Well, before I get around to this (it may be awhile, depending on how busy I get), I want to talk about my all-time favorite Soundgarden bootleg. It's from the first show of the European Down of the Upside tour, and find the band clearly wanting to try different things. Check out this beautiful, beautiful setlist:bada wrote:um...yes we would be interested.
- Spoiler: show
1. Spoonman (missing from recording)
2. Searching With My Good Eye Closed (missing from recording)
3. Let Me Drown
4. Pretty Noose
5. Burden In My Hand
6. Head Down
7. My Wave
8. Ty Cobb
9. Never Named
10. Helter Skelter
11. Boot Camp/jam ending
12. Fell on Black Days
13. Rusty Cage
14. Black Hole Sun
15. Waiting for the Sun
16. Rhinosaur
17. Mailman
18. Drawing Flies
19. Blow Up the Outside World
encore:
20. Drop Out Boogie [Captain Beefheart cover]
21. Full On Kevin's Mom [probably a request; first performance since 1990 and last performance ever]
There's so much going on here, but this strikes me as one of those crew setlist kind of shows. Within a few days they would settle into a standard setlist that stayed mostly static for the rest of the DOTU tour; as such this show features rare performances (for this tour) of "Head Down", "Never Named", "Rhinosaur", "Mailman", "Waiting For The Sun", "Drop Out Boogie" and of course, "Full on Kevin's Mom". Also of note is that "Boot Camp" features a jam ending that goes on for 2 minutes, and is mesmerizing. This is the only time that I know of that the song was performed like this. Other than missing the first two songs, the recording is very good for an audience recording. I either traded for or bought the tape (I don't remember anymore), then had it transferred. Listening to the tape the first time was an amazing experience, given that I expected a standard show and got something completely different. I also eventually tracked down a ticket stub of this show and bought it on Ebay for like $3. Here it is:
And with all that said, I'm sharing the recording with you. Click here for a link.
Enjoy!
