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What songs do you like better live?

wait up in the darkwait up in the dark Posts: 81
edited March 2010 in Words and Music...Communication
I have never really been a fan of "Do the Evolution", but hearing it live last month, I like it a lot better. I still find myself skipping the album version, but listening to the live version.

What songs do you like better live than on the album?
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  • JW0422JW0422 Posts: 170
    all songs Pearl Jam is a much better live band there is always electricity in the air when they perform!
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    Blood, Long Road
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  • EraserheadEraserhead Posts: 2,937
    All!

    Ones that spring to mind are Porch, Present Tense, Blood, Daughter, Brain of J, Long Road, Animal and Rats.
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,688
    to difficult this one..but for sure live songs can change mind..like me for 1/2 full..after MSG i love it..
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  • skippybrewskippybrew Posts: 283
    Pretty much anything from Backspacer. I was decidedly tepid to the album until I heard them play a bunch of it live. Now I enjoy it a lot more.
  • samjamsamjam Posts: 9,283
    wait up in the dark wrote:
    I have never really been a fan of "Do the Evolution", but hearing it live last month, I like it a lot better. I still find myself skipping the album version, but listening to the live version.

    What songs do you like better live than on the album?

    Could not agree more! DTE on boots seems so intense and amazing-- definitely more lackluster on the album (but not to say it's not good!)
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  • FrannyFranny Posts: 2,054
    RATS.....always liked it, but not WOW fav or anything, then when they did it in Brisbane....OMFG..IT WAS FREAKIN AWESOME...
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Daughter.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Mr RockoMr Rocko Posts: 647
    JW0422 wrote:
    all songs Pearl Jam is a much better live band there is always electricity in the air when they perform!

    +1 Totally agree!!

    But my favs are: State Of Love And Trust, Breath, Leash, Down, The Fixer.
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  • jonesjc14jonesjc14 Posts: 32
    Present Tense.
    Black.
    Corduroy.
    Crown of Thorns.
    Ledbetter.
    Parting Ways.
    Insignificance.
    Better Man.
    "Locking up a drug dealer isn't a deterrent, it's a job opening."
  • Sleep.With.InnocenceSleep.With.Innocence Posts: 607
    Long Road, The Fixer (and I LOVE both studio)
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    I've always liked Dissident live.

    Release is a no brainer...there is an energy given off that song live that just cannot be captured anywhere else.

    Long Road is an amazing live song.

    Low Light is another one for me.

    The Fixer (a perfect concert song)
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
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  • ArmchairJammerArmchairJammer Posts: 294
    Present Tense.
    2009 - Shephards Bush, Manchester, London
    2010 - Belfast, London, Berlin, Arras, Werchter
    2012 - Manchester 1+2, Berlin 1+2, Stockholm, Oslo
    2014 - Berlin, Leeds, Milton Keynes
  • verbtotrust4130verbtotrust4130 Posts: 52
    Corduroy... the buildup is even greater... each chord is struck even harder.... the solos are always perfect.... it's great when they play it towards the beginning of the show.....
  • i_lov_iti_lov_it Posts: 4,007
    I like ALL of them BETTER "Live" :)
  • FrannyFranny Posts: 2,054
    i_lov_it wrote:
    I like ALL of them BETTER "Live" :)

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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,688
    Black-Corduroy wrote:
    i_lov_it wrote:
    I like ALL of them BETTER "Live" :)

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    :lol::lol:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    Low Light is MUCH better live
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Dissidentman wrote:
    Low Light is MUCH better live

    :thumbup:
    7/2/06 - Denver, CO
    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • elseelse Posts: 5
    Present Tense, Footsteps, Insignificance all great - live much better
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Dissident
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    First thing that springs to mind: Pretty much every song on Avocado.

    I'm not a huge fan of that album. There are a few songs that I LOVE (Inside Job, Parachutes, Army Reserve and Come Back) and I'm not saying I hate the other songs, but I do feel they're a bit.. Bland.

    BUT, I do love 'em all live. :mrgreen:
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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Dissident

    Now this I can get behind!
  • Small Town AnimalSmall Town Animal Posts: 3
    Even Flow because i like it fast!
  • gems_n_rhinestonesgems_n_rhinestones Posts: 382
    wait up in the dark wrote:
    I have never really been a fan of "Do the Evolution", but hearing it live last month, I like it a lot better. I still find myself skipping the album version, but listening to the live version.

    What songs do you like better live than on the album?


    I always thought that song was ok...but you're right hearing it live it is so much better! It is definitely one of my favorite songs live without a doubt. Hall-e-luj-ah!
  • nevmilesnevmiles Posts: 1,363
    JW0422 wrote:
    all songs Pearl Jam is a much better live band there is always electricity in the air when they perform!

    Agreed . . . . but some jump out as 1000x better in concert . . . off the top of my head:

    Corduroy
    Porch
    In My Tree
    Even Flow
    Red Mosquito
    Off He Goes



    Songs that I could argue are slightly better in their studio form (if comparing to CURRENT live performances - some live performances are WAY better, back in the 90's):

    Black
    In Hiding
    Not For You
    Tremor Christ
    Indifference
    Smile
    Garden
    Jeremy


    Just my opinion.......
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    The Avocado Blue songs are better live. When I attended 2006 concerts the songs shined live.
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  • Brain of DaveBrain of Dave Posts: 149
    Alright, the live versions of songs vs. the original album recordings:

    I like all of Ten live back in the old days better than off the record, for example off the Dissident EP or on YouTube of the Pinkpop 92 Festival. They're all more intense and not overly produced and I think at least Ed and Jeff agree with me on that one haha! I like the Ten Redux version better than what was released in August 1991.

    I liked how the Vitalogy tracks were sounding on the Vs tour back in '94. Unfortunately I don't have a great recording, but percussion through all of "Better Man" is interesting and once again, they're all raw and more intense. I also feel the same way about how the No Code tracks sounded on the '96 tour, but don't have any great live recordings there either.

    The 1998 tour is when they started to chill out haha!, but still, off Live On Two Legs, I love "Go" and "Do the Evolution" and have a playlist on my iPod of just those two versions together when I drive my 3 1/2 mile commute to work and just want to rock the fuck out! "Evolution" is a totally different song live, faster, love it, probably my favorite live jam they do!

    All the faster ones off of Binaural I like better live on the '00 boots: "Breakerfall", "Gods' Dice", "Evacuation", "Insignificance", "Grievance", and "Rival". They just sound more energetic and urgent to me. I feel the same way about "Even Flow" nowadays, "Save You" and "Sad".

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