I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that Boston 1 was lacking something.
I have been listening to some earlier shows from the band - 1992 to be specific.
The Moore Theatre show is (obviously) great but I can't help but think that EV made some pretty immature comments during the show. I guess both he and I have matured a bit over the past two decades. Maybe I would have found statements like wiping my ass with a fur coat funny when I was 19.
The Utrecht show is excellent - everything from Ten is played except for "Oceans," which is understandable since they opened with "Release" on that night.
As great as the earlier shows are, I am still hoping their vault #3 release comes from 1996 or 1998 - and I hope it comes soon!
recapping what we officialy-not official bootlegs have
-Live in NYC 31-12-92 (10c Avocado .. now on sale also separatly)
-Drop in the Park 20-09-92 (LP in Ten superdeluxe)
-Vault #1 17-01-92 Moore Theatre (PJ20 weekend)
-Orpheum Theater 12-04-94 (VS/Vitalogy deluxe and super)
-Benaroya Hall 22-10-03
-Live at The Gorge 2005-06
-Vault #2 Vic Theater 02-08-07
(forgotten any?)
i don't insert in the list the dvd .. meaning Showbox and the Garden
so 1996-98 are a big gap but something will come out with No Code-Yield reissue .. if it will ever be .. it must be!!! .. i have a large empty space in my shelve waiting for it besides 1990-92 1993-95 hehehe
i wouldn't forget 1995 .. many great concerts .. San Diego, Salt Lake City, San Jose, Chicago, Red Rocks, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Las Cruces ... and on
There are indeed some 1995 shows I'd really like to have, namely the pair of Red Rocks shows and/or the pair of San Diego shows. Solidier Field would be awesome, as well.
In my opinion, there's no need to release either the Melbourne or SLC shows as the JWB remasters are just as good as the official releases that you've mentioned.
A solid version of Release starts off Boston 1.The crowd sound fantastic here,towards the 3:20 mark,they scream out "RELEASE ME" for Ed.Just awesome...shows the fans were ready.
The classic songs to start the show are all there.Release,Corduroy,ANIMAL,RED MOSQUITO.Very solid start.I would have been fired up.My problem though,is with the "extra" tunes.LBC ?,never a favorite of mine,same goes for Green Disease.IMO,2 songs from the far superior No Code could have been inserted.Same goes for Down,its below average,so lets treat this song like its Deep or Leash.....sorry,it isnt.
Better Man sounds ok.. not at all great....there are some annoying taps by Matt C,while the crowd were singing along at the start...Ed is kinda ho humming along,...this version certainly doesnt "have it"..
Unemployable is awful,always has been,always will be.I know it was a new song here,but still.Ed's preaching is so annoying.He can be such an irritating prima donna when he wants."I know alot of you have graduated,that song is for you." Nothing like having an uneducated,millionaire,"rock star",acting like he is educated,when he isnt,and knows so much more than you,he doesnt,preach of how terrible life is.Thanks Ed....its a rock concert,not a sermon.I'm here to fucking unwind......get off the soap box and shut up....
Even Flow sounds so off,mistakes galore.This trainwreck is followed by a terrible run of Sad,Wishlist,Gone,Green Disease and Down...ouch.Talk about 2 or 3 beer runs,thats like a quarter of the main set....Sad is ok...but again,guys...how about playing Oceans there,or Once or GIVEN TO FLY ??? ......etc........
Another thing..why are PJ's main sets so short ? 1 hour and 17 min main set ? The main set fits on a single disc.What are they Coldplay ? A main set should be longer than 1 hour and change.
Anyhow,the classic Jeremy picks things up...kinda......too little..too late ?...yes.Again,Ed is not giving it here...ho hum ho hum..Jeremy spoke in class today,talk about monotonous...very strange.Matt sounds better backing him.
Encore 1
Ed and Jeff start the first encore with Bob Dylan’s Forever Young, followed by a full-band Masters of War,in honor of Dylan’s 65th birthday.2 songs is too many IMO.Masters of War does sound great though.Prior to Forever Young,Ed salutes Boston,mentions the beer stands,and says he doesn’t mean to be cynical,and dedicates it to the college graduates as well.Being cynical.Great Ed..thanks.
Solid version of Crazy Mary follows.....but I would have been like WTF ? 3 covers in a row ? Not good.
Inside Job is such a good tune,but no way,no how should it have been in the encore here.Alive,as expected,is predictable,and as always it seems,closes this very uneventful encore.
Encore 2
Here is hands down,the best part of the show.Too little.. too late ?? YEP.
STBC,Evolution,WHIPPING and RATS ??..in a row ?? woa...amazing run,and they sound great.....I would have wet myself.....but,my excitment would have been short lived..Comatose ?...Now ?...Really ?? C'mon man.....
I could picture myself,if I was at this show..saying "please,just dont end the show with another cover ..ok....ok ??...not RITFW ??!!!...oh noooooo "....OUCH OUCH ....terrible way to end the show.
3 stars
Main set was weak....encore 1 was awful.....encore 2 had a great 4 song run..but ending the show with Comotose and RITFW is a swift kick in the balls.......terrible placement of songs all over...
Highlights were few....Release,Red Mosquito,MASTERS OF WAR,STBC,Evolution,Whipping and RATS of course....
I said I was going to quit making compilations for a while but I think we should put something together once we've reviewed as many 2006 shows as we are planning to review.
Also, I'm "feeling" some sort of mix using variation Canadian shows...one disc from 2000, one from 2003, one from 2005 (yes, just one for all of those show!), one from 2006, and one from 2011...I don't think a single 2009 show merits an entire disc to itself...oh, wait...they played Vancouver and Calgary didn't they? Was the Calgary show even released?
The summer 2009 shows I havent listened to since right after they came out......I know the London (08.18.09) and Berlin (08.15.09) shows were the standouts....very solid shows...similar though to the 2008 tour..sprinkled in with a couple of new tunes....
Also..Id like to point out..Unemployable has been played only 3 times since 2010...Buffalo 05.10.10...Vancouver 09.25.11 and Philly 09.02.12...strange,being that the United States has an all time low, in the unemployment circle......oh,wait..thats right,Obama is the President...sorry..I forgot....we cant say anything negative..