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2008 shows the best since 1998

2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,343
edited July 2008 in The Porch
the pace is relaxed, they even take their time on corduroy/evenflow and don't play them at light speed. ed's voice is in good form, they are in good spirits and fucking hell people, THESE BOOTLEGS SOUND AMAZING!! cheers the sound people on this round. let's hope the vault shows sound just as good!
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  • Spot In The SkySpot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    Honestly, to me the best tours since 98 were the ones theyve done not to promote an album. Canada 05, Europe 07 and East Coast 08- best since 98.
    I wonder if it has anything to do with them being shorter tours and they can maybe put more energy into 10-15 shows rather than 50+ shows.
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  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Totally Agree.

    The band has never sounded better. This last tour was amazing. I hope this energy carries through onto the next album
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,343
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    Honestly, to me the best tours since 98 were the ones theyve done not to promote an album. Canada 05, Europe 07 and East Coast 08- best since 98.
    I wonder if it has anything to do with them being shorter tours and they can maybe put more energy into 10-15 shows rather than 50+ shows.


    i can see that for sure. its almost like you can feel that they know its a short run and that they are working, really working to deliver the best outta each song.
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,066
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    Honestly, to me the best tours since 98 were the ones theyve done not to promote an album. Canada 05, Europe 07 and East Coast 08- best since 98.
    I wonder if it has anything to do with them being shorter tours and they can maybe put more energy into 10-15 shows rather than 50+ shows.
    I think you hit the nail on the head- I couldn't agree more
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  • serpent boyserpent boy Virginia Beach Posts: 372
    Agreed. This tour was probably the best I've seen them.

    From the years I've seen the band:
    1.) 2008 - Best setlists. Most energy. Best crowds. I'm glad they kept the tour relatively short so the band didn't burn out.
    2.) 2005 - Incredible setlists, and the band really seemed to be having fun. The Canadian crowds rocked.
    3.) 2003 - I loved the Riot Act tour. It was controversial at times. The band played a wide array of songs and seemed renewed. This is when I truly realized how awesome PJ live shows are.
    4.) 2006 - Great shows, but the crowd was still feeling out the new material.
    5.) 2004 - I enjoyed the cover songs, but the shows were shorter and the band seemed to be warming up the entire VFC tour.
    6.) 2000 - Most bootlegs seem unenthusiastic compared to later tours. The band seemed to be going through the motions too often. Not enough varied setlists.
    00: Va Beach, 03: Bristow, 04: Reading, 05: Atlantic City 2x
    06: Camden, Washington DC, 08: Va Beach, Washington DC
    09: Philly 2+3, 10: Bristow, 11: East Troy PJ20 1+2, 13: Baltimore, Charlottesville
  • DiRtYyELLoWoCeAnDiRtYyELLoWoCeAn Medford, Ma Posts: 1,605
    A would love a bunch of shorter tours versus long ones! Just my humble opinion!
    BOS 9/28/04, 9/29/04
    MTL 9/15/05
    HRTFD 5/13/06
    BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
    VEGAS 7/6/06
    CHI 8/5/07
    NJ 6/19/08
    NYC 6/25/08
    HRTFD 6/27/08
    MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
    E.V. BOS 8/1/08
    CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
    PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    BOS 5/17/10
    CHI 7/19/13
    WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
    HRTFD 10/25/13
    BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
    BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18

  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,343
    serpent boy wrote:
    Agreed. This tour was probably the best I've seen them.

