CD TWO: HAMMER IN MY HEART. OPEN MY EYES. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. BONUS: TR INTERVIEW 
Note: this is another listenable audie from kc- performance is decent. sound -there is some yap. i love this this tour - produced a lot of people wanting it all..it was todd's version of CREAM and, thus, a pretty cool tour. the tr interview is from the net recently. big thanks robert magacalm for turning this one up....

CD TWO: CLICHE'. BANG ON THE UKE DAILY. LOVE IN ACTION. TEMPORARY SANITY. MYSTIFIED->BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED->MYSTIFIED. BUFFALO GRASS. ONE WORLD. HAMMER IN MY HEART. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. 
Note: beautiful dat jobber in grunge-land. for history's sake, this was the first us left coast show. the sound obviously was very good and balanced in the cat. this one really sounds super. the band is starting a fire...thanks again to tst.

CD TWO: BANG ON THE UKE ALL DAY. TEMPORARY SANITY. COULDN'T I JUST TELL YOU. MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED. BUFFALO GRASS. ONE WORLD. THE IKON. HAMMER IN MY HEART. WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY. 
Note: superfine dat recording done by a vet. this was the show shot for the great dvd - live in sanfrancisco. very clear - good balance and little yap. note train is still here, and ikon and ome are separarted. it's great that finally this tour has a good number of great sounding/recorded audience shows and this is one of 'em. the dvd is available here: http://trbazaar.com/trdvdsandvideos.htm

CD TWO: MYSTIFIED/BROKE DOWN AND BUSTED(JG). LOVE IN ACTION II(JG). HAMMER IN MY HEART. BUFFALO GRASS. ONE WORLD(JG). THE IKON(JG). OPEN MY EYES(JG). WORLDWIDE EPIPHANY(JG) 
Note: super capture without much talk at all, full of rockin' highlights-especially.... 

 JG = W/ JESSIE GRESS - ELECTRIC GUITAR 

hot show and yes, he plays LIA a second time as the first was "unfinished business"...great fun..the set gets a little standard on this 2nd leg but this is another great sounding show from this tour. tr really plays wilder and wilder guitar leads as the tour goes on, especially when pushed to new heights by jesse. many thanks to randy h for this gem!

CD TWO: BACK IN THE USSR. LADY MADONNA. I'M DOWN. FOOL ON THE HILL. WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS. HERE COMES THE SUN. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS. YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY. MAYBE I'M AMAZED. RAIN. BLACKBIRD. EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT FOR ME AND MY MONKEY. REVOLUTION. DAY TRIPPER. TICKET TO RIDE. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND. HEY JUDE. BIRTHDAY. GOLDEN SLUMBERS->CARRY THAT WEIGHT->THE END. 
Note: a very nice-sounding free show from the toddlin' town itself...and a very special day for me. a bit of crowd noise that is negligible. todd was quite animated, as were several of us in the front row, as the sun sunk behind chicago loop's tallest buildings in surreal fashion that the beatles themselves helped create. jules from ringoland comes through with one near and dear to my heart...eternal thanks. 

I WAS THERE! 

CD TWO: BACK IN THE USSR. LADY MADONNA. I'M DOWN. FOOL ON THE HILL. WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS. HERE COMES THE SUN. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS. YOUVE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY. MAYBE I'M AMAZED. RAIN. BLACKBIRD. EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT FOR ME AND MY MONKEY. REVOLUTION. DAY TRIPPER. TICKET TO RIDE. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND. HEY JUDE. BIRTHDAY. GOLDEN SLUMBERS/CARRY THAT WEIGHT. THE END. 
Note: average audience recording capturing this first, and arguably best, tour from a walk down abbey road.  thanks julie! 

CD TWO: BACK IN THE USSR. LADY MADONNA. I'M DOWN. FOOL ON THE HILL. WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS. HERE COMES THE SUN. LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS. YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY. MAYBE I'M AMAZED. RAIN. BLACKBIRD. EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE EXCEPT FOR ME AND MY MONKEY. REVOLUTION. DAY TRIPPER. TICKET TO RIDE. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND. HEY JUDE. BIRTHDAY. GOLDEN SLUMBERS/CARRY THAT WEIGHT. THE END. 
Note: this is simply THE best one out there. this was recorded by great equipment from a fan  who does this stuff for a living...not a board but as good of an audience job as can be done in an outdoor show - superb - the recording is so good that it shows the troupe's harmonies are wavering and a bit sloppy in places but considering they are copying the fab four in the studio on many songs which they never played live-performance is on par with the others... a little better than usual but somewhat ragged and towards the end of the us line. Don't miss this one...thanks paTRick  - ESSENTIAL! PRO JOB!

CD TWO: HAMMER IN MY HEART. LOVE IN ACTION. SLUT. TINY DEMONS(3). THERE GOES MY INSPIRATION. ONE WORLD. NEVER NEVER LAND. HELLO IT'S ME. FIDELITY. LOVE IS THE ANSWER.  I WANT YOU. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER. HAWKING. THE WHEEL(3). 

Note: this is another great "bride of frankenstein" that captures the best of three days on the east coast during the ill-titled (by fans) "tax tour" that captures some great solo todd. thanks again to tst.

CD TWO: LUCY IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS. YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY. MAYBE I'M AMAZED. RAIN. BLACKBIRD. EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING TO HIDE ?EPT FOR ME AND MY MONKEY. REVOLUTION. DAY TRIPPER. TICKET TO RIDE. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND. HEY JUDE. BIRTHDAY. GOLDEN SLUMBERS->CARRY THAT WEIGHT->THE END. 
Note: yet another fantastic recording near the last stop of the tour. sound is clear and the band was inspired as they were shutting this thing down. the sound here is super and there's very little to zero yap...of course, as the japanese fans are always polite and very quiet during and in between songs. very clean audie for sure.

(WITH H&O) WAIT FOR ME. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. RICH GIRL. I SAW THE LIGHT. KISS ON MY LIST. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME. 

Note: a killer recording of the tr tunes at this opening concert of the tour. its cool to compare this to indy (last show of tour) and hear the differences. the dat sound really comes alive (nice and heavy bass and kick again!) when the band comes out on train. some very small talk and mic crackling are present early but the sound is great.  the h and o tunes have a little more crowd noise behind them. as for the performance, it was opening night..so the bugs were being worked out but  it is quite good overall...particularly of interest is the inclusion of hammer, todd tells the audience after a fairly warm reception (after parallel lines) "thanks for indulging me with my most obscure material...let's move onto some familiar ground" ...maybe to a H&O crowd! he hilariously comments on the five pound bar of chocoalte he received when entering hershey and states, "i do have a big bag of this for you" prior to hello, it's me! rock love is the best comparison to indy ..it is almost pedestrian-very medium tempo..you can tell the band was trying to get used to the chord changes and pace. the flubs are there but not too many. 

