Tuesday, January 23, 2007

News: Love Rave Review, Rn'R Debate

The first reviews are trickling in for Love Reign O'er Me...

Pearl Jam has always taken its covers seriously, be they Victoria Williams` "Crazy Mary" or Neil Young`s "Rockin` in the Free World." But it has ratcheted up its interpretive skills for this version of "Love Reign O`er Me" by frontman Eddie Vedder`s beloved Who. Vedder`s screams are positively goose bump-inducing in what is among his most intense vocal performances ever.
A full orchestral arrangement and a long piano intro, a la the original 'Quadrophenia' album version, add heft to this gripping update, which is already garnering rock airplay. For now, the only other way to hear this potent reminder of Pearl Jam`s rock power is in the upcoming Adam Sandler film 'Reign Over Me.'

Source: http://music.monstersandcritics.com

There has been a bit of a debate about the Rock n' Roll Hall Of Fame process for induction, and one site had a run through of candidates who are at risk of not entering when they become eligible, and PJ was one mentioned....

Why they might make the Hall:
You can't talk about grunge without talking about Pearl Jam, and grunge is an easy genre for the stodgier voters to latch onto. Sure, it probably couldn't have happened without punk, but grunge definitely couldn't have happened without, say, The Allman Brothers. And guess who's already in the Hall?
Why they might not:
Of course, you also can't talk about grunge without talking about Nirvana, a Hall sure-thing whose truncated career let it avoid Pearl Jam's slowly diminishing artistic and commercial returns.
Odds: 3-1. Pearl Jam never sold out. It sold a lot of records. It's out there rocking right now. It's in.

Source: www.avclub.com

Monday, January 22, 2007

Bootleg: 1995-07-11 Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

Show Info:
1995 Vitalogy Tour Show
Attendance: 47,000
Support Acts: Otis Rush, Bad Religion

Main Set:
Release, Go, Last Exit, Spin The Black Circle, Tremor Christ, Corduroy, Whipping, I Got Shit, Dissident, Even Flow, Improv, Deep, Jeremy, Glorified G, Daughter/(This Boy)/(The Real Me)/(W.M.A.)/(ABitW-II), Animal, Habit, Jam/Lukin, Not for You, Little Wing (Teaser), Small Town, Immortality, Alive, Porch
Encore 1:
Everyday People (w/Brendan O' Brien), Let My Love Open The Door (w/Brendan O' Brien), Better Man, Rearviewmirror, Black, Blood
Encore 2:
Yellow Ledbetter

Show Notes: First night Monkeywrench broadcast the show through the radio. The crowd is pumped, with people crowdsurfing even during Otis Rush's set. Cool 'Tommy' riff after 'Lukin.' 'Black' lyrics are altered from "sun" to "moon" and Ed gestures to the full moon above the stadium. He jokes, "There's some fancy people in the skybox ... they're blinking to us, sending us a message up there." The crowd boos and he tells them not to get angry: "... you know life has a way of working itself out, you know? Think about this for a sec, right? These are the rich, fancy people, right? They got all the luxury, right? Looks to me, like they're the farthest ones away from the stage and they're behind a fuckin' window ... you hang in the trenches long enough, it pays off ..."
Ed destroys his black Telecaster featuring the "skateboarding is not a crime" bumpersticker, smashing it against his mic stand. Producer Brendan O'Brien joins the band on keyboard for a surprising 'Everyday People' (a Sly and the Family Stone song) and then 'Let My Love Open The Door.' First lightning and later, fireworks, filled the sky this night.
Amazing setlist and long performance with the pressure on in an intimidating venue.

