So I've been listening to these guys quite seriously for about a year now (was a pretty big fan before but things have changed considerably over the last 365 days or so) and thought I'd add a few thoughts...
Classics songs that are out-of-this-world since hearing live more and more live versions of them:
Alive, Porch, Daughter, RVM, Better Man, Corduroy, Not For You, In My Tree, etc, etc, etc,
Songs that I now consider PJ gems that I only thought of as good one year ago:
Release, Nothingman, Long Road, Off He Goes, Present Tense, and Unthought Known
Songs that I now consider really good songs that I didn't like all that much one year ago:
Deep, Why Go, Blood, Lukin, Red Mosquito, Low Light, and Grievance
Songs that I'd never really heard/paid attention to one year ago that I wish I has sooner:
Down, Sad, Can't Keep, Parting Ways, and Wash
Songs that I didn't really like one year ago that I still don't like:
Bugs, Pilate, Evacuation, Big Wave, and Unemployable
Songs I liked a year ago that I like less now:
WMA and Who You Are (because they a (virtually) never played live)
I saw WMA and Who You Are in 2008..June 24 and 25,MSG..I was never a fan of them until hearing them live.....I always felt WMA was too much to the left..lets criticize the cops,bla bla bla because they are always wrong..(like 41 shots) we have to find fault with something right lol.....anyway...good tune though...
I am putting the finishing touches on my 2003 mix. I think all the songs have been chosen (the same 74 I listed last week but a few "locations" and position changed). I just have to make sure the transitions between the songs are near-flawless - can't have any abrupt segues. I'll upload and post in the near future.
I am also nearly done a 2006 North American mix - four CD's as well.
I will be happy to (eventually) look at the 2005 Canadian tour but as I said before, I am miffed that they didnt play "Once" once (ha) on the tour. It's an essential tune that I'd prefer to be included in every mix.
I haven't listening to very many 2008 or 2009 full shows , just select tracks - like WMA and Who You Are from the 2008 MSG shows and the Toronto gig in 2009.