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2003 - The Peak of Pearl Jam?

bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,955
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I've been listening to a LOT of bootlegs lately and I keep going back to 2003.  Something about this tour stands above the rest for me.  Ed's voice was as good as it gets.  The band was on fire.  Riot Act is a highly underrated gem.  Put me in a time capsule and I'm going back to '03! 
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  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,595
    I think I prefer the 2000 tour as far as the band/overall....but 2003 has some amazing concerts, as well. 
    As far as jumping in the time machine, I am going back to see them again during the Vs. Tour. 
    The energy was off the charts.
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 30,522
    I prefer 2000 too take a listen to San Sabastian show I don’t think I’ve heard a tighter show!
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  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,955
    2000 and 2003 are right there.  I think they sounded better in 2003 for some reason.  '98 also.  Basically the '98-'03 run for me was the pinnacle with '03 topping it.  For energy though, hard to argue your point on the Vs. Tour.  If I had to pick between the crazy energy of the early days vs. the catalog they built by '03, I have to go back to '03.  Maybe one show from each. 
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,955
    josevolution said:
    I prefer 2000 too take a listen to San Sabastian show I don’t think I’ve heard a tighter show!
    Will do!  Thank you.  I keep stumbling upon gems I haven't listened to yet.  San Sabastian is now up next!

  • NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,313
    03 they were aggressive, angry, and took chances...each show had a sense of the unknown to it. That started to drift away over the next several years 
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  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,864
    03 shows were incredible and im actually listening to the boots now. I’m up to Cleveland. 
    But being there, the crowds were a little disengaged. Definitely a different feel to the shows. Maybe it was them coming off Binaural and Riot Act being received as weak at the time (certainly not by me). Tough to say if it’s their peak though. Touring wise? I don’t know, 2006 tour has some great shows as well as the classic 98, 2000 tours. 
  • KM73780KM73780 Posts: 1,131
    Cleveland 03, my first ever PJ show 
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,728
    98 for me.  
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  • PB11041PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,810
    They were at their collective best in two periods, 1993 - 1996 and 2000 - 2006.
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  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,955
    PB11041 said:
    They were at their collective best in two periods, 1993 - 1996 and 2000 - 2006.
    Damn.  1998 left out.  Very interesting.  I thought 1998 was a great year (not to take away from the others).  '03 still for the win.

  • Go AnimalGo Animal Posts: 6,259
    I dunno, I kinda like the 1990 - current era...
    PJ - 09/23/98: West Palm Beach II, 08/12/00: Tampa, 04/12/03: Orlando, 04/13/03: Tampa, 06/12/08: Tampa, 06/27/08: Hartford, 09/22/09: Seattle II, 04/11/16: Tampa, 05/01 & 05/02/16: MSG I & II, 09/18/21: Sea Hear Now, 10/01 & 10/02/21: Ohana Encore I & II, 05/06 & 05/07/22: Los Angeles I & II, 09/11/22: MSG, 09/16/22: Nashville, 09/02/23: St. Paul II, 09/07/23: Chicago II, 09/18 & 09/19/23: Austin I & II, 05/16 & 05/18/24: Las Vegas I & II, 08/29 & 08/31/24: Wrigley Field I & II, 09/03 & 09/04/24: MSG I & II, 09/27 & 09/29/24: Ohana Festival I & II

    EV - 08/04 & 08/05/08: (Eddie solo, w/Liam Finn) NYC I & II, 11/27 & 11/28/12: (Eddie solo, w/Glen Hansard) Orlando I & II, 02/09 & 02/10/22: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Chicago I & II, 09/30/23: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Ohana Festival

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  • DW139059DW139059 Posts: 362
    What I always say... Ya know what could've made the 2000 tour better?  Riot Act songs!  :rock_on:
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  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    95-98 is my go to time period when i throw on a bootleg.  Nothing can top that IMO.  

    2003 was excellent tho.  I like the setlists a little less that year but man Ed’s voice was amazing.  2000 was good but the sound of the official bootlegs annoys me.  I have to look past the mixing.  

    I thought the Backspacer tours were really good too.  
  • PB11041PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,810
    bbiggs said:
    PB11041 said:
    They were at their collective best in two periods, 1993 - 1996 and 2000 - 2006.
    Damn.  1998 left out.  Very interesting.  I thought 1998 was a great year (not to take away from the others).  '03 still for the win.

