DVD Megapost #1 - Pinkpop 2006

Editors Pinkpop 2006 is an energetic performance that's full of little flashes of brilliance which make for a really enjoyable viewing experience. Here are some highlights :-

• The way Tom casually tosses his guitar into the wings during Bones
• The microphone abuse during that same number
• Ed's drumming
• Ex-forum members in the crowd shots right up the front, singing back at the band from the barrier
• A glorious, monumentally sloppy guitar solo from Chris during You Are Fading
• The change in Tom's guitar sound when he stamps the effects pedal during the chorus of Munich
• A continuation of their still never fully explained public disdain for the Red Hot Chili Peppers before Fingers

Trivia fans will note that The Weight of the World has an extended intro from Ed and if you've listened to it repeatedly, you'll be able to spot all the parts that hadn't quite settled into the final version. I'm thinking of the way Chris' guitar actually dives to the lower notes as the chorus approaches on record, rather than waiting until Tom starts singing here. There's also the sight of Tom sitting behind his Roland Juno-D as opposed to a full sized piano at later shows. He was actually a lot safer back in he early days, because there's no way in hell that he'd be attempting to climb on top of that unsteady piece of kit.

This could purely be something that I'm seeing, but if you watch the entire 55 minute set you'll be able to spot a subtle change in Mr Smith's behaviour. At the very beginning he's all bendy arms and nervous tics, seemingly possessed by an abundance of energy that he's desperately trying to keep control of. As the show progresses, he seems to relax a lot more, almost as if he's experienced some kind of adrenaline-dump which flattens him out to a respectable level so he can play a little looser? As I said, that could just be me but he just seems to get more calm as the set goes on.

Enjoy the music ;)

Video - stream it here

Pinkpop (MP3s) 

1. Bullets - download here
2. Bones - download here
3. Fall - download here  
4. All Sparks - download here  
5. The Weight Of The World - download here  
6. Blood - download here  
7. Camera - download here  
8. You Are Fading - download here
9. Munich - download here
10. Open Your Arms - download here
11. Road To Nowhere - download here
12. Fingers - download here

Acoustic - live on the grass at Pinkpop 2006
All Sparks
Bullets 

Video - stream it here
MP3 - download here

Bonus Material - DVD + Extras

This is a fan-assembled DVD put together by Chetonka (many thanks to you for this), and contains not only Editors at Pinkpop but also a couple of other goodies that are available at the Archive in other posts. Below is a setlist of what's on the disc:- 

2006-06-05, Pinkpop Festival (55:29min)
Bullets
Bones
Fall
All Sparks
The Weight Of The World
Blood
Camera
You Are Fading
Munich
Open Your Arms
Road To Nowhere 
Fingers In The Factories 

2006-06-05, Pinkpop Acoustic Session (7:33min)
All Sparks
Bullets


2005-04-29, 'London calling', Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands (34:30min)
Someone Says 
Bullets 
Blood 
Fall 
All Sparks 
Munich 
Fingers In The Factories 
Open Your Arms 
Road To Nowhere 
Fingers In The Factories 


2005-09-14, Fritzclub im Postbahnhof, Berlin (9:27min)
Fingers In The Factories
Camera

DVD Files 
Vob File 1 - download here

Vob File 2 - download here
Vob File 3 - download here
Vob File 4 - download here  
Vob File 5 - download here
Vob File 6 - download here

All remaining files in the Video_TS folder
download here 

And don't forget that you can check out the Postbanhof and London Calling stuff that's included in the Pinkpop DVD by visiting these earlier blog posts:-

Postbahnhof - click here

London Calling - click here

brought to you with lots and lots of lemming-love :) x