What’s the best live version of Pearls Girl that’s out there?

[potatobroth]

those are fantastic. I remember one from the bubble-wrap-backdrop tour (purple hue, numbers spinning) that floored me. ill dig around.

wow the Oblivion Ball version is sooo good.

[joethelion]

Originally Posted by potatobroth

those are fantastic. I remember one from the bubble-wrap-backdrop tour (purple hue, numbers spinning) that floored me. ill dig around.

wow the Oblivion Ball version is sooo good.

yea - and it's a bit different than usual... I think I'm going to try and track down that release (it was a "Live Here Now" right?)

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by joethelion

yea - and it's a bit different than usual... I think I'm going to try and track down that release (it was a "Live Here Now" right?)

I cant quite pin it down yet. i have video (shitty quality) from that tour so i should be able to get a year. I remember one of them had the bass-beat shift to 4-4 at one point in Pearls Girl.


edit: 2002 was the bubble-wrap background with purple numbers spinning.

[WhiteNoise]

The performance during the encore of European Club Gig after the incredible Confusion the Waitress is dear to me. During the pads breakdown / peak, with that sparkly synth that's added in live versions, Karl says something like "there is a perfect time for every song. this, is it." and it elevates the whole thing.

The entire Mayan Theater 1998 concert is legendary beyond words - that's a time machine gig if there ever was one - but Pearl's Girl is used as the first track, and they do the intro in a weird way that comes together nicely.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by WhiteNoise

The entire Mayan Theater 1998 concert is legendary beyond words - that's a time machine gig if there ever was one

This is a show i'd been secretly hoping for a soundboard recording of since 98. Its such a perfect slice of everything i love(d) about the UW live shows.

[Dirty Saint]

After all these years, just listened to the Oblivion Ball audio

Wow..amazing

Is there a video of the whole gig floating around??

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by Dirty Saint

After all these years, just listened to the Oblivion Ball audio

Is there a video of the whole gig floating around??

That gig was webcast (Simon Taylor directed it), and I have a copy of it, but it needs additional processing. Someday I'll get around to that and share it. It's not the greatest footage though, because for most of the gig, they had like 8 different camera angles displayed in rows of tiny boxes, so it's kind of hard to make out anything.

[potatobroth]

Originally Posted by Dirty Saint

After all these years, just listened to the Oblivion Ball audio

Wow..amazing

Is there a video of the whole gig floating around??

I just realized i dont have this. i thought i bought all the LiveHereNow discs too. was this not part of the initial run?

any way i can still get this one? (listening on Youtube now and i love it)