    From the years I've seen the band:
    1.) 2008 - Best setlists. Most energy. Best crowds. I'm glad they kept the tour relatively short so the band didn't burn out.
    2.) 2005 - Incredible setlists, and the band really seemed to be having fun. The Canadian crowds rocked.
    3.) 2003 - I loved the Riot Act tour. It was controversial at times. The band played a wide array of songs and seemed renewed. This is when I truly realized how awesome PJ is.
    4.) 2006 - Great shows, but the crowd was still feeling out the new material.
    5.) 2004 - I enjoyed the cover songs, but the shows were shorter and the band seemed to be warming up the entire VFC tour.
    6.) 2000 - Most bootlegs seem unenthusiastic compared to later tours. The band seemed to be going through the motions too often. Not enough varied setlists.


    i have to say though, that the 2000 europe boots have some really great energy. the italian shows especially. verona is probably one of the best ones of that series. still don't hold a candle to this tour cycle though.
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  • CobCob Posts: 858
    Some of my favorite boots that I own are from the 2000 Tour.
    [img][/img]9/5/92, 11/20/93, 3/14,15/94, 9/16/95, 10/14,15/2000
    4/5,6/9/2003, 9/1/05, 12/7/2005, 7/15,16,18/2006, 8/5/2007
    6/24,25/08,6/27/08,6/28/08,6/30/08
    9/21,22/2009, 10/4/2009
    5/6,7,9/2010, 9/3/2011 9/4/2011, 11/15/2013,
    11/16/2013, 12/8/2013, 10/5/2014, 10/12/2014,
    4/23, 5/10, 5/12, 8/20, 8/22 2016,
    8/8, 8/10, 8/18, 8/20 2018, 5/12, 5/13, 9/20 2022



  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,373
    every tour has been good
    I go to a bunch every tour and these are my favs from each
    96 randalls II
    98 MSG II
    00 Jones Beach II
    03 uniondale
    04 reading
    05 borgata II
    06 albany
    07 lolla ;)
    08 hartford

    They just bring it each and every time out.
  • PJBuckeyePJBuckeye Posts: 1,102
    This years tour was great. Might be a little better than 1998. Only because there was a larger catalogue of songs to pick from. Dare i say best tour ever!
    Chicago 6/29/98 - Nashville 8/17/00 - Cleveland 4/25/03- Chicago 6/18/03
    Chicago 5/16/06 - Milwaukee 6/30/06 - Bonnaroo 6/14/08 - Milwaukee (EV)8/19/08
    Chicago 8/23/09 - St. Louis 5/4/10 - East Troy 9/3/11 - East Troy 9/4/11
    Minor League Park 7/19/13 - Milwaukee 10-20-14 - Bonnaroo 6/11/16
    Minor League Park 8/20/16 - Minor League Park 8/22/16
    Minor League Park 8/18/18 - Minor League Park 8/20/18 - Los Angeles 4/16/20
  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,933
    serpent boy wrote:
    From the years I've seen the band:
    1.) 2008 - Best setlists.

    what?!?!?!
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024: Philly 2

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  • PJBuckeyePJBuckeye Posts: 1,102
    2008 had great setlists
    Chicago 6/29/98 - Nashville 8/17/00 - Cleveland 4/25/03- Chicago 6/18/03
    Chicago 5/16/06 - Milwaukee 6/30/06 - Bonnaroo 6/14/08 - Milwaukee (EV)8/19/08
    Chicago 8/23/09 - St. Louis 5/4/10 - East Troy 9/3/11 - East Troy 9/4/11
    Minor League Park 7/19/13 - Milwaukee 10-20-14 - Bonnaroo 6/11/16
    Minor League Park 8/20/16 - Minor League Park 8/22/16
    Minor League Park 8/18/18 - Minor League Park 8/20/18 - Los Angeles 4/16/20
  • hopethatuchokehopethatuchoke Posts: 2,927
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    the pace is relaxed, they even take their time on corduroy/evenflow and don't play them at light speed. ed's voice is in good form, they are in good spirits and fucking hell people, THESE BOOTLEGS SOUND AMAZING!! cheers the sound people on this round. let's hope the vault shows sound just as good!

    Not trying to put a damper on this thread but Evenflow and Corduroy sound exactly the same as they have the past 10 years or so. I noticed no "relaxed pace" at the 4 shows I went to. And the general consensus is the quality of the bootlegs leaves something to be desired.

    That said, as someone who went to shows on the 2005 and 2008 abridged tours, I think they have been some of the best shows. I like when they have no album to promote and they will play anything. Not that they didn't mix it up in previous years but more so on these short tours.
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