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Best bootleg to introduce someone to PJ?

regalturboregalturbo Posts: 299
edited November 2008 in The Porch
So I'm giving my 18 y/o brother PJ - Rearviewmirror for Christmas this year as we have similar music tastes, hoping to get him hooked on the drug that is Pearl Jam. However, it seems to me that the real magic of the band is all the outstanding bootlegs. I have tons of boots, but I need some help narrowing it down. What ONE bootleg would people recommend I add on to the greatest hits album? I figure it should be something fairly comprehensive (i.e. last 8 yrs or so), but feel free to disagree with me. What are your thoughts?
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  • LoveBoatAdmiralLoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    The bootleg that got me hooked was the 03 Mansfield III (7/11 I think). Its got 45 songs including a 12 song accoustic set. Just based on sheer volume it has to garner some consideration...
    2006- Boston I
    2008- Boston I+II
    2009- Toronto, Philly III+IV
    2010- Bristow, Hartford, Boston, Newark
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    11/21/06

    Newcastle Austrailia
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


    9/29/04;6/27/08;6/30/08;8/23/09;08/24/09;5/17/10
  • randomhero_204randomhero_204 Posts: 120
    sept 8, 2005 Winnipeg mb. Canada
    cook'em just to see the look on there face
  • mcameronrocksmcameronrocks Posts: 321
    I would have to say the Gorge 7/23/06. The opening 7 songs absolutely rip of the speakers. SH, Corduroy, WWS, Gods Dice, Animal, DTE and In hiding. It is one of the best boots sound wise. Another good choice is Cleveland 06.
  • mcameronrocksmcameronrocks Posts: 321
    2000: Jones Beach
    2003: Mansfield
    2005: Toronto
    2006: Gorge 7/23
    2008: New York II
  • hawkeye8388hawkeye8388 Posts: 47
    I would personally stick to a disk that has only two cd's. For a casual, fans a 3 set cd is a little harder to digest.

    2000 Jones Beach shows are excellent (night 1 and 2). A fair amount of radio and less popular songs.

    2003: Alpine Valley was a great show and the set list is casual friendly.

    2005: Winnipeg was a great show and the crowd was great.

    2006: All pretty solid

    2008: NY shows had a nice mix and excellent shows.

    Also, the 1994 Atlanta disk is excellent sounding with the early PJ intensity.
  • Jesika537Jesika537 Posts: 301
    Seattle 2000... Show 72. Is the band at their best... If you could just somehow eliminate Evacuation.
    Detroit '98 - Detroit '03 - Toledo '04 - Grand Rapids '04 - Kitchener '05 - London '05 - Grand Rapids '06 - Cleveland '06 - Detroit '06 - Chicago '07 - West Palm Beach - Tampa '08 - Toronto '09 - Indy '10 - Buffalo '10 - Toronto '11 - London '13
  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    regalturbo wrote:
    So I'm giving my 18 y/o brother PJ - Rearviewmirror for Christmas this year as we have similar music tastes, hoping to get him hooked on the drug that is Pearl Jam. However, it seems to me that the real magic of the band is all the outstanding bootlegs. I have tons of boots, but I need some help narrowing it down. What ONE bootleg would people recommend I add on to the greatest hits album? I figure it should be something fairly comprehensive (i.e. last 8 yrs or so), but feel free to disagree with me. What are your thoughts?

    Lollapalooza 08. It's a shorter set, which is good as a long one might wear somebody out and turn them off. Plus, it was almost a greatest hits set, so it's a fun, enegerized listen. Great crowd. All around, a perfect intro. You can't go wrong with the way they opened with Why Go that night.
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    mcameronrocks wrote:
    I would have to say the Gorge 7/23/06. The opening 7 songs absolutely rip of the speakers. SH, Corduroy, WWS, Gods Dice, Animal, DTE and In hiding. It is one of the best boots sound wise. Another good choice is Cleveland 06.

