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  • Naked John
    Naked John Posts: 375
    How about I Got Id?
    Hail, Hail In My Tree
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Best performances of I Got ID/Shit…
    1. Chicago 1995
    2. Washington DC 1998
    3. Toronto 2 2011 (Cinnamon Girl tag)
    4. Toronto 2003
    5. Boston 2006
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Best performances of Hail Hail (not including Letterman)…
    1. Berlin 1996
    2. Los Angeles 1998
    3. Cincinnati 2006
    4. Sacramento 1998 (LO2L)
    5. Landgraaf 2000
    6. Toronto 2 2011

    My second favourite PJ song these days.
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Best performances of In My Tree…
    Tough one as it depends on how you feel about the 2003-2006 versions….

    1. Melbourne 1998
    2. Columbus 2000
    3. Brisbane 2009
    4. NYC 2003 (slow intro)
    5. Toronto 2 2011 (a popular show today)
  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    State of Love and Trust and WMA - Atlanta 1994
    I will swallow poison
  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,441
    Worst versions - State of Love and Trust Milan 2006 in the running. hehe. It goes so daaaaaaaaamn faaaaast
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Worst versions - State of Love and Trust Milan 2006 in the running. hehe. It goes so daaaaaaaaamn faaaaast
    Haha, true
    I will swallow poison
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    Worst versions - State of Love and Trust Milan 2006 in the running. hehe. It goes so daaaaaaaaamn faaaaast
    Yeah. Lots of songs in 2006 were played way too fast… Given To Fly and Do The Evolution are two other examples.
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Best performances of State of Love and Trust…

    1. Atlanta 1992
    2. Drop In The Park 1992
    3. Melbourne 1995
    4. NYC 2003
    5. Berlin 1996

    Also… Toronto 2 2011 (again!) and Berlin 1 2012
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,136
    rummy said:
    AS4326 said:
    Nice.  How about rats?  Atlanta 94 was pretty good.   Best superblood wolfmoon was Ohana 10/2 imo. 
    Best Rats performances?
    Atlanta 1994
    Orpheum 1994
    The Gorge 2006
    Calgary 2011
    Amsterdam 1 2012
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCQAjZtLlmU

    Nah man....Noblesville 2010
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  • AS4326
    AS4326 Posts: 11
    I know this one is impossible because there are SOO many good ones out there, but what about Given To Fly?    This one is more recent but Italy, 6/25/2022 is up there for me.  the build-up leading to "Keely let me see them" gets me every time!   
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Gern Blansten said:
    rummy said:
    AS4326 said:
    Nice.  How about rats?  Atlanta 94 was pretty good.   Best superblood wolfmoon was Ohana 10/2 imo. 
    Best Rats performances?
    Atlanta 1994
    Orpheum 1994
    The Gorge 2006
    Calgary 2011
    Amsterdam 1 2012
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCQAjZtLlmU

    Nah man....Noblesville 2010
    I will concede that I don't listen to too many of the shows from the Backspacer era. 
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    edited May 2024
    AS4326 said:
    I know this one is impossible because there are SOO many good ones out there, but what about Given To Fly?    This one is more recent but Italy, 6/25/2022 is up there for me.  the build-up leading to "Keely let me see them" gets me every time!   
    Yeah, Given To Fly is tough...the later "pacing" issue can be a bit of a problem so I tend to go with earlier performances.
    1. Melbourne 1998
    2. Washington DC 1998
    3. Los Angeles 1998
    4. Milan 2000
    5. Cleveland 2003
    6. London 2010
    7. Vancouver 2011
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,352
    I think Untitled/MFC from Camden 9/2/2000 is just perfect. Soon Forget, not so much.
    Spectrum 10/27/09; New Orleans JazzFest 5/1/10; Made in America 9/2/12; Phila, PA 10/21/13; Phila,  PA 10/22/13; Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; Phila, PA 4/28/16; Phila, PA 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18; Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24; Las Vegas 5/18/24; Phila, PA 9/7/24; Phila, PA 9/9/24; Baltimore Arena 9/12/24; Pittsburgh 5/16/25; Pittsburgh 5/18/25

    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Best performances of MFC...

