Most improved live song over the years

PJStatTracker · March 2013

I gotta give it to Push Me, Pull Me

They nail it now, especially the chorus. What used to be an awkward show-stopper has turned into a fun little rocker the crowd gets in to.

1998:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaZ1PAUMJw

2010:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQLLpt1QGcM

whispering hands · March 2013

I love it..

PJStatTracker · March 2013

whispering hands wrote:

I love it..

You can tell EV has really tried to re-work his delivery and bring in some live energy.

any other contenders out there?

veddertown · March 2013

Push Me, Pull Me was the song that sprung to mind when I saw the thread title and the Berlin version was incredible. They played a blinding version during the soundcheck too. I always found it to be a little bit of a filler track in the album but it has really come to life in the last few years.

rearviewross · March 2013

Better Man. Used to be so serious. Now its a fun singalong.

lyears · March 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLClfrusWA Light Years - Wembley Arena, 2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mBDYzdmam4 Light Years - Porto Alegre, 2011

Played rarely these days, Eddie usually has a reason to play it when they do, and I think therefore there is more passion behind the performance of the song than during the Binaural tour.

AndySlash · March 2013

the sample size for push me pull me is still pretty small- plus there's a 10 year break between performances- and therefore i can't really justify giving it a "most improved" title when it hasn't been played all that often.

i would throw 1/2 full into the hat. it seems that over time that one has just gotten better, with a lot more energy behind it, and now people actually look forward to seeing it in the sets instead of passing it off as a red mosquito wannabe.

PJStatTracker · March 2013

lyears wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLClfrusWA Light Years - Wembley Arena, 2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mBDYzdmam4 Light Years - Porto Alegre, 2011

Played rarely these days, Eddie usually has a reason to play it when they do, and I think therefore there is more passion behind the performance of the song than during the Binaural tour.

great choice. One of my favorite PJ songs, wish they'd play it more...

foriginalsin · March 2013

Alone.

Alone was really never played a lot, so when it was, it wasnt really tight. I remeber boston 04, was really sloppy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ga5EYttfc

Fast forward to Newark 10 and they just fucking nail it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npf2gPOaj_Y

DewieCox · March 2013

lyears wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLClfrusWA Light Years - Wembley Arena, 2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mBDYzdmam4 Light Years - Porto Alegre, 2011

Played rarely these days, Eddie usually has a reason to play it when they do, and I think therefore there is more passion behind the performance of the song than during the Binaural tour.

Judging by those two versions I wholeheartedly disagree. The 2011 version is too fast and that really takes away alot of the emotion put into the song. I've heard 2000 and 03 versions that are vastly superior to either of these, but I'd still take that 2000 version every time before I'd ask for a recent rendition.

davidtrios · March 2013

PJStatTracker wrote:

I gotta give it to Push Me, Pull Me

They nail it now, especially the chorus. What used to be an awkward show-stopper has turned into a fun little rocker the crowd gets in to.

1998:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iaZ1PAUMJw

2010:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQLLpt1QGcM

it's definatelty a fun, poppy reimagination of the more serious orginal version.

iisee · March 2013

DewieCox wrote:

lyears wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLClfrusWA Light Years - Wembley Arena, 2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mBDYzdmam4 Light Years - Porto Alegre, 2011

Played rarely these days, Eddie usually has a reason to play it when they do, and I think therefore there is more passion behind the performance of the song than during the Binaural tour.

Judging by those two versions I wholeheartedly disagree. The 2011 version is too fast and that really takes away alot of the emotion put into the song. I've heard 2000 and 03 versions that are vastly superior to either of these, but I'd still take that 2000 version every time before I'd ask for a recent rendition.

I agree...the only live version I have heard was Charlotte 2000...slightly down-tempo and soulful...so how bout ths one at WRIGLEY please?

MANKIND · March 2013

Judging by those two versions I wholeheartedly disagree. The 2011 version is too fast and that really takes away alot of the emotion put into the song. I've heard 2000 and 03 versions that are vastly superior to either of these, but I'd still take that 2000 version every time before I'd ask for a recent rendition.[/quote]

what he said

FrankY59 · March 2013

Maybe this is just a killer version, but the crowd really nailed it with this version of Do The Evolution this past year in Prague.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT9wOmNMPcA

dimitrispearljam · March 2013

FrankY59 wrote:

Maybe this is just a killer version, but the crowd really nailed it with this version of Do The Evolution this past year in Prague.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT9wOmNMPcA

exactly.i was gonna post that ...and the singing at the encore only from the fans gave me goosebumps

dimitrispearljam · March 2013

foriginalsin wrote:

Alone.

Alone was really never played a lot, so when it was, it wasnt really tight. I remeber boston 04, was really sloppy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48ga5EYttfc

Fast forward to Newark 10 and they just fucking nail it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npf2gPOaj_Y

this was epic...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV_4z0P-FjA

bobby dazzlers · March 2013

I'm really digging the way present tense is sounding now from when I first heard it live.

Now wanna hear inside job and see if that's improved.

oceaninmyeyes · March 2013

rearviewross wrote:

Better Man. Used to be so serious. Now its a fun singalong.

Eraserhead · March 2013

What a great song - only played 11 times.

This is the setlist from the song's debut (Sydney, 11th March 1998) :

SET 1
Oceans
Last Exit
Brain Of J.
Hail, Hail
In Hiding
Do The Evolution
Corduroy
Wishlist
MFC
Daughter
Push Me, Pull Me
Even Flow
Mankind
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
Lukin
Not For You
Black
Porch

ENCORE 1
Given To Fly
Better Man
Immortality
Smile
Rockin' In The Free World

Now that's a setlist!

hrd2imgn · March 2013

Hard To Imagine has gotten way better since they actually started playing it

boyo79 · March 2013

DewieCox wrote:

lyears wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GLClfrusWA Light Years - Wembley Arena, 2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mBDYzdmam4 Light Years - Porto Alegre, 2011

Played rarely these days, Eddie usually has a reason to play it when they do, and I think therefore there is more passion behind the performance of the song than during the Binaural tour.

Judging by those two versions I wholeheartedly disagree. The 2011 version is too fast and that really takes away alot of the emotion put into the song. I've heard 2000 and 03 versions that are vastly superior to either of these, but I'd still take that 2000 version every time before I'd ask for a recent rendition.

I don't think I've ever heard a version of Light Years where they haven't fucked up the intro!

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