2000 and 2003 sound the best but I know the 2016 shows pretty much by heart after listening to them so constantly. Love the setlists from this tour. Went to 7 shows- wish I could have hit up all of them!
2003 is my favorite, but 2005 is the most underrated with the the Gorge & Canadian Tour, the few US Shows in between & South American shows, the band sounded fucking incredible every show, I really think they were at their peak, no album to promote
2003 is my favorite, but 2005 is the most underrated with the the Gorge & Canadian Tour, the few US Shows in between & South American shows, the band sounded fucking incredible every show, I really think they were at their peak, no album to promote
With the 2005 sets finally out via Nugs and not just mp3, there is an argument to be successfully made.
Been going through the whole 2003 tour these last few weeks. Sydney 3 is amazing. I think I’m in Melbourne now... show #8? Man, Ed’s voice sounds shot!! He’s got 64 shows left in the tour still!
2003 for me. This is partly just my personal experience...I went to four shows that year, including the Boston Experiment. Between that and the State College show (which I was considering and now wish I'd gone to), that's when I kinda think of the band going from "great live band" to "doing shit that nobody else does." State College is great...the outrageously bad version of Satan's Bed...that's unacceptable for your typical 1.5-2 hour show from most bands, but when PJ is playing its longest concert to date, it's fun to hear them fumble through a song they were rarely playing. And the three Boston bootlegs are tough to beat. I legitimately feel blessed having been at those shows; had I not, I'd have purchased them...seven-to-eight hours with only one repeat, but the 12-song nearly-acoustic set? Incredible.
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2003 for me, mostly for the Experiment. I love the boot I have from 2006, though. I think it has the best all-around sound of any show I was at - you can really hear the crowd, which is nice.
And, I will add my voice to those wishing for soundboard recordings from 96 on. I have audience recordings of 96 and 98, and while they're "good enough", the quality doesn't compare with the "official bootlegs" off 2000 on. I also have some sound degradation in my 98 boot.
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I'm puzzled why the poll doesn't break up 2000 between Europe and USA - the sound is very different on each. My favorite is 2006 for quality of performance. I enjoy the unique audio mix of Europe 2000. The performances in 2011, especially South America are also quite excellent.
I'm puzzled why the poll doesn't break up 2000 between Europe and USA - the sound is very different on each. My favorite is 2006 for quality of performance. I enjoy the unique audio mix of Europe 2000. The performances in 2011, especially South America are also quite excellent.
Yeah in hindsight I would have done a few things differently. While posting the thread I learned you can only have 10 poll choices total, so that forced me to combine some years and unfortunately leave off some years I obviously should have included (2006 comes to mind).
The only drawback to the 2000 boots is the classics missing from Ten and Vs. Songs like Why Go, Deep, GG, and Blood are missed. At least all four of these make appearances in the 2003 bootlegs and sound very fresh.
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