Kevin Davis wrote:The Boston and Portland versions of "Evacuation" are both great -- flub-free if memory serves. Portland may be my pick of the bunch, actually -- the song is just so well-served by that well-oiled precision so characteristic of the 2000 leg 2 shows.
There have been some pretty dreadful versions since 2000 -- Columbus 2003 has to give Philly a run for its money. Or that show from '08 where they stopped in the middle of it and played something else instead. At least in Philly they finished the song.
I went with the Boston version for my Live On 3 Legs 2000 comp - it's a bit more energetic than the Tampa version (which is also excellent). I think that Portland version was on the shortlist too
The version from Amsterdam last year was passable and easily the best in the last decade, but this song really isn't served well by drop-tuning
Kevin Davis wrote:The Boston and Portland versions of "Evacuation" are both great -- flub-free if memory serves.
They are very close, but not totally flub-free. Mike always gets lost/confused somewhere. Tampa is the only version that I can say is 100% flub-free. Trust me. I tried to find another one. It probably doesn't matter though.
HardTI wrote:Does anyone have a favorite live version of this song? I know it's a harder one to pull off live, but I gotta believe they nailed it more than a few times.
The only time they played it perfectly was Tampa 2000 - the version on TB2K. All of the other 2000 versions have various mistakes (usually by Mike). It was played so infrequently after 2000, they never came close again. The worst performance ever was probably Philly 2009 #2, which I unfortunately witnessed.
Ouch, I'm sorry you had to suffer through that. Luckily, I was at that Tampa show so I guess I got what I was looking for.
Thanks!
Uh, are you two forgetting the disaster in Washington, DC from 2008 when they attempted to play it?
stip wrote:2 stars is the correct amount of stars, coach
Yeah, I gave it a few listens yesterday after all the discussion on the board and that's where I netted out.
Yup, likewise. The music is interesting. I like the odd timing, is there some 5/4 in there? Overall though, the song just doesn't do it for me. Having said that, I'd like them to experiment a bit more like they did with Evacuation and Cropduster. I feel like LB is just PJ trying to sound like what they think PJ should sound like. Does that make sense? Probably not. I don't know, basically I like the direction they tried with Binaural, and I feel they regressed with LB.
There is definitely a lot of familiar feeling songs on LB, especially compared to an album like binaural. But I do think songs like infallible or sleeping by myself sound like comparatively new directions. Pendulum and MFS as well
HardTI wrote:Does anyone have a favorite live version of this song? I know it's a harder one to pull off live, but I gotta believe they nailed it more than a few times.
The only time they played it perfectly was Tampa 2000 - the version on TB2K. All of the other 2000 versions have various mistakes (usually by Mike). It was played so infrequently after 2000, they never came close again. The worst performance ever was probably Philly 2009 #2, which I unfortunately witnessed.
Ouch, I'm sorry you had to suffer through that. Luckily, I was at that Tampa show so I guess I got what I was looking for.
Thanks!
Uh, are you two forgetting the disaster in Washington, DC from 2008 when they attempted to play it?
I never heard it! It sounds epic as fuck though. Time to search the interwebs for it.
You have to shave your nipples if you want to be with me.
Birds in Hell wrote:When I first listened to Binaural, I found it completely impenetrable with Evacuation being the only song I felt sounded like the band I remembered; I think it reminded me kind of Last Exit in an off-kilter way.
This is a little ironic to me, since I think "Evacuation" basically sounds like a straight-up Soundgarden song.
Birds in Hell wrote:When I first listened to Binaural, I found it completely impenetrable with Evacuation being the only song I felt sounded like the band I remembered; I think it reminded me kind of Last Exit in an off-kilter way.
This is a little ironic to me, since I think "Evacuation" basically sounds like a straight-up Soundgarden song.
Maybe if it was slower and sludgier. Mechanically designed as it is, it also has a loose-limbed gallop that is rarely heard in Soundgarden's catalog.
Birds in Hell wrote:When I first listened to Binaural, I found it completely impenetrable with Evacuation being the only song I felt sounded like the band I remembered; I think it reminded me kind of Last Exit in an off-kilter way.
This is a little ironic to me, since I think "Evacuation" basically sounds like a straight-up Soundgarden song.
Maybe if it was slower and sludgier. Mechanically designed as it is, it also has a loose-limbed gallop that is rarely heard in Soundgarden's catalog.
I dunno. I feel like you could swap Ed's vocals for Chris's and it would be a dead ringer for SG.
Birds in Hell wrote:When I first listened to Binaural, I found it completely impenetrable with Evacuation being the only song I felt sounded like the band I remembered; I think it reminded me kind of Last Exit in an off-kilter way.
This is a little ironic to me, since I think "Evacuation" basically sounds like a straight-up Soundgarden song.
Maybe if it was slower and sludgier. Mechanically designed as it is, it also has a loose-limbed gallop that is rarely heard in Soundgarden's catalog.
I dunno. I feel like you could swap Ed's vocals for Chris's and it would be a dead ringer for SG.
