I got kicked out of this show at this exact moment for jumping from the stands to the field. Was escorted out of the stadium, immediately went to the ticket area, an guy was picking up tickets and handed me one - first time miracled - made it back in for the end of Curtan
Honestly, despite everything going on during these waning years of 2.0, there's some gems that get neglected. Just because it's '03-'04 doesn't automatically make it bad. Cite: Mr. Completely SLC
03 and 04 have some of my most favorite jams ever, and also some of the worst slop ever. 2.0 is probably my favorite era. 99-04 would be the specific years, even though most people think of those as the worst.
I can't help thinking about Coventry when I hear this......I was about 40 rows back in front of Trey at Coventry and it was like watching Mohammed Ali get torn apart in the ring, he literally couldn't hit anything. And the commentary he gave before going into Curtain/With was so cool....then proceeded to play the worst version of it I've ever heard. Even went into "with" in the wrong key and had to start over, nearly brought tears to my eyes. So amazing he's come back from that and it's nothing now but a horrible memory.
Trey hit bottom, in front of thousands of people who cared about him at Coventry. I was one of them. Unlike most he picked himself up and turned it around. He did it a lot sooner than I did. I got over three years now. Also, I'll be in Tennessee this weekend pulling for the curtain. Go trey!
The acoustic version from that incredible set they did at festival 8 in indigo California is my favorite but this is absolutely a very close 2nd. This song before "with" is hardly worth a mention. It really improved it drastically.
This one is pretty good too but I think these two greatest "the curtain with " solos stand the test of time ! Live in Vegas 2000 ( Uploaded by Justin e. ) Wachovia Center 2009 ( Uploaded by Tyler Penn )
Trey's tone is so crunchy and dirty sounding. It's like he's trying to sound awful. I love the 2.0 era... it's captivating that any song can turn into 20 minutes of improv. Sounded better in person than on recordings.
And ditched the Ross compressor. For reasons known only to God. It took a collection of fans pooling their money, buying another one, and then sending it to Trey to get him to put it back in his rig. Thank God.
I find it odd that I'm the first one to mention the rift tease at 6:56. Are you guys leaving comments before watching videos through? That's bad practice, imagine rating the Gettysburg address after only hearing "Four score and seven years ago". Not exactly the full picture.
