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PhishinPearlsPhishinPearls Posts: 60
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Not sure if it's been mentioned here or not, but just listening to some of the first couple of shows...a lot of songs that they've dropped down a half step the past few years for Ed's voice, they're playing true to the recording and how they have in the past. A good sign.

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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,243
    Sirens has been a disaster though. The South American shows sounded like they played with several keys.
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  • PhishinPearlsPhishinPearls Posts: 60
    I have yet to hear a live version of it that I actually like...doesn't translate well, they can't capture the totality of that studio sound of that song live. It was recorded in the completely wrong key for Ed's voice at this stage of his career.
  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,243
    Yeah, but tends to come together a bit during the singalong outtro. Unless he starts getting a bit wild with the upper range 'scatting'.
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  • High Fidelity 2000High Fidelity 2000 Posts: 4,435
    PhishinPearls said:

    Not sure if it's been mentioned here or not, but just listening to some of the first couple of shows...a lot of songs that they've dropped down a half step the past few years for Ed's voice, they're playing true to the recording and how they have in the past. A good sign.

    No way! That's awesome as long as he sounds good. Off hand I can think of these that were dropped: Getaway, Once, Got Some, Force of Nature, Life Wasted, Comatose, Marker in the Sand (not that those last two hardly ever get played, Comatose a couple nights ago)... maybe Blood and Evolution (at times)?

    I never knew Sirens was dropped down. I agree it never really sounds great.
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  • PhishinPearlsPhishinPearls Posts: 60
    High Fidelity 2000 said:

    PhishinPearls said:

    Not sure if it's been mentioned here or not, but just listening to some of the first couple of shows...a lot of songs that they've dropped down a half step the past few years for Ed's voice, they're playing true to the recording and how they have in the past. A good sign.

    No way! That's awesome as long as he sounds good. Off hand I can think of these that were dropped: Getaway, Once, Got Some, Force of Nature, Life Wasted, Comatose, Marker in the Sand (not that those last two hardly ever get played, Comatose a couple nights ago)... maybe Blood and Evolution (at times)?

    I never knew Sirens was dropped down. I agree it never really sounds great.
    Sirens wasn't. They certainly tried the other night...no bueno.

    All I'm saying is, considering that was done a lot, the fact that they're at least starting the tour this way is a positive sign.
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