    Matt was learning the catalog.  It just wasn't nearly as good.  There were very good shows, but it was not as good as other years.  Just my opinion.  But I am right.
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  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,864
    KM73780 said:
    Cleveland 03, my first ever PJ show 
    I drove 10 hrs and spent a few days in Cleveland for the show. Great show. I still remember Sonic Reducer like it was yesterday. 
    No desire to go back to Cleveland though
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,383
    pledgeagrievance said:
    KM73780 said:
    Cleveland 03, my first ever PJ show 

    No desire to go back to Cleveland though
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  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,702
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    PB11041 said:
    bbiggs said:
    PB11041 said:
    They were at their collective best in two periods, 1993 - 1996 and 2000 - 2006.
    Damn.  1998 left out.  Very interesting.  I thought 1998 was a great year (not to take away from the others).  '03 still for the win.

    Matt was learning the catalog.  It just wasn't nearly as good.  There were very good shows, but it was not as good as other years.  Just my opinion.  But I am right.
    Matt said that’s the exact aspect that Ed loved about the 98 tour tho.  It brought a different energy to the songs and affected their playing.  The intensity and the unknown.  I guess it got them out of their comfort level on a lot of the songs and Ed loved it
  • PB11041PB11041 Earth Posts: 2,810
    cp3iverson said:
    PB11041 said:
    bbiggs said:
    PB11041 said:
    They were at their collective best in two periods, 1993 - 1996 and 2000 - 2006.
    Damn.  1998 left out.  Very interesting.  I thought 1998 was a great year (not to take away from the others).  '03 still for the win.

    Matt was learning the catalog.  It just wasn't nearly as good.  There were very good shows, but it was not as good as other years.  Just my opinion.  But I am right.
    Matt said that’s the exact aspect that Ed loved about the 98 tour tho.  It brought a different energy to the songs and affected their playing.  The intensity and the unknown.  I guess it got them out of their comfort level on a lot of the songs and Ed loved it
    Ed, and all the band has said a lot of shit over the years.  A running list of all their interviews by album and tour regularly contradicts itself. 
    His eminence has yet to show. 
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  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,955
    DW139059 said:
    What I always say... Ya know what could've made the 2000 tour better?  Riot Act songs!  :rock_on:
    I can get behind this statement for sure.

  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,549
    2003 was peak for Vedders voice.  It started to change after that.  

    Hell there are 2013 shows where his voice is on point but not like 2003.
  • diamond_marmaladediamond_marmalade Posts: 424
    I'm loving the 03 shows I've being listening to. Buffalo, DC, Detroit, Hershey and Camden. They sound so tight. What has surprised me is the lack of talking between songs. I thought this was a political tour but there isn't a great deal of this in the shows I've listened to. I've not listened to any 98 shows so can't comment on those but 03 stands out as their best for me.
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  • drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,513
    Two different categories... before and after 2000. Before: 1998 peak. After: 2006 peak. 
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  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    2003 Spectrum is the best of all 5 Spectrum shows when it comes to performance.  They killed it.  They were sounding great that tour.  
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,948
    I had nothing to compare it to since 2003 was my first show, but that tour was unbelievable. Seeing Mansfield III as my first show made me a superfan instantly. The amount of experimentation (and sheer tour dates) probably hasn't been topped since. (I wonder if they'll ever go back to Japan)
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    2008 Bonnaroo, Hartford, Mansfield I 
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    2013 Worcester I, Worcester II, Hartford 
    2016 Bonnaroo, Fenway I, Fenway II 
    2018 Fenway I, Fenway II 
    2021 Sea.Hear.Now
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,072
    Loved the 2003 tour. 2000 was pretty great too 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,345
    Best sounding bootlegs to date. Everything is just so clear and balanced.
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  • RB16012RB16012 Posts: 74
    The quality of the 2003 bootlegs are great. I'm always impressed with the mix. If I could go back. I'm going to 94 though. 
  • Foriginal SinForiginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,826
    2003 Champaign was TIGHT AF. Only fuck up was Ed during Blue Red and Grey and the guy that yelled for YL causing the band to scratch it from the setlist
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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,595
    Foriginal Sin said:
    2003 Champaign was TIGHT AF. Only fuck up was Ed during Blue Red and Grey and the guy that yelled for YL causing the band to scratch it from the setlist
    LMAO I never knew about this. Will have to check that one out. 
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,955
    Foriginal Sin said:
    2003 Champaign was TIGHT AF. Only fuck up was Ed during Blue Red and Grey and the guy that yelled for YL causing the band to scratch it from the setlist
    One of their best and it still pisses me off to no end that I didn't make the short drive down for this show. 

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