Pearl Jam - Dissident (Katowice '00)

Pap

June 16
Spodek, Katowice, Poland


After having sold out the eight-thousand-capacity venue the night before, Pearl Jam returns the following evening to find it barely a third full. As such, the band immediately deviates from the printed set list, opening with four slow songs in a row ("Release", "Of The Girl", "Sleight Of Hand", "Thin Air"). From there, the quintet makes things up as it goes along, trotting out tour rarities like "In Hiding", "Dissident", "I Got Id" and "Smile", in what turns out to be one of its most unusual shows in years.


Jeff Ament: We came out with a set list and the set list was definitely a lot different than anything we'd done on the tour. Pretty much right at the beginning, we just said, "Let's relax and do whatever comes to mind". That was a musical highlight for me live, just taking all the pressure off of being an entertainer and just going up and playing songs like you're in your living room.


Matt Cameron: Eddie just decided to call songs out. There was no set list or anything. It was kind of like playing a kegger.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJI-CP2R--E

shetellsherself

Pap wrote:

June 16
Spodek, Katowice, Poland


After having sold out the eight-thousand-capacity venue the night before, Pearl Jam returns the following evening to find it barely a third full. As such, the band immediately deviates from the printed set list, opening with four slow songs in a row ("Release", "Of The Girl", "Sleight Of Hand", "Thin Air"). From there, the quintet makes things up as it goes along, trotting out tour rarities like "In Hiding", "Dissident", "I Got Id" and "Smile", in what turns out to be one of its most unusual shows in years.


Jeff Ament: We came out with a set list and the set list was definitely a lot different than anything we'd done on the tour. Pretty much right at the beginning, we just said, "Let's relax and do whatever comes to mind". That was a musical highlight for me live, just taking all the pressure off of being an entertainer and just going up and playing songs like you're in your living room.


Matt Cameron: Eddie just decided to call songs out. There was no set list or anything. It was kind of like playing a kegger.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJI-CP2R--E

cool... i did not know this info about this show. i just found this boot at a record store last week and bought it cuz i thought the set looked so unique and i love in hiding and smile especially. it is a great show! thanks for the vid as always

jen

YLed2

This is awesome Pap - thanks for posting the additional information. What a set list and Dissident continues to be one of my top 10 (possibly 5) PJ songs and to fantastic live.

Really do appreciate the additional insigt and commentary about the show. Is someone paying you?

Big ups. :thumbup:

Pap

Thank you guys!

YLed2 wrote:

Is someone paying you?

No. All the additional information comes from the PJ20 book. I just thought that it would be cool to accompany some of the videos that I post with a little bit of insight. You know... Food for thought.

YLed2

Pap wrote:

Thank you guys!

YLed2 wrote:

Is someone paying you?

No. All the additional information comes from the PJ20 book. I just thought that it would be cool to accompany some of the videos that I post with a little bit of insight. You know... Food for thought.

You know, I thought that sounded familiar - but thanks my friend, it's much appreciated. Made me go and listen to the boot for the entire show and I hadn't listened to it for a while. Aweome show!

KN219077

Makes sense now why Ed say's "looks like we've got the whole place to ourselves" before the opener.