TR's elecTRic guitar is  out of tune for the entire show (and no adjustments/re-tuning???? Todd!!!!!!), especially evident on LAYBITTM, Buffalo Grass, and the combo/encore set (although he pretty much makes it work with bends at the end of TRain and Rock Love), and thus is not that loud...bummer but that is the essence of live music. all in all, this was quite good for an opening show. levels vary a bit as band members onstage increase.

CD TWO: (H AND O ONLY) ADULT EDUCATION. OUT OF TOUCH. SAY IT ISNT SO. DO IT FOR LOVE. SHES GONE. COLOR OF LOVE. ONE ON ONE. EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY. SARA SMILE. I CAN'T GO FOR THAT. MANEATER 
Note: complete show from the merriweather shell. the sound is decent but it is distant compared 9.2. there is some yap but not too much considering the venue...this was a great show and super crowd response...includes the AMAZING wait for me

(REMAINING ENOCRE TUNES WITH H&O): WAIT FOR ME. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. RICH GIRL. I SAW THE LIGHT. KISS ON MY LIST. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME. 
Note: great document from delaware. the sound of course is carried by t-bone- very bass heavy. this is the complete tr tunes. you can hear some talk-but its only in spots. odd that bang was w/ acoustic gtr, instead of cliche'..gtr not loud for tr on solos on his set..t bone carries the sound on his big fender..parallel lines performance is magical ...tr mentions the nazz before hello its me- mentions that this started it all off - i guess he's enbracing the white philly soul trip here -cool - beatles to this-just another facet-next hell strap on a gtr-thats why we love him..rock love is also superior--todd does a preacher act a la love my life at the end of HIM. halls mic on the dueling encores is much louder than todd-it seems the best dueling takes place on H and O tunes-daryl just sounds harmonically not as fascile with cwsbf and istl - probably b/c of the passing chords. the most inventive todd gets is with (don't laugh) kiss on my list..yes there are claps and stuff here but you can still thoroughly enjoy this one..sly to close is killer and, once again, wait for me is incredible! thick harmonies had to be caught before he changed 'hats' again. 

CD TWO: I SAW THE LIGHT (JG/MP3). INFLUENZA (MP3/JG). MATED (JG). LUCKY GUY (JG). BORN TO SYNTHESIZE (JG). FIDELITY (JG/MP3). A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER (JG). HELLO ITS ME (PIANO) 
Note: "remember, people, 6 shows gets you champagne" 

JG = W/ JESSE GRESS - ACOUSTIC GUITAR 

...this is a japanese boot cd that sounds very good and has a happy and good performance. once again, the audience is SOOOO polite during songs that you cannot even hear them! most notable is the jazzy remake of BTS from tiki/half twisted (which we all know peaked in pgh 7/1/99) but what makes this so cool is that todd and jesse both are playing gtrs..jesse cuts way loose on the solo and it is really nice-what makes this different from channel is the absence of electric gtrs-all acoustic and real warm and fun-again this is one to get-i know it's short but that was the idea. 

Note: these are great interviews covering things like internet radio and his long-lived career. excellent quality and very insightful. 

CD TWO: I SAW THE LIGHT(MP3). INFLUENZA(MP3). CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?(MP3)  I WANT YOU(MP3). ONE WORLD. THE WHEEL. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER. 
Note: this is an all-timer for todd's vocal performance. he gets right into this great solo show without much yapping and makes very few mistakes. this is  full of stellar vocals that are creatively 'fresh' as he adds new life to familiar songs.  the list and pacing were all in synch at this show...new chi flowing here! new inprov. lines take the place of familiar vocal lines. compassion is as good as its ever been. tie you down totally glitters! this is sweet - no yap to speak of at all. he teases open my eyes (an audience request) prior to the encores. bits of political banter and 'dating tips' from todd before CWSBF and i want you. great quotes: todd says he should run for senator of hawaii. "alright, here you go peace freaks" and "...would we ever come up with a thing like retard bush's war" during the wheel. 

THIS SHOW IS THE FABULOUS ESSENCE OF PURE SOLO TODD---ALREADY A CLASSIC!!!!!!!! big thanks to marc and tony for getting me this so quick.

CD TWO: BANG ON THE UKELELE DAILY. YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY. BLACK AND WHITE. I SAW THE LIGHT. INFLUENZA. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. I WANT YOU. THE WHEEL. LOVE IN ACTION. ONE WORLD. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER. 
Note: this show sold out very early - a great way to end the first leg of this fine solo tour! todd's vocals are on par with the night prior - there were more instrument problems but not to the distraction point...very small place (size and layout approx 250 folks). to start todd had an odd day as he explains about leaving clothes behind and forgetting picks. strings break so he picks up royston langston's (opener and liv's husband) guitar. tie you down is superb from all perspectives...good execution on viking...compassion, like the night prior, is dangling on a star...the "dying on your bed of pain" when whispered as only he can bring the dynamics down and is amazing. there's a funny bit during the uke story where a lady belts out a laugh. strange thing about these shows is the absence of electric guitars lead to distortion on acoustic guitar. black and white makes a rare solo appearance. our lovely vocal champ flattens the competition with the bossa set...the greatness of todd shows through in the improvisational sections he is inventing stretching but not going too far overboard to strain the voice - the high end is clearer. the wheel comes again tonite in a spot which is a bit earlier than usual...alters the "like if children were left to their own devices" part to update accordingly again....and the end, the slow down "how much i loved you....." is the right touch for sure. big thanks to tony for getting me this so quick.

CD TWO: WILLIAM TELL RIFF. LOVE IN ACTION (ABORTED). I SAW THE LIGHT. INFLUENZA. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. I WANT YOU. ONE WORLD. HELLO IT'S ME. THE WHEEL. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER. 
Note: nice recording of the charlotte show. kinda weird show - sounded like tr spoke of it as a punk club. anyhow- string breaks on song 1 - a sign of things to come - tr pays someone a fosters to fix it from the audience. the wind blowing on him at the piano bench was a hassle...plays iwhmad...todd says a number of times during the show that in his advanced age- what he thinks he hears from the audience is probably much more intertesting that what they're talking about. todd says he may one day act on it and get in real trouble...anyhow - the show gets some steam but is frequently peppered with tr commentary about lotsa stuff. verses get switched in demons, he mentions sold out tonite as an investment in the future - he may just play there 5 straight nights. yes he does play iwhmad twice then they remind him of it...ive just seen is spot on....lia aborts after tequipment problems, like it did in annapolis. again todd darts in and out of the mp3 tunes great improvs at the end...HIM is messy a bit but he recovers and finishes strong after a few flubs to a nice reaction from crowd. show was a bit more like the last few years but still the singing was clear and strong...great job. 

