best Immortality?

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mfc2006 said:

The one from Self-Pollution radio is pretty fucking awesome.

Now we're on the right track. Whoever picks this one is right, it's the best.

finnannie

Hartford 08.

hrd2imgn

Soldier Field , chicago1995 far and away.my favorite solo by Mike, maybe the best song in the whole boot

red mos

Self pollution 1995

Brisk.

Let's bump this up in light of recent releases.

Trying to find the best Matt finish to a song but they're all so just amazing.

dimitrispearljam

SEATTLE 2 WAS AMAZING

mcgruff10

CHEck out Salt Lake City night 2...nearly 8 minutes long. The jam at the end is incredible. 

TamaDrummer91

Columbia 16 is incredibly tight and powerful. Beautiful rendition. Boston 2 18 was interesting and unique, honorable mention. 

tbergs

mcgruff10 said:

CHEck out Salt Lake City night 2...nearly 8 minutes long. The jam at the end is incredible. 

Thanks for bringing this show back to my attention the other day @mcgruff10 . Incendiary Mike solo on that one. Jack destroys the drums at the end. Musically one of their best performances I can think of for that song. Too bad Ed flubs the lyrics a bit near the beginning. One of a handful of audience boots from that year that I have because it was such an awesome show

OceansJenny

TAKE ME AS IS... I DONT NEED THIS

Orpheum 1994 always

eboweddie

Berlin 1996 was a fantastic version. The bit at the start

'RVM,' Ed breaks into a brief, very fast-paced spoken word ditty (from 'Museum Song'):

"Quite a lotta Roman terra cotta
Livin' lava from the flanks of Etna
Statuary, Ride a dromedary
See the temple tumble and the Red Sea part"

cp3iverson

Orpheum 94 is the best

mcgruff10

eboweddie said:

Berlin 1996 was a fantastic version. The bit at the start

'RVM,' Ed breaks into a brief, very fast-paced spoken word ditty (from 'Museum Song'):

"Quite a lotta Roman terra cotta
Livin' lava from the flanks of Etna
Statuary, Ride a dromedary
See the temple tumble and the Red Sea part"

22 years .   22 years I had no clue what the hell Ed was saying and you finally figured it out.  I don't know whether to be happy or cry.   I honestly thought it was some sort of effect on his voice.  

eboweddie

I remember the gig was broadcast live on radio.  I was 16 and in Dublin.  I recorded it and listened to it 100 times. Super concert.  Glad to help 

RiotZact

Mike’s Immortality solo from Adelaide 2006 is my favorite Mike solo EVER! 

PB11041

There are so many...
4.12.1994 for its early uniqueness for sure
10.2.1994
2.8.1995
9.14.1995
8.26.1998
9.11.1998
5.10.2000
10.22.2003

there's literally a few dozen that are worth listening to repeatedly. 

Brisk.

Can anyone work out the lyrics to the Boston 18?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgWFViZUCMU

I could take the sun
Pour a cup to share with everyone
Need to feel some comfort in this world
I won't take it all
I won't say that nothings not my fault
Can't feel the future in the wind

A truant finds home
A wish to hold on to 
There's a trap door in the sun
Immortality

I could paint the moon
With a light reflected in my room
All I need is a mirror for the glare
I could paint the earth
With the love I feel for you and her
?????????????????????????  alter in the air?

A truant finds home
A wish to hold on to 
There's a trap door in the sun
Immortality

I cannot stop the thought
Of running in the dark and
Coming up at which way sign
All good truants must decide

Oh stripped and sold mom, auctioned forearm
Whiskers in the sink
I will stay long
Right on my lawn

I won't die today
I won't die today

PB11041

Brisk. said:

Can anyone work out the lyrics to the Boston 18?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgWFViZUCMU

I could take the sun
Pour a cup to share with everyone
Need to feel some comfort in this world
I won't take it all
I won't say that nothings not my fault
Can't feel the future in the wind

A truant finds home
A wish to hold on to 
There's a trap door in the sun
Immortality

I could paint the moon
With a light reflected in my room
All I need is a mirror for the glare
I could paint the earth
With the love I feel for you and her
?????????????????????????  alter in the air?

A truant finds home
A wish to hold on to 
There's a trap door in the sun
Immortality

I cannot stop the thought
Of running in the dark and
Coming up at which way sign
All good truants must decide

Oh stripped and sold mom, auctioned forearm
Whiskers in the sink
I will stay long
Right on my lawn

I won't die today
I won't die today

Ed was paying homage to the first two times they played the song live on 4.11.94 and 4.12.94 in Boston.  Blended lyrics from both performances with some of the final lyrics.

https://troubledsoulsunite.wordpress.com/2011/03/25/immortality-live-at-the-orpheum/

Black,red,yellow

Pretty sure it's "kneeling at the altar in the air"

rummy

Brisk. said:

Can anyone work out the lyrics to the Boston 18?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgWFViZUCMU

I could take the sun
Pour a cup to share with everyone
Need to feel some comfort in this world
I won't take it all
I won't say that nothings not my fault
Can't feel the future in the wind

A truant finds home
A wish to hold on to 
There's a trap door in the sun
Immortality

I could paint the moon
With a light reflected in my room
All I need is a mirror for the glare
I could paint the earth
With the love I feel for you and her
?????????????????????????  alter in the air?

A truant finds home
A wish to hold on to 
There's a trap door in the sun
Immortality

I cannot stop the thought
Of running in the dark and
Coming up at which way sign
All good truants must decide

Oh stripped and sold mom, auctioned forearm
Whiskers in the sink
I will stay long
Right on my lawn

I won't die today
I won't die today

It would be pretty cool if they re-recorded it with some of these updated lyrics, as well as including that wonderful picking intro and not having a fade out ending.