Pearl Jam Radio's Top 30 Concert Countdown SiriusXM Pearl Jam Radio

demetrios

Repeat tonight @ 5pm EST.

BrainofBGA

demetrios said:

mcgruff10 said:

I was at 8 shows on the list. Agreed that Fenway 2, 2016 was an incredible show and should have been in that top 30.  Such an odd list, so many great shows missed but oh well.  

3 shows for me. Was surprised to see no Australian or Asian '95 show on the list. Some AMAZING shows & fantastic soundboard quality audio from that period of time.

Agreed! Australia, so often gets overlooked 

SVRDhand13

Pretty good list. I was at 6 of those (and 5 of the top 12). 

demetrios

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Go Animal

SVRDhand13 said:

Pretty good list. I was at 6 of those (and 5 of the top 12). 

Looking at your sig. list, we've both been at such a random assortment of shows: Hartford '08, Tampa '16, MSG I & II '16. All were amazing, and I dare say Hartford '08 doesn't get enough love & I'd throw Tampa '16 up against a few of the top 30.

wndowpayne

I want a recount..greatest show in history was C'Ville..

mrussel1

wndowpayne said:

I want a recount..greatest show in history was C'Ville..

I think it's top 10 for the era/decade for sure.  Amazing show, amazing venue, amazing crowd, amazing city, amazing fall day.  It was all perfect.  Didn't hurt that I was rail either.  

demetrios

  

curmudgeoness

That Seattle show ... I think I'm still recovering from it.

Somehow, I was at the "top 3" shows, which is kind of amazing to me. I would have placed Philly 10/30/09 above 10/31. because the setlist was insane, but that's me.

I agree that Hartford 2013 was special; the crowd drowned out Ed a number of times. I think everyone in the place, all the way to the rafters, was on their feet and singing for all they were worth.

I was at Prague/Krakow/Berlin 2018 and would have liked to see at least one of those make the list -- great shows, especially Krakow which, again, I thought had a killer setlist.

demetrios

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mrussel1

curmudgeoness said:

That Seattle show ... I think I'm still recovering from it.

Somehow, I was at the "top 3" shows, which is kind of amazing to me. I would have placed Philly 10/30/09 above 10/31. because the setlist was insane, but that's me.

I agree that Hartford 2013 was special; the crowd drowned out Ed a number of times. I think everyone in the place, all the way to the rafters, was on their feet and singing for all they were worth.

I was at Prague/Krakow/Berlin 2018 and would have liked to see at least one of those make the list -- great shows, especially Krakow which, again, I thought had a killer setlist.

The Krakow set was easily the best of 2018, and maybe even 2016 too... until Seattle 2 came along..

PJNB

mrussel1 said:

curmudgeoness said:

That Seattle show ... I think I'm still recovering from it.

Somehow, I was at the "top 3" shows, which is kind of amazing to me. I would have placed Philly 10/30/09 above 10/31. because the setlist was insane, but that's me.

I agree that Hartford 2013 was special; the crowd drowned out Ed a number of times. I think everyone in the place, all the way to the rafters, was on their feet and singing for all they were worth.

I was at Prague/Krakow/Berlin 2018 and would have liked to see at least one of those make the list -- great shows, especially Krakow which, again, I thought had a killer setlist.

The Krakow set was easily the best of 2018, and maybe even 2016 too... until Seattle 2 came along..

For someone that was at both I personally enjoyed Krakow more. 

JimmyV

I didn't have the same reaction to Seattle 2 that many others had. It was a great show, but I've seen them play great shows before. It was certainly a long show, but length and greatness are different things.

I walked out of Wrigley in 2013 feeling like we had just witnessed something special, even with the rain. I didn't have that same feeling in Seattle. 

mrussel1

JimmyV said:

I didn't have the same reaction to Seattle 2 that many others had. It was a great show, but I've seen them play great shows before. It was certainly a long show, but length and greatness are different things.

I walked out of Wrigley in 2013 feeling like we had just witnessed something special, even with the rain. I didn't have that same feeling in Seattle. 

Could it be seats?  Stadium shows are terrible if you aren't in the pit.  My son and I were about 6th row Mike's side and I felt like it was special when I left.  The main set just blew me away.  

PJNB

mrussel1 said:

JimmyV said:

I didn't have the same reaction to Seattle 2 that many others had. It was a great show, but I've seen them play great shows before. It was certainly a long show, but length and greatness are different things.

I walked out of Wrigley in 2013 feeling like we had just witnessed something special, even with the rain. I didn't have that same feeling in Seattle. 

Could it be seats?  Stadium shows are terrible if you aren't in the pit.  My son and I were about 6th row Mike's side and I felt like it was special when I left.  The main set just blew me away.  

For me maybe the distance but I put Fenway night 2 2016 in my top 3 shows and I was miles away so maybe not. Seattle is my fifth favourite show I think. I would put QC 16, Fenway N2 16, Wrigley N2 16, and Krakow 18 all ahead of it comfortably. I would still say it was a fantastic show just for my taste too many covers towards the end. Main set was fire though. If you like great main sets check out Prague 18. Great start there. 

mrussel1

PJNB said:

mrussel1 said:

JimmyV said:

I didn't have the same reaction to Seattle 2 that many others had. It was a great show, but I've seen them play great shows before. It was certainly a long show, but length and greatness are different things.