Download Links (FLAC):

1. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NZPD4GIC
2. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HOOVA8O4
3. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HMZ5AHWQ
4. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XPZDXQHW
5. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3HW09809
6. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8DZFQCAA

Download Links (mp3):

1. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UOFNSHFF
2.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8FZE0Q3A

Download Link (Artwork):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AVEYUEY2

Download Link (Video):

http://thearmyreserve.blogspot.com/2006/12/santas-sack-release-2.html

Source Info:
Mix of: MWFM > Bootleg CD / Q101 promoCD (Animal) + CSB > DAT
Source: Mix Master > SHN (no DAE of the final mix) > foobar2000 0.8.3 (converted and bitverified identical) > FLAC

Remember:
Concert downloads in mp3 format are for your own personal use and listening pleasure, but under no circumstances are they acceptable to use in trading circumstances. If participating in a trade always download the FLAC version of the show, and use the FLAC version in your trade. Failure to adhere to this rule may lead to the removal of mp3 links from the site. Thank you for your co-operation.

Show Notes courtesy of TwoFeetThick.com

Sunday, January 21, 2007

Bootleg: 1995-07-09 Marcus Ampitheater, Milwaukee, WI

Show Info:
1995 Vitalogy Tour Show
Attendance: 24,000
Support Acts: The Frogs, Bad Religion

The Frogs Set: I Only Play for Money (w/Ed)

Main Set:
Act of Love, Go, Last Exit, Spin the Black Circle, Tremor Christ, Corduroy, Not for You, Why Go?, Jeremy (aborted), Deep, Daughter/(Improv)/(Release)/(ABitW-II), Jeremy (New), Rearviewmirror, Small Town, Lukin, Animal, Dissident, Even Flow, Black, Alive, Blood
Encore:
Star Boy, Little Wing/Maggot Brain, Betterman, Porch

Show Notes: If a show could have been any different (and better!) than the previous night, this was it. Ed surprises the audience by joining the Frogs' set for 'I Only Play for Money.' Dressed in a Beatles-type wig, sunglasses and shiny silver jacket, he is not recognizable until he begins to sing. In return, Jimmy of the Frogs accompanies Ed in the acoustic encore 'Star Boy.'
A surprising opening song, 'Act of Love,' is extremely hard and driven. Lots of long jams that really show off Mike's ability.
For the encore, Chad Smith (RHCP's drummer) joins PJ and a fascinating version of the Hendrix classic, 'Little Wing.' They jam for about eight minutes, mutating into 'Maggot Brain,' a funkadelic song from the 70s penned by Eddie Hazel. Mike's guitarwork leaves the crowd (and the rest of the band apparently) awestruck. It was later reported that Mike was hospitalized after the two Milwaukee shows due to dehydration and exhaustion.

Download Links (FLAC):

1. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XU6OV04H
2. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T0M6FHUU
3. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Z3CYVCGC
4. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T7CCDRV7
5. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3QQZYABD

Download Links (mp3):

1. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G7NHMDZD
2. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8JCHH33C

Download Link (Artwork):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QWAR8CSX

Source Info:
Core Sound Binaurals > Sony TCD-D7 (15th row, center) > dat > cdr > dEQ > cdr > FLAC
Bonus Track: aud > dat-master > ? > cdr2 > shn > FLAC

Remember:
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Show Notes courtesy of TwoFeetThick.com

Bootleg: 1995-07-08 Marcus Ampitheater, Milwaukee, WI

Show Info:
1995 Vitalogy Tour Show
Attendance: 24,000
Support Acts: The Frogs, Bad Religion

Main Set:
Oceans, Go, Animal, Even Flow (Song Stopped), Corduroy, Whipping, Better Man, Dissident, Last Exit, Spin the Black Circle, Tremor Christ, Jeremy, Daughter/(Stepping Stone), Improv, State of Love and Trust, Black, Not for You, Immortality, Alive, Blood/(Improv), I Got Shit, Rearviewmirror, Yellow Ledbetter
Encore:
Forever in Blue Jeans, Porch