CD TWO: LYSISTRATA. THE WHEEL. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER. ONE WORLD. 
Note: sonicly superior job...show in which todd did seemed to have an extra thumb or two (one of" those" piano nites) but sang super in line with the great vocals heard in dc area. some catcalls burst thru the sound but not too bad..again, as on the 7th, his string breaks on the opener and he aborts and goes straight to the piano where it starts out pretty well. speaks of the water concern at each venue and did drink what he called "syphliss water" (mispoken name). todd finally answers the catcalls for skynyrd with a few unaccompanied verses of free bird. hammer is one of the best heard on this tour - a real fierce pace. the flubs start at the end of too far gone aren't bad at all but a real train wreck happens in hello it's me which drifts for awhile at the end into an atonal affair but todd has fun with it. lotcm and cliche really benefit from being played later in the set when his voice is warmed up. todd speaks of playing IWHMAD twice the night before, so i guess that's why it was missing this nite. a dream goes on is even somewhat marred and - that's probably why he took the unusual step of playing one world AFTER a dream.. all in all, very enjoyable - rowdy crowd, kinda sub-par keyboard nite. 

Note: this is an excellent collection of TV appearances from '97-'03 and is ESSENTIAL. *=distortion on todd's guitar in mix. also note that cliche replaces i don't want to tie you down on this version of mountain stage.

CD TWO: I SAW THE LIGHT. INFLUENZA. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. I WANT YOU. ONE WORLD. THE WHEEL>WHAT'S GOING ON. HAWKING. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER 
Note: tr tour rolls thru the midwest and mr l captures it faithfully- there is a bit of yap but the crowd seems never to stop..todd does the (becoming rarer) hawking instead of kindness-the piano flubs are less than average..lunatic is a bit rough (he says its performance number 2) but its cool to hear it back to back with beloved...thanks to ml for another foray into motown..nice to hear the local reaction to two marvin songs......good performance-voice is a bit rough at edges but nowhere near as what would be the usual damage by this deep into the tour..that's what makes this tour so special.

CD TWO: BELOVED INFIDEL. BLACK AND WHITE. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. I SAW THE LIGHT. INFLUENZA. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. I WANT YOU. ONE WORLD. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER. THE WHEEL->WHAT'S GOING ON. 
Note: this set is really a show that i wished i had seen. it sounds coffeehouse-size...tiny. the recording benefits from super equipment and positioning not far from a speaker. it's the talkhouse, however, and there us a bit of yap in many places early. it is not a problem because the recording is so strong and it gets better as the show goes on. some great moments here- hello it's me has a playful improv'd begin off the bass riff. todd's voice is a bit rough at the start but again, the amazing thing is that it gets better as the show goesso by mid-show, he's in tip top form. infidel is exceptional (many good ones-this one may be the best). the second cd sounds superb. wheel-what's going on also is great. also todd talks about a song yet to be written about the current political scene. one of the few shows that didn't end with a dream.  lively, lots of fun and sounds great.

CD TWO: YOU'VE GOT TO HIDE YOUR LOVE AWAY. I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. I SAW THE LIGHT. INFLUENZA. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. I WANT YOU. ONE WORLD. HELLO IT'S ME. THE WHEEL>WHAT'S GOING ON. HAWKING. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER 
Note: this is a nice audience recording with very little crowd noise but, unfortunately, todd's voice is quite bit burnt throughout the show. contains tiny demons, something fairly rare to this tour. many thanks to splanker for getting me this one so fast.

CD TWO: I SAW THE LIGHT. INFLUENZA. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. I WANT YOU. ONE WORLD. HELLO IT'S ME. THE WHEEL>WHAT'S GOING ON. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER. 
Note: this is definitely a highlight gigs for todd of the second leg. after some heckling for "play something new", tr delivers this funny 16 bar diddy about tourists coming to hawaii, brak's vacation from spaceghost's surf and turf...but the rest is very strong..there is some very slight yap but no big deal. the piano is strong and a very funny line is delivered during born to synth..."the red polygons only desire is to get to the blue triangle..you know what im saying"...tr laughs aloud. it just shows he was loose and on top of his game here. todd remarks about missing john entwhistle who played there with him in abbey road, this time he's solo...very enjoyable show for a supportive LI/NY crowd. thanks tst.

CD TWO: I SAW THE LIGHT. INFLUENZA. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. I WANT YOU. ONE WORLD. HELLO IT'S ME. THE WHEEL/WHATS GOING ON. A DREAM GOES ON FOREVER. 
Note: close to the end of the second time around comes this jewel from towson. todd has mastered this setlist for sure and the piano songs are all done well with hardly any mistakes at this juncture. endless prairie is a pretty cool addition. thanks tst.

CD TWO: I SAW THE LIGHT. INFLUENZA. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. I WANT YOU. ONE WORLD. HELLO IT'S ME. THE WHEEL->WHAT'S GOING ON. 
Note: here's the story-theres this little club in richmond and not many people came at all. todd says "i see you alll got the secret memo...you were the people meant to be here". sound on this is great...the performance is still good and he doesn't wear himself out this nite. you'd be hard pressed to find another show since '77 where both lotcm and cliche are missing. this is recorded very well and tweaked with soundforge. a very intimate affair.

CD TWO: I SAW THE LIGHT. INFLUENZA. CAN WE STILL BE FRIENDS?. I WANT YOU. ONE WORLD. HELLO IT'S ME. THE WHEEL->WHAT'S GOING ON. 
Note: this is the best i've heard so far from this leg. nice relaxed and cool home vibe...really strong performance on all fronts. no yap. the cliche opener is super-sounds like he was in a trance and forgot about lysistrata at first...very solid! 

CD TWO: BACK IN THE USSR. WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS. TICKET TO RIDE. I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND. BIRTHDAY. GOLDEN SLUMBERS->CARRY THAT WEIGHT-> THE END. 
Note: what a surprise..since there were only three shows. sound is excellent, very small cheers and yap at points but nice recording on balance. as for the show, it is not as tight as the first 2 go arounds (but it is nowhere near as sloppy as some would have imagined). todd is the number one featured star in this show for sure and this has a lot of spirit. joey molland really did a superb job on his tunes and it is wonderful to hear todd playing slide on the badfinger tunes. denny laine sang with unexpected inprovisational flair-it worked most of the time and his choice of tunes is unexpectedly unique. instrumentally it was a bit sloppy on those tunes but it sure is nice to hear todd and joey trade off on golden slumbers verses. there are a few digital small skips on the opener and closer but not enough to cause concern. it's very nice to hear open my eyes with this crew of ALL-STARS. you can feel this lineup would be a killer if they had time to really get it in the groove. i really wish these guys would have been in a long running thing but who knows what the future holds??? this really was an enjoyable show to listen for front to end. huge thanks to tapeworm for preserving this gem for all eternity.

