SVRDhand13 wrote:

    Also love Oceans --> Breakerfall (never saw that though)
    Berlin 2..was amazing..
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    TamaDrummer91TamaDrummer91 VA Posts: 1,289
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    SVRDhand13 wrote:

    Also love Oceans --> Breakerfall (never saw that though)
    Berlin 2..was amazing..

    It does work quite well, boy that show grew on me quick. Both Berlins are stunning bootlegs.

    Long Road into Why Go at Berlin 1 isnt too shabby of a start either! 8-)
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    YLed2YLed2 Des Moines, IA Posts: 5,534
    I'm always partial to Release --> Corduroy or Release --> Go

    Not a better way to start a show IMO.
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    NamiNami Newfoundland Posts: 5,989
    of the girl ...corduroy
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    RoeghmannRoeghmann Posts: 968
    Go - Save You was amazing (Berlin 06)

    But otherwise Release - Animal
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    JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,217
    goldrush wrote:
    I've had Go -> Animal twice (and Animal -> Go once) and the place went nuts both times but I prefer the slow song -> fast song openers. I think my favourite combination from the shows I've been too is either Release -> Animal or Hard To Imagine -> Save You

    Animal -> Go

    In Costa Rica (2011), I was scared when GO>Animal went down. Place went absolutely ape shit. But it was pretty cool.
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    KC138045KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,715
    Oceans - Giving To fly.(Columbus '10)
    "Made it to Columbus had a joint in a tree"

    Followed those two with corduroy and the ride lasted all night.
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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,278
    SG Ghaz wrote:
    1. Long Road
    2. Animal

    is comfortably my favorite.
    I'd love to hear Long Road as an opener. I've got a couple of '96 bootlegs that have Long Road -> Hail Hail and Long -> Last Exit... I'd happily take either of those! :)

    I did get Long Road to open an EV show (Sydney night 2) but I'd love to hear it with the full band one day...
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