~~**The Epic/Memorial/Unforgettable Show Download Thread**~~

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

Here's one borrowed from the 2005-2006 Download thread that I'd consider epic. 31 songs. the Little Wing tag is the full version of the song, which is sweet. it has a very cool setlist; Alive as the opener. Evenflow ending the second set. Fuckin Up AND Rockin'. Lots of cool stuff.


11/19/06 Newcastle, Australia - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=OVC1CV7Q

Set 1: Alive, Life Wasted, Severed Hand, Save You, Insignificance, Unemployable, Brain Of J., Red Mosquito, Given To Fly, Last Exit, Hail Hail, Small Town, Better Man, Daughter(War), Whipping, Leatherman, Down, Do The Evolution, Undone, Rearviewmirror

Encore 1: Thumbing My Way, Masters Of War, Footsteps, Crown Of Thorns, Alone, Even Flow

Encore 2: Corduroy, Fuckin' Up, Rockin' In The Free World, Yellow Ledbetter/Little Wing

I'll second this one ... Amazing setlist, and the performance is top-notch as well. Just listened to this one on Saturday.

cutz wrote:

Yea, i agree with that Atlantic City show. Small intimate venue(BORGATA), that holds around 3,000. They OPENED with Present Tense. Plus, EDDIE played GONE for the FISRT time, which we all know ended up on AVACADO.

Would this include the pre-opener where he covers Bruce's "Atlantic City"?

thanks for this!

Also!

Remember the Checkpoint Charlie broadcast, I can't remember the date of that show, I'll have to dig in the crates & find that one. I think it has my favorite version of Immortality on it.
Awesome thread!

great thread quick question though... is it only for American shows? Cos that's the only possible reason for Copenhagen 07 being off that list

Heineken Helen wrote:

great thread quick question though... is it only for American shows? Cos that's the only possible reason for Copenhagen 07 being off that list

I can think of another reason: the recording is almost completely missing Mr Mike McCready. Killer show though.

Buffalo '03 is better than MSGII '03. I was at both and have listened to both boots a lot. MSGII '03 IS crazy underrated (as a boot, especially as compared to MSGI '03) although it flys along way to fast.

Buffalo '03 is the ultimate sleeper show/boot. Everyone there that night knew it was one of their top 10 shows ever, but no one else beleived it because a) Penn State happened the next night and b) it was friggin Buffalo. The energy and musicianship translate well to the boot. I have over 100 shows in my collection and think it is a must have (even though I am biased).

from the concert chronology:

05/02/03 - HSBC Arena: Buffalo, NY [164m]
support act: Sparta
preset: You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (Ed solo)
set: Love Boat Captain, Brain Of J, Hail Hail, Save You, Corduroy, Elderly Woman, I Got Shit, Even Flow, Faithfull, Deep, Given To Fly, Spin The Black Circle, Wishlist, Green Disease, Insignificance, Black, Go
enc 1: Free Jazz, Driven To Tears, Better Man, Crazy Mary, Do The Evolution, Alive
enc 2: Soon Forget, Smile, Fortunate Son, Sonic Reducer, People Have The Power
enc 3: Baba O'Riley, Yellow Ledbetter
notes: During 'Hail Hail,' Ed forgets the next line after, "I get the words and then I get to thinking ..." and says "What's the next line, I always forget," not missing a beat. No talk until after 'I Got Shit': "Here it is, the second-to-last night of the tour of this leg ... going home for a while after this and watch the world turn round ... You'd always think that ... you'd want to see a band on their last night ... that's when they'd really let it all hang out ... but being in the band, we realize it's different ... it's really the second-to-last show" [that is the special one]. 'Faithfull' is subbed into the setlist in response to a sign on Mike's side, gets off to a bad start and is restarted. 'GTF' is dedicated to Buffalo filmmaker Vincent Gallo. Wishlist' is stretched to 9 minutes and contains a lovely tag, including:
"... I wish that I was a disease, a disease called love and peace
and I wish that I could spread, to every person in the land
and I know that eventually, and I hope that eventually
and I feel, I feel, feel; that it wont happen without you and me
it'll take you and me, it'll take you and me
and more than me, it'll take you
and more than me, it starts with two
and then becomes ten; and then becomes ten thousand
and then becomes ten million; and then becomes ... the truth
the truth, the future, and the truth
send home those troops, come on troops
seek more troops ..."
Returning for the encore, the band seems to have trouble getting started and go into 'Free Jazz,' with Mike yelling "jazz jazz jazz ... experimental jazz!" until they find their way to the start of 'Driven To Tears.' At the start of the second encore, Ed notes toasts Buffalo, noting that they make the best Mozzarella in the world and he observes that venues such as the HSBC Arena often have curfews, and that breaking them costs bands lots of money. As people start booing, he says, "Mike McCready is gonna pay the fine tonight," (prompting a "Mike" chant). He then introduces Luke the uke and plops a Bill Gates mask atop the mic stand. Ed is confused whether the crowd is saying "Luuuuke" or booing. "Are you angry that it's black and white and not red, white and blue?" He talks about the mask, commenting, "He's a skinny little guy ... note the size of his penis," (or lack of same, as he sizes up the mic stand) leading to 'Soon Forget.' 'Smile' is played by request for a group of friends who attended the Uniondale show and held up various signs and towels with 'Smile' written on them. (After the Bushleaguer incident, Ed sees the 'Smile' signs and says to the group, "tomorrow night, tomorrow night, next show," and the band delivers.) For 'People Have the Power,' Ed invites a young lady ("Nana, from the heart of Buffalo") on stage to hold the lyrics up for him. At first she seems nervous, but as the song progresses, she is more confident and by the end, is rocking right out. Great singalong and a long, impassioned, powerful version with the crowd chanting back the chorus, Eddie yelling "let's hear you!!" and asking, "It's the ultimate goal, yeah?" Ed and Nana do a back-to-back lean, and Nana helps sing the closing chorus into the mic. At the song's end, Ed gives her a great, dramatic dip. This version is so good that most thought it was the close of the show and are stunned when the band returns for the third encore. When they come back to the stage, Ed says, "We had a democratic vote backstage and the verdict was: It's Friday night ... what the fuck." At the beginning of 'Baba,' the house lights are turned up and people from the stands rush the floor area as security give up trying to control the crowd as the band and the audience go crazy. Classic show.