    The Cleveland 06 show was awesome. But am I the only one that thought the Gorge box set sounded like shit? The sound on it was so thin... there was almost NO bass.
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    unifiedscene wrote:
    Lollapalooza 08. It's a shorter set, which is good as a long one might wear somebody out and turn them off. Plus, it was almost a greatest hits set, so it's a fun, enegerized listen. Great crowd. All around, a perfect intro. You can't go wrong with the way they opened with Why Go that night.

    I know you mean 07 (it is hard to believe that's when it was) but I agree with you - was at that, and it was a good set. Plus we got to hear Education!

    I also agree with Mansfield III.
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  • washedinblack91washedinblack91 Posts: 3,078
    penn state college 03! that was amazing to me the first listen. one of my first (and favorite) boots.
    PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
    eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
    SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    Katowice 2 from 2000(6-16)

    maybe give him 3, one from the '92-96 era, another from '98-'03, and one from the '06-'08 shows.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    Las Vegas 10/22/00. 10 year show.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    If only there was one.

    I wonder this question a lot and its just too hard to choose. Too many great songs to fit in a show. You have problem that there is variable song choice, the version of it and then the era to choose from.
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,405
    whats YOUR fave? let have that one.
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  • glorified_jglorified_j Posts: 183
    The first boot I heard was Lisbon 2000. First show in Europe of the Binarul Tour.

    There are a few flubs: missed lyrics, matt's kick drum mic went out, however, the crowd is amazing and the second disc is unreal
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Milan 2006, the best version of Alive is on this one, also on Immagine in Cornice.
    Adelaide 17/11/2009, Melbourne 20/11/2009, Sydney 22/11/2009, Melbourne (Big Day Out Festival) 24/01/2014
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,158
    mcameronrocks wrote:
    I would have to say the Gorge 7/23/06. The opening 7 songs absolutely rip of the speakers. SH, Corduroy, WWS, Gods Dice, Animal, DTE and In hiding. It is one of the best boots sound wise. Another good choice is Cleveland 06.
    That's the show I used to get some of my friends into PJ (since it was the only show I went to for a while).

    But I think its best to introduce someone with Lost Dogs. Once they fall in love with it you can tell them that those are the songs that didn't even make the studio albums :).
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
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    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
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  • immortality_13immortality_13 Posts: 232
    live on two legs, it gives u a taste of PJ live then u go onto the hardcore stuff, the bootlegs. thats why its an official release, dont get bogged down in choosin 1 of 1000 shows.
  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    the bootleg that got me into the band was

    2000-06-19: Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Corduroy, Breakerfall, Hail Hail, Animal, Brain Of J., Faithful, Light Years, Untitled/MFC, Habit, NAIS, Given To Fly, STBC, Red Mosquito, Black, Insignificance, Grievance, I Got Id, Wishlist, DTE, Alive

    Last Kiss, Better Man, Sleight Of Hand, Daughter, Rearviewmirror, Porch

    Soon Forget, Indifference


    killer setlist, even as someone who wasnt familiar with band. bilstering opening of the show, tons of great jams (RVM, Habit, Porch, Daughter), tons of great mike solos (Red Mosquito, NAIS, Alive), and plenty of ed banter, (including stories for Soon Forget and Insignificance).

    good sound, and clear crowd interaction on many songs
  • Army & NavyArmy & Navy Posts: 120
    For me, the 2000 Europe Boots pushed me from an admirer to a fully fledged fan! Katowice (2), Hamburg & Milan are all amazing shows.

    Wasn't so keen on some of the 2000 NA boots, sounds was muddier, however Pittsburgh, & Jones Beach 2 are great boots.

    The 2003 shows, had no drums, and this really lets them down for me. I thought the band sounded abit sloppy on the Riot Act tour, however State College is a great boot, and 3 hours long to boot!

    2006 was great - Camden 2, Paris & Milan are all fine boots.

