Outstanding Versions of Spafford Songs, Best Performances, Recommended Versions of Songs, etc...

GeorgeBailey

Updated...as far as I can tell.

GeorgeBailey

@Lopez said in Outstanding versions of songs:

Seriously if you haven't listened to the 2/2/13 Ain't That Wrong you are doing yourself a disservice.

Great rec, awesome version. This is the reason for this thread!

Lopez

@GeorgeBailey I don't wanna say I told you so but.....

lawnboymsg

if there's a better jam out there than the 3/5/18 VBD, I want to hear it. That jam man, from 33 minutes on, holy shit

RadiantDarkness

My slip and squander votes go to:

-Leading into NYE, brian gives some extra mustard on the build: https://spaffnerds.com/shows/2015-12-31
-Guest sit-in, Rick from Goose, gives this version a step above most: https://spaffnerds.com/shows/2018-01-20

@RadiantDarkness said in Outstanding versions of songs:

ETS needs work. I'll listen through some early ones and suggest one.

10/30/15 definitely worthy for it being an atypical jam for ETS. Things got weird.

Listened to most ETS versions from 2012+2013 (to separate out Alternate Ending in the setlists) and I wasn't WOW'd by any of them. 10/30/15 still reigns supreme.

Cody

@RadiantDarkness a definite on that Slip and Squander with Rick from Goose, I really enjoy that one.

fluffhead

I would like to recommend Soil from 3/14/18.
my case ; ) :
around the 2 min mark, the keys get super nasty funky
3:30 guitar tone starts getting fatter
jam breaks for a second around 4:10
then we really start heading to the promise land
4:34 the guitar riff i love kicks in. very simple repeating, dark tone
4:40 keys go full blown 80s dead funk like feel like a stranger
then they really start to create within that simple structure they just laid down
solid foundation to funk on top off, keys really starts adding flare
this lasts till 6:20 mark at which point they switch to cruise control and rage out the rest of the song in typical spafford fashion

GeorgeBailey

@fluffhead How could anyone disagree with this well thought out explanation? Added!

fluffhead

@GeorgeBailey highly recommend you give this version a spin

bee

Here are some of mine
Peach Festival -
Electric Taco Stand>Dis Go In Five?>Electric Taco Stand.

Solana Beach
All My Friends>Bee Jam

Asheville Night 2
Funkadelic

Washington DC
My Road (My Road)

damian

I've updated the name of this Topic to make it more search engine friendly.

Johnny Love

Just relistened to Asheville, N2... holy smokes... this All In is out of its friggin' mind. Can I get an amen?
Watching it on youtube is fun

www.spaffnerds.com/shows/2017-10-21

Johnny Love

I'd advise you to listen to the 2012-03-16 Down Under from Coyote Joes, but your mom will get pissed at me when you face slops on the floor

fluffhead

People 2017/09/27....don't go by the standard length. give it a spin..the drums

bee

Minds Unchained... 420

Johnny Love

Salt Lake City Lonely - 3/11/18

rscarter42

All in, ETS - 4/21/18

Uncle Ron

This is the kind of thread I can get down with. Looks like I know what I'm doing this weekend.

I'd like to throw It's A Bunch 1/26/18 into the convo as honorable mention (I don't think it can beat out Crystal Bay)

bee

@Lauer-Nation i think the most straightforward playing of Its A Bunch is at The Peach Festival on 8/12/17. Not necessary the best jam or nastiest, but for me its the definitive version.

bee

Now that they laid sax down on the studio version of Ain’t That Wrong, 11/09/17 has a really nice saxophone performance as well. Similar grooves to the new studio version.