Show Notes: Security permitted cameras into this show. There is no pit at this venue and the seats are bolted down. The mood was tentative, given the outcome of the previous show in San Francisco. After becoming comfortable with an extremely appreciative audience, the show became unforgettable.
Long, jammy version of 'Alive.' Stone discovers a new, goofy riff to inject into the middle of 'Blood' and the band has a good laugh over it. Eddie addresses the crowd before 'Not For You' about the recent tour difficulties. He quips, "I gotta tell ya, my stomach hurts like hell right now. I think I got cryptosporidium," a reference to a cryptosporidium outbreak in the Milwaukee water system in the early 90s. (Recall he left the stage early at PJ's previous show in San Francisco due to food poisioning.)
Ed brings out a Neil Diamond impersonator and the guy's wife (local folks, Thunder and Lightning) to sing 'Forever in Blue Jeans.' Ed pulls up a chair and crosses his legs like he's just sitting in a coffee house with a few friends and sings the second verse.
Fun show with the guys showing a lot of energy.

Download Links (FLAC):

1. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=46RH7LS2
2. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=D6ZLKHKT
3. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WUC8QIH0
4. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=O9E6UHJK
5. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=GG1A4E21

Download Links (mp3):

1. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=L2617YOX
2. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JEZAPUA0

Download Link (Artwork):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SL8QYRKS

Source Info:
Core Sound Binaurals > Sony TCD-D7 (16th row right) > dEdit > dEQ > cdr > FLAC

Remember:
Concert downloads in mp3 format are for your own personal use and listening pleasure, but under no circumstances are they acceptable to use in trading circumstances. If participating in a trade always download the FLAC version of the show, and use the FLAC version in your trade. Failure to adhere to this rule may lead to the removal of mp3 links from the site. Thank you for your co-operation.

Show Notes courtesy of TwoFeetThick.com

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Bootleg: 1995-06-24 Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA

Show Info:
1995 Vitalogy Tour Show
Attendance: 53,440
Support Act: Crash and Brittany, Bad Religion

Pearl Jam Set: Last Exit, Spin the Black Circle, Go, Animal, Tremor Christ, Corduroy, Not for You

Neil Jam Set: Big Green Country, Act of Love, Throw Your Hatred Down, Powderfinger, Truth Be Known, Rockin' in the Free World, The Needle and the Damage Done, Hey Hey My My, I'm the Ocean, Down By the River, Downtown, Cortez the Killer

Encore:
Peace and Love, Rockin' in the Free World

Show Notes: Ed leaves the stage ill after seven songs. Fortunately, Neil takes the stage and the audience gets an impressive Mirrorball premier. The crowd responds poorly to Eds leaving, and Jeff makes a short speech before the encore to try and calm them.

Download Links (FLAC):

1. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZO8LKWO5
2. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T9AMZWDJ
3. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=18WHWJXI
4. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=BG741BZZ
5. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MEFGYEF8

Download Links (mp3):

1. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VTED5OV9
2. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=5BB9I5PE

Download Link (Artwork):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YHN7XO4W

Source Info:
Source: Sonic Studios (DSM6) -> Sony TCD-D7(mod2)
Generation: DAT(M) -> DAT(1) 48khz -> FLAC
Transfer: DA-20 -> Monster coax -> DiO 2496 -> Soundforge 6.0 (resample to 44.1) -> CDWave -> FLAC frontend -> FLAC

Remember:
Concert downloads in mp3 format are for your own personal use and listening pleasure, but under no circumstances are they acceptable to use in trading circumstances. If participating in a trade always download the FLAC version of the show, and use the FLAC version in your trade. Failure to adhere to this rule may lead to the removal of mp3 links from the site. Thank you for your co-operation.

Show Notes courtesy of TwoFeetThick.com

Friday, January 19, 2007

News: Guitar Hero & DVD

Pearl Jam will feature on the new Guitar Hero video game, where players must try to play guitar to songs throughout shows to win points/bonuses. Life Wasted is the song featured. The game is to be available on PS2 and X-Box 360.

In other news, a Pro-Shot DVD from the 2003-07-06 Camden show has surfaced, and can be downloaded from www.Youkanland.com!

A Pro-shot DVD of the show the night before is also known to exist, but is not currently in circulation.

News: Polish Show Confirmed???

