just grabbed the new RA 10-23-2006 soundboard. i haven't listened to all of it yet, but it looks to be (as one of the final shows in the fabled '06 UK tour) a logical endpoint for all of the absolutely insane jamming and bizarre improvisation that characterized what was probably my favorite tour by any band, ever.
for one, the first set is 20 songs, all run together, without as much as a pause to change guitars. for another, there are at least 4 songs on the setlist that had never been played before and never got played again. why haven't i listened to this yet? because avery hall owns my soul and i have to ask it to be allowed to go out alone at night.
anyway, one of my favorite, flat-out fun rock songs that emerged during this tour was "judy garland", and i've pretty obsessively (surprise!) collected every version ever recorded...and this one is way better than any of those previous ones. notice, for example, the quick seconds-long disco beat breaks that the band lays down during the chorus; something they don't do normally during this song, but just saw fit to throw out there during this performance. it's details like that that make these guys special.
you can stream the song (or download) here.
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