Pearl Jam

[bartel]

seeing pearl jam today for the 21st time... waning interest after all these years but my wife is still 100% a pearl jam freak. let's see how it is tonight and tomorrow.

[Murph]

seeing pearl jam today for the 21st time... waning interest after all these years but my wife is still 100% a pearl jam freak. let's see how it is tonight and tomorrow.

I'm willing to bet that your Pearl Jam fandom will be rejuvenated.  They were such a force of nature on Saturday, it was very impressive. 

[weeniebeenie]

seeing pearl jam today for the 21st time... waning interest after all these years but my wife is still 100% a pearl jam freak. let's see how it is tonight and tomorrow.

I'm willing to bet that your Pearl Jam fandom will be rejuvenated.  They were such a force of nature on Saturday, it was very impressive.

Was the Force Of Nature pun intended? That was probably my favourite song off Backspacer.

[Murph]

seeing pearl jam today for the 21st time... waning interest after all these years but my wife is still 100% a pearl jam freak. let's see how it is tonight and tomorrow.

I'm willing to bet that your Pearl Jam fandom will be rejuvenated.  They were such a force of nature on Saturday, it was very impressive.

Was the Force Of Nature pun intended? That was probably my favourite song off Backspacer.

Haha, it honestly was not

[bartel]

shows were decent especially the first philly show.. brain of j and off he goes did it for me. Loved satan's bed and breath night 2.

[dmooney99]

Was at brooklyn 2 (found a ticket just about last minute  ) and both philly shows.  Loved philly night 1 was my favorite then Brooklyn then philly 2. can't wait for baltimore on sunday! 

[APR]

shows were decent especially the first philly show.. brain of j and off he goes did it for me. Loved satan's bed and breath night 2.

Would you say your interest is still waning or is it back?  I have to admit my interest is not what it was 5 or 10 or 20 years ago.  But after seeing them in Philly night 2, it's still pretty great to see them play.  I wouldn't say mind blowing, but definitely better than decent.  Philly 2 had an incredible Better Man.  I'm fired up for Baltimore and Charlottesville now.

[pjfan04101]

34 songs, 3hrs, 10min on Friday night in Hartford.  And probably the loudest crowd I've ever heard. 

I still think they are the best live band on the planet right now.  Other than Pendulum, they are still switching up their sets pretty well.  I love the double slow opening songs they've been doing. 

With them getting older and having families, their tours are going to be a lot shorter.  But, they are leaving it all out there, playing 30+ songs a night.  And the no opening act has been great. 

[Come Closer]

I went to Hartford and Baltimore, both were great shows. I've been to the last 4 concerts in Hartford, and this was probably the best crowd. 2008 is still a better show in my opinion. The Baltimore crowd was no slouch either and I liked the setlist more than Hartford. Got to hear Habit and MFC for the first time.

[MrWhippy]

OK, after last night's show in Charlottesville I majorly have to eat my words that Pearl Jam can't blow me away anymore.  Incredible setlist last night and just about the most loose and interesting show I have seen them play.  Also great energy from the band and crowd, and great to get to hang out with APR and his wife.

I copied this setlist from the Pearl Jam forum.  Check out, I think it speaks for itself.

Pearl Jam
University of Virginia
John Paul Jones Arena
Charlottesville, VA
Oct. 29, 2013
Set List

01. Pendulum-(from the new album "Lightning Bolt")
02. Release
(Ed sings "Oh dear Lou" in the last verse. Presumably referring to Lou Reed who passed away the previous Sunday)
03. In My Tree
04. Corduroy
05. Go
06. Why Go
07. Lightning Bolt-(from the new album "Lightning Bolt")
(during the guitar intro Ed says, "Good evening, we'll talk later. First I have a story to tell you." starts singing.)

08. Mind Your Manners-(from the new album "Lightning Bolt")
(Ed says, "I remember exactly when this next song was written. It was right on Virginia Beach thirteen years ago when we were last here. We were really struggling with some things at the time. I also noticed that this is the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. It is nice to know that after all those tragedy's that we can find ourselves in this cozy building with you".)
09. I Am Mine
10. Swallowed Whole-(from the new album "Lightning Bolt")
11. Faithfull
12. Wishlist
13. Sirens-(from the new album "Lightning Bolt")
(after the song is over Ed says "thanks a lot" and starts strumming his 12 string acoustic and singing the "a-ah, oh oh" outro. The audience joins in and they sing a couple of rounds of the outro. Not unlike the "Black" outro sing along)
14. Jeremy
15. Grievance
16. Glorified G
17. The Fixer
18. Down
(early in the song Ed sees something he doesn't like happening. He asks if something is wrong and stops the band. The house lights come up and Ed says, "I think this is going to get sorted out quickly." After a very brief pause Ed says "That was just a speed bump." The band starts back into the song).

19. Rearviewmirror

Encore Break 1
(Ed jokes about how cool it would be if the 12 year old in the front had his first sip of wine at a Pearl Jam show. He says we will talk to our accountant and see if we can set up a fund in case the kid ends up at AA. He says "this next song we haven't played this tour because it is so fucking depressing." He apologizes to the parents for saying "fuck" so much in front of the kids. He thanks the audience for taking such good care of each other and that except for that one person it is great that it is safe for the kids to be up front.)