    1. Camden 2000 (agree with the above)
    2. San Fran 2006
    3. Melbourne 1998*
    4. Newport 2012
    5. Champaign 2003

    *no Untitled intro
    I probably should include LO2L version but the versions of Untitled and MFC are "Frankensteined" together.
  • Planet of Sound
    Planet of Sound UK Posts: 637
    rummy said:
    Best performances of MFC...

    1. Camden 2000 (agree with the above)
    2. San Fran 2006
    3. Melbourne 1998*
    4. Newport 2012
    5. Champaign 2003

    *no Untitled intro
    I probably should include LO2L version but the versions of Untitled and MFC are "Frankensteined" together.
    Champaign 2003 is one of the best all-round 2003 boots too, for sure.
  • letsongsprotest
    letsongsprotest Novi, MI Posts: 552
    ceska said:
    A couple easy ones:
    People Have the Power - Buffalo 2003
    Daughter / It's OK - Jones Beach 2000

    Long Road 3/29/98 - Ed & Jeff with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan or PJ 7/7/2006 with dedication to Clayton Liggett.

    You could pick any version of any song from the MSG shows 9/11/98, 7/8/2003, or 5/21/2010 and not be wrong.
    Everyone should check out Daughter/it’s Ok from Virginia Beach 2000 if you haven’t.  My personal favorite version.  

    Whole show is intense and loaded with emotion (first show played after Roskilde)
    There's a trapdoor in the sun.
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    edited May 2024
    Release and Oceans were both performed in Seattle in 2018... not sure if they'll be played there this year. An excuse to list the best (ie, my favourite) live versions of each....

    Release
    1. 2003 Bonner Springs (hi, dad)
    2. 2006 Verona
    3. 1994 Atlanta
    4. 1995 Chicago
    5. 2000 Seattle
    Also, 1998 Melbourne, 2011 Buenos Aires, and 2012 Manchester UK.

    Oceans
    1. San Diego 2006
    2. Orpheum 1994
    3. West Palm Beach 2000
    4. Mansfield 2003
    5. Vancouver 2013
    Also, Den Haag (maybe the best but not an official recording), Melbourne 2009, and, of course, Unplugged 1992.

    One final special mention to Detroit 2014 where these two songs opened the show! WOW!


  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,053
    letsongsprotest said:
    ceska said:
    A couple easy ones:
    People Have the Power - Buffalo 2003
    Daughter / It's OK - Jones Beach 2000

    Long Road 3/29/98 - Ed & Jeff with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan or PJ 7/7/2006 with dedication to Clayton Liggett.

    You could pick any version of any song from the MSG shows 9/11/98, 7/8/2003, or 5/21/2010 and not be wrong.
    Everyone should check out Daughter/it’s Ok from Virginia Beach 2000 if you haven’t.  My personal favorite version.  

    Whole show is intense and loaded with emotion (first show played after Roskilde)
    That is my favorite version of that tag. 
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    GlowGirl said:
    letsongsprotest said:
    ceska said:
    A couple easy ones:
    People Have the Power - Buffalo 2003
    Daughter / It's OK - Jones Beach 2000

    Long Road 3/29/98 - Ed & Jeff with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan or PJ 7/7/2006 with dedication to Clayton Liggett.

    You could pick any version of any song from the MSG shows 9/11/98, 7/8/2003, or 5/21/2010 and not be wrong.
    Everyone should check out Daughter/it’s Ok from Virginia Beach 2000 if you haven’t.  My personal favorite version.  

    Whole show is intense and loaded with emotion (first show played after Roskilde)
    That is my favorite version of that tag. 
    Mine, too… and definitely the most “meaningful” rendition of the tag.

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