Best live version of Present Tense?

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ontheroad
ontheroad Posts: 259
in The Porch
Letterman 2006?
Moline 2014?
Fenway 2018? 

Other? 
"I remember when you sang that song about today, now it's tomorrow and everything has changed." - Bu$hleaguer

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  • pleatherman
    pleatherman Posts: 472
    Yes, I would like to draw your attention to the 4-25-03 version in Cleveland for no other reason then it is perfect in every way.  And if you stick around for the next song, you may find yourself listening to an amazing Jeremy.
    Matt and Ed also perform a jaw-dropping rendition of I Am a Patriot for an encore.
  • danny
    danny Posts: 2,283
    london astoria 
    danny d
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,889
    In my completely biased opinion it's my first one.

    Seattle, WA - July 22, 1998 - Memorial Stadium

    I originally thought the song was decent on No Code, but that show brought it to me at a whole other level :)
  • maverick
    maverick Posts: 1,253
    Big fan of DC 2006 version.  Great little outro solo by Mike and it’s a family friendly version with the lyric “all encompassing trip” haha
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,605
    https://youtu.be/sksDue9iTcE
    I miss igotid88
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,195
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wt2QlH4NGJk

  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    edited May 2020
    Three versions I particularly like: 
    Milan 2000
    Camden 1.9.2000
    And of course: The one posted above me from 1996. 

    I prefer the versions when the majority of the song is striped down to just Eddie and Mike. For a long time now, Matt has been drumming through the whole song. I find this to get in the way, and the song is better when the drums come in during the second verse. 
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,798
    Letterman
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,108
    Borgata 2005 opener
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,119
    I've always been partial to the 7/2/03 Mansfield version.  Particularly, the "I need to know, Are we getting something out of this, whole big, fucking trip?" line.  Great, emotional version.  
  • JojoRice
    JojoRice Kennesaw, GA Posts: 4,553
    Greenville 2016 is my favorite 
    "I got memories, I got shit"
  • pawlowski1097
    pawlowski1097 Philadelphia, PA Posts: 607
    Msg 2010 
  • BettrMan21
    BettrMan21 Chattanooga,Tn Posts: 291
    Greenville 16 or Columbia 14 are my favorites

  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    Get_Right said:
    Borgata 2005 opener
    I'm in the same vein as you. London, ON '2013 as an opener.


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  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,111
    7/13/98 los angeles
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Manchester 2012 is a nice one that has yet to be mentioned.

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