Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Discuss your favorite shows, tours, concert posters...
User avatar
Simple Torture
I Have A Third Nipple
Posts: 21560
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am
Location: Cumberland, RI

Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Simple Torture »

Here's how this thread works: you post about an interesting, odd, strange, or unique performance of songs that other RMers may not be familiar with or that you'd like to highlight. This is not a "favorite performances" thread--get that shit out of here. We're talking singular performances of one song that you think stand out among the many, many performances of that song because of something that makes them unique. Example to follow in next post!
McParadigm wrote:lol
User avatar
Simple Torture
I Have A Third Nipple
Posts: 21560
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am
Location: Cumberland, RI

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Simple Torture »

Doing a lot of writing right now, so I've loaded my iPod with lots of old bootlegs that I may never have listened to before. The one I threw on today was Dublin 2000, and the song that caught my ear was "Go," which closed the main set. This is the first time I ever remember the song having a tag--Fivehorizons tells me it's "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House"--and there's much, much more of an outro than normal. Worth a listen!

http://www.pearljambootlegs.org/modules ... D&ext.html
McParadigm wrote:lol
User avatar
Jorge
NYUCK NYUCK NYUCK
Posts: 36490
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm
Location: Buenos Aires

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Jorge »

Simple Torture wrote:Doing a lot of writing right now, so I've loaded my iPod with lots of old bootlegs that I may never have listened to before. The one I threw on today was Dublin 2000, and the song that caught my ear was "Go," which closed the main set. This is the first time I ever remember the song having a tag--Fivehorizons tells me it's "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House"--and there's much, much more of an outro than normal. Worth a listen!

http://www.pearljambootlegs.org/modules ... D&ext.html
That is sick
Anders wrote:I do not have a «neoliberal assessment of geopolitics», so please stop writing that I do.
User avatar
Jorge
NYUCK NYUCK NYUCK
Posts: 36490
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:35 pm
Location: Buenos Aires

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Jorge »

But I don't think it's "Don't Dream It's Over". I hear a melodic resemblance but the lyrics aren't the same. It's just a cool improv thing.
Anders wrote:I do not have a «neoliberal assessment of geopolitics», so please stop writing that I do.
User avatar
Simple Torture
I Have A Third Nipple
Posts: 21560
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 7:41 am
Location: Cumberland, RI

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Simple Torture »

theplatypus wrote:But I don't think it's "Don't Dream It's Over". I hear a melodic resemblance but the lyrics aren't the same. It's just a cool improv thing.
Just going by Five Horizons, which isn't perfect, since I'm pretty sure most of these summaries were written immediately after the concerts, well before the bootlegs were released: http://www.fivehorizons.com/tour/cc/t2000.shtml
McParadigm wrote:lol
User avatar
Coach
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 8333
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:20 am

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Coach »

wow, that's awesome
User avatar
Coach
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 8333
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:20 am

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Coach »

Simple Torture wrote:Here's how this thread works: you post about an interesting, odd, strange, or unique performance of songs that other RMers may not be familiar with or that you'd like to highlight. This is not a "favorite performances" thread--get that shit out of here. We're talking singular performances of one song that you think stand out among the many, many performances of that song because of something that makes them unique. Example to follow in next post!
This would make for a great fan download mix project, too.
User avatar
littlecomment
Broken Tamborine
Posts: 277
Joined: Sun April 07, 2013 1:57 am

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by littlecomment »

User avatar
Leatherhead
Rank This Poster
Posts: 4280
Joined: Fri August 09, 2013 4:38 am

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Leatherhead »

Simple Torture wrote:Doing a lot of writing right now, so I've loaded my iPod with lots of old bootlegs that I may never have listened to before. The one I threw on today was Dublin 2000, and the song that caught my ear was "Go," which closed the main set. This is the first time I ever remember the song having a tag--Fivehorizons tells me it's "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House"--and there's much, much more of an outro than normal. Worth a listen!

http://www.pearljambootlegs.org/modules ... D&ext.html
Very cool.
User avatar
LoathedVermin72
The Master
Posts: 33835
Joined: Sun May 25, 2014 9:32 pm

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by LoathedVermin72 »

Man, Pearl Jam really are not the right band to be playing something as furious as "Go" live.
User avatar
Wendy Carlos's Twin
Future Drummer
Posts: 2809
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 9:37 am

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Wendy Carlos's Twin »

Foward to 4:20 for a surprise.

User avatar
darth_vedder
Misplaced My Sponge
Posts: 6467
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:52 pm

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by darth_vedder »

^ Oh yeah, I was at Hershey, the harmonica at the end is definitely something they don't often do. I think I'm kinda glad. That song is a bit more rowdy, and the harmonica just doesn't fit. At least to these ears.
User avatar
E.H. Ruddock
Guys, I am not a moderator! I swear to God! Why does everyone think I'm a moderator?
Posts: 51787
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:48 pm

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by E.H. Ruddock »

I was at the 09 Seattle show where EV changed the lyrics of Supersonic to reflect the Sonics leaving town. That was... odd. Does that count?
Clouuuuds Rolll byyy...BANG BANG BANG BANG
User avatar
darth_vedder
Misplaced My Sponge
Posts: 6467
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:52 pm

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by darth_vedder »

One I like is Given To Fly from Milan during the 2000 tour.

After the first chorus, around the 1:33 mark, Matt does a snare roll, then Mike has like a wha-wha thing going on. I've heard a lot of version of GTF, but none quite like that.

Here on youtube that part is slightly behind and the part I'm referring to starts at the 1:36 mark.

User avatar
tyweed
A Return To Form
Posts: 192
Joined: Sun January 05, 2014 8:12 pm
Location: San Francisco, CA

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by tyweed »

That Dublin 2000 version of "Go" stands alone. I've always found the version from Noblesville 2000 to be really interesting, too. Some great feedback squalls from Mike with Stone conjuring up a fantastic, repetitive sort of underwater distress signal figure at the end.

http://bit.ly/2nfcSFM
User avatar
tyweed
A Return To Form
Posts: 192
Joined: Sun January 05, 2014 8:12 pm
Location: San Francisco, CA

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by tyweed »

This is a great fucking topic, by the way.
User avatar
bodysnatcher
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22220
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 11:15 pm
Location: the bathroom

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by bodysnatcher »

The 2003 Nashville show where Ed calls me out in the crowd during Rearviewmirror for my anti-Bush t-shirt was pretty dope
User avatar
Coach
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 8333
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:20 am

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Coach »

tyweed wrote:This is a great fucking topic, by the way.
Agreed, nice message board work here, ST.
User avatar
bodysnatcher
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22220
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 11:15 pm
Location: the bathroom

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by bodysnatcher »

It's obvious and by no means obscure, but I've always loved the '96 Bridge School version of Corduroy
Captain Termite
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
Posts: 626
Joined: Mon July 29, 2013 3:44 pm

Re: Singular, Odd, Strange, Unique Performances of Songs

Post by Captain Termite »

Call me crazy but the riff (not the McCready freakin) in that 'Go' outro sounds like the vocal melody of the chorus of "You're all I need to get by" by Marvin Gaye, or more recently known from the Method Man / Mary J Blige song.
Post Reply