Red Mosquito

I had no idea about the Leash context, thanks. That makes sense. Now I wonder why Eddie even said they were playing it?

mikejasond wrote:I had no idea about the Leash context, thanks. That makes sense. Now I wonder why Eddie even said they were playing it?

He can be a real dick sometimes

They so badly wanted him to play Leash. Eddie listens to them for a while and says "you guys are incorrigible" and then says "maybe next year".

And whaddaya know, they did play it next year

mikejasond wrote:I had no idea about the Leash context, thanks. That makes sense. Now I wonder why Eddie even said they were playing it?

maybe they were rehearsing it but the band was still not sure.

New Orleans 2010. Not bad for a tour opener, short but sweet set!

raven2001 wrote:New Orleans 2010. Not bad for a tour opener, short but sweet set!

I was there!

Reliving Ohana

Saw this on the official board, NZ/Aus boot schedule:

Available 12/3 - Auckland, Night 1
Available 12/6 - Auckland, Night 2
Available 12/9 - Gold Coast
Available 12/12 - Melbourne, Night 1
Available 12/15 - Melbourne, Night 2
Available 12/18 - Sydney, Night 1
Available 12/21 - Sydney, Night 2

Looking forward to getting stuck into making my Australasian Tour compilation over the holidays (and hearing those by others that will likely be shared too ).

I bags the title 'One Last Setting Sun' for mine

It’ll be a fantastic comp for sure.

Melbourne 1 2024. Sounds mighty fine.

Higgs wrote:Melbourne 1 2024. Sounds mighty fine.

Except when it doesn't. Being at the show I didnt realise how often Ed stopped singing to let the crowd kick in. The boot doesn't capture the crowd very well and so each time he does it it's very noticeable and kinda shitty. And that Just Breathe was a train wreck.

Garden and In My Tree were excellent though.

The show and the bootleg really are different beasts. Hope we get a good batch from this tour.

LetMeSleep wrote:The show and the bootleg really are different beasts. Hope we get a good batch from this tour.

Totally. Melbourne Night 1 was to my mind the better of the 2 shows I saw but the Night 2 boot is much better imo.

How lucky are we as a fan base to be able to re-live this stuff in such good quality. #blessed

Come Back from Sydney I is a bit of a disaster. I may I enjoy the song more than most here but...

I'm not feeling any of the Oz tour bootlegs so far, I have to say.

Ed's voice isn't in its best shape and I suspect that's mainly age. It happens to virtually all old rock vocalists at some point and I think Ed's there now. His lower register is still pretty good, he should stay in that lane as much as possible.

The band, Ed aside, more or less sound fine.

Birds in Hell wrote:I'm not feeling any of the Oz tour bootlegs so far, I have to say.

Ed's voice isn't in its best shape and I suspect that's mainly age. It happens to virtually all old rock vocalists at some point and I think Ed's there now. His lower register is still pretty good, he should stay in that lane as much as possible.

The band, Ed aside, more or less sound fine.

i think he sounds great for his age and given how shaky he's sounded in the past. the pubescent squeaking is gone, a lot of his weird inflections have died away and his singing on the boots since the gigaton era has connected with me in a way the 2009-2016 boots just didn't. i find it pretty impossible to get through any boot from those years, including shows i attended. whereas most of the shows since 2021 i've very much enjoyed. the lack of backspacer/lightning bolt songs on the setlists and touring for albums i actually love definitely helps, too.

i will say, however, that the melbourne night 1 boot definitely doesn't capture the atmosphere in the room that night.

WtOB? wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:I'm not feeling any of the Oz tour bootlegs so far, I have to say.

Ed's voice isn't in its best shape and I suspect that's mainly age. It happens to virtually all old rock vocalists at some point and I think Ed's there now. His lower register is still pretty good, he should stay in that lane as much as possible.

The band, Ed aside, more or less sound fine.

i think he sounds great for his age and given how shaky he's sounded in the past. the pubescent squeaking is gone, a lot of his weird inflections have died away and his singing on the boots since the gigaton era has connected with me in a way the 2009-2016 boots just didn't. i find it pretty impossible to get through any boot from those years, including shows i attended. whereas most of the shows since 2021 i've very much enjoyed. the lack of backspacer/lightning bolt songs on the setlists and touring for albums i actually love definitely helps, too.

i will say, however, that the melbourne night 1 boot definitely doesn't capture the atmosphere in the room that night.

It's still a bit hit and miss with Ed's voice - there are songs that, even tuned down, Ed still seems to really struggle with. I don't think it's necessarily the pitch that's always the issue, it's how demanding the melody is itself, i.e. shifting quickly from low to high.

Surprisingly, Matt seems to land some fills awkwardly on most of the Australian boots - I don't think I've heard that before. For 62, he's still an absolute machine, of course.

I feel like there's only so long these guys can keep playing like they are now (e.g. on the road playing 2+ hour sets, etc) before age makes it more and more difficult.

ridleybradout wrote:Looking forward to getting stuck into making my Australasian Tour compilation over the holidays (and hearing those by others that will likely be shared too ).

I bags the title 'One Last Setting Sun' for mine

Now THIS I am looking forward to hearing! If it's anything like the rest of your efforts, then I have no doubts it'll be fucking stellar!

WtOB? wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:I'm not feeling any of the Oz tour bootlegs so far, I have to say.

Ed's voice isn't in its best shape and I suspect that's mainly age. It happens to virtually all old rock vocalists at some point and I think Ed's there now. His lower register is still pretty good, he should stay in that lane as much as possible.

The band, Ed aside, more or less sound fine.

i think he sounds great for his age and given how shaky he's sounded in the past. the pubescent squeaking is gone, a lot of his weird inflections have died away and his singing on the boots since the gigaton era has connected with me in a way the 2009-2016 boots just didn't. i find it pretty impossible to get through any boot from those years, including shows i attended

Agree 100%. Any 2008 boot for me is included there, auto skip. Combination of factors I suppose.

Agree Ed seems to have found a nice lane in 2024 to drive in and the result has been good, IMO.