That's a sign that he's comfortable and relaxed on any tour. This is (I believe) the only song he's played on every tour since 1993, always a week or two into the tour when he's loosened up a little.

yes...

in okc. it was awesome!

Yes and he took his time with it too, which i liked. you know he tries to whip up the excitement with the short snippets of Hits at the beginning of the show. I have seen him do that before and I am really starting to hate it.
But he slows down and plays The Ride later and is still very provacative with it.
." If you got the time baby, I got the ride. If you like it slow baby, I got days. If you want to be alone, I like to WATCH"
He might not curse anymore but he is not pulling any punches on songs like that. Love it!

I will never forget the first time I heard "The Ride" Live.

Freespirit said:

We got THE RIDE last night in Ames. Along with the "I like to watch... TELEVISION- c'mon!"


I've seen him to it before but still...

Other changes-

In DMSR

"Work you body like a whore" became "work your body like you want some more"

In I FEEL FOR YOU

"I'm physically attracted to you" became "I'm spiritually attracted to you"

"It's mainly a physical thing" became "Its mainly a spiritual thing"

There may have been a couple of other changes. I'll post them if I remember them.