Five Nights of Pearl Jam - Why it's not crazy

Paul Andrews

Lately I've had a lot of people ask me why I'd see five Pearl Jam shows and look at me as if I was some kind of demented idiot. Now, the observation may be true, but not their reason for it.

I've just tallied the set lists fro mthe five nights I saw (La3, La4, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney) and these are the song stats:

149 songs played. 73 Repeated (noted after song) 76 individual songs played.

10 Alive 4
10 Black
10 Blood
10 Deep
10 Even Flow 5
10 Garden 2
10 Jeremy
10 Oceans
10 Once
10 Porch 3
10 Why Go 4
BIN Breakerfall 2
BIN Grievance
BIN Light Years
BS Amongst The Waves 3
BS Force of Nature 3
BS Gonna See My Friend 3
BS Got Some 5
BS Johnny Guitar
BS Just Breathe 4
BS The End 2
BS The Fixer 5
BS Unthought Known 4
J Jazz Odyssey 2
LD - Yellow Ledbetter 2
LD Alone
LD Brother
LD Down
LD Footsteps
LD State Of Love And Trust 2
MB Long Road
NC Hail, Hail 2
NC Mankind
NC Off He Goes
NC Present Tense 2
NC Sometimes
NC Lukin 3
NC Red Mosquito 5
RA Green Disease
RA I Am Mine
RA Save You 2
ST Big Wave
ST Comatose 4
ST Severed Hand
ST Unemployable
TD Hunger Strike
VIT Better Man/Save it for Later
VIT Last Exit
VIT Nothingman
VIT Spin The Black Circle 2
VIT Whipping 2
VS Animal 2
VS Daughter 3
VS Dissident
VS Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town 4
VS Glorified G
VS Indifference 3
VS Rearviewmirror
VS W.M.A.
Y All Those Yesterdays
Y Do The Evolution 4
Y Faithfull
Y Given To Fly 4
Y MFC
Y Pilate
Y Untitled 2
Y Wishlist

C Baba O'Riley
C Crazy Mary
C Crown Of Thorns
C Interstellar Overdrive 2
C Kick Out The Jams
C Love Reign O'er Me 2
C Rockin' In The Free World
C The Needle and The Damage Done
C Throw Your Arms Around Me 3

If you are currently considering seeing them more than once in Europe, or even doing the entire tour, I can guarantee it is worth it. I'm only upset I wont be able to join you... lousy finances and responsibilities - so this is what it's like to be an adult...

PJ Fan est. 1990

so multiple shows pretty much gives you a 50:50 ratio of repeats to non-repeats...that's not bad at all...i bet the more shows you go to the closer to 50:50 it gets...


sorry i'm taking a statistics class, my mind is automatically set to think like that now...it sucks

Music For Rhinos

red mosquito's on no code, buddy.

and for the record you're not crazy.

Dissident67

5 shows and only 4 plays for binaural songs, thats just a shame

Easties

And still no 'Leash' :shock:

i_lov_it

Black...Jeremy...and Betterman ONLY Once each in 5 shows :roll:

Paul Andrews

Music For Rhinos wrote:

red mosquito's on no code, buddy.

and for the record you're not crazy.

D'oh, I knew doing it from memory would fail me...

Paul Andrews

i_lov_it wrote:

Black...Jeremy...and Betterman ONLY Once each in 5 shows :roll:

I'd I'd managed to go to Adelaide, Brisbane and the two NZ shows, I would have upped that ratio on those songs.

Paul Andrews

OK, now to drive the statisticians wild, here are the previous 5 Perth shows I attended from 95, 98, 98, 2003, 2006...

73 Individual songs, 58 Repeated, 131 Total.

10 Alive 4
10 Black 3
10 Blood 2
10 Even Flow 5
10 Jeremy 4
10 Oceans
10 Once
10 Porch
10 Why Go 2
B Leatherman
BIN Gods' Dice
BIN Insignificance 2
J Jam
LD Last Kiss
LD State Of Love And Trust 2
LD U
LD Yellow Ledbetter 2
MB I Got Id 2
MB Long Road 2
NC Habit 2
NC Hail, Hail 2
NC In My Tree
NC Lukin 3
NC Off He Goes
NC Smile
NC Sometimes
RA 1/2 Full
RA Cropduster
RA Get Right
RA I Am Mine
RA Love Boat Captain
RA Save You
RA You Are
ST Big Wave
ST Comatose
ST Marker In The Sand
ST Severed Hand
ST Wasted Reprise
ST World Wide Suicide
VIT Better Man 5
VIT Corduroy 5
VIT Immortality
VIT Last Exit 2
VIT Not For You 2
VIT Nothingman
VIT Satan's Bed
VIT Spin The Black Circle
VIT Tremor Christ
VIT Whipping
VS Animal 4
VS Daughter 5
VS Dissident 2
VS Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town 3
VS Go 4
VS Rearviewmirror 3
Y Brain Of J.
Y Do The Evolution 4
Y Faithfull 2
Y Given To Fly 4
Y In Hiding
Y MFC 2
Y Pilate
Y Wishlist 3

C Another Brick In The Wall
C Baba O'Riley
C Crazy Mary
C Fortunate Son
C Hunger Strike
C I Am A Patriot
C I Got You
C Let My Love Open The Door
C Rockin' In The Free World
C Throw Your Arms Around Me 2

Now, when added to all songs I've seen pearl Jam perform over their career... 108 different songs over 10 shows.

