all that's sacred #69

A few weeks ago, a number of you listeners banded together and implored me to give No Code the live recreation treatment like we did with Ten on ATS #10. Well, ask and ye shall receive! I ran with the idea and put the call out for live No Code song suggestions across the PJ social networking grid and got a ton of great recommendations. I'm happy to present ATS #69 as the final product for this little collective exercise.

As you can imagine, it was really hard narrowing down some of these tunes and I'm sure to have several people take issue with a few of these ultimate selections. Note that I did employ a few prerequisites to make the deciding process a bit easier and a bit more streamlined. For one, I disqualified any performance that has already appeared on the podcast. I also weighted the more popular performances that were suggested multiple times by multiple people. Additionally, it was important to me to make sure that all eras and major tours were represented since the album's release in 1996. Lastly, it had to flow and transition and sound good so I gravitated towards better audio recordings (especially in the years preceding the official bootlegs).

Regardless of whether your suggestions made the cut or not, I really appreciate the participation. It's always cool when a seed is planted and something springs to life so quickly and organically. In the process, I discovered a couple of new bootlegs and versions of songs. There are more than a few tracks on the cutting room floor that will definitely be featured on future ATS episodes. I think the end result is pretty sweet and I hope you like it too.

We will have to do this again sometime for another album...

Cheers! Donny

Sometimes - 8/25/00 Wantagh, NY
Hail Hail - 9/20/96 New York, NY
Who You Are - 6/22/08 Washington, DC
In My Tree - 3/5/98 Melbourne, Australia
Smile - 11/21/96 Barcelona, Spain
Off He Goes - 9/21/09 Seattle, WA
Habit - 6/22/03 Noblesville, IN
Red Mosquito - 5/12/06 Albany, NY
Lukin - 9/9/05 Thunder Bay, ON
Present Tense - 4/22/03 St Louis, MO
Mankind - 7/22/98 Seattle, WA
I'm Open - 5/13/06 Hartford, CT
Around The Bend - 10/22/03 Seattle, WA