Which bootlegs are you listening to right now?

mcgruff10 · October 2016

derbydave said:

mcgruff10 said:
Baltimore 2013. This is one fantastic show
I wonder where you got that one?!?!

Some guy from Iowa got it for me

GJ125369 · October 2016

Vault #2

cutz · October 2016

Fenway-2-2106

Great kick ass Boot.

JF157715 · October 2016

Memphis 2014

Lots of good stuff here. I was inspired to check this one out after hearing the killer version of “Wash” (the night’s second song) on 10C Radio. I’m glad I did. Other main set main set highlights for me include “Low Light”,“Why Go”, “All Night”, a really strong “1/2 Full”, “Garden”, “Wish List” (despite a minor lyric flub), and most of the Lightning Bolt tunes. I especially enjoyed hearing “Let The Records Play”.

The first encore starts with an absolutely glorious “NAIS”. “Breath” is highlighted by a particularly great solo from Mike and is followed by a blistering “Porch”.

Ed admits early on that he is fighting a throat infection that he picked up in Austin, but it’s not very noticeable until the second encore when he does start to flag a bit after leaving it all out on the court for “Once”. Not enough to dampen my enjoyment of the show, though. The band has his back with a very energetic instrumental ending to “Better Man” and there is some nice audience participation during “YL” as well.

A quick note about the sound: I don’t think I’ve ever heard this much vocal echo on a bootleg before (well, not an official one, anyway!). It’s not an issue at all during the rockers, and it’s noticeable in a mostly good way on the slower songs, where I think it actually adds a bit of warmth. However, when Ed and Mike address the audience it sounds like they’re standing in the bottom of a well.

Don’t let that put you off, though. This is a really strong show and very enjoyable boot.

Saraod · October 2016

San Paulo 2013, Leeds 2013

RS151862 · October 2016

Montreal 2000

Tremorman · October 2016

Just got my Fenway 2 CD boot yesterday, sounding good. Also on pearljamlive.com I was listening to the 2013 Baltimore show, cool version of "Waiting for the Man" for Lou Reed. Also listened to Mansfield 7/3/03 (night 2 of "experiment") which has an interesting Daughter tag (Pixies song, I’ve Been Tired).