Its not bunk, really, but I’d take most of the other shows from that tour over it. I like the first Slave of the post-hiatus era, but otherwise that first set is kinda meh. The Bag and Cities to open set 2 are definitely worth a few listens, and the Theme From the Bottom is one of my favorite post-hiatus moments for sure.
edit: Neil, listen to that motherfucking moma dance right now. Turn it up really loud and listen to that freaking entire track. do it. report back.
I think he was saying meh to your “jam of the tour” comment.
Indeed.
Indeed I was.
Yes, the Jibboo is fantastic, but the Tweezer is the best post-hiatus version ever. Hell, in my book it’s in the top ten Tweezers of ALL TIME.
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i’m about to shit a brick seeing everybody rank chicago over night 1 cincy
top 5
1.) 2.26
2.) 2.28
3. 2.22
4.) 3.1
5.) 2.21
they didn’t catch fire until after chicago
you say that like it was your first show or something… :
no way the 2.20.03 Tweezer is top ten all time imho. No possible way.
Its not even in my top 5 post-hiatus.
AGREED.
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Then what are the top-5 post-hiatus “Tweezer’s” if 2/20/03 is not included?
2.28.03 is THE post-hiatus Tweezer, and it gets close to breaking my top 5 of all time, but that’s coming from somewhat of a post-hiatus apologist. Still, this jam is pretty freaking tight and unique. The composed section of this Tweez is my favorite EVER, though. It just has the perfectly gritty sound I like.
let’s see…
12.28.03 is a nice bluesy Tweezer I would easily put ahead of the Chicago version
I like 6.18.04 a lot.
I’m having trouble perusing all the summer '03 versions from memory. I do like 7.17.03, but all I can really remember is the sweet segue into Makisupa. All of the summer '03 tweezers (7.8, 7.12, 7.17, 7.21, 7.26) tend to meld into one for me…no version really stands out. I guess I’d take Chicago over most of these…
The thing I like most about the Chicago Tweezer is that last 4 or 5 minutes of the jam. Trey is absolutely shreading, and the seamless flow back into Tweezer really stands out for me.
I also really like the composed section of the last Tweezer, 8.11.04, but the jam segues into HYHU too quickly to be considered.
So, upon further inspection, 2.20.03 is probably my number 4 or 5 post-hiatus tweezer, with the first three I mentioned ahead of it.
Guys, I hope you didn’t think I meant the 2/20 Tweezer was in my top 10. I meant the 2/28 one. The 2/20 Tweezer is pretty good, but nothing post-hiatus touches 2/28.
::vomits all over thread::
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Wow, post-hiatus hating?? I’m shocked.
Yeah, me too.
That came out of left field.
dont make me school you in chess.
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I’m not even a post hiatus hater…
but I think all post hiatus Tweezers suck. 
I will re-listen to the 2/28 one though.
I’m just getting tired of being dismissing post-hiatus as automatically bad and only newbies like it. Fuck that. There’s no accounting for taste. I just like 2/28 better than many pre-hiatus Tweezer’s. Frankly I like it more than the two monster fall '94 versions, both of which I have heard more than once for the record. Are there a lot of Tweezers I haven’t heard?? Yes, but of those I have heard, 2/28/03 is in my top ten, easily.