It would appear that we can unofficially confirm that Pearl Jam will play Poland this summer! While it is yet to be confirmed by Ten Club, the promoter, Live Nation, has listed a show at Chorzów, Stadion Śląskidate for 13th June 2007 on their website. It is an official site, listing tickets as going on sale soon - it seems to be the most concrete evidence for a 2007 show gathered so far....

Source: http://livenation.pl/koncerty_e.php

In other tour news, it now appears unlikely that the band will perform at the Pinkpop Festival, after the radio station that had 'confirmed' them said the band had pulled out.

Rumors are also circulating that PJ will tour the UK with stops in Hyde Park and Earl's Court (London), as well as being touted as headliners of Bonnaroo '07 (Manchester). Stay tuned for more...

Podcast: New Episode Available

Mario has completed another excellent episode of Given To Cast, a podcast dedicated to Pearl Jam.

This weeks show contains:

Song Of The Week - Tremor Christ
Interview With A Fan - Adam Tutty with One Lucky Fan
Trivia Question
Rare Song(s)

Download the podcast:
www.giventocast.com

Sunday, January 14, 2007

News: New Poll and Bootleg Update

Last weeks poll asked what you wanted to see PJ do in the new year - Touring had a landslide win, with Touring the South just edgeing out Touring Europe.

This week we ask (other than the obvious answer, Ed), Whose Autobiography would you most like to read?

Also, the Sacramento bootleg has been amended to contain Porch and Yellow Ledbetter.

BWR

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Bootleg: 1995-06-20 Red Rocks Ampitheater, Morrison, CO

Show Info:
1995 Vitalogy Tour Show
Attendance: 9,000
Support Act: Bad Religion

Main Set:
Long Road, Jeremy (new), Ship Song, Footsteps, Falling Down, Better Man, Last Exit, Spin the Black Circle, Animal, Tremor Christ, Corduroy, Not for You, Go, State of Love and Trust, Daughter/(This Boy), Garden, I've Just Seen a Face (Ed solo), Alive, Whipping, Lukin, Rearviewmirror/Improv (Words Seem Out of Place), Elderly Woman, Blood
Encore:
Black, Porch, Immortality
Encore 2:
Indifference

Show Notes: PJ performs their first six songs seated, experiencing some of the effects of the altitude and taking a different approach from the previous night. 'Ship Song' is by Nick Cave.
They get frustrated being seated (Stone declares, "All right, "fuck the seats") and they dump the chairs as they launch into 'Last Exit.'
The 'Falling Down' tune surfaces five years later, forming the melody for the song 'Distress' on The Rockfords album. 'RVM' is interrupted to break up a fight. ("What are you guys fighting for? This is a rock and roll concert.") PJ picks up the song right where they left off.
A new, slower version of 'Jeremy' is premiered here. The impromptu 'I've Just Seen a Face,' a Beatles' tune, is sung by Ed a capella. 'This Boy' is a song by an LA band, That Dog. Ed's parting comment: "Thanks for coming up to the mountain with us."

Download Links (FLAC):

1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PVHXKO2Z
2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=7H8T77UD
3 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WQ832IYT
4 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NNYIP1GD

Download Links (mp3):

1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CY0WEKVV
2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3P6AB7UI

Dowload Link (Artwork):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=T426UXW2

Source Info:
3-source mix: [Sonic Studios > TCD-D7(mod) > dat > shn > dEQ] + [Sonic Studios > TCD-D7 > dat > cdr > shn > dEQ] + [MarcSounds? > Denon DTR-80 > dat > analog > dat > cdr > shn > dEQ] > dEQ > cdr > flac

Remember:
Concert downloads in mp3 format are for your own personal use and listening pleasure, but under no circumstances are they acceptable to use in trading circumstances. If participating in a trade always download the FLAC version of the show, and use the FLAC version in your trade. Failure to adhere to this rule may lead to the removal of mp3 links from the site. Thank you for your co-operation.

Show Notes courtesy of TwoFeetThick.com