10 Alive 8
10 Black 4
10 Blood 3
10 Deep
10 Even Flow 10
10 Garden 2
10 Jeremy 5
10 Oceans 2
10 Once 2
10 Porch 4
10 Why Go 6
B-side Leatherman
BIN Breakerfall 2
BIN Gods' Dice
BIN Grievance
BIN Insignificance 2
BIN Light Years
BS Amongst The Waves 3
BS Force of Nature 3
BS Gonna See My Friend 3
BS Got Some 5
BS Johnny Guitar
BS Just Breathe 4
BS The End 2
BS The Fixer 5
BS Unthought Known 4
J Jam
J Jazz Odyssey 2
LD Alone
LD Brother
LD Down
LD Footsteps
LD Last Kiss
LD State Of Love And Trust 4
LD U
LD Yellow Ledbetter 4
MB I Got Id 2
MB Long Road 3
NC Habit 2
NC Hail, Hail 4
NC In My Tree
NC Lukin 6
NC Mankind
NC Off He Goes 2
NC Present Tense 2
NC Red Mosquito 5
NC Smile
NC Sometimes 2
RA 1/2 Full
RA Cropduster
RA Get Right
RA Green Disease
RA I Am Mine 2
RA Love Boat Captain
RA Save You 3
RA You Are
ST Big Wave 2
ST Comatose 5
ST Marker In The Sand
ST Severed Hand 2
ST Unemployable
ST Wasted Reprise
ST World Wide Suicide
TD Hunger Strike 2
VIT Better Man 6
VIT Corduroy 5
VIT Immortality
VIT Last Exit 3
VIT Not For You 2
VIT Nothingman 2
VIT Satan's Bed
VIT Spin The Black Circle 3
VIT Tremor Christ
VIT Whipping 3
VS Animal 6
VS Daughter 8
VS Dissident 3
VS Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town 7
VS Glorified G
VS Go 4
VS Indifference 3
VS Rearviewmirror 4
VS W.M.A.
Y All Those Yesterdays
Y Brain Of J.
Y Do The Evolution 8
Y Faithfull 3
Y Given To Fly 8
Y In Hiding
Y MFC 3
Y Pilate 2
Y Untitled 2
Y Wishlist 4

C Another Brick In The Wall
C Baba O'Riley 1
C Crazy Mary 2
C Crown Of Thorns
C Fortunate Son
C Hunger Strike
C I Am A Patriot
C I Got You
C Interstellar Overdrive 2
C Kick Out The Jams
C Let My Love Open The Door
C Love Reign O'er Me 2
C Rockin' In The Free World 2
C The Needle and The Damage Done
C Throw Your Arms Around Me 5

Any of the above 108 could appear in the next show they play as well as at least that number again of originals or covers. That is why I'll see Pearl Jam every chance I get and will travel overseas tro see them again.

Easties

And still no 'Leash :shock:

Paul Andrews

Notables...

Eddie duet with Mark on TYAAM Perth '03
Eddie duet with Liam on TYAAM Perth, Syd Melb '09
Eddie duet with Ben on Under Pressure, Perth, Syd, Melb '09
Eddie duet with Ben on Indifference (LA + Syd) '09
Jam with Ben on Red Mosquito (all 09 shows) '09
Temple of the Dog Reunion of HS (LA) '09
Jerry Cantrell Alive Solo ('Solo in E, solo in E') (LA) '09
Jerry Cantrell on Kick Out The Jams (LA) '09
Ed talks to my stepson '09
Eddie duet with Kings Of Leon on Long Night So Long '06
Eddie gives Marriage proposal for guy in Perth '06
First ever playing of 'Fortunate Son' (Johnny Marr on guitar) '03
A friend gets Crazy Mary Request '03
Ed thanks crowd for petition to bring PJ to Perth '98
Ed invites a student of mine (I used to be a teacher) backstage to watch show in Perth '06
Sorry '95 just too much of a blur to remember - first time PJ in Perth

How many special moments and incredible shows can one band give - no wonder every city and every fan feels like the most important in the Pearl Jam world.

and so, so many more...

PaddYank

I saw PJ 3 times in 4 days so I don't think 5 nights of PJ in one go is too crazy. They always vary their set list and at the second London show I went to, Ed made a point of saying they were doing something different that night.

When I saw the two London shows, I actually just intended to see the one but during the first show I thought, "Fuck it, I should go to the second night." I found a ticket agent in Leicester Square who was selling tickets and at first I thought the price was a little steep (it was grossly overpriced though) and I was thinking about it when he knocked off £5 so I bought the ticket straight away.

Paul Andrews

PaddYank wrote:

I saw PJ 3 times in 4 days so I don't think 5 nights of PJ in one go is too crazy. They always vary their set list and at the second London show I went to, Ed made a point of saying they were doing something different that night.

When I saw the two London shows, I actually just intended to see the one but during the first show I thought, "Fuck it, I should go to the second night." I found a ticket agent in Leicester Square who was selling tickets and at first I thought the price was a little steep (it was grossly overpriced though) and I was thinking about it when he knocked off £5 so I bought the ticket straight away.

If they do MSG next year I'll be there at each show. That would be out of this world.

Sleep.With.Innocence

Easties wrote:

And still no 'Leash' :shock:

Something about hearing an old Eddie scream "Delight in our youth" just doesn't seem as appealing as it did 18 years ago.