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I find the mix quite wonky on that Berlin show, to be honest.

#shitspennosays

...stil....nothing....

I was told yesterday to wait a week before using my download code.

They should wait a week then before taking your money.

Seriously mind boggling. I wrote them and said "i understand shit happens, but shit always seems to happen with you folk. My therapist tells me to let abusive relationship out of my life. Can I have my money back on this purchase? Thanks. "

Finally it worked.
Listening to Sad right now... All or None and Education were ok, I guess, but Sad is beign pretty good.
EDIT: I'll do analyze after listening to the whole concert...

After Rats this show goes really downhill in terms of song selection.

Rats itself its a bad song selection.

Rats is tits

In Hiding was the best song of the night for me. The crowd was ridiculously into it.

I stoped listening after Love reing o'er me... Nothing special, really.

Yeah that's a great version of In Hiding. Reminded me of the Philly 09 version.

First part of my analysis:

All or None:
The song starts well, a little too quickly for my taste, but it is beautiful anyway. Stone does a great job, Matt and Jeff do a great job, but Eddie fucks up the lyrics for a change. But even with Eddie lack of memory, this is a great version of the music, the instrumental is beautiful, and excluding that mistake, Eddie delivers the song very well.

Education:
I particularly enjoyed this semi-acoustic version. Mike and Stone are well matched and Matt's drums sounds good. A few mistakes Eddie's, but it's forgivable, since the song is rarely played by the band. Overall, a good version.

Sad:
Now the shit starts to get it (In a good way). The introduction of Sad is aggressive and heavy, Mike is in flames. First highlight of the concert. I love the way that Eddie sounds in this song, without holding back and simply delivering the emotion of music. The solo is also not lacking.

In Hiding:
So far the best song of the concert, Eddie's sounds great, Stone delivers the music to perfection, and the audience stands out grandly. Chorus to give chills. In short, a pretty good version of In Hiding, a song which apparently is great for concerts, presented to perfection in a theater.

Parachutes:
So far, the first half of the concert this excellent. Though not a big fan of Parachutes, I have to agree that this version is very good, if not the best version of this song I've heard ... Not much to say, a great version.

Im Open:
I really like this piece of music for what it is. A short interlude or an intro to another song. Works fine here, nothing more to say about it.

Wishlist:
I love this song, and they rarely disappoint me with it being played live. I'm glad when they follow the chorus equal to disk, and when Eddie decides to change the rhythm (ala Sao Paulo 2011), or when they put a tag at the end of the song. In all, a version that pleased me, is not fantastic, but it is very good.

Down:
I honestly do not care much about that song, but I always like when a b-side is played. And if it is to play this song, do not play it acoustically. An ok version, I think the highlight even ends up going to Jeff, Eddie and Stone. Overall a good version. I especially liked when Eddie included "us" in "And if hope Could grow from dirt like me."

Undone:
There are few live versions of this song, and this is probably the best. I think I prefer "Undone" rather than "Down." I like that Stone's guitar was a little dirtier than normal. In all, a very nice version of the song.

Off He Goes:
I love Off He Goes, but their live versions is hard to listen more than once, as they always are, or too calm or too fast. I think this version is in a middle ... The band takes the music in a more "cheerful", but Eddie delivery in a way more serene. A good version, the audience makes a show and Mike shines in this version, especially on the 2nd floor.

Hard to Imagine:
What?! Hard To Imagine not opening a show?! Wow! And what version is this? Best song since In Hiding, an excellent version of an excellent song. Highlight for Stone (Or is it that Mike plays the base of the music?). In the "Things were different" part, the mix of Eddie and the audience singing along is something to give chills. One of my favorite versions of the song, and the environment that was the show (theater), I imagine that must have been even better being there live.

God's Dice:
Tell me about lack of continuity ... Leaving aside the fantastic last song, God's Dice is a good version here, without Eddie’s mistake or anything like. Overall a very nice version of the music, placed in a bad spot of the concert.

World Wide Suicide:
This song should have been in the place of God's Dice. I LOVE WWS. I really do. This version is the way I like it, right speed, right weight, participation of the audience at some level. In all, a GREAT version of the song. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn’t this the
LOXL version?

Rats:
Ugh ... I hate Rats. Do not really have much to say that music was "Ok" I think. Explain me the "bush the two of us needs no more luck" and "lets be friends" part... It was sarcasm right?

Gone:
Gone is a song I only like live. And this version does not lack, quite the contrary, must be the best version of the song I've heard. I loved what Mike is doing in the background, and "for the lights of the city" part simply explodes and elevates the music to another level. And Matt, I do not know what you did that day, but keep doing. Along with In Hiding and Hard To Imagine, this song is among my favorites from the show. Mike kicks ass in this song.

Why Go:
It's hard to send them a bad version of this song and this version is not one of them. Mike and Eddie deliver what they have to deliver, and the music ends up being very good. Nothing phenomenal. I always saw Why Go as a "wildcard music". It fits in any part of the concert...

I'll do the seccond part latter...

Opinion downgraded somewhat after hearing the rest of the encores...

Matt screws up In Hiding a tiny bit, but it doesn't detract too much from the song.

They screw up Why Go at 1:37, they have a tendency to fudge either that change or the earlier one after the first verse - someone always forgets it's coming up.

Was it Mike? Give him a break. I've heard he was in flames.

I gotta say: I wish matt didn't played Inside Job. It was doing great until he misses his entrance, and it would be a good experiment without him.

Is this out there somewhere?