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. SWEET. PAST. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO IT'S ME. JUST ONE VICTORY. 
Note: many, many, many thanks to tony for getting me this great stop on this amazing tour so very fast! the hall had astronomically high ceilings so it is not the best recording but the performance especially the vocals by todd make this show the shit...as i understand it, this was as close to perfect as they've gotten it (so far)...it will get better. the crowd went nuts ala 79-large theater full house...lot of chances of tr playing improv live guitar where he used to do stock lines...key sounds and lines fuller than before - john does a magnificent job of hybriding the parts. great leads on outchorus of unloved...jessie outstanding again, as always, on his leads. same set omissions as the 'burgh (temp. sanity, love science, train, and wwe) but the real deal is that this is very enjoyable to listen to despite the high ceilings. todd was in the groove and the love flowed back...he shouted as he came back on the last time "we came to play!!!" the smile on his face told it all..the place went wild on JOV.

CD TWO: LILI'S ADDRESS (CUTS IN). LOVE IN DISGUISE. MAYBE IM BETTER OFF. YOU'LL THANK ME IN THE END. FROM HUNGER. ENTROPY. PARALLEL LINES REPRISE. FINALE. 
Note:coming on the heels of the truimphant red bank show-comes this one off masterpiece recording by ms k....sound is crystal clear in this small 100 bucks a ticket venue connected to the ny publice theater and dedicated to joe papp (hence joe's)..when sara got there she told me there were signs stating that a dvd was being filmed..pretty awesome show..many members of the '89 uai cast returned but additions to the cast were joe jackson and mr kasim sulton, who evidently pulled an eleventh hour miracle when another member called in ill..tough stuff to learn in hours but he did marvelously..todd participated in an ongoing narration of what was going on on each piece. sound of instruments was recorded and the singers used lyric and lead sheets ...what you get out of this recording is that these are fucking great songs..if i have to be alone, maybe im better off.and you know the rest....this is an absolutely beautiful essential document to the core..and even something like this project which has probably faded in your memory shows you the depth of this man's great work..same like liars and the technology used on the new tour..hes always giving 110% singing as hard as he can..trying to reach the golden ring...the conviction..you see it all here in the midst of a rock tour..our hero can turn around and give a show like this without batting and eye..this is a great nite offered in honor of these great songs. possible dvd release so, at this time, this is NOT for trade. ...ESSENTIAL historical piece.

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS>SOUL BROTHER. SWEET. PAST. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. JUST ONE VICTORY 
Note: another super fine recording by mr b...the show is reallys kaz's nite..fade down on f christ very machine-like...isp hot as usual.. unloved  shows foamy is still cutting out..weeps is also very decent..the harmony lines from kaz really begin to fill out god said...great vocal on liar..onions (from the dark to the light..quips todd)..tonite the organ takes the first solo..jesse in clapton mode...to rev PP..some vocal blockage slightly on soul bro and sweet...sweet ends slighly premature..syth is a delight..esp john f's..didnt need the 2x time part...after this kaz's bass takes the prize..great playing on past, --todd calls the demomstration in syth..led zep meets sisters of mercy meets the horace silver quartet..(SOM?)...feel it is slightly faster..floating... slide feel...but at end you can hear todd confess with the band--i fucked it up with my guitar..tonite he just cant find the key on gtr...rest was usual....john added some ambience to his cd here..great recording..decent but not best show.

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. SWEET. PAST. LOVE SCIENCE. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. JUST ONE VICTORY. BONUS TRACK: SOUL BROTHER FROM DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW NYC 4/28/04. 
Note: my fave-sounding so far. masterful recording. r really hit the sweet spot- this is nice-todd having fun-not in quite as perfect voice as lancaster but close....band tight..really only mistakes made a few notes todd on gtr...great version of born to synth..past sounds really different in this show than others ..more gliding...i know im prejudice cause i saw lancaster but this and lancaster are a toss up to me...peekskill coming up next was also a mother..great recordings, band in great form..still valuing space in te arrangements..worried of course that as familiarity sets in, spaces fill up..so far theyve really peaked in the area of ensemble playing and arrangments...you gotta have this one lancaster and peekskill so far..my god what am i saying..but these recordings are so good especially compared to my initial disaster in pgh....great one here...mr roys does it again

CD TWO: FUNK: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. SWEET. PAST. LOVE SCIENCE. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. JUST ONE VICTORY. 
Note: from tony rogers, "AS FOR THE RECORDING, VERY SATISFIED AND I THINK MORE GREAT ONES WILL COME..A GREAT SOUND AT THIS VENUE..AS FOR THE SHOW ITSELF: I was surprised to see such a lovely venue in Lancaster-most importantly, acoustics were fine-almost opposite to the cavernous old Basie place in Red Bank a week before. I also am pleased to report that Todd had the best vocal night I can remember since going to see him. It was all 100% there and no rag at all which is surprising, given his earlier problems and the number of shows he?s done. What got better in the week? Balance and mix were clearer-some low end rumble avoided consistently-even through Mammon?The band is simply better now because Ferenzik has gotten aggressive with his playing, -he?s louder, he?s covering more parts (and some that he?d been playing can now be heard)..One bummer about the night was that Foamy bit the dust..It failed Todd as early as B Grass and Jesse played the out-chorus lead?To get real picky..Todds vocals could come up on mammon-but the balance (which had been good but sometimes lopsided) really came together on the NH tunes.. Nice to hear Love Science and a nice combo version of a complex tune..nailed this night?Sweet and Past were both loved-Todd rode a vocal glider over, above, in out-taking you on the full ride tonight..im telling myself theres been better ive seen but I cant think of it..superb night vocally..proves he is the best singer in the world and he was this night no matter who else was trying to match him?.past..what a great tune for him live in the great ballad tradition of last ride, verb to love, only human?.had been missing for quite awhile?.born to synth is the ultimate band showcase-some are bored with the song but it has evolved so nicely..so much to catch-todds nightly word on the end of the tune/(A(aim)-mish? was the word)..jesse?s solo is breataking blues into jazz into outer space-ending with a siren..ferenzik goes into hos Bill Evans block building floating upward..Prarie shifts into full bebop doubletime..kaz plays a throbbing bass-inserting alternate root notes, changing the chord structure, creating an unexpected little bursts of harmony which move against the upward Ferezik pattern..Kaz then takes us into Holger Czukay style melodic but spacy solo..tying it off with the 7 rays riff?todd calls it a musical tantrum..and then during the jetson intros-they even have little vignettes worked out for each member?this is as Zappaesque as youll see anywhere now in modern music.. God, do we need him now?For me, the peak is always Feel It and tonight with his pipes gleaming..it was unreal?..same with Nail?.No, Red Bank response it was not, but hey that?s Aimish folk rather than Jersey crazies..crowd still loved it?on HIM, the facial expressions now include a ?wink wink? on ?spend the night..? line?The tapes have to be good- 5 tapers there from the east coast..come on you southern dudes..get it together and do the shows down there please..great show great friends great voice great venue"

