Best Live Versions since 2000
jorgeposada
Posts: 17
I notice a lot of threads where people ask what are the best live versions of certain songs and the majority of the responses come from shows that people attended. I've been to a bunch of shows myself but cmon with some 250 official bootlegs since 2000 lets not get sentimental every time someone asks especially with all the hard work Leatherman and John Briggs have done in getting these up. I've downloaded every boot since 2000 and here are 10 random songs from 2000-2006 that I think are the best live versions in terms of performance and sound quality.
Well start with 2 from Ten
GARDEN Stockholm 6/28/00
Seriously is there a better version out there than this one especially with Mike throwing in a little Ten Years Gone riff.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AF85QDC2
BLACK Marsielle 9/9/06
I love some of the early 90's versions like Finsbury 92 and later versions such as Ottawa 05 and Perth 06 are terrific but even with a restart by the band this version as has been posted here many times before could be the best ever especially with the extended tag.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IJQCAZ8M
Moving on
SAD St. Paul 6/26/06
The band is totally on in this stellar version, I cannot find one that matches the intensity and sound so put it on and turn it up because this one must be played loud.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LVFEOHL7
COME BACK San Diego 7/7/06
The only version that can even come close is Verona 06
CRAZY MARY Fargo 6/15/03
This was tough with about 100 different versions but no matter what I always come back to this one as do many others it seems.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=409U8571
IMMORTALITY Adelaide 11/21/06
Toronto 10/5/00 and Cleveland 5/20/06(Great Show & Stellar Sound) are as good performance wise and both have the great little extended intro although Toronto's sound is just a notch below the other two. If Toronto was just a little better I would put it as the best but its hard to make a top 10 list and leave off a song from the 2 performances in Adelaide 2006. I don't know what it is about those boots but the sound quality really stands out and they had some stellar performances of Present Tense and Thin Air at A2.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PIDSVP64
Time to go a little old school
HUNGER STRIKE Antwerp 8/30/06
Out of all the guest versions of this song this ones the best with Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother singing Chrissy Cornells lines.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M38V08ES
CROWN OF THORNS Atlanta 4/19/03
A brief Chloe Dancer intro ala MSG 1 2003 and Vegas 2000 but this one mirrors the original.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=386G8RMW
Now well go somewhat obscure for the last 2
RIVAL New Orleans 8/14/00
This version of Rival which has only been played 18 times is easily the best so you're wasting your time looking for a better one.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NJE9Q5C3
I AM A PATRIOT Tampa 4/13/03
Last but not least, I was never really a big fan of this song until I heard Ed sing on this version.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=53H2QI8D
These versions are all MP3 and each have poster art from the shows or at least I think they do. Ill be happy to put up more if anyone wants. Anyway these were all downloaded from links on this board so just do a search for the full shows. Thanks again to Leatherman and John Briggs for all their hard work.
Bonus for ya
FALLING DOWN Red Rocks 95
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MJXE4V6M
This is such a great song it pisses me off that this is the only live version, I would love to see them play this at least once on the next tour along with oh I don't know OTHERFUCKINGSIDE.
Well start with 2 from Ten
GARDEN Stockholm 6/28/00
Seriously is there a better version out there than this one especially with Mike throwing in a little Ten Years Gone riff.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AF85QDC2
BLACK Marsielle 9/9/06
I love some of the early 90's versions like Finsbury 92 and later versions such as Ottawa 05 and Perth 06 are terrific but even with a restart by the band this version as has been posted here many times before could be the best ever especially with the extended tag.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IJQCAZ8M
Moving on
SAD St. Paul 6/26/06
The band is totally on in this stellar version, I cannot find one that matches the intensity and sound so put it on and turn it up because this one must be played loud.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LVFEOHL7
COME BACK San Diego 7/7/06
The only version that can even come close is Verona 06
CRAZY MARY Fargo 6/15/03
This was tough with about 100 different versions but no matter what I always come back to this one as do many others it seems.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=409U8571
IMMORTALITY Adelaide 11/21/06
Toronto 10/5/00 and Cleveland 5/20/06(Great Show & Stellar Sound) are as good performance wise and both have the great little extended intro although Toronto's sound is just a notch below the other two. If Toronto was just a little better I would put it as the best but its hard to make a top 10 list and leave off a song from the 2 performances in Adelaide 2006. I don't know what it is about those boots but the sound quality really stands out and they had some stellar performances of Present Tense and Thin Air at A2.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PIDSVP64
Time to go a little old school
HUNGER STRIKE Antwerp 8/30/06
Out of all the guest versions of this song this ones the best with Andrew Stockdale from Wolfmother singing Chrissy Cornells lines.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M38V08ES
CROWN OF THORNS Atlanta 4/19/03
A brief Chloe Dancer intro ala MSG 1 2003 and Vegas 2000 but this one mirrors the original.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=386G8RMW
Now well go somewhat obscure for the last 2
RIVAL New Orleans 8/14/00
This version of Rival which has only been played 18 times is easily the best so you're wasting your time looking for a better one.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NJE9Q5C3
I AM A PATRIOT Tampa 4/13/03
Last but not least, I was never really a big fan of this song until I heard Ed sing on this version.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=53H2QI8D
These versions are all MP3 and each have poster art from the shows or at least I think they do. Ill be happy to put up more if anyone wants. Anyway these were all downloaded from links on this board so just do a search for the full shows. Thanks again to Leatherman and John Briggs for all their hard work.
