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The 5 best shows of the tour

StrangestTribeStrangestTribe Posts: 23
edited July 2006 in Given To Fly (live)
As of now it looks like the majority of the US tour is finished for 2006.

Ive looked at the setlists, read the fanviews, and have come to my conclusion that these are the top 5 best of the tour.

5. Boston 2
4. Gorge 1
3. Grand Rapids
2. San Francisco 3
1. San Diego


I think San Diego was the best show of this tour, with SF 3 being a close 2nd.

what does everyone else think?
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    ucsbledbetterucsbledbetter Posts: 173
    Um you kind of forgot Santa Barbara....its kind of hard for 4500 people to be heard on here when they are goin up against four times that number!!! The only show with an opening acoustic set?!?! HELLO!!!!!
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    MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    StrangestTribe wrote:
    As of now it looks like the majority of the US tour is finished for 2006.

    Ive looked at the setlists, read the fanviews, and have come to my conclusion that these are the top 5 best of the tour.

    5. Boston 2
    4. Gorge 1
    3. Grand Rapids
    2. San Francisco 3
    1. San Diego


    I think San Diego was the best show of this tour, with SF 3 being a close 2nd.

    what does everyone else think?

    SF 2 was better than night 3... :D I was at the last 6 shows of the tour...
    10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 07
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    mole1985mole1985 Posts: 1,119
    I agree with San Diego being the best show this tour.
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    StrangestTribeStrangestTribe Posts: 23
    MasterModeler wrote:
    SF 2 was better than night 3... :D I was at the last 6 shows of the tour...
    I was at SF 1, 2, and 3

    and 3 was by far the best.
    Red Mosquito, In Hiding, Down, Crazy Mary, the destruction of mikes guitar!

    I even think night 1 had an advantage over night 2.
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    stickfig13stickfig13 Posts: 1,532
    ucsbledbetter wrote:
    Um you kind of forgot Santa Barbara....its kind of hard for 4500 people to be heard on here when they are goin up against four times that number!!! The only show with an opening acoustic set?!?! HELLO!!!!!

    I was at Santa Barbara....it was a major let down!
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    luckytwnluckytwn Posts: 36
    ucsbledbetter wrote:
    Um you kind of forgot Santa Barbara....its kind of hard for 4500 people to be heard on here when they are goin up against four times that number!!! The only show with an opening acoustic set?!?! HELLO!!!!!

    I saw all 5 shows that week from SD to SB, including the Ford show. Santa Barbara was a good show but probably my least favorite of the five.

    Plus, the opening set was not acoustic. In fact the songs like Black, Crazy Mary, etc were all played in their normal arrangements. It was a sit down set and it was quite good. Definitely an interesting way to start the show. But as a whole, the show did not compare with especially SD and the HW club show.
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    jaygreen12jaygreen12 Posts: 166
    5. NJ 2
    4. San Fran 2
    3. San Fran 3
    2. Gorge 1
    1. San Diego
    6/03/06-East Rutherford II

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    HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 4,509
    1. Gorge 2
    2. East Rutherford 2
    3. Gorge 1
    4. San Diego
    5. San Fran 3
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    IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,635
    Judging by someone who was there. Boston 1+2, Albany, Portland, Gorge 1+2 all better then San Diego which was better then Hartford and Vegas from the shows I saw. I don;t know how you can judge from setlists only, if you listen to the boot that might help, watching a DVD helps a lot, being there is a whole other story.

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    Jason PJason P Posts: 19,122
    This isn't the top 5 of all the shows, but I saw 5 shows and this is how they played out:

    5. Las Vegas
    4. Portland
    3. Gorge 2
    2. San Diego
    1. Gorge 1

    I also have the boot for Grand Rapids and think it is top notch.
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    edwhoedwho Posts: 811
    ~

    If you look at the Fanview ‘Views’ overall World Wide Web curiosity rates this one best.

    It only took two days for the Gorge I ‘Views’ to surpass all other 2006 Leg II Fanview threads.

    My personal favorite of 2006 was George I. Hands Down!

    Portland # 2

    ~

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    July 1996 San Francisco

    June 1999 Chicago

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    IndifferenceIndifference Posts: 2,635
    edwho wrote:
    ~

    If you look at the Fanview ‘Views’ overall World Wide Web curiosity rates this one best.

