Love it when Nothingman comes early in the set!! Detroit '14: Release / Oceans / Nothingman This may be the BEST 3 song opening to a show I've ever seen!!!
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10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 New York City
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1 4/7/17 RRHOF New York City 9/02/18 Fenway 1 9/04/2018 Fenway 2 9/18/21 Asbury Park 9/11/22 New York City 9/14/22 Camden
I never saw anything great about leatherman. betterman and nothing man on the other hand are two of pj's best songs imo.
The actual story of the Leatherman (a lot in common with Chris McCandless), and the fact that is one of Pearl Jam's signature songs regarding the way of songwriting (research - another example is Jeremy). It's a powerful uplifting punk-rock song with a heavy meaning (especially at the end). That says it all. It's not just descriptive. It's concise and punctual at the same time. After all is said and done, it's my holy grail!
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Nothingman definitely for the lyrics/studio version, but I love when they jam out Betterman live/add tags etc, so Betterman got my vote..., not really a fan of Leatherman, and prefer Dead Man as another "man" title over it.
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Baltimore 10/27/13 Charlottesville 10/29/13 Charlotte 10/30/13 OKC 11/16/13
St. Louis 10/03/14 Greenville 4/16/16 Hampton 4/18/16
Columbia 4/21/16 Wrigley 8/18/18
I dunno. I am not a huge fan of any of them. I do like Nothingman I guess, but it doesn't do anything for me really (it used to - it just doesn't anymore). I have come to actively dislike Better Man (again, I did like it back in the 90s). I picked Leatherman because at least it's quirky. I enjoy its presence on Lost Dogs more than I enjoy the presence of Nothingman and Better Man on Vitalogy (which is agreat album of course).
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Detroit '14: Release / Oceans / Nothingman
This may be the BEST 3 song opening to a show I've ever seen!!!
'98: Seattle: Memorial Stadium 1 & 2
'00: Columbus: Polaris
'03: Columbus: Germain
'10: Columbus: Nationwide Arena
'11: East Troy: Alpine Valley - PJ20 1 & 2 + EV Detroit
'12: Missoula + EV Jacksonville 1 & 2
'13: Chicago / Pittsburgh / Buffalo / Seattle
'14: Cincinnati / St. Louis / Tulsa / Lincoln / Memphis / Detroit / Moline
'15: New York City - Global Citizen Festival
'16: Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Lexington / Ottawa / Toronto 1 & 2 / Wrigley 1 & 2
'17: Brooklyn - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
'18: London 1 & 2 / Seattle 1 & 2 / Missoula / Wrigley 1
'22: Nashville / St. Louis
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2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
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9/11/98 MSG
11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 New York City
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
9/02/18 Fenway 1 9/04/2018 Fenway 2
9/18/21 Asbury Park
9/11/22 New York City
9/14/22 Camden
Listened to Fort Lauderdale boot coming home from work today and that version of Nothingman is out of this world.
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Melbourne '14
2. Leatherman
3. Better Man
Better Man has always been one of my least favorites.
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St. Louis 10/03/14 Greenville 4/16/16 Hampton 4/18/16
Columbia 4/21/16 Wrigley 8/18/18
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Betterman is one of their better "hits"...
Nothingman is better than Black (yes, i said it)
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