Bonus for ya
FALLING DOWN Red Rocks 95
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MJXE4V6M
This is such a great song it pisses me off that this is the only live version, I would love to see them play this at least once on the next tour along with oh I don't know OTHERFUCKINGSIDE.
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I do like the atl 94 version but I only looked at versions from official boots from 2000-06. I'll have to check out the Irving plaza version.
(Saratoga is 8/27)
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Fixed it's correct on the download though
I didn't link any of the 08 songs but thats a great version. The 08 tour had some really good ones like Red Mosquito from Columbia, Sometimes/Tampa, Immortality/Harford, RVM/Camden and of course pretty much anything off of Bonnaroo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdEthA_3LDU
enough said.
Cleveland 06
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RG1IVNPY
Jones Beach 2 was great also
Now, if you look at my tag you'll see I was there, but I don't speak from bias. I've heard a dozen versions of this song and I really believe that WPB 03`, one night before your choice of Tampa, is the best one
Something, call it magic, happened near the end of that song that night.
Have a listen for yourself.
Hopefully u know where to find it cuz I don't know how to upload it yet.
But that show is around.
And I'm Veronica Corningstone, Tits McGee is off tonight...
Great choices, all top versions.
Talking about Black in 2006, I would go with both Lisbon versions. The crowd sings the "we belong together" tag !!
2000: San Sebastian
2006: Barcelona, Vitoria, Lisbon I & II, Madrid, Verona, Milan
2007: Lisbon, Madrid, London, Dusseldorf
2009: Rotterdam, Manchester, London
2010: Berlin, Lisbon
2014: Amsterdam I & II, Milan, Leeds, Milton Keynes.
2018: Amsterdam I & II, Barcelona, Madrid
2022: Frankfurt, London I & II, Amsterdam II
They only played the song twice in 06 and both are great but the only reason I choose Antwerp is they flipped the vocals so Ed starts off. Stockdale also had a minor fuckup during Barcelona but it doesn't really take away anything from a great performance. I love the Black from Perth that year it had a really cool tag as did Berlin.
I have all the concerts on a ipod but its too hard to pick and choose which ones I want to make room for on the Iphone so since there so many great shows I decided to break them down by different legs of each tour and create my own setlist pulling out versions of songs that I think stand out.
There are always people rating shows according to how loud the audience is; for example, " Buy Boston 2. The crowd is so loud at times they drown Ed out."
I just don't get it. I want to hear him sing.
Am I the only one who feels this way?
(I know this isn't completely related, but I've been curious about this for a while.
And I'm Veronica Corningstone, Tits McGee is off tonight...
W.M.A at Roo blew me away.
And I'm Veronica Corningstone, Tits McGee is off tonight...
That is my favorite version as well and Ill put it up there when I list the next 10.
Check out Long Road from VA Beach 2000(1st show after roskilde) and Kitchener 9/11/05 both very powerful versions. I know a lot of people prefer WMA from Atlanta 94 but the Roo version is better.
Black - Milan, 09.17.2006
Release - Tokio, 03.03.2003
Present Tense - St Louis, 04.22.2003
Long Road - Uniondale, 04.30.2003
Parting Ways - Nashville, 04.18.2003
Alive - Reading Festival, 08.27.2006
Daughter/Esta bien - Mexico City, 2005
Immortality - Katowice, 06.16.2000 and Nagoya, Japan 03.06.2003
Porch - Los Angeles, 07.10.2006
It's growing up just like me.
Here's a little snippet - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FksSVCOwxGk