Best vocal performance?, from all live's recorded stuff Options

[Wambangalang]

I'd have to go with Run to the Water, despite how cheesy i think the song is, eds vocals just rock the boat. Its just a perfect display of his (good) falsetto and control. I cant remember where i read it, but apparently they were in the studio all day trying to get that song right but ed just couldnt get it. So him, the band and the producer went out to dinner that night and polished off a couple of bottles of red wine, came back to the studio at some ridiculous time, and ed stripped down to his birthday suit and nailed the song in one perfect take, blind drunk and butt naked! Cool

so what do you guys think is the best vocal performance from a recorded live track?

[Lively Chick]

Hands down its got to be Sparkle. Those vocals kick ass. Ed really got all black up in it, for lack of a better expression. It was like he was in a Pentecostal Church. That's what he reminded me of.
Oh and the "overcome" note he holds at the end is the longest note Ed has held, that I've ever heard He held it for like 12 seconds Man, I just love his sexy ass vibrato
Another thing is that i believe most of us can fairly follow Ed's vocals and sing along with him but with that song you just gotta shut up and listen and go

I don't even believe that even Ed himself could sing that song without a couple of days of vocal exercises

"Feel The Quiet River Rage" would definately be second.

I just love Ed's voice. He's truely got soul. Every so often his sound of blackness comes out. ( yeah mama, oh lawd )