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best version of Rats from this years tour?

immortality_13immortality_13 Posts: 232
edited December 2006 in Given To Fly (live)
whats ur opinion on the best version of Rats from this years tour?
from the ones ive heard, i think the one from Albany is the best, almost perfect performance with Ed nearly comin in too early in the song.

ive heard the version from Las Vegas and East Rutherford and in both, Ed messes up the lyrics a bit.
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  • piaget77piaget77 Posts: 156
    I agree with Albany. I was there, and the crowd was in utter shock when they played it. Saw "Rats" a few other times, and the energy just didn't compare.
  • TheGreenDiseaseTheGreenDisease Posts: 45
    I agree with Albany.

    Being there at ER2 though was amazing. Me and the guy next to me both said we needed to see RATS before the show, and when the drums started we looked at each other. Then the bass kicked in and we just went crazy.
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  • Elderly ManElderly Man Posts: 235
    Albany, "this ones for the home team"
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  • my2handsmy2hands Posts: 17,117
    no doubt, Albany. one of my road buddies still has the bruises to prove it
  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    the one in Europe

    no wait...we didn't get ANY...in 14 years!! :mad: :(
  • yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    I've only heard Boston, but I personally was a little disappointed with it. I love the song, but I didn't think Matt's drumming was that great for it (first and only time I've thought that about Matt's drumming). He just didn't give it a funky feel, and tried to play it to straight rock-y.
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  • goldstargoldstar Posts: 256
    TheGreenDisease wrote:
    Being there at ER2 though was amazing. Me and the guy next to me both said we needed to see RATS before the show, and when the drums started we looked at each other. Then the bass kicked in and we just went crazy.

    true.
    at first i didn't recognize it just by the drums,
    but i just went completely nuts when jeff started playing the bass line.
    bloody fantastic moment.

    haven't heard the albany version, but i'll take everyone's word for it...
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  • PJ LeedPJ Leed Posts: 3
    i've heard both albany and east rutherford and here's the thing:

    if you want the right lyrics then go with albany.

    if you want the cool drum-intro then go with east rutherford.

    i was at the east rutherford show so i go with it.
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  • SoonForgotten2SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    The first couple times Ed came in way too early with the first verse. Maybe it was ER but the one with the extended drum intro is as good as it gets from 2006, easily.
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  • JP2026766JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    ER easily...the drum intro was sick...just amazing version.

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  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    The Gorge version sounded fantastc! forget which night though at the moment.
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  • piaget77piaget77 Posts: 156
    red mos wrote:
    The Gorge version sounded fantastc! forget which night though at the moment.

    2nd night.
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,201
    The 2nd night at the Gorge was great, big crowd favorite for that show
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  • Low_Light03Low_Light03 Posts: 1,227
    The best version was performed at the Gorge on 07/23. I wonder why they didn't play it at any other shows after.

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  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    I bought the Albany's bootleg and the version of rats is awesome.
    I love how Ed starts the song with "theyyyyyy.... they don't eat..."
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  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    I'm biased toward Albany because I was there. It was so surprising and we were so excited. ER2 was good too, but Albany sticks more in my mind because it was out of the blue and the first time in so long.
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  • sk8nshoot1sk8nshoot1 Posts: 722
    JaneNY wrote:
    I'm biased toward Albany because I was there. It was so surprising and we were so excited. ER2 was good too, but Albany sticks more in my mind because it was out of the blue and the first time in so long.


    Plus the "for the home team" comment he made...
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  • liesandsaysliesandsays Posts: 132
    the Gorge...I was there so it made it spectacular
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