    2008 - errrr, awful mastering on these shows. I can't really listen to them. I guess the Camden show is the best. Avoid Lollapooza, Ed is struggling, and its full of mistakes. Ok the setlist is cool, but if the songs aren't being played very well who cares!
  • flyinwhole313flyinwhole313 Posts: 1,651
    Well LO2L is pretty simple. Great quality, General track listing...
  • maverickmaverick Posts: 1,205
    Pistoia 2006 - Band performance is excellent, most songs the casual fan would know, with an outstanding crowd. If you haven't heard it, check it out.

    You made an interesting post. Of the 61 shows I've attended, this is the boot I would give to a casual fan.

    Gorge night 1 '06 is another good one to consider.
  • dreamweaverdreamweaver Posts: 717
    MSG -TWO SHOW PACKAGE '03

    -this was the best sounding/played tour, by the band, IMO
    -this particular recording sounds very cool, you get alot of atmosphere
    -one of the greatest versions of porch
    -the first show was made in to a DVD
    -one of the greatest opening moments I have ever seen/heard live (night one -love boat captain)
    Meadowlands, MSG 1, MSG 2 - '98
    Jones Beach NY 1 + 3 - '00
    MSG 1 + 2 - '03
    Boston Garden - '04
    Montreal - '05
    Boston Garden 1, Meadowlands 1 + 2 - '06
    Mansfield 1 - '08
    (EV solo) Boston 1 - '08
    Chicago 1 - '09
    MSG -'10
    Brooklyn 1+2 - '13
    Central Park - '15
    MSG - '16
    Fenway - '16
    Wrigley - '16
    (RRHOF) Brooklyn - '17
    Fenway - '18
    MSG - '22
    MSG 1 - '24
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 92,099
    back in high school, i lent'd somebody Road Rage, 2 disc Salt Lake City show back in '95. the guy was blown away, really! he fell of his chair during studies in the library. it was a sweet scene. that's how i got him into pearl jam. :cool:
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    11/21/06

    Newcastle Austrailia

    Newcastle is incredible, let him listen to that.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • BrezBrez Posts: 570
    I'm gonna toss another vote towards Live on Two Legs. It's what got me hooked anyway...
    And before his first step... He's off again...
  • regalturboregalturbo Posts: 299
    mickeyrat wrote:
    whats YOUR fave? let have that one.

    Fair enough. I have to say my first boot, what sold me on their live abilities, was Seattle #72 2000, but before I had posted this, I was thinking about giving my bro one of the MSG shows from '08. I appreciate all the input. LO2L was also a big part of MY Pearl Jam education, I must say. Keep the ideas coming!
  • AtlantaJammerAtlantaJammer Posts: 2,611
    regalturbo wrote:
    So I'm giving my 18 y/o brother PJ - Rearviewmirror for Christmas this year as we have similar music tastes, hoping to get him hooked on the drug that is Pearl Jam. However, it seems to me that the real magic of the band is all the outstanding bootlegs. I have tons of boots, but I need some help narrowing it down. What ONE bootleg would people recommend I add on to the greatest hits album? I figure it should be something fairly comprehensive (i.e. last 8 yrs or so), but feel free to disagree with me. What are your thoughts?

    Throw him a curve ball... Benny Hall 03'
  • AtlantaJammerAtlantaJammer Posts: 2,611
    regalturbo wrote:
    So I'm giving my 18 y/o brother PJ - Rearviewmirror for Christmas this year as we have similar music tastes, hoping to get him hooked on the drug that is Pearl Jam. However, it seems to me that the real magic of the band is all the outstanding bootlegs. I have tons of boots, but I need some help narrowing it down. What ONE bootleg would people recommend I add on to the greatest hits album? I figure it should be something fairly comprehensive (i.e. last 8 yrs or so), but feel free to disagree with me. What are your thoughts?

    Throw him a curve ball... Benny Hall 03'
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