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Live Review: Pearl Jam at Madison Square Garden 5/20/10
Posted Friday 05/21/2010 8:00 AM in Live by Alec Rieger

The Rock of Ages

By middle age, most rock bands have seen their better days. Hunger, youthful passion and insecurity give way to riches, fame, and family, and inevitably, the music suffers. After all, the best rock and roll has always been born of alienation, anger, and aggression, rather than privilege and stratospheric, material success. However, Pearl Jam proved last night that they’ve transcended their superstardom while remaining true to their original intent; the band looked as if they were playing for their lives in a battle of the bands, rather than for an adoring, sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden.

In a nearly three hour set that left one wondering if Eddie Vedder would collapse unconscious on stage, the band treated their fans to indelible versions of classic songs, such as, “Sometimes,” “Breakerfall,” “I Got Id,” and “I Am Mine.” Most importantly, even the new material sounded as if it had been around since the beginning. Perhaps this is the defining mark of a truly great band; one that is still creating its best moments, rather than regurgitating them years afterwards.

Whatever you think about Pearl Jam’s music, one has to respect their credo: no stage costumes, no designer duds, no greatest-hits nostalgia act, no tired maturity, no bloated, theatrical production, and most importantly, not a hint of artistic irrelevance. Twenty years in, 17 albums, and more than 700 shows later, Pearl Jam is still peaking and the heart of rock and roll is very much alive.

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Set List:

Sometimes
Breakerfall
Last Exit
Animal
The Fixer
Severed Hand
Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
I Am Mine
Comatose
Force of Nature
Even Flow
Low Light
Down
I Got Id
Army Reserve
Insignificance
Unthought Known
Do The Evolution

Encore 1:

The End
Lukin
Just Breathe
You Are
Love Reign O'er Me
State Of Love And Trust
Once
Porch

Encore 2:

Jeremy
Leash
Mankind
Crazy Mary
I Believe In Miracles
Alive
Indifference


I love that Ed shot! :)
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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,672
    I love that review.
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,351
    17 albums? :o
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    demetrios wrote:
    17 albums
    Did I miss something? I thought I was a big fan, but it seems I missed about 8 studio albums somehow.
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  • guacamolejoeguacamolejoe Posts: 2,396
    This is the MSG I show :geek:
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    great review of msg1 ;):mrgreen:
  • HollisBrownHollisBrown Posts: 4,325
    demetrios wrote:
    17 albums? :o
    Wow. Now I gotta figure out which ones I'm missing.
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  • wmacsonwmacson Posts: 232
    edited May 2010
    It was also night 1 and not 2. But who cares. Great review. I'm still bitter about the review Dan A. and the NYPost gave the band. :) You should have seen the review Bon Jovi got in tonight's paper! :lol:

    Edit: I see i'm a little late. We must have all posted at the same time.
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,351
    guacamolejoe wrote:
    This is the MSG I show :geek:

    doh.gif :oops:
  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    what an awesome review
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,353
    demetrios wrote:
    17 albums? :o

    Let's see if we can get to 17:

    9 studio albums
    Mirror Ball
    Live On Two Legs
    rearviewmirror
    Lost Dogs
    Benaroya
    Gorge I
    Gorge II
    Gorge III

    That's one creative way to get to 17.
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    BF25394 wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    17 albums? :o

    Let's see if we can get to 17:

    9 studio albums
    Mirror Ball
    Live On Two Legs
    rearviewmirror
    Lost Dogs
    Benaroya
    Gorge I
    Gorge II
    Gorge III

    That's one creative way to get to 17.

    Well Done!!!
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,351
    KO282453 wrote:
    BF25394 wrote:
    demetrios wrote:
    17 albums? :o

    Let's see if we can get to 17:

    9 studio albums
    Mirror Ball
    Live On Two Legs
    rearviewmirror
    Lost Dogs
    Benaroya
    Gorge I
    Gorge II
    Gorge III

    That's one creative way to get to 17.

    Well Done!!!

    Ah, wouldn't Gorge1,2,3 go out as one set? And what about February 23, 2003 in Perth, Australia, March 3, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2003 in State College, Pennsylvania, July 8, 2003 and July 9, 2003 in New York City, and July 11, 2003 in Mansfield, Massachusetts that were released Officially in stores all around the world! Plus where's Into The Wild that's listed here @ http://www.pearljam.com/music ? :?
  • Vedder_Girl77Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,335
    What a great review and I love the photos!!!! :)
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  • CantKeepMeHereCantKeepMeHere Posts: 2,177
    Sick!!
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  • surforiasurforia Posts: 351
    Cool review, but I wouldn't exacty call Breakherfall a "classic"! (not that it didn't rock live).
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  • JS188072JS188072 Posts: 33
    17 Albums - Look at this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam_discography and without actually looking at the titles, count the number of "albums" before you get to the Extended Play and Singles section of the website... Some people really do just mail it in...
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    edited May 2010
    JS188072 wrote:
    17 Albums - Look at this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam_discography and without actually looking at the titles, count the number of "albums" before you get to the Extended Play and Singles section of the website... Some people really do just mail it in...
    oh that explains it. i forgive him.
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,351
    JS188072 wrote:
    17 Albums - Look at this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam_discography and without actually looking at the titles, count the number of "albums" before you get to the Extended Play and Singles section of the website... Some people really do just mail it in...

    That makes sense. Thanks! :)

    Ten
    Vs.
    Vitalogy
    No Code
    Yield
    Binaural
    Riot Act
    Pearl Jam
    Backspacer

    Live on Two Legs
    Live at Benaroya Hall
    Live in NYC 12/31/92
    Live at Easy Street
    Live at the Gorge 05/06
    Live at Lollapalooza 2007

    Lost Dogs
    Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003)
  • FenwayFaithfulFenwayFaithful Posts: 8,626
    MrSmith wrote:
    JS188072 wrote:
    17 Albums - Look at this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam_discography and without actually looking at the titles, count the number of "albums" before you get to the Extended Play and Singles section of the website... Some people really do just mail it in...
    oh that explains it. i forgive him.
    +1 It's a good review minus the 17 album comment.
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,353
    demetrios wrote:

    Ah, wouldn't Gorge1,2,3 go out as one set? And what about February 23, 2003 in Perth, Australia, March 3, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan, May 3, 2003 in State College, Pennsylvania, July 8, 2003 and July 9, 2003 in New York City, and July 11, 2003 in Mansfield, Massachusetts that were released Officially in stores all around the world! Plus where's Into The Wild that's listed here @ http://www.pearljam.com/music ? :?

    Actually, every single one of the 2000 bootlegs (72 in all) was available in stores. My rationale was that LO2L, Benaroya and Gorge all had distinct packaging. And, yes, it's a stretch to count Gorge as 3, but it is 3 different shows whereas the other live releases are single shows.
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