Which bootlegs are you listening to right now?

Natashapearljamfan

RS151862 said:

San Sebastián 2000

I've been listening to this one all week, love the improv and Smile, also awesome State of Love & Trust, a great boot.

BLACK35

Found this cd in a store in New Orleans, I'm sure it's unofficial and have to wait till I get home to listen.....grrrrr. But it was from a show in 1992 Attenzione Italy. The people in record store said it is very hard to find and "rare" I negotiated the price down. Anybody know anything about this cd?

23scidoo

BLACK35 said:

Found this cd in a store in New Orleans, I'm sure it's unofficial and have to wait till I get home to listen.....grrrrr. But it was from a show in 1992 Attenzione Italy. The people in record store said it is very hard to find and "rare" I negotiated the price down. Anybody know anything about this cd?

I think its a radio broadcasting..if we talk about the same boot..

boyo79

Sydney '14

Like Gold Coast, Evolution opens proceedings. Mind Your Manners follows, slightly earlier than normal but is good. Animal third in; the guys mean business. Getaway is much better than in Melbourne sounding alot crunchier. After another dependable showing for Lightning Bolt, Ed tells the crowd that Mark Richards has put the setlist together for the show. In Hiding is up next. Even Flow is on the money as ever. Severed Hand makes it's only appearance of the tour and is very good. Before Sirens, Ed briefly talks about gun control after hearing of a shooting in Sydney. State Of Love And Trust, Unthought Known and Insignificance don't really do anything for me here. The vinyl duo of Let The Records Play and Spin The Black CIrcle are next, Ed has a couple of lyric fumbles during LTRP. Rearviewmirror closes the main set.

Footsteps opens the first encore. Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns is awesome, the transition into CoT the only minor point. Ed plays Throw Your Arms Around Me solo. The band return for a good performance of Betterman; the crowd also on form. Porch closes the first encore.

Ed tells the crowd “This was feeling like a show with a bunch of people, then it felt like big show, and now it feels like a bar show. And you know, bars close...Now we could play two more songs and leave, or....we don’t want to screw it up for any other bands, artists, dancers or whatever but you would think on ‘Strayla Day’ we could play a little longer so...”. Jeremy kicks off the second encore, Ed as always asking the crowd to help with the vocals. Black and Alive are monsters. Mark Arm & Steve Turner once again join onstage for Kick Out The Jams - the 4th time in 6 shows. It's all abit tiresome to be honest. Rockin' In The Free World closes the show.

I was enjoying this one til about the Sirens mark; the final part of the main set too wayward. Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns is a highlight but overall a so-so boot for me. Possibly on a level with the Melbourne one for me. Enjoyed Auckland & Gold Coast, not so much Melbourne & Sydney.

TamaDrummer91

Washington, DC 2006
A very nice Release starts us off, Ed's vocals sound confident for the most part. Matt's work on the classic opener is strong, adding appropriate dynamics. The end of the opener flows well into a near perfect take on WWS. Ed's screams are fantastic and raspy, not winded or weak. It's actually one of my top versions of the 2006 staple, great performance by all. Up next is another dependable 2006 entry, Severed Hand. Ed briefly meshes a line together but nothing that will distract at all. Corduroy picks up nicely coming out of Severed Hand; Matt and Mike putting on a forceful showing around the interlude and solo. An energetic Animal keeps the quick pace up. DTE feels just right at this point in the set. I couldn't keep still after it came on, gotta dance to that shit sometimes! Mike emphasizes the chug like riffs on this excellent take on the rocker. It's a groovy version of DTE. GTF to follow is a sweet double dose of Yield; a chance to catch one's breath too. Ed then says hello after and how they have been enjoying DC. Low Light elegantly proceeds, and it's purely sublime. Jeff's bass riff towards the end shines nicely too. Ed asked the band to go ahead and play Unemployable since he forgot to put it on the set. He picked a good spot to place it, and explains what the song means (still so relevant today). It's a quality version even though Mike misses a couple licks in the bridge, but it's not very noticeable. Grievance-Even Flow works to up the energy again, both are good plays. I Got Shit is a nice choice to come immediately after Even Flow; those haunting melodies sound magnificent here. PT follows, incredibly well put together set flow. The outro is better than average. Instead of Ed playing the subtle guitar notes to the opening intro of Betterman, Boom plays them. It's gorgeous and makes a fantastic version of the staple. Ed picks up the intro where Boom leaves off. Ed thanks the crowd for good singing and we move into Inside Job. Jeff is a bit too low in the mix in the intro for my liking, but is otherwise near perfect as a whole. Wasted Reprise-Life Wasted is pure Avocado greatness. Mike and Stone are spot on too, good stuff. Why Go makes a late main set appearance, not my favorite placement but it works. Mike and Matt are on fire during the solo. Ed begins those choppy notes to an excellent RVM right as Why Go ends; concluding the near flawless main set which I really enjoyed. Mike is exceptional all throughout RVM too.