20. The End
21. Thumbing My Way
(this one is about getting out of college or not even getting into college or working a job that isn't the one you wanted...hopefully when you get out of college their will be jobs to have.)
22. Sleight Of Hand
(Ed starts to play "Future Days" then asks the band if they can change the order. Stone starts playing "Footsteps".
23. Footsteps
("That last song is such a beautiful piece of music. You can say that when you didn't write it. That music is so good and they let me write a song to it. Chris Cornell wrote a song to it and I think Andy Wood wrote a song to it. Let's thank Jeff and Stone for starting this all off. And can we thank Matt Cameron for playing in two fucking bands? Okay, let's turn the cameras off and get this over with. Ed goes down and pours something into a cup and says "That is for the Dad, you can do whatever you want with it." (this refers back to Ed wanting to give some wine to the 12 year old in the front). Ed then laughs and says, that "is Gatorade. No wait, that was the wine...No, it was the Gatorade...well that is what some people call it." Ed promises to talk about Mike later and introduces Boom.)
24. Future Days-(from the new album "Lightning Bolt")
25. Mother-(Pink Floyd/Waters)
26. Given To Fly
27. Whipping
("This one doesn't get played a lot. There are more surfers in Virginia than people realize")
28. Big Wave
29. Sad
30. Porch

Encore Break 2
(Ed mentions a sign he sees about Lou Reed. Jeff plays a line of "Walk On The Wild Side". Ed says, "Let's, on the count of three, maybe he can still hear us, say 'we love you Lou'." Ed counts off and the audience complies.)
31. Breath
32. State Of Love And Trust
33. Alive
(Ed brings the young man up on the stage. Ed notes they knew every word to every song. Ed says that is great that kids are so into the band because they will at least have an audience of 2 people into their 80's. Ed notes, "This is the Led Zeppelin arena" Mike starts playing Led Zeppelin riffs. Ed corrects himself, "oh no John Paul Jones arena)
34. Baba O'Riley-(Townshend)
35. Little Wing-(Hendrix)

[Ob1jacobe]

i am now even more excited to see them in Dallas on the 15th!  I have been watching the setlists on their site and they all have looked awesome.  Nice to have the Ed banter included with this one.

[EverythingChanges]

I need a live album to get started on these guys.  Super late to the game, but no reason I shouldn't give them a listen. 

My question to you all is this... What live album do I pick!?  There's so many. 

[MMPJ6306]

For official releases: Live on Two Legs is lean and straightforward- full of greatest hits. Benaroya Hall is acoustic/mellow. I'd recommend starting with the Live At The Gorge box because it's great and long.

this site is great: http://www.pearljambootlegs.org/modules/jinzora2/

to my knowledge, the band has never played a bad show so just find setlists with stuff you know you like!

[armando]

I need a live album to get started on these guys.  Super late to the game, but no reason I shouldn't give them a listen. 

My question to you all is this... What live album do I pick!?  There's so many. 

There's also Ten Club Radio, which plays a constant stream of live tunes from different shows and the occasional whole show.

http://pearljam.com/radio.php

I was at that Charslottesville show, too, Whippy and it was amazing. So much energy from the stage and the crowd!

[e_wind]

I honestly don't know if a live album is the best place to start w/ pearl jam. Thats just me. I would just grab Yield and No Code. Or maybe 10, because you probably know most of that album already, even if you don't realize it now.

[EverythingChanges]

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm familiar with most of their first twoish albums already. I went ahead and grabbed one of the Chicago 06 shows from iTunes. It looked like a solid set.

@eric.  From what I've heard, I enjoy PJs live energy, so I figured the cheapest easiest way to get into what they're all about is to start with a juicy live recording. From there I'll branch off to the studios based off of what I like live.

[EverythingChanges]

For official releases: Live on Two Legs is lean and straightforward- full of greatest hits. Benaroya Hall is acoustic/mellow. I'd recommend starting with the Live At The Gorge box because it's great and long.

this site is great: http://www.pearljambootlegs.org/modules/jinzora2/

to my knowledge, the band has never played a bad show so just find setlists with stuff you know you like!

I was going to get the Gorge box, but I didn't necessarily want to spend $30 on it.  Although, that's quite a deal.

[Seeker]

Yo Whippy-
My Wife and I were at Charlottesville too! Phenomenal show. Great crowd. Our 10C seats were 20 rows up side stage. I was pleased.

Charles

[MrWhippy]

Yo Whippy-
My Wife and I were at Charlottesville too! Phenomenal show. Great crowd. Our 10C seats were 20 rows up side stage. I was pleased.

Charles

Would have been fun to see you again, Charles.  Hopefully next time we're both at the same show we can make that work.

Your seats sound very similar to ours that night (we were Stone side).  I was very happy with them and with the sound in JPJ Arena.  Much better than the sound in Baltimore a couple nights earlier.

[APR]

Some shows are so good that they sit with you for a long time after they end.  After one week, Pearl Jam's Baltimore and especially Charlottesville show are doing just that.    The chemistry between the band members and between the band and the audience is pretty outstanding most nights.  But, it was pretty special in Charlottesville..... great town, venue, energy, and songs the band picked to play.  The songs I've heard many times were extended and rocked more than usual, and the more rare songs sounded amazing.  And having quality pre show and post show time with my wife, Mr. Whippy, and his buddy made it all the more fun and memorable.

For those of you out West who will be seeing PJ soon, have fun.  Get ready for 3 plus hours of unpredictable sets.  And Eddie sounds really good these days whether he is screaming  during Go or Lukin or singing on Sleight of Hand or Footsteps.