TR 1996 rules!
TR 2001 boring
TR 2005 back to a good version especially after the return of the Pensa sound.
TR 2008 & 2010 : bof bof bof too much cittern...
TR 2013 : WTF it's time to drop it anyway
You see, ds1984, I really loved the cittern! It's just different tastes, I suppose!
BTW in 2005 the one from Edinburgh Playhouse and also one from the RAH 30th May were magnificent!
The new arrangement with the cittern was only made-up because Mark can't play it properly any more and he knows it. We need to face facts that great songs like this that require power, energy and fast playing are not within his capabilities any more.
Re 2001, I don't think it was boring, I liked Hamburg and Lucca very much, great piano arrangements and final solo.
Re 2005, wasn't the strat used instead of the Pensa for all the great London/Lyon/Madrid/...shows ?
Re 2013, I don't think such a great masterpiece should be dropped !! but back to the roots like 2005...
And dmg, although I was disappointed by the 2008/2010 versions, I find you a bit harsh. Mark is still able to handle the final solo pretty well. Paris was electrifying (I was there). Certainly slower than Lyon 2005, but still quite enjoyable; now, if Mark is able to play the final solo, don't you think he also should be able to handle the little solo after "rolling river" ?? I don't think it was dropped by lack of capacity, but out of a (bad) choice. So I really hope the solo returns in 2013 !!