    It only took two days for the ‘Views’ to surpass all other 2006 Fanview threads.

    My personal favorite of 2006 was George I. Hands Down!

    ~

    ER2 and Boston 2 has more views!

    SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
    Mexico=1, Colombia=1 

    Upcoming:  Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2


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    BlackCorduroyBlackCorduroy Posts: 1,374
    I only saw 3 this tour but judging by the setlists I'd say(no order...)

    San Diego
    Boston2
    Grand Rapids
    Gorge1
    East Rutheford 2
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    GetoutofmyfuckinfaceGetoutofmyfuckinface Posts: 95
    1. Gorge 1
    2. SF 3
    3. Gorge 2
    4. SF2
    5. San Diego
    6. SF1, ER, Boston 2(3 way tie)
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    caleblcalebl Posts: 19
    1. Gorge 1 (Easily #1)
    2. San Diego
    3. SF 3
    4. Gorge 2
    5. Portland

    Note: I didn't say any East Coast shows, so I can't comment on those.
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    lunazanilunazani Posts: 4
    1st night sf
    2nd night sf
    3th night sf
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    edwhoedwho Posts: 811
    Indifference wrote:
    ER2 and Boston 2 has more views!

    Busted :o

    I was looking at Leg II.

    Who was the leader for Leg I?

    Three Fish

    July 1996 San Francisco

    June 1999 Chicago

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    iamrockmusiciamrockmusic Orlando, FL Posts: 443
    1. LA 2
    2. Gorge 2
    3. Camden 2
    4. DC
    5. San Diego
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    j88ryanj88ryan Posts: 66
    1. Grand Rapids
    2. San Francisco 2
    3. San Francisco 1
    4. San Diego
    5. East Rutherford 2
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    Eliot RosewaterEliot Rosewater Posts: 2,684
    If you look, you'll see the last five shows in my signature were the best five shows of the tour. Okay....so what if they're the five shows I attended? So what?
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    merlin401merlin401 Posts: 216
    These were the standouts IMO:

    Gorge 1
    Grand Rapids
    NJ 2
    San Diego
    Boston 2
    Camden 2
    NJ 1

    Wish I could have been there for them all... btw reason for no SF shows, they sounded great but no one can agree. Some say 1 was best, some 2 some 3. Some say 1 was weak; some say 2 was weak; some say 3 was weak. If there was a spectucalar one, MOST would agree just like its obvious Gorge 1 was better than 2.
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    CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,219
    don't gimme no wrote:
    If you look, you'll see the last five shows in my signature were the best five shows of the tour. Okay....so what if they're the five shows I attended? So what?
    ...
    I'm gonna have to go with that.
    I mean, I think there are so many intangibles tied to each individual that fails to transcend through merely reading setlists, reviews and even hearing the bootlegs. Thing like where you are seated, who you are with, what you are feeling at the time, where your head is at, where your heart is at... those things all play into the complete concert experience.
    Like, the guy in the great seat who catches a tamborine or a guitar pick at what others rank at the 'poorest' gig... that is his greatest show, regardless of the songs played. While the dude who spent the better part of the show with his face down in a public toilet, breathing the fumes of his own vomit is San Diego... well, that's his worst show.
    And it's art... it is subjective. You get out of it, what you bring into it. Like, I cannot compare Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' to Renoir's 'Le Moulin de la Galette' to DaVinci's 'Mona Lisa'.
    That's why, for me... personally, I rank the San Francisco shows as the best... for me. It had everything I wanted... great old friends, fantastic new friends and people around me that love this music as much as I do. And nothing beats looking along the barricade and seeing the faces of your friends, old and new, rocking out and singing their heart out. Each show was different and I was in a different state of mind at each. But, they were all good.
    It is futile for me to convince any one of you about this, so I'm not even going to try. All I know is that I had a great time and the memories will stay with me forever.
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    MilestoneMilestone Posts: 1,100
    azdrummerboy wrote:
    1. LA 2
    2. Gorge 2
    3. Camden 2
    4. DC
    5. San Diego


    How can you not even have Gorge 1 listed??? I don't get it.
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    jordan2345jordan2345 Posts: 7
    I listened to both boots back to back...waited two hours to clear my head on a bike ride...and listened to them both again. Grand Rapids Wins!
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