Archive Wishes, Rumours and Ramblings Thread

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 😁).

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Bosstralian

Jun 03, 2022

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.

Jerseyfornia

Jun 03, 2022

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Now that you've made me aware that it's First Friday, I'm ready for anything. I'm about at the point where I really want to get something unexpected, like those 77 shows.

Bosstralian

Apr 01, 2022

@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?!?

Mario Brega

Apr 01, 2022

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@Bosstralian believe me mate, if I'd been given the scoop by Backstreets I wouldn't be telling people anything hahaha. I'm not like that lad on Greasy Lake dropping his source/mate in it persistently.

Sheffield was my guess just because it seemed like time for a ToL show and we know that one is somewhat notable.

Seems like it's a 1992/93 release today, though, again according to that lad on Greasy Lake. A "show that is already circulating online". Stockholm? Milton Keynes? Could be anything, really.

Brucebase is my go-to for certain details regarding Archive Series - Live Download releases, but I've noticed they're not always correct. There's one 2014 show where they had its "Spirit" as the final performance of the tour, even though it featured a couple of nights later.

Won't find those little mistakes in my 2014 reviews 😉, just worse ones probably 😂😂

Bosstralian

Apr 01, 2022

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@Mario Brega A "show that is already circulating online"... wow, that's a big qualifier for one of the most bootlegged artists in history LOL. Infact, aside from the two Feb 77 shows, has there actually been an Archive release that didn't have some version 'already circulating online'?

Edited to add: maybe I'm being a bit harsh, having gone and read the Greasy Lake thread it is possible the dude was referring to news of the show already 'circulating online' as opposed to it being a reference to the show having a bootleg already circulating online.

Mario Brega

Mar 22, 2022

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.

Louisa

Mar 23, 2022

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Sheffield 1988, that is so cool, really? Which night?

Mario Brega

Mar 23, 2022

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@Louisa I'd guess night one seeing as the "Spare Parts" from that show was recorded and released as a single. They seem to like releasing shows like that we have some familiarity to.