Mike greatest he's ever been

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  • mr bungle
    mr bungle Posts: 1,425
    mcgruff10 said:
    I feel like Mike wants to play the most out of the whole band and seems to enjoy himself the most while on stage.  He's just so much fun to watch while he is playing.  
    HE IS THE "ROCK STAR" OF THE BAND!!   

    And I totally appreciate that he embraces it and goes for it... He adds so much to the show!
  • BlueLedbetter
    BlueLedbetter Posts: 1,380
    He was incredible in Manchester carried the show never seen him so good 
  • reedrothchild
    reedrothchild Posts: 635
    Love Mike- love that man.  But his prime for me was 94-2000.  Listen to pretty much any Black from 98 or those Europe 96 porches for Mike on another level.  
    "What can you expect when you're on top? You know? It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it's history repeating itself all over again."
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,234
    Mike is on fire right now. Staggeringly good
  • Loujoe
    Loujoe Posts: 11,851
    He is the best the last time I saw him every time
  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,382
    I argue with anybody he is one of the greatest of all time. Love me some McCready!
  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    Mike is the unsung hero of this band. The Mad Season stuff is also fantastic. 
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  • Lifted
    Lifted Posts: 1,836
    reedrothchild said:
    Love Mike- love that man.  But his prime for me was 94-2000.  Listen to pretty much any Black from 98 or those Europe 96 porches for Mike on another level.  
    I think Mike would disagree with you. I have to side with the majority on this one, he has never played better than he is right now.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,794
    pdalowsky said:
    Mike is on fire right now. Staggeringly good

    Indeed. 
  • benlw86
    benlw86 Posts: 97
    Even album wise too, sure he was perhaps more 'encouraged' to let rip on this one...but Scared of Fear, React Respond, DM, Upper Hand, Waiting for Stevie!
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,434
    I was like 15' away from him in the two Vegas shows and just totally mesmerized. I barely looked at the rest of the band. (he caught me looking over at Eddie once - like dude you're Mike side, I'm the fucking show right here!)
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  • reedrothchild
    reedrothchild Posts: 635
    Lifted said:
    reedrothchild said:
    Love Mike- love that man.  But his prime for me was 94-2000.  Listen to pretty much any Black from 98 or those Europe 96 porches for Mike on another level.  
    I think Mike would disagree with you. I have to side with the majority on this one, he has never played better than he is right now.
    He’s certainly playing fast right now, but that doesn’t necessarily make it better imo.
    "What can you expect when you're on top? You know? It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it's history repeating itself all over again."
  • Barrygoosey
    Barrygoosey Posts: 51
    reedrothchild said:
    Lifted said:
    reedrothchild said:
    Love Mike- love that man.  But his prime for me was 94-2000.  Listen to pretty much any Black from 98 or those Europe 96 porches for Mike on another level.  
    I think Mike would disagree with you. I have to side with the majority on this one, he has never played better than he is right now.
    He’s certainly playing fast right now, but that doesn’t necessarily make it better imo.
    Agree. But, neither does playing slower. He's a musician. We're always trying to improve. I feel he's succeeding on multiple levels, both in the studio and live. Ymmv
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,460
    Honestly I think the whole band is at its peak. I love it when they all come together on stage and jam in front of Matt. It's like watching the greatest bar band ever assembled because they are all within about 10 feet of each other just fucking jamming some of the most iconic riffs ever put together.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,599
    I felt this way back in 16 for the first 4 Florida shows.  He seemed to get better w each show. Having new music to get behind picks the bands spirits up too.

    Maybe I should go to more than 2 shows after reading this thread.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,960
    You should Chris 


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  • Lifted
    Lifted Posts: 1,836
    His guitar work on porch from Manchester was otherworldly. Just listened to the bootleg last night. The band, and Mike in particular, really carried that show with Eddie being so sick. It felt like maybe they elevated themselves a bit to compensate. Can’t say the singer not being able to sing made it a great show, but it definitely made the bootleg interesting in a lot of ways.

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