Originally posted by Mr_Trek:[..]
I guess I'll have to listen to some nice remastered concert as well then. Maybe I'll put it off a few more days.
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I think you should listen to No Code a few times before getting into the live versions of the songs if only for "contrast" purposes. It does have some classics on it (Sometimes, Hail Hail, In My Tree, Off He Goes, and Present Tense come to mind) that sound okay in the studio and then really come to life on the stage. There are many great versions of all/most of the songs from No Code out there, be it from the later remaster series shows (Berlin 1996 is a good bet) and also the songs scattered throughout the official bootleg series shows.