Best opening song at a LIVE show, Song Options

[Lebanon Corvalis]

An opening song is really important at a show. Sets the tone and energy. LIVE has always had great songs to open its shows with. The last 5 years before the break up it was always the same except after the Paradiso DVD it was Simple Creed and Purifier. (based on the shows I had seen).

My favorites are TDAOC and Where the fishes go. During the Distance to Here tour I saw them at the Mayan in Downtown Los Angeles. They opened up with WTFG and it was the best opening of the 17 shows I had ever seen. I still remeber it (kind of) The Band came out 1st. Ed started singing behind the curtain he walked out with a Kane and sunglasses and I believe a top like hat (im not 100% on the hat) he slowly walked across the stage like a pimp singing about his Ho's . It was cool! totally different from Secret Samadhi Tour and any other tour. He had this big rockstar thing going on. Maybe it was cause it was L.A.? I remember it was after Fight Club was released. Maybe the Hollywood thing had some influence on him. Who knows! At that point with the string of hits they had he was on his way to becoming one. (Then we all know what happened) The whole opening with WTFG was just awesome!

I guess what i'm asking is what was the best song in your opinion you ever seen LIVE open up with. If this topic was already done sorry I never read it. So please humor me!

As I wrote this I was listening to Dance with PinkPop Bootleg!

[donno]

Waterboy or TDAOC. I know I'll get trashed for this one because there's so much contempt for the disc, but I had no problem w/ Like I Do opening the BOP tour. Like I Do followed by Lighthouse was a really good 1-2 punch to get you into the flow.

I can hands down, 100%, unequivocally tell you the worst song I ever saw them open with...get your airline vomit bags ready...OK, I warned you...this is your last chance to not read this catastrophe....

...they opened w/ Mystery when I saw them in Nov 2006. Yeah, just another sign that it was over and done. My buddy that was with me hadn't seen them since Throwing Copper Tour (kids will do that people) and was equally horrified and completely confused at what he was seeing at that moment. This wasn't in the vein of Shit Towne as he had last seen, just pure Shit.

OTD, great blurb under your pic buddy!