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. SWEET. PAST. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. JUST ONE VICTORY. 
Note: from tony, "what can i say except wow..another fine fine recording of the peak at peakskill..another great vocal performance..band is filling up the space as i say...still there are some errant gtr notes of tr, but aside from those mistakes, band is rolling..the litmus test of all the recordings so far is mammon and this one rocks-there is a moment or 2 of vol adjustment, but no big deal...b grass-great todd solo on gtr-best ive heard so far..btw-the gtr on feel it now doesnt even call for the riff-straight into solo land-all improv...yeah!!..isp (as usual) sets the stage on fire thanks mostly to praries stonesish power drumming..like the father murphy (new england slant) thing in synth wake up scene.....that tune is just better and better..getting out there increasingly on johns solo--this one prarie sets up a ravishing rhumba that ferenzik just destroys with blocks of his dukeystick/bill evans chord trip-really cooking it up well....and jesse?? what can you say?? id take him against almost everyone going today...id like to see a duel between he and pat metheny- would be interesting...another great show (ho-hum) another cd you should have from the travels of our MVP, sara k....we have another on the way from another superfan who's done great stuff in the past, roy goldberg (yes, from the nazz)..soon...god i wish i was not working-id go the whole damned tour (like the dead) "

CD TWO: LOVE SCIENCE. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. JUST ONE VICTORY. WORLD WIDE EPIPHANY. 
Note: from tony r, "before i begin my long review of this show-let me tell you what you need to know- yes this is nyc-they did play wwe and mr b hit the sweet spot big time on thsi recording..an awesome recording especially considering its nyc..yes there is some yip yap..as you know, in ny, people come out to shows to talk through them because usually theres a reason aside from the art to be there...its cool, somebody we know likes him, whatever..mr b and others on the review list made it clear there were many industry types there that nite including liv rundgren, i mean tyler..and her hubby many people have requested this show..i really do listen to all of them and i must say for recording at this point-this ones way up there-i hear lots of clarity and parts i didnt even know were there (most all keys)..great stereo and occassional panning effect...ill now point out the second part and that this again is a super show but in my opinion, not the best performance but still you must own this for the flawless sound and still damned near perfect show..if you only want one from this tour..it would be hard at this stage to decide against this..anyhow...vibe sets in during b grass..you know it dawned on me that todd has always kept his ticket prices relatively low..best buy in the biz (10% of stink or the iggles).mammon/f christ really gets your attention here...great great sound..key lines i couldnt hear from the overwhelming bass on all others..great organ patch, i mean model on this tune..by the time of f christ, you realize this is a different level than most all the recordings weve heard (w.except r roys' lisner)...ISP (todd says as an intro:"..in case it may have escaped you at this point, we're a fucking rock and roll band"...jewel as usual..heres the deal on unloved: about 8 beats and then stopped...why?? unless im mistaken, havent played it since..why?? why no t sanity, train???? Weeps- the solos are boss but foamy is still cutting out on the signal, so it makes it kinda like an effect in places...end is spectacular..todd ripping off some chancey licks and nailing em...he still at times has had the tendency this tour to play the right lick but start them on the wrong fret (often by 1 fret-creating major dissonance)...tonite still a couple here though...the beginning of god said has an interesting occurrence..it appears either john forgot the sequence or improvised on it...todd evidently thought the latter b/c if you listen closely before todd comes in he says (sarcastically low vol) "excuse me"...like mr b said there was some slight yap here but by the end "save mes" it was quiet...liar-the fidelity of this recording takes you off guard...great great vocal job on this one...infidel dedicated to the nader voters of 2000 election and lunatic fringe uneventful..all in all the first half was a very good performance-2nd half would be better still...green onions jesse's slide style leads into a jeff beckish style into john f (nice cool jazz style solo)..to pp and then they start the birthday riff (for prarie)..back into GO..SB-smooth as jelly-sweet is majestic great soulful performance with crowd participation makes this the best version so far..past..wonder what liv thought about this one??..another very heartfelt version and another top of the heap..its quite clear that todds not paying much mind to the crowd -instead hes singing and negotiating with all of the ghosts he's left here in the greatest city in the world and the one where he lived and rose to stardom and operated secret sound..ahhh..some of those ghosts should have been smart enough to be there..damn it dont anyone say i didnt say this was the one to be at..we tried to tell em all and weve been proven right..i dont ever recall so many great shows especially vocally great night after night like this one..hes really showing everyone how to sing.......love science is in this nite..and this version ("we're feeling so cocky that were gonna play something that we hardly know")...hate to say it but the band knows it, its todd that cant keep the word straight..this nite hes happy with the groove but the correct words arent close to the right order (sticky bud??).fun but..better versions at dc and lancaster....still works out nice to hear it..why no t sanity..ok ill shut up about it.........synth- jesse plays an up jazz style solo..into same squealy les paul model--best yet ending... again with whistle.siren thing whammy freak out...then john plays his solo in a very different style than that before..little waterfalls (no, not alicia keys or liberace-smaller ones than that) at end of each statement...into finally the bop thing..drums of pp plays against it until a sample "..???....africa??"..hits then into kaz 7rays lick is played...at the "you were born" trade trade licks part-tr says "you were born. break your dick, break your stick"..no idea..inside joke???...father murphy parts is in jesse adds nice gtr part to john f's cartoony sleep riff....feel it again is where its at for the head..we come to hear the man sing right?? i do..spectacular..believe it or not, some people yap in parts here....worth it alone for me....nail is very good tonite...HIM-nice space maintained JOV-everyone in the house singing (sounds to me like another red bank-a call to arms)..and rising out from the embers of JOV comes the TR rhythm WWE.only show recently.cautiously played almost like sly stone..into a frenzy...screaming worldwide (at the city that is the melting pot)..the energy got seriously up and moving around the room..you can feel it..you know in lancaster 2000 the same thing happened during wwe..you could hear a low end that wasnt being played..it was spooky and supernatural at the same time..this nite, trs gtr was raunching out on the riff beating the strings till they're slightly out of tune - sleazy rocker i love- i still picture him with that cheap 150 dollar fender mustang in 79 just whammying the hell out of it on "anyway anyhow anywhere"...the only thing i can say is whats there on the cds..at the end..someone exclaims "holy shit"..amen brother amen..thank you brother john babcock..i know ive said it before but once again-this is a real nice recording. marc noted a small glitch in that on cd 2, love science starts then it goes back to the end of past and then presents ls in entirety in seq w/ rest of show..no big deal-in sum, beg of track 1 cd 2 needs removed if it bothers you..."

