Live at the Paradiso, Does it represent 20+ years? Options

[SoL]

Howzit... Long time lurker (actually since the 'hiatus'...) and enjoying your posts a lot. Would like your opinion...at the time of Live at the Paradiso, was the magic gone already? Or only later? I saw Live 'live' on 15 and 16 June 2000, and each gig thereafter in Johannesburg...but I really think Live at the Paradiso captured the energy...unless they (ed?) were acting?

This post has been edited by SoL: May 6 2011, 3:00 pm

[World Dreamer]

This might have been asked when Paradiso was released but:

1) Why are there songs not on the CD that are on the DVD?
2) Are there songs that were performed that weren't on either?

I thought Paradiso had some great moments and some moments where you go do the dishes or something (Wings).

I wish they started the show with something else. If you take the top 16 songs they have I don't think you would find Simple Creed anywhere close. I know it is a faster song and all that but play Stage or something.

[SecretInsomnia]

1) Why are there songs not on the CD that are on the DVD?

Check the wikipedia article that Dan linked to.
However, the article says :

"White, Discussion" and "Shit Towne" were also played at the Paradiso show but were cut out from the DVD/CD.

Those weren't the only songs that didnt make the dvd, too bad.

For example, Sofia, TDAOC, Voodoo Lady (if I remember correctly) and some others.
Funny cooincidence is that TDAOC - the song that many in this thread should be the opener - was one of the last songs. I don't rembember if they played Mystery RTTW that night, now I think about it.

Leaving Sofia (which had a very cool buil-up intro), Shit Towne and especially White, Discussion, is a f*cking crime. Ecpecially when Wings was added instead of them.

[Gertjan]

Those weren't the only songs that didnt make the dvd, too bad.

Exactly. In fact, they played 25 (!) songs the night the DVD was shot. These are all missing from the DVD/CD:

• Waitress
• Iris
• Run to the Water
• White, Discussion
• Sofia
• Voodoo Lady
• The Dam At Otter Creek
• Shit Towne

It was said that they had to cut down on the number of tracks in favor of audio/video quality of the dvd. I've no idea if this makes any sense though.

[dangum]

It was said that they had to cut down on the number of tracks in favor of audio/video quality of the dvd. I've no idea if this makes any sense though.

Theoretically this is correct, the more footage you put on a DVD (after a certain point) the lower the quality of the video but I will do the figures tonight and report back.

How many minutes do you think these extra 8 tracks would have taken up?