Has anybody had the opportunity to compare these two releases of the 2005 Lokerse show? Apart from the obvious differences ("Maniacs" has a bonus DVD and in addition an audio CD of the show) are there any differences in the main feature on both discs? I have the "Maniacs" set, but I have seen "Live At The Lokerse Festival" advertised online with an extra track (Not Right). Furthermore "Maniacs" is in 16:9 while the aspect ratio for "Lokerse" is given as 4:3. Are there differences in sound mix and/or editing?
Having listened to/watched the "Maniacs" set repeatedly just recently I now think it is the best audio representation of the reformed Stooges on official disc. Iggy and the band were on fire in the summer of 2005 and the sound on Ron's guitar especially is mindblowing. Truly majestic! You can hear the sound Iggy speaks about in his piece on Ron in "Rolling Stone": "the tone of the universe, the stars at night (...) a highly ambient tone."
This is The Stooges at their very best. I highly recommend this release!