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. SWEET. PAST. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO IT'S ME. JUST ONE VICTORY 
Note: from tony r: "one thing about this homecoming show is that the venue is notorius to record in due to the deep stage and high ceilings..kinda like red bank but worse..that being said, this recording is pretty amazing to get a sound this good. it has problems inherent in the venue (and those we've encountered with this new sound system)..the 2nd set sounds better than set 1 and thats the same every night..the second set doesnt have truth, mammon and liar in it either....as for the show, todds voice not quite up to the high standards acheived other places but not ragged by any means...todd mentioned that rock was only one of the genres he was in and said he would not serve if elected to the r and r hall of fame....show really kicks into the groove halfway thru fascist christ-before it the groove was not as solid...jf changes the top riff on ISP-does a variation....weeps is decent but the band sounds uninterested...god said is also surprisingly distracted but the feel is odd..liar is one tune that was made a mess by phasing, high ceilings here... after the solo bit where the nader thing was pronounced....pp really tears into GO..groove happenin...soul brother-breakdown section really sounds good with this venue (natural echo)..sweet locks in the groove and the show takes off......past is the peak of this show..equisite version..still some sss sounds cut thru but this is where theres lots of past for todd, so maybe thats why the emphasis..synth...jessie blows doors soulful jazz twinge..jf does a ragtime style to start his section..it is a funny different solo than hes done -very riff oriented-almost like a gtr player..into a patchy pad type sound that borders on experimental classical music straight into the 2x section..this is my fave solo of jfs that ive heard on this tour so far...kaz goes then into a flailing style solo into singring riffing into 7 rays..tonite jf does the echoing you were born w/ tr, not jesse.........feel it is where the backbeat cracks in hard..groove is a bit strange due to bass sound, etc..then PP completely blows the ending by ending it even before todd's touched the gtr....todd does extra long solo to try to cover but the thing is partly out and they rush out of it to NAIL- well the groove here is very odd and its feels like they were rattled by it..cause the groove really doesnt happen here at all..very rushed..todd is a bit flat at spots during the encores..jov the band tries the high angelic harmonies but ends up backing off of them..show was nice, nice homecoming, great job to record this well at the tower....show in my opinion was definitely inferior performance wise to many others this tour but if you were there or gotta have em all-this is a fine momento. thanks from the bottom to both mr b for doing his everyday miracles and marco for getting it to me...."

CD TWO: BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO IT'S ME. JUST ONE VICTORY 
Note: from tony r, "nice show from mr kelly -small venue, recording very good ..some but not over yap...vol fluct (down) on b grass, then steady...mammon aborted by prairie and possibly something not working, so skipped the sacrilege duo into ISP..then fixed, the 2 are nice..f christ almost sounding like a rock song-not so much groove oriented on this night -many prairie inventive fills in that tune particularly this nite...tr brings out a special guest guitar gibson sg? -please read at the tr on tour about this.....freshly painted in fool-like artwork...has a great tone and i like the sound on weeps..perfect since e clapton used it on the original, am i correct??...jesse's solo on liar is verociuos and noisy..Green Onions has a roadhouse fell tonight..jessie dressing in srv clothes then PP has his for short solo then when jesse tries to trade 4s w/ him- too much going on to happen..instead john f recognizes what hes doing and alomst gets into a todd.roger thing for a short while..agian no t sanity (major bummer-if you havent seen him call for it 1st set-prob lost forever), unloved children (recently fading away), train (did he ever?), wwe (nyc only recently), or love science (dc, lancaster, others) tonite....second set-nice pair of ballads, then syth finds JG wearing Joes Pass' coat mellow tone then with PP shifiting rhytyms ala vinnie colauita underneath...ends in a whistle siren crash and then the tune is dead momentarily...jf revives in a strident manner-sounding altogether a different player up until his chord trip starts that ends his solo..super solo...the sleep part doesnt take place for some reason, todd asks whatver happened to vaudeville and then improvs some more..then ends..feel it is feeling more like NH-jesse playing so many different lines at the head to fill it...superb vocally again...nail ragged somewhat..jov solo at end is best yet...........thanks patrick."

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. SWEET. PAST. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. JUST ONE VICTORY 
Note: from tony, "wonderous show again..i know youre gettiong sick of hearing it but i dont think weve ever had such a great run of shows..trs gtr mistakes are now vanished...band is confident and the stuff actually swings in places...recording is very and takes the low end off..is this the best show of the tour? maybe performance wise..there is a real strange proclivity for prarie to play drum fills this nice and its clear hes bored with the super slow and straight 4/4 of past..the feel has evolved...i like god said on this and liar as well as any show hes done..although its short-the first set is super-voice top shelf, not perfect, but ill take it every night of the week.....there is a problem with the bass on HIM encore that kills the moe at the end but aside from their sorta brush thru the verses of synth..solos are good, but not the best synth weve heard..also green onions has some problems in that the changes were scattered for some reason-seems like they were distracted, but as i said past is different feeling on this more recent recording and as the confidence builds..space is filled..prairies playing about 2-3x as many fills as he did in pittsburgh when i saw em first and that coupled with ferenik's expanded role since then..makes for an enjoyable time of interesting interplay between the players...great job mike-wish i woulda gone-i like this one a lot..man i know what youre thinking now...i cant help it..i could lie about it to make it easier so you dont need this show...cant do it..its awesome..another great one..."

CD TWO : (LATE SHOW) CHECK TEST. CIRCUS MUSIC. THEME PARK. SHES A BEAUTY. HALOES. MONDO BONDAGE. DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANYMORE. ANIMAL AUCTION. 66. SUSHI GIRL. T.V IS KING. ATTACK OF THE FIFTY FOOT WOMAN. UP FROM THE DEEP. BOY CRAZY->WHITE PUNKS ON DOPE. 

