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Mike McCready Names His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks

demetriosdemetrios Posts: 96,770
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From Temple of the Dog to Pearl Jam, these are the cuts the guitarist singles out from his long, successful run.





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  • AponeApone Posts: 589
    Thanks for sharing.

    And nice to see a direct quote from Mike re a new album following quicly after the 2022 tours
    2006: Leeds; 2012: Manchester 1; 2014: Leeds; 2017: London 1 (EV); 2018: Amsterdam 1, London 1, London 2; 2019: Amsterdam 1 (EV), Dublin (EV); 2022: Berlin, London 1, London 2, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam 1, Amsterdam 2; 2023: Chicago 1, