Which bootlegs are you listening to right now?

dphares

6/1/00 The Point Theatre Dublin Ireland

Stinkfoot

I'm listening to Oklahoma 13.

Matt sounds genuinely possessed in RVM.

This is some drumming-in-tongues type shit we're dealing with here!

23scidoo

Santa barbara 2006

mcgruff10

east rutherford night 2. sickest porch ever. I love hti in the encore.

boyo79

Mansfield I '03

Oceans opens the first of what will be 3 gigs at the venue. It's the 3rd and final time it's played in 2003 and not really the strongest showing if I'm honest; Ed's vocals being very strained at times. After Oceans, it is very much hard-hitting to go with Go, Hail Hail, Save You and Deep (making an early appearance in the set). Following Dissident, Ed tells the crowd the 'plan' they have for the 3 shows saying "we've worked 70 or so songs over the tour and we'll play every song without repeat. But we thought we were playing 70 songs but we've played 105". From Even Flow there is a great runs of songs that I love starting with Help Help which has another strong performance IMO. Maybe the best of the tour. Immortality is next, another strong one. In My Tree gets another play on the tour, 4th time now and again it's the alternate version. With each performance this has only got better and better. Light Years tops off a great run. It's another great version and one which they don't mess up, which is often the case. It's another Binaural cut - Evacuation - that then takes the set into a heavier flow with Whipping and Grievance following. The latter is the highlight of that trio, another excellent performance of a song that's grown even more on me listening to this tour. Present Tense is another gem, the guys are really on fire during this main set which is brought to an end by Porch.

The first encore begins on a low tempo with Thumbing My Way and Small Town. Smile then makes it's final appearance of 2003. State Of Love And Trust and Leaving Here bring the encore to a rocking end. Ed begins the second encore with Soon Forget. Very early on he nearly loses the tempo but keeps its together though he doesn't quite nail the "He's stiffening,... we're all whistling..." part. Everyone is back onstage for Bu$hleaguer which has an extended intro. Fuckin' Up closes an excellent first of three shows.

Pap

Melbourne '14

boyo79

Mansfield II '03

Release opens night 2 of the 3 gig Mansfield Experiment; also being the penultimate appearance for Release in 2003. It's straight into the show with Animal and God's Dice following. The opening 5 song salvo is completed by Evolution and Insignificance. A real rarity is the 2nd ever performance of Low Light. Rival then makes it's last appearance of 2003. To date it has only been played two more times, unbelievable!! It's the Lukin/Not For You combo next, Not For You on form. Daughter is excellent complete with WMA and I've Been Tired (The Pixies) tags. Another making it's final appearance of 2003 is In Hiding and it sounds superb. Likewise I Am A Patriot makes it last appearance of the tour. Once then makes it's first appearance on this leg of the tour and coupled with Rearviewmirror, it's a heavy end to the main set.

Driven To Tears starts the first encore. Corduroy follows and then it's a very rare appearance for Soldier Of Love. Alive is a monster, Ed giving the crowd the final verse to sing.

Baba O'Riley starts a short second encore, Ed dedicating it to Joe Strummer, Pete Townshend and The Buzzcocks. It's a corker, band and crowd in fine voice. Yellow Ledbetter closes out the 2nd show. It's 4 shows and 8 days before that 3rd epic and historic show!

nickburrows14

L.A.1. Great opening 3 songs, Footsteps, Come Back. Ed going nuts at that woman. Great boot!

PJ212

Seattle 2013... Listening to it now and just got to Black... If you are a dude and go to a PJ concert with your bro and proceed to sing the shit out of Black to each other and you happen to be sitting in front of me, you are my favorite people at that show. Also happened at LA1.

morello

Still not listening to my Lightning Bolt US tour 2013 boots yet. Shipping confirmation received 3/12. This is one slow pigeon that's walking them to NZ. :(

Marijtje

Seattle & Vancouver dec 2013. Amazing shows and I was there so even more special (flew in from Europe)

dphares

Ljubljana, Slovenia 06-19-2000

nicknyr15

23scidoo said:

Santa barbara 2006

Great great boot... One of my faves

Dallas 2003... Wow. This one slipped by me all those years ago. Top 10 boot for me

RS151862

Hamburg 2000

dphares

RS151862 said:

Hamburg 2000

Same Here.

Pap

Philadelphia 21/10/13

boyo79

Camden I '03

Can't Keep opens proceedings and it's a excellent start coupled with a strong Brain Of J. The high tempo continues with Save You, Evolution and Spin The Black Circle; the latter being the highlight of that trio. Green Disease and Cropduster give a little Riot Act action; Given To Fly sounds distance, especially early on. Like the mix isn't quite right. There's some killer riffs from both Mike and Stone during Even Flow. Faithfull and WIshlist take the set in a different direction, dropping the pace ever so slightly. Rockin' In The Free World shows up most unexpectedly in the main set, can't remember the last time that happened! A couple of Riot Act songs follow, 1/2 Full and Love Boat Captain. but I didn't feel they worked too well together. Breath is ok, not the strongest performance of the song nor the worst. Rearviewmirror brings the main set to an end. It's a main set that I felt started well but there was just no lack of flow for the last 5 or 6 songs.

Last Exit kicks off the first encore. Down and Black are excellent; a quality Blood closes the encore. Ed talks for a good 5 minutes before starting off the second encore eventually playing You've Got To Hide Your Love Away. The rest of the guys come back out for covers of Last Kiss and Baba O'Riley. Mike brings the show to a close with Yellow Ledbetter and the crowd can be heard chanting "one more song" as the guys end the gig.

mcgruff10

No code. This album still blows my mind.

RS151862

Atlanta 2000

mcgruff10

Sacramento 2000....what a sleeper of a show. A seven minute version of immortality?! Are you kidding me? Tremor Christ in the main set and they open with whipping!?!?!