Down. I can really, really relate to the lyrics. I recently went through a very dark period in my life. It's why I have not been to a show since 2010. The song is so uplifting to me. "If hope could grow from dirt like me, it can be done!" fits me perfectly. I got great floor seats in Vegas and absolutely can't wait!
00 - Atlanta 10 - MSG I&2 03 - Birmingham, Atlanta 22 - L̶a̶s̶ ̶V̶e̶g̶a̶s̶, Camden, Nashville 04 - Asheville, Kissimmee 23 - Ft Worth 2 08 - Tampa, Columbia 24 - Philadelphia 1&2, Baltimore 09 - Atlanta 1&2 (EV) 25 - Atlanta 1&2, Nashville 1&2, Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 2 " if hope could grow from dirt like me. It can be done.
Hard to Imagine has been on the top of my list since 2014.. Others I was hoping to catch in 2020: Red Mosquito (with Mike solos, no harmonicas), Cropduster, You Are, and Down
"I'm only civil because I don't know any swear words."
I'm listening to Greenville 2016 right now and they really rocked the hell out of that one. This whole show is better than I remember from the last time I listened to it.
Hichhiker or Happy When I'm Crying (with the foreign language intro). I'd go with Happy When I'm Crying since those lucky Brits heard Hitchhiker in Manchester, UK.
00 - Atlanta 10 - MSG I&2 03 - Birmingham, Atlanta 22 - L̶a̶s̶ ̶V̶e̶g̶a̶s̶, Camden, Nashville 04 - Asheville, Kissimmee 23 - Ft Worth 2 08 - Tampa, Columbia 24 - Philadelphia 1&2, Baltimore 09 - Atlanta 1&2 (EV) 25 - Atlanta 1&2, Nashville 1&2, Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 2 " if hope could grow from dirt like me. It can be done.
Indifference #1 ISO (looking at you Nashville, Louisville, and St Louis)!
Honorable mentions: Tremor Christ Sometimes Mankind In Hiding Nothing As It Seems (more Binaural in general please) You Are (more Riot Act in general please) Marker In The Sand Gonna See My Friend Alright Retrograde Comes Then Goes Dirty Frank
I’ve been listening to boots for decades, but the only show I’ve seen was 2016 in Lexington, KY. They must’ve been feeling it that night because they gave us hillbillies a 3 hour show. They played Education, which I was thrilled to get to hear. They also played 1/2 Full, Smile, and Leaving here. It was a great show. Seeing them again in Nashville this year.
I’ve been listening to boots for decades, but the only show I’ve seen was 2016 in Lexington, KY. They must’ve been feeling it that night because they gave us hillbillies a 3 hour show. They played Education, which I was thrilled to get to hear. They also played 1/2 Full, Smile, and Leaving here. It was a great show. Seeing them again in Nashville this year.
Was there too, it was my wife's first PJ show. Biggest surprises for me that night (other than Education) were Satan's Bed and Sonic Reducer! Loved Army Reserve and Swallowed Whole, too...
"I'm only civil because I don't know any swear words."
I’ve been listening to boots for decades, but the only show I’ve seen was 2016 in Lexington, KY. They must’ve been feeling it that night because they gave us hillbillies a 3 hour show. They played Education, which I was thrilled to get to hear. They also played 1/2 Full, Smile, and Leaving here. It was a great show. Seeing them again in Nashville this year.
Was there too, it was my wife's first PJ show. Biggest surprises for me that night (other than Education) were Satan's Bed and Sonic Reducer! Loved Army Reserve and Swallowed Whole, too...
It was a great show. Obviously, I don't have the personal experience to compare it to being at other PJ shows, but having wanted to see them for years, it still exceeded any expectations I had going in. I thought they'd play for a couple of hours and then get the heck out of Lexington. But they do seem to be one of those bands like the Grateful Dead who sometimes broke out a huge, inspired performance in small market, middle-America cities.
So I can't compare it to other PJ concert experiences, but that Lexington bootleg holds up very nicely with the others on my shelf. My wife was with me, too. She's not listened to every album or anything, but she really loved Backspacer (way more than I did, though I like it) and she was happy to hear Sirens. I was nervous for her after the Lightning Bolt opener, where they hit that stretch of MYM, Animal, Why Go, Deep, and Satan's Bed. I loved it all, but I was wondering how she was doing with the more intense stuff. But then they hit Elderly Woman, and she was loving it. It was a really great night.
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"...I changed by not changing at all..."
2012 Amsterdam 1 & 2
2014 Amsterdam 1 & 2, Milan, Trieste, Berlin
2015 Mexico City
2018 Amsterdam 1 & 2, Pinkpop, Prague, Werchter, London 2
2022 Oakland 1 & 2, Pinkpop, Berlin, Zurich, London 1 & 2, Budapest, Krakow, Paris, Amsterdam, Camden
2024 Barcelona 1 & 2, Lisbon, Wrigley 2, Philadelphia 1
EV
2017 Amsterdam 1 & 3
2019 Amsterdam 1, Firenze Rocks
SG
2013 Amsterdam
Dock of the Bay(cover)
03 - Birmingham, Atlanta 22 - L̶a̶s̶ ̶V̶e̶g̶a̶s̶, Camden, Nashville
04 - Asheville, Kissimmee 23 - Ft Worth 2
08 - Tampa, Columbia 24 - Philadelphia 1&2, Baltimore
09 - Atlanta 1&2 (EV) 25 - Atlanta 1&2, Nashville 1&2, Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 2
" if hope could grow from dirt like me. It can be done.
Others I was hoping to catch in 2020: Red Mosquito (with Mike solos, no harmonicas), Cropduster, You Are, and Down
03 - Birmingham, Atlanta 22 - L̶a̶s̶ ̶V̶e̶g̶a̶s̶, Camden, Nashville
04 - Asheville, Kissimmee 23 - Ft Worth 2
08 - Tampa, Columbia 24 - Philadelphia 1&2, Baltimore
09 - Atlanta 1&2 (EV) 25 - Atlanta 1&2, Nashville 1&2, Raleigh 2, Pittsburgh 2
" if hope could grow from dirt like me. It can be done.
Unthought Known into Rival. It just needs to be done (likely never will)
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astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
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paris 06
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dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
Tremor Christ
Sometimes
Mankind
In Hiding
Nothing As It Seems (more Binaural in general please)
You Are (more Riot Act in general please)
Marker In The Sand
Gonna See My Friend
Alright
Retrograde
Comes Then Goes
Dirty Frank
JK I haven't heard Of The Girl yet... I'd like that one.
So I can't compare it to other PJ concert experiences, but that Lexington bootleg holds up very nicely with the others on my shelf. My wife was with me, too. She's not listened to every album or anything, but she really loved Backspacer (way more than I did, though I like it) and she was happy to hear Sirens. I was nervous for her after the Lightning Bolt opener, where they hit that stretch of MYM, Animal, Why Go, Deep, and Satan's Bed. I loved it all, but I was wondering how she was doing with the more intense stuff. But then they hit Elderly Woman, and she was loving it. It was a really great night.