@mcgrupp81 said:

@NickSalv said:

ive been listening to 1997 all the way through for the first time. oddly enough, I started with the Fall (bad move?) and im going backwards... just finished both summer tours about a week ago, got lucky with that one! theres some real gems in those Europe shows, very beautiful moments interspersed with some very dark jams

Damn straight on the Summer Europe 97 shows. Real intimate feel that comes through on the tapes. The 6/20 show that follows the show featuring this Caspian is such a great listen. The 1st set is probably one of my all time favorite 1st sets.

I've only done about a third of Summer '97, I should get on it soon. In 2012 I listened to Fall '97 > New Year's Run '97 > Island Tour > Europe '98 > US Summer '98 and I haven't heard a better stretch of music by a band ever. I'm debating between doing Summer '97 or continuing on to Winter '98 next. I also need to get more into '99, but instead of continuing my listening journey I just keep going back to Fall '97 and the Island Tour. I have a playlist that has all these shows in order that I've listened to like six times in the last six months:

11/17/97, 11/21/97, 11/22/97, 11/23/97, 11/28/97, 11/29/97 (just the Runaway Jim), 12/6/97, 12/7/97, 12/11/97, 12/29/97, 12/30/97, 4/2/98, 4/3/98, 4/4/98, 4/5/98.

All SBD recordings, all epic. Anyone who hasn't heard every one of these shows should download them immediately.