I walked out of Wrigley in 2013 feeling like we had just witnessed something special, even with the rain. I didn't have that same feeling in Seattle. 

Could it be seats?  Stadium shows are terrible if you aren't in the pit.  My son and I were about 6th row Mike's side and I felt like it was special when I left.  The main set just blew me away.  

For me maybe the distance but I put Fenway night 2 2016 in my top 3 shows and I was miles away so maybe not. Seattle is my fifth favourite show I think. I would put QC 16, Fenway N2 16, Wrigley N2 16, and Krakow 18 all ahead of it comfortably. I would still say it was a fantastic show just for my taste too many covers towards the end. Main set was fire though. If you like great main sets check out Prague 18. Great start there. 

I have Wrigley 16, N2 at the top for this decade as well.  Amazing show and that opening handful of songs was just amazing.    And yeah I can see the cover issue being a criticism for Seattle 2.  

JimmyV

mrussel1 said:

JimmyV said:

I didn't have the same reaction to Seattle 2 that many others had. It was a great show, but I've seen them play great shows before. It was certainly a long show, but length and greatness are different things.

I walked out of Wrigley in 2013 feeling like we had just witnessed something special, even with the rain. I didn't have that same feeling in Seattle. 

Could it be seats?  Stadium shows are terrible if you aren't in the pit.  My son and I were about 6th row Mike's side and I felt like it was special when I left.  The main set just blew me away.  

I think I had similar seats for both. Third base/left field line, not too far up. I didn't hate the seats either time.

I think it was Search and Destroy/Sonic Reducer. One guest spot from Kim Thayil was enough for me and we had gotten that earlier during Kick Out The Jams. Mark Arm, Steve Turner, Mudhoney, none of it is to my taste. I appreciate the history, but that music is not what got my attention all those years ago. 

Plus my hearing is still damaged from Mudhoney in Montreal in 2011. Not my thing. 

F Me In The Brain

JimmyV said:

I didn't have the same reaction to Seattle 2 that many others had. It was a great show, but I've seen them play great shows before. It was certainly a long show, but length and greatness are different things.

I walked out of Wrigley in 2013 feeling like we had just witnessed something special, even with the rain. I didn't have that same feeling in Seattle. 

Walked out of Wrigley 2013 so stoked for what just went down....and then wanted to stab a bunch of people over the train situation.       

Agree that from shows I have been to Wrigley 2013 was higher than Seattle 2 2018.

Merkin Baller

F Me In The Brain said:

JimmyV said:

I didn't have the same reaction to Seattle 2 that many others had. It was a great show, but I've seen them play great shows before. It was certainly a long show, but length and greatness are different things.

I walked out of Wrigley in 2013 feeling like we had just witnessed something special, even with the rain. I didn't have that same feeling in Seattle. 

Walked out of Wrigley 2013 so stoked for what just went down....and then wanted to stab a bunch of people over the train situation.       

Agree that from shows I have been to Wrigley 2013 was higher than Seattle 2 2018.

It took my friends & I 2 hours to walk back to our hotel in the loop, we figured that would be better than waiting for a train. I had just enough battery life in my phone for google maps to get us back safely at 4 am. 

IDK if it should have taken that long, but in fairness, some of us were stumbling. 
The smart people walked one station in the opposite direction of where they were going & got on their trains... wish I had thought of that.



& yeah, despite the significant rain delay, I still walked out thinking I had seen something really special, and can only think of a handful of shows that I enjoyed more than Wrigley '13. 

JimmyV

Merkin Baller said:

F Me In The Brain said:

JimmyV said:

I didn't have the same reaction to Seattle 2 that many others had. It was a great show, but I've seen them play great shows before. It was certainly a long show, but length and greatness are different things.

I walked out of Wrigley in 2013 feeling like we had just witnessed something special, even with the rain. I didn't have that same feeling in Seattle. 

Walked out of Wrigley 2013 so stoked for what just went down....and then wanted to stab a bunch of people over the train situation.       

Agree that from shows I have been to Wrigley 2013 was higher than Seattle 2 2018.

It took my friends & I 2 hours to walk back to our hotel in the loop, we figured that would be better than waiting for a train. I had just enough battery life in my phone for google maps to get us back safely at 4 am. 

IDK if it should have taken that long, but in fairness, some of us were stumbling. 
The smart people walked one station in the opposite direction of where they were going & got on their trains... wish I had thought of that.



& yeah, despite the significant rain delay, I still walked out thinking I had seen something really special, and can only think of a handful of shows that I enjoyed more than Wrigley '13. 

We started walking back to the Hyatt and walked and walked. I don't know how long it was but we finally lucked into a cab. It was probably 4am by the time we got back to the room. 

The great Chicago cab shortage of 2013. #NeverForget

EDIT: It's funny you mention Google maps. We kinda just started walking south towards the loop. We may have not even been going the fastest way.