No more Ledbetter encore

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  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    I love the Tokyo 03 boot with a PERFECT version of Yellow Ledbetter, followed by Alive to close the show. Doesn't get much better than that.

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  • Urban Hiker
    Urban Hiker Posts: 1,312
    ThrowUrArmsAroundMe wrote:
    Yeah, seriously. YL is the perfect closer. It's PJ's "thing", it lets you know the show is coming to an end. When they closed with Indifference, it was fuckin sick, but I felt like I still wanted something. But when YL is played, the show always ends on a happy note. And I agree that RITFW is played too much, and Fuckin' Up should be played more often...or just save Alive for that slot, that would be very sweet.

    It's bittersweet for me. I can't even listen to it if not at a show. It means it's over and that makes me sad. :(

    Unless, there's a show the next night to look forward to. :p
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  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    Urban Hiker wrote:
    It's bittersweet for me. I can't even listen to it if not at a show. It means it's over and that makes me sad. :(

    Unless, there's a show the next night to look forward to. :p

    I agree, it is somewhat bittersweet knowing that the show is over. But, it just puts me at ease hearing those opening notes. The show goes through so many fast points, slow points, intense points, funny points...it's nice to have the show close on a note where you can see all the fans and the band just relaxing and having a good time. They look so at ease when they play it it's like they're just hanging out with you.

    Mansfield II '08

    EV Solo Shows:

    NYC I
    NJPAC

    I. LOVE. YIELD.
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    BinFrog wrote:
    I've brought that up before too. So many of their closers would make great openers and vice-versa. Open with RITFW, close with Wash or Oceans. Play YL to end the first set and then close with Release. I mean, imagine!

    Help! PJ is stalking me!! They played Release in the final encore.

    I need to enter the witness protection program.
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  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    AcesUp wrote:
    WTF?! Where does that happen? Not to any shows that I have been to...


    the second Gorge show in '06.

    i never thought i would walk away early but when i heard the opening riff i told my wife i wanted to leave. a whole lot of people thought the same thing.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • pjpeace
    pjpeace Posts: 1
    You know I can't disagree more. I've seen 14 PJ shows and I'm always disappointed w/out Ledbetter. It's just the ultimate closing tune for me. Even when I fly on planes I've got this song playing on my mp3 as the plane lands. There's something spiritual in the song (as with many of the songs). I guess if I saw them every show they ever play I wouldn't anticipate it so much but I don't and the times I get to see them are too few and too far between. I'm hoping they play it tonight in Columbia as I'm leaving Athens now for the show tonight.

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