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TamaDrummer91 wrote:

Only gonna finish the main set tonight but here's my take on Hartford 2013 so far. God damn what a boot at this point, hope the encores hold up.

Hartford 2013
Gorgeous version of pendulum opens. Long road sounds pretty tight and transitions perfectly into sometimes. These 3 openers all are quality versions making this the best opening of a show yet in 2013 tour (it's the 9th show in). That's nothing to be taken lightly and a high praise for this boot. Keeping with the good flow is corduroy and lightning bolt to up the tempo. At this point in the boot you can tell, this baby is mixed well. It's bright, crisp, and just sounds so good. I could use more body to the guitars, but they still have good crunch. Matts snare has an incredibly bright pop with just the right overtone and punch. Ed sounds slightly raspy towards end of LB but not in a bad way really and mikes solo is wonderful too. MYM has gotten tighter at this point in the tour and doesn't sound like the disaster it did the first few gigs. Last exit is much better here than Brooklyn 2, it's tour debut. No timing issues and Ed sounds comfortable with the song. Ed acknowledges how loud and receptive the crowd is. Immortality drops the tempo but not the quality of performance. It fits in well to provide dynamics to flow of the show. Here it sounds a little heavier than usual, a good thing in my book. This is caused by matts half open high hats before the first solo and a more driving drum rhythm than usual. Ed almost messes up the second verse in even flow but covers it up very well. It's quick and not very noticeable. On the other hand, matts mini drum solo is noticeable and puts a smile on my face. Ed shows what a humble frontman he is by stating that such a great crowd like this one can make a "shitty" band like them sound good. Alone is a rare treat and may be the best version I have heard. Having Ed sing the very end of alone like the studio version, by himself, transitions nicely into unthought known. On a similar note, the ending of unthought works well to enter immediately into the opening of records play, which is a solid version with a good jam at the end. To be clear, this show flows like a well oiled machine. Save you is a little rusty but not what I would call a bad version. A few small timing issues and brief incorrect lyrics, but the extended outro is energetic. Save you into DTE really rocks with a "fuckin South America" crowd singing loud. Better man ends this simply amazing main set, easily the best one up to this point in the tour. Worthy of a bravo to the band and the crowd!

23scidoo wrote:

fatal neighbor..

23scidoo wrote:

Pap wrote:

23scidoo wrote:

fatal neighbor..

Welcome buddy! :wave:

it' great to see you all jamers..

TamaDrummer91 wrote:

Hartford 2013

Gorgeous version of Pendulum opens. Long Road sounds pretty tight and transitions perfectly into Sometimes. These 3 openers all are quality versions making this the best opening of a show yet in 2013 tour (it's the 9th show in). That's nothing to be taken lightly and a high praise for this boot. Keeping with the good flow is Corduroy and Lightning Bolt to up the tempo. At this point in the boot you can tell, this baby is mixed well. It's bright, crisp, and just sounds so good. I could use more body to the guitars, but they still have good crunch. Matt’s snare has an incredibly bright pop with just the right overtone and punch. Ed sounds slightly raspy towards end of LB but not in a bad way really, and Mike’s solo is wonderful too. MYM has gotten tighter at this point in the tour and doesn't sound like the disaster it did the first few gigs. Last Exit is much better here than Brooklyn 2, its tour debut. No timing issues and Ed sounds comfortable with the song. Ed acknowledges how loud and receptive the crowd is. Immortality drops the tempo but not the quality of performance. It fits in well to provide dynamics to the flow of the show. Here it sounds a little heavier than usual, a good thing in my book. This is caused by Matt’s half open high hats before the first solo and a more driving drum rhythm than usual. Ed almost messes up the second verse in Even Flow but covers it up very well. It's quick and not very noticeable. On the other hand, Matt’s mini drum solo is noticeable and spices up the song. Ed shows what a humble front man he is by stating that such a great crowd like this one can make a "shitty" band like them sound good. Alone is a rare treat and may be the best version I have heard. Having Ed sing the very end of Alone like the studio version, by himself, transitions nicely into Unthought Known. On a similar note, the ending of Unthought works well to enter immediately into the opening of Records Play, which is a solid version with a good jam at the end. To be clear, this show flows like a well-oiled machine. Save You is a little rusty but not what I would call a bad version. A few small timing issues and brief incorrect lyrics, but the extended outro is energetic. Save You into DTE really rocks with a "fuckin South America" crowd singing loud. Better Man ends this simply amazing main set, easily the best one up to this point in the tour. Bravo to the band and the crowd!

Yellow Moon opens encore 1 which is just an incredible live song all around. Come Back is more convincing than usual; Ed's vocals are some of the best I've heard. Before Future Days Ed gives a humorous speech about what the song is about. Only he can do it justice, but it's about spending time with your fucking partner or fucking your partner. Also it applies to parenting. Future Days is an ok version, it was excellent until the end where Ed just messes up lyrically a very little bit. Boom and Matt get off time with the intro to Chloe Dancer, but I doubt many will pick up on it. Transition into Crown of Thorns is perfection, as is the song (the bridge sounds a little too quiet but nothing to frown upon). Eruption right into Ain’t Talkin ‘Bout Love puts a big smile on my face. One time only, not quite, but only in Hartford it seems. You can tell the band was having a lot of fun and it actually sounds pretty good overall. While Boom plays gently in the background for Wasted Reprise Ed gives what is undoubtedly his most profound speech in the tour concerning gun control and the freedom to speak about it publically. The crowd is mostly receptive to what Ed is saying; I didn’t hear many booing at all. I appreciate his comments and mostly agree with what he presents here. Life Wasted is one of the liveliest sounding takes I have heard in a while. It is not perfect though. Ed once again just slightly messes up the second verse, but not by much and sounds a little thin vocally. Porch closes the first encore which is not as good as the main set but still far above average in terms of performance, setlist, emotion, and energy level.

Encore 2 starts with Small Town, which is nice getting it out of the main set, and is played to the back of the stage for folks there. The solos and interplay between Boom and Mike towards the end of Crazy Mary doesn’t get any better than what’s given here. Simply incredible. Go serves to get the crowd rocking again towards the shows conclusion, Ed’s voice is starting to weaken at this point though, but the music is spot on. Fuckin Up makes its first appearance since Calgary 2011. Stone’s solos are invigorating. Overall, a respectable rendition of the Uncle Neil cover. As Indifference closes this magnificent show Ed compliments the crowd again on how amazing they have been. You can tell he absolutely loved the crowd that evening; he wasn’t just trying to rally them.

As lengthy as this review may be, it still does not do this bootleg justice. Philly 2 was a turnaround show in my opinion for the 2013 tour, which had shows up to that point that were ranging from just really good to below average. Nothing spectacular. While Philly 2 was the first great show of 2013, Hartford has replaced it easily as the best of the first 9 shows of the 2013 tour, and will be a force to be reckoned with for the remainder of the tour. I doubt it will leave my top 3 for this tour as a whole. If you only buy one of the first 9 shows of 2013, buy this one. It is by far the best imo, not to take away from the other shows that were good, but this one is another kind of beast.

2013 is really growing on me now. Between the length of these shows, the setlists, and some of the recent performances it is turning around for the best.

Pap wrote:

Jed wrote:

Can someone recommend a 2012 Euro or South American boot where the crowd sings the guitar parts?

Listen to the DTE version from Stockholm 2012.