Songs that you fully appreciated only after seeing at a show

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  • mjbmjb Posts: 1,315
    Hard Sun...everything about the live performance was killer - from the clouds in the background, to the labcoat to the dancing - it just works - hope if makes its way into the PJ set.
  • CornishManCornishMan Cornwall, UK Posts: 447
    Of The Girl for me.
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  • veddermanvedderman Posts: 801
    army reserve! i never liked studio version because it's lame
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  • Mickey1794Mickey1794 Posts: 104
    present tense
    leash
    i got shit
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  • stuckinlinestuckinline Posts: 3,369
    given to fly
  • arhoopsarhoops Posts: 110
    1- Breakerfall- good in studio, but amazing live.

    2- You Are- Love it live, still skip it on disc

    3- Of The Girl- Cool on disc, but when I heard it live, blew my mind.

    And finally

    4- Betterman- love the fills, energy, crowd sing along, etc live.
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  • rftuckerrftucker Posts: 25
    Sometimes in 2000 philly/camden
  • R-Dub81R-Dub81 Posts: 374
    Betterman - mansfield 3 - hearing the audience singing the whole first verse was awsome.

    In My Tree - MSG 2003 - only from the video/boots. i hope to catch it at one of the shows this year. I loved the intro riff Ed did for the song.

    Ledbetter - anytime I have seen this live it has been good. listening to the boots, it reminds me of who was there and what happened that night. a good closer to a good show.
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  • upina2001upina2001 Indiana Posts: 764
    Red Mosquito-Alpine 98-Night 1

    Freakin AWESOME!!!!!

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  • For me, it was Leash at Camden 1 in 2006. I always liked the song, but to finally hear it live (second time played since forever) and the response from the crowd..... Man, it was like listening to Vs for the first time again. Spec-tac-u-lar!
    ...just got a fresh bottle.
  • mookie10mookie10 Posts: 41
    blood
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  • NCBRINCBRI Posts: 1,902
    Faithful - It was an afterthought to me when the album came out, but when I saw them perform it live on the Yield Tour in Raleigh, it clicked instantly. I was singing along as if it was an old familiar favorite. One of my favorite moments at my first show. Haven't heard it live since. Hopefully that will change in June.
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  • AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,247
    1/2 Full
    In My Tree
    Present Tense
    Long Road (Thank you, San Diego 06)
    Down
  • both all those yesterdays and pilate from the minneapolis show in 98. they both sounded good on yield but much much better live. also love boat captain. never seen it live myself but it sounds great on the msg boot from 03
    ransom paid the devil he whispers pleasing words


    mpls 6-30-98 w/frank black and the catholics
    st paul 6-16-03 w/idlewild
    st paul 6-26-06 w/tom petty and the heartbreakers

    mansfield 6-30-08 w/ted leo and the pharmacists
  • jimbojones1138jimbojones1138 Posts: 3,640
    sleight of hand...

    its just one of those mediocre songs on an album that you know will be much better once heard live
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,247
    all those yesterdays from the minneapolis show in 98.


    "Don't you think you oughtta rest...."

    *Stone's amp goes to shit; song comes to a halt*

    "Appparently... yes!"

    *crowd goes apeshit for the next 3-4 minutes*
  • vitodacatvitodacat Posts: 475
    For me, it is actually Comatose...I never liked it while listening to Avocado, but at Irving Plaza it blew me away live


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  • alive.

    the energy and power behind it with certain crowds is amazing. not my favorite song, by any means, but i didn't really appreciate it that much until seeing it live.

    now at least i get it and can really enjoy it live.
  • se7v7ense7v7en Philadelphia, PA Posts: 329
    LBC and Blood
  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    thumbing my way
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,898
    love half full live

    Bushleaguer- loved this song after hearing it live, hated it before

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    Immortality was always a favorite, but after Chicago 95 (best version EVER) I just never tire of hearing it on the boot

    Hard To Imagine my favorite song, but love it even more after the VIC
  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    God's Dice, like Binaural as an album, but God's Dice doesn't really stand out to me, but everytime I hear it live it does. Love it live...
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Alright 2 for me.... first one Soon forget the second one and please go easy on me.... Last kiss, it fkn rocked.
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  • AnthonyD1987AnthonyD1987 Boston, MA Posts: 347
    Mine are probably Whipping, Love Boat Captain, and I guess Crazy Mary. It's not that I never liked the songs, it's more that I never really bothered listening to them. Now they're big favorites when I download a new boot, among the songs I look for in the set.

    I almost forgot, after hearing Release open my first ever show, it became one of my favorites instantly. Whenever I listened to Ten, after Deep, I was on such a hard rock high, that I never bothered with Release because it was too slow for me right after Deep, so I never bothered with it. How foolish of me. What a song.
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  • SchokiSchoki Posts: 5,072
    Sometimes and Footsteps
  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    I have had a few experiences in which I didn't fully appreciate a PJ song until seeing it played live.

    The first and most blatant is "In Hiding." For some crazy reason, I never really paid attention to it on Yield. Then, I sent to my first PJ show -- Missoula, Montana 1998 -- and it was the highlight of the set. The power of the song struck me and carried me to a whole new place. Since then, it has been in the upper echelon of PJ songs in my mind.

    Another is "Hard to Imagine." Hearing it at the Santa Barbara Bowl in '06 was awesome and completely upped my opinion of the song.

    Finally, I was pretty neutral on "I am Mine" until hearing it at Ed's solo shows. Goddamn it is a powerful, intense song! I might have never realized it if Ed hadn't chosen to bust it out at his solo gigs.


    Interested to hear any similar experiences...
    mine would be DTE. cant stand the studio version but LOVVVE it live!!!
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  • ChazzChazz Posts: 1,135
    smile - no code is # in my book and i always liked this song but seeing it live and listening to Ed whale on the harmonica live took this song to a whole new level for me.
    anyone else see this live and feel the same?

    No! but I need to - this is one of my favs, would LOVE to hear this live.

    For me it would be Education, never took any notice of this on the CD but really love it since hearing it live....

    Also Bu$hleaguer, really disliked it to start with, but is was starting to grow on me, then saw it at Wembley - it was so much better live, love the guitar intro
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