Hi everyone. Barring any delay we're set to get Archive #58 on Friday, so what do you think it will be and what do you want it to be?
Three shows that immediately come to my mind are August 20th, 1981, June 21st, 2012, and October 27th, 2002. How about you?
And if anybody happens to enjoy reading about these releases, I've heard these reviews aren't completely awful: https://cantfindtickets.wordpress.com/category/live-downloads-archive-series-reviews/ (At least I waited 2 hours 😁).
Well, we are quiet in this space. I guess everyone's more involved in the tour news and trying to score tickets (if in Europe).
This activity may still potentially cause a delay, I suppose. The countdown is on so I guess an announcement of any delay will be soon.
Let's assume not... I'm going either Darkness tour, or at the polar opposite a D&D show. If Darkness, I'm going Passiac 3. If D&D... who knows, they are presumably all recorded. But I'd be hoping for something with some tour debuts given the eclectic nature of those set lists.
@Mario Brega how did you get to expect Sheffield 1988... you haven't been tapped to write a review again, have you?
Elsewhere, (well, Oily Waterbody), someone has hinted at a European show pre Reunion. Which fits in with Mario's expectation.
If it is TOL, I'll go through the usual process. 'Do I really need another show with the same songs in largely the same order?' I might leave it a day, read the positive reviews, decide to splurge. Next is 'Wow, the nuances in Tunnel, the differences in Seeds, this BITUSA outro solo is off the fuckin charts'. Infact, so far I have reasonably clear favourite shows from each tour based on personal set list tastes. TOL is much harder, as the nuances are in the performances, and in spite of (or because of?) a tightly almost scripted set list, the nuances are more pronounced than almost any other tour. At least with the releases so far. Stockholm 88 is in my top 5 all time Archive releases... is there another European show which, despite set list similarities, actually tops it due to performance nuances?
Speaking of which, Brucebase states that Sheffield night 2 is the first time Spare Parts was played in the second set on the tour. Yet their posted setlist for Night 1 also has it in the second set?!?
Expecting Sheffield 1988 next week, but man I was listening to the newest None But The Brave podcast episode yesterday and I'd love some Magic.