Song of the Moment: Present Tense

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Can we just talk about how stupid all en-fucking trip is? THAT MAKES NO SENSE WHY DOES HE EVEN DO THAT
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mikejasond wrote:Can we just talk about how stupid all en-fucking trip is? THAT MAKES NO SENSE WHY DOES HE EVEN DO THAT
Eddie being Eddie. And yes, it's retarded as hell.
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I love the 2005 versions of it. Really good.

Man, i love the studio version so bad. Its perfect.
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If you want to post a video of your favorite from 2005 I'd love to see it.
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PHATJ wrote:
mikejasond wrote:Can we just talk about how stupid all en-fucking trip is? THAT MAKES NO SENSE WHY DOES HE EVEN DO THAT
Eddie being Eddie. And yes, it's retarded as hell.
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wease wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
mikejasond wrote:Can we just talk about how stupid all en-fucking trip is? THAT MAKES NO SENSE WHY DOES HE EVEN DO THAT
Eddie being Eddie. And yes, it's retarded as hell.
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He's forgotten the original words.
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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
wease wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
mikejasond wrote:Can we just talk about how stupid all en-fucking trip is? THAT MAKES NO SENSE WHY DOES HE EVEN DO THAT
Eddie being Eddie. And yes, it's retarded as hell.
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He's forgotten the original words.
More likely, he thinks the device used to show you direction and always points north is called a fuck.
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I used to think this song was great live, and it still is, but lately I've realized that this is one of those songs where the studio version blows all live performances out of the water.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:I used to think this song was great live, and it still is, but lately I've realized that this is one of those songs where the studio version blows all live performances out of the water.
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve never heard a single live version that I like better than the studio. Same for Sleight of Hand.
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this is true for pretty much all of their songs
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Calibrate your enthusiasm
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And yeah that’s him having to be reminded of the first line :)
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cutuphalfdead wrote:this is true for pretty much all of their songs
Yeah but a lot of their songs translate well live, so they are close in comparison. But this one, man, live doesn't come close to doing it justice
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PHATJ wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I used to think this song was great live, and it still is, but lately I've realized that this is one of those songs where the studio version blows all live performances out of the water.
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve never heard a single live version that I like better than the studio. Same for Sleight of Hand.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:I used to think this song was great live, and it still is, but lately I've realized that this is one of those songs where the studio version blows all live performances out of the water.
Did they play it at that Chicago '98 show that MJD keeps posting? Might want to reserve judgment if so.
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:lol:
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I love the Letterman version, where the crowd sings along, but the album version is certainly a different animal.
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I'm not even kidding. This video is making me insanely emotional. Not because its beautiful (which it is) but because this Eddie no longer exists. He's dead. This band is dead. Its so beautiful. What happened to them. Where did they go :(
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Iholdthepain wrote:
PHATJ wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I used to think this song was great live, and it still is, but lately I've realized that this is one of those songs where the studio version blows all live performances out of the water.
Couldn’t agree more. I’ve never heard a single live version that I like better than the studio. Same for Sleight of Hand.
Katowice II in the year 2000 was pretty dann close!
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3 stars. I like and agree with what trag mooney said in 2015
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