CD THREE: (LATE SHOW CONT'D) LIFE IS PAIN. TALK TO YA LATER. A MATTER OF PRIDE. 
Note: another fabulous TUBES performance-nice to have the new stuff indeed! proof that this great band has still got it...many thanks to the incredible sara for getting me this so quick.

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. SWEET. PAST. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. JUST ONE VICTORY. 
Note: from tony, "the first of two back to back nights of good fortune for us all thru ms sara k..this time for a big change (she is a purist) to deal with the big bad bass monster we've all regretfully had to deal with concerning this round direct "modelly" sound..wonderful job done here and nashville (i feel a better group show)-the recordings are very good position-wise and its a big treat to hear them at this juncture..way familiar with the material..theres now an operatic opening-lord of the rings or something pompous like that with full boys choir and orchestra in dramatic unison..personally i think its funny but im not sure thats how it was intended...the vocals are great..a bit distorted at beg..sound shapes better with grass..todds voice soars over the chugging backbeat..no copd tonite folks....mammon sounds now like a rock song and has lost all of the humanoid/robot/mechanized feel on the original..f christ swings big time..gtr probs surface but the end solo of christ is attacked in a way not heard before-far more aggression from todd on gtr...the breakdown on f crist is now a sensual affair with almost litlle scatting going down..playing in and out of the downbeat..lengthy..isp has the emphasis largely on the riff at the head and no audible chords for verse 1 but was prob the mix..weeps is less smooth-i think they have trouble at this point pumping emotion into it since its a cover after all and one hes done for a few years/tours in awdar..definitey more bombastic than before and maybe like a modern day very 1st utopia would have played it ...you know this is similiar in a few ways to that first tour...a longer pause at the beg of god said..liar provides extra screaming tonite from todd at end..beloved very plain..listen to your 03s again..its almost always too fast despite the momentary break after liars..GO-starts in higher gear than normal...organ solo is nice playing accents games with PP--who has total control of the band by this point...sb is cool as ice-it took awhile to get it to this feel and i think most musicians know its the simple ones that can take longer to get the feel right..real nice groove tonite..sweet is total "hot fun in the summertime" 6/8 groove tonite PP stays on tip top of the beat..less machine like now as well-accents sprinkled thru in jazz like manner by pp and kaz..past.cautious tonite, almost sneaky..delicate..pp never hits the snare-all rims tonite..this shows how far the vocals have come...unique version..slip away part is magic....synth-very loose from the start hard to decribe the sound that is trying to happpen here tonite..odd angular stuff-kind of sinister slant from mr g..screaming..definitely playing by himself and not so much interplay and thats the prob with this tonite...jf- t monk style for a very short while and goes into 2x very early..continues to battle against the tide ala zawinul used to do in weather report...complex but diffuse..kaz solo...todd does get into the lyrics of who do you love?...feel it little too fast/less drama...less tension-for me thats not good...vocs are great though..but again a failure at the lead part..nail sounds like theyre tired of playing it..sloppy..then out come the elvis masks for JOV and as they leave the stage jesse playes the opening chord to jailhouse rock (see if you can find it)..a great recording and a show full of great playing...this is the nite where they played well individually well..the communication or band emsemble playing was sloppy at places but this would gel as well in nashville..thanks sara...all of these shows are good-another winner but slightly behind nashville because of the performance-recordings are both excellent..thanks again to ms k"

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS (CUTS IN AT VERY BEG). SOUL BROTHER. SWEET. PAST. BRN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO ITS ME. JUST ONE VICTORY. 
Note: from tony, "itold you guys about this one before i had the final verison and sara has done it again. this one i tell you i think slightly edges out charlotte for the best performance that ive heard-but its my opinion anyway..there is no doubt that it is better than the night before and memphis was hot as hell..great show, great voice, great interplay and a return of intrumental restraint just enough to balance the mastery acheived from playing a lotta dates. the mechainization is also leaving truth whne the band comes in..sounding more human each time its played..bassy b grass rolls along..mammon into f christ is wicked..pp is powerful whammo drumming just accents todds extended lead gtr break..tr wailing away into uncharted territory-kaz and pp shifting the beats underneath-makes this aas exciting of a passage as heard on the tour..isp turns into a glider..weeps again is the hardest to get feeling behind at this point but the end solo is again extended beating the audience into emotional submission....god said contains a strange drum hit in.beg but brings back a lot of restraint to the mix. nice to do. at the end of a numbing liar the crowd has the reaction of being in a coma..i dont get it...the solo tunes are accordingly more restrained than usual which again is welcome...infidel stops for a spell..GO- hendrix mood for jesse this night and in an unprecendented move JG and JF begin to trade 4s..jf employs a jazzy then boogie woogie style..this is the best ensemble version of GO..SB-tr says to band that they must be in some kind of hurry..they were a bit fast but not so much to note it..todd then sings in a way to show hes not pleased with the pace by (as he has done in the past) ignoring the rhythym with his phrasing..cutting his own path..the mix of sweet is nice-low keys at the start give it a more organic feel..great vocal delivery...its all there tonite..past again is very delicate..very straight, very nice..emphasis on BEEN living in then past this night. synh-kind of floats up into play//PP and JG tonite are into the polyryhthmic interplay that fz untilized with vince colauita on drums..bombastic at times but going full time..jf doing a plucking/pedal tone thing jf on the big jazz tip tonite..kaz choedal thing ends with some beautiful chords very brian wilson-like...tr really tries to throw jesse tonite with the echo bit..with fades and bends...feel it is sparse and nice-ace version tonite..strange angular lines on gtr..as bad and sloppy as nail was in memphis-its is rededicated in nashville...very accurate-best...JOV ends majestically with an extended solo ..magnif..its amazing that our man is doing probably his best night to night performances of his career and hes in his mid 50s............thank you sara...its a classic performance/recording for sure folks..."

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. FLAW. SWEET. PAST. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO IT'S ME. JUST ONE VICTORY. 
Note: from tony r, "show #4 of 5 new ones from mr babcock and this may be the best one of the batch. great sounding venue, recording super again ..and the inclusion of flaw make this great..tr always saves a great (and sometimes the best) show for the penultimate postion...to me, these two stand even a little above the fla shows because largely of the gravity of the last 2 shows of this leg..which, in sum, to me has been the best tour ever..i dont know what the hell richard lester's saying that todds known as "a billy joel type in the us" but that british fans know of his past accomplishments prog rock wise....what a pompous load of bullshit..everyone reading this has probably been through many many different todd tours/ scenes, whatever..and we've seen all the shows..what is tyalking about? (ref..july mojo)..anyway-i listened to the old 95 shows recently and this band now is so much more rehearsed, better singers, more defined parts..lets face it..a lot of the I tour was balls to the wall power rock-which is cool but i feel this tour displays musicianship and todds musical trip as well as any tour hes done..to me at this point its hard to say its not the best ever..everyone has their favorites but i loved it-wish there were different tunes added to the mix but im very happy and wish i could have made more-these cds let us all be there and thats the point of this..anyhow-this is a great great show and my comments are: b grass is very weird..somethings strange w. bass again,,gtr screams in solo (tr very aggressive)..mammon very raved up..loss of percision.. subtle accents shifting now in the tune. f christ not as much groove this night..a lot going on ...solo section the band locks it in....isp is actually suspended while the riff is repeated by the band to fix the bass..tr mentions randy getting drafted by royals....todd then says this has been the best gig yet..funny cause it is kinda a turning point...gtr more adventure than usual on weeps....god said-very pajama silky belly singing..liar a sonic assualt now that the rumble's gone from the bass...sb nice caution shown..sensitive jazz vibe..sounds better than ever..now rushing the start of lines to glide over the top of the verses..flaw of course is an attraction but here the band is still fairly slow with it..i dont know..kinda dont like that whole "motherfucker" crutch..you know.."fuck you jesse"...its ok..tune reminds of cameo on todds album version. sweet is anice pace.flowing vocs continue-hes on his game this nite...top level-feel the testimony...past-nice and slow..crowd gives him due-almost perfect version though for some reason it ends a bit early....sytnth- all the stops begint this night and from here on out-your hair stands up...great part which i wont like i usually do..go overboard.anyway-lets say the call and response section now has the whole of the band in the end of it and is very zappaesqe..very special version-band at its peak of playing sensitive to each other...very slow feel it..i do like feel it better in albany but the lead and the way this one builds is odd cause pp plays very static..same with nail..pp very straight drumming after synth..and above all he nails the solo end on JOV which makes this THE version...magical response. magic night..magic tour..thanks for providing it to us all, mr b..."

CD TWO: EYE IN THE SKY. MAXWELL'S SILVER HAMMER. GAMES PEOPLE PLAY. TICKET TO RIDE. GOLDEN SLUMBERS/CARRY THAT WEIGHT/THE END. BIRTHDAY. HEY JUDE. 
Note: from tony, "very happy to have sara cover this for us so that we can hear it. recording is nice-you can hear it all clearly here..but the bummer is that the background vocals all nite long are not arranged at all and are frequently out of tune...day tripper is atrociuos to say the least..todd is the star of the show and is the only one worth seeing here in my opinion..i think these are the only 2 shows all year for this proposition that has seen better days..particularly, denny laine appears to have been a basehead in the year between the last time out..his voice is gone this time out..molland is so-so and cris cross is criss cross.....glad farner's gone..and i really wish todd would bow out of this gracefully..he's got too much going for him on the solo scene now..its not the point where hes gonna get any new fans out of this and we all know he's being loyal to AP who always asked him, so you cant fault him here..this must really seem silly to todd at this point..the few things that i noticed that were neat were the "back on the streetish" version of if you want it....no matter what is actually performed about the best this night..golden slumbers-the end solo section has changed now so it is inaccurate arrangement- wise to the AR version...hey jude has a mystery melody for awhile....you know i just dont like the idea of paying big bucks to a band that just gets together and jams on beatles tunes and with the level of arrangment that todd has established--thats about it...i know that theres a core band that tries to do their best but this idea is gone npw and i hope AP can do w/o the weekend of money and give this the burial it should have had a year ago....i will say the sound quality is key...another fine fine job by sara k..our roving reporter--hey this may be the last ever awdar show..who knows??"

"Todd at Bospop Weert Holland 07/10/04 by Ren頂osman
7/14/2004 

Please check out http://www.home.zonnet.nl/bosman17/todd/index.htm " for rene's list

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. FLAW. SWEET. PAST. LOVE SCIENCE. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO IT'S ME. JUST ONE VICTORY 

Note: another killer piece of the "overseas" puzzle...thanks istvan! 

CD TWO: GREEN ONIONS. SOUL BROTHER. FLAW. SWEET. PAST. LOVE SCIENCE. BORN TO SYNTHESIZE. FEEL IT. WANT OF A NAIL. HELLO IT'S ME. JUST ONE VICTORY 

Note: from tony r, "i guess with the history of the man eating peacock suit and countless otheres i can name, one could argue that todd has always sabotaged himself in big or high pressure gigs..not this time..altough the british press essentially cried for the hits in an eloquent fashion..puke....(like a midwestern hick here in the us), but put it in terms that also made us sound unrefined ala uncut ---dont get me started----......etc..bs, the real fans in the uk know better...this was an excellent erformance and i wish that this recording was better...there are some cut outs that happen throughout this and it does affect what would otherwise be a decent but not great recording..the hall was old and that ertainly had a great deal to do with result..some sounds not bad at all but most of all the performance was boss.gnerallt, tr seemed happy and treated it the same although the neggieEGO (we hadnt missed it... believe me) seemed to slip back out a bit with the towel dabb exercise and the razz of kaz about his bass solo...: sound gets bigger on b grass and the solo is a wigg out!..confident f christ..almost cocky (the "standard" said that) ISP is almost dance style-radically almost disco hihat pattern..gtr freakout on (gall) weeps...plain gorgeous godsaid--monster..liar..super effort here..todd notes his gratitude in seeing the place packed..hey us fans, believe it or not they tried to get a beat going clapping during infidel..same on LF..in complete honesty, i agree with the english rags that GO was a poor choice to include in the set...kaz should have sung a tune or two instead... SB not as jazzy as the end of us tour-nice inprov'd vos at end by tr....sweet shows some slight voc strain at top..past very nice ..love sc..tr ok on vocs, but sounds very 80s this night-esp jfs solo..synth...no real fire or excitement nice colors by jesse..f ends up chasing pp- goes into 2x too early and shudder, the bass solo returns.(empire city).plays riffs from several including hammer singring and 7 rays..then todd razzes him about the meatloaf tours and no bass solos then..extended solo on glorious feel it and youre stunned by the lack of response from the crowd, they obviously didnt get it..want of a nail revives the crowd some..they had been waiting on HIM..a great deal of roar greets JOV..which cuts...thanks to gary for getting me this..it certainly shows what a good effort he gave...to me and all who will hear it-the hardcores-it was a triumph but again, im not sure what they expected by reading the reviews..hopefully we'll get a bit better version in time but i think the hall sound pretty much ensures a difficult recording.....thank god for you the UK fans and Paul Lester-cant stop now..we want the liars cd in the top 10 year lists in uncut and mojo.........."