The first encore opens with a beautiful and perfect Man of the Hour. Ed's vocals are rich. Likewise, his voice in Masters of War simply gives me chills. Mike and Matt are extra great on the Dylan cover too; adding interesting textures. Even Small Town feels livelier played than its typical dependable rendering. Come Back is a good play by all. Stone and Jeff really stand out on Alive, excellent work.

Comatose gets our final stretch going. Jeff is mixed nicely and decently upfront in this good take on Comatose. Ed's vocals held up almost perfectly for the entire gig, and Leash is awesome. Ed tells a funny made up story about Dick Cheney, for whom a quality Fuckin Up is dedicated. Ledbetter ends the gig.

One of my favorite boots from 2006, this gig has always impressed me for its tight performance from the band, intriguing setlist, and fluent set flow. The audio mix is quite excellent too. All around, Washington DC 06 is a fantastic bootleg.

mcgruff10

Totally agree with your dc review taradrummer. You just forgot to add that the rvm from this show could be the greatest ever

BHealy

The Vault - The Vic Theatre, 2007. Great show!

mcgruff10

Hob 2003 Orlando. This show was intense!!

nickburrows14

Hartford 2010.

An absolutely amazing show!

boyo79

Adelaide '14

Why Go opens the penultimate BDO show. The guys rip through Evolution and Corduroy. The Lightning Bolt/Mind Your Manners combo is back. Blood then makes an early surprise appearance. Small Town & Got Some to follow doesn't work and the set loses further flow with My Fathers Son - possibly one of the better plays of the song but they still haven't nailed it live - and Mike playing Eruption. The outro of Sirens is slightly different than normal and overall its a decent showing of the song. Daughter to follow is an excellent choice and hopefully the flow of the set will now pick up. The guitar change into the It's Ok tag is very very subtle and good. Given To Fly is on form. Ed describes World Wide Suicide as being a song that "used to be about war but now feels about climate change". Once is solid and Ed says Red Mosquito is a "request of sorts". It is definitely a highlight of the set. Better Man complete with Save It For Later tag completes the main set. The last 5 or 6 songs save the main set for me.

Ed starts off the first encore with Throw Your Arms Around Me. Mother starts up whilst the last notes of TYAAM are just finishing. The pace of the encore steps up with Jeremy and Lukin and then Porch to close the encore.

Alive kicks off the second encore. Once again Mark Arm comes out for Kick Out The Jams.  Baba O'Riley follows and Yellow Ledbetter with a Little Wing tag is left to close the show.

Good start to the boot then after Blood it went seriously off the rails for a while during the middle part. Last half of main set was decent and encores (KOTJ aside) were good. Not as good as Auckland or Gold Coast but better than Melbourne & Sydney for me.

robertstackarmy

Bonnaroo 2008

boyo79

Perth '14

Go starts off a strong opening for the final BDO show with Evolution and Last Exit to follow. Last Exit is slightly off both vocally and musically, not the best performance of the song. Animal is excellent. The quick tempo continues with an ok performance of Mind Your Manners and excellent performances of Corduroy and Lightning Bolt. Small Town gives everyone (including Ed) to catch their breath. Faithfull is dedicated to the fans who got there early; there is a cool drum part Matt plays in the middle. I don't know if something went wrong but it sounds nonetheless. Deep follows Even Flow, a couple of good performances on the Ten songs. Ed comes into Sirens late for his acoustic part. The outro singalong is pretty poor it has to be said. Getaway isn't bad but slightly rough around the edges. Lukin into Satan's Bed is simply awesome. I actually thought they were just going into Not For You and then a little guitar chord into Satan's Bed had me very very surprised!! It has to be said it isn't the best performance of Satan's Bed (nor the worst, that will always belong too State College) but it's still good to hear. An excellent Rearviewmirror brings the main set to an end.

The encore starts off with Throw Your Arms Around Me. Ed gets the crowd to sing Happy Birthday to Boom. Boom then has the chance to shine on Crazy Mary. Comatose is a strange choice between CM and Given To Fly. Black is perfect. Ed starts Porch as Black is just finishing. It's an excellent Porch it has to be said, the jam really cool and Stone letting that riff loose to full effect. Win Butler of Arcade Fire joins the band to share vocals on Rockin' In The Free World. RIFTW brings the tour to a close.

I'd probably rank this as my favourite BDO boot, totally loved the main set.

papa_pearls_jam.pj20

2000-06-15 Katowice, Poland

TamaDrummer91

Bern 2006
The classic opening combo, Go-Animal, gets the show moving on a ferocious start. Ed's vocals are a hair bit shaky on Go, but still quite decent. Animal is as strong as any typical 2006 rendering (which is high praise). Stone stood out to me on these opening songs. Same goes for WWS that follows. Ed's scream in WWS is actually stronger and more forceful than many other versions. I believe he had a cold at this gig, but you can tell he is giving it his all despite the fact. Mike and Stone's tones sound quite crunchy and good for Severed Hand; a very solid take on the ‘06 staple. Hail Hail is basic perfection here, a near-flawless performance from the entire band. Stone stole the song for me though. Quite lively and strong is the version of Dissident here. It leads wonderfully into Breakerfall, a great surprise. It's an absolutely fantastic take, Ed really goes for it. Listen for Mike during the second verse of Even Flow, he is on fire. The solos from him and Matt too are just livid energy. A double dose of Vs is next with Glorified G and Small Town. The former is pretty good, but some of the guitars felt off; the latter is as dependable as always. Another surprise is Sleight of Hand to follow Small Town, they pair nicely together. It's a solid play on the rarity, Jeff sounded excellent especially. Jeremy builds us back up gently. Vocally it's sort of on and off, in some parts Ed sounded amazing in others it felt he was struggling a little. Marker is one of my favorite PJ tunes. This version is ok, I've heard much better and worse takes. Some of the guitar work and transitions felt off. One of Ed's screams towards the end of Betterman was awesome. Army Reserve follows, an odd choice to me. The end riff of AR is beautiful here, Jeff and Boom shine. Satan's Bed nudges the tempo back up. I like this version a lot. Mike sounds really cool, and even the technically rough transitions made it sound more powerful. In another weird choice for flow, and peculiar way to end the main set, You Are is next. Ed slightly fumbles one line, but it's a solid rendition of the rarity.

Garden opens the first encore, and it sounds brooding and simply haunting. An excellent version of the 2006 reworked version. A beautiful Low Light follows. It feels more mellow and slow compared to the many 2013 versions. Mike adds some nice accents in this version too. Ed's vocals sound scorched in DTE, which kind of works but you can tell it's wearing thin. An average, but good, Alive ends the first encore. Last Exit and Why Go make 11th hour appearances to an appropriate effect. I enjoy those being so close to the show's conclusion, adds a lot of energy. RITFW and Ledbetter end the show. A full-band Little Wing tag is added onto Ledbetter, always a nice touch.

A good boot, but not quite on the same level as a few other 2006 boots I've recently reviewed; such as DC, Santa Barbara, and Zagreb. Still, it's a quality boot and showing from the band. There's a few small off moments, but no major flub ups. The set flow is a bit weird at times but not too distracting.

nickburrows14

Watched the Spokane show on YouTube yesterday. Really great show with bootleg quality sound and 5 or 6 different angles. Whoever edited it did a great job. Stone sings, Jeff laughs, a lot. Dreadlocks are shaved and Mike plays the final solo of YLB to Steve Gleason with is emotional to say the least. A great way to spend 3 hours on a Sunday afternoon.

RS151862

Katowice II 2000

papa_pearls_jam.pj20

1995-06-16 Casper, Wyoming

demetrios

Spokane '13

wasa1971

demetrios said:

Spokane '13

Me too, what a fun night it was.......

demetrios

wasa1971 said:

demetrios said:

Spokane '13

Me too, what a fun night it was.......

It sure was! I would love to go back there again.
It was well worth it!