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Thanks Chris, I love that tune it's probably one of my favourite live hip tunes. I saw them do this version at MLG in 95 but it was one of my very first hip concerts so i didn't appreciate it as much back than as i would have now knowing the rarity of the tune. I wish there was a good quality boot of the 95 MLG show.
Favourite Boots or Must haves
94 gino sweeden - Freaked
95-07-01 high sierra - Freaked
96-05-29 9:30 club washington - early escape is at hand version
96-07-20 boulder
98-08-06 martyrs chicago
98-08-22 toledo, great rants quality not the greatest
98-12-12 milwaukee -on the verge with i'm dreaming of a white christmas
the 2000 and 2002 tour have a bunch of great shows, as for the older ones you can't go wrong with the above list
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Macyme listed most of my faves but in addition:
1998-12-11 Ryan's Ballroom, Combined Locks
1992-12-09 The Logo, Germany
1998-07-07 London (my single favouritest Hip show EVER!! Amazing rants in every song.)
1993-07-26 ARA Lansdowne, Ottawa
1991-08-03 Coyotes, Phoenix
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totally agree with your choices as well neil, sometime it's so hard to list all of them.
98 london show is great
from each tour i like to get at least one boot from one of the first shows of the tour as they tend to concentrate heavily on the new material which sometimes doesn't get played later on the tour or hardly ever again in later years.
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Thanks everyone..sounds like i'm gonna have to check out this london show!!
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Its hard to pick just one fave. So many good moments. Here are a couple...
1. Toledo Zoo PP tour summer/fall 1997. Sound is a bit rough but Gords rants come in loud and clear. Nothing special about the set list but the version of 100 meridian is outstanding. The "assless chapps" rant is so funny even Gord starts laughing at some of the stuff flowing out his mouth!
2.Woodstock 1999. Gord does Julie Andrews in the middle of Gift shop. Hilarious.
3. The short set the Hip did for the Music without Borders show. The sound is crap from the video (bakers guitar is nonexistant) but undeniebly one of the most intense versions of Fully I've ever heard.
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all good shows... love that zoo show... great gordizms in there.
ive never heard the 98 london show tho.
my fave 98 shows... Bills bar
3-31-99 Wow theater, Eugene, OR
IVL show... somerville when the lights went out!!!
and of course the private acoustic river music hall show that Phil and I witnessed alone. acoustic direwolf... killer.
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i think my favourite is the acoustic show @ Planet Studio Sausalito, even though they only play 7 songs it's fucking awesome, the acoustic version of escape is really something special (as is any performance of that song), but that must be one of the only times they've ever played it acoustic i'm guessing (is it?).
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The London '98 show is a must for everybody. Great, great, great. Seek it out like it's the antidote.
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You should find Ronnie Wood's cover of Seven Days from the Dylan tribute show. It's amazing, just as good or better than the Hip's version with a killer guitar hook.
The NOIS with West Wind in the middle is one of my all time favourites. So is any live version of Sherpa.
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I agree with Macyme about Martyr's Chicago. And not just cause I'm from Chicago and attended one of those shows.
Also, Woodstock, 99 is good.
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Lot's of good Seven Days versions. Check out Joe Cocker's from Sheffield Steel circa 1982. It's got Sly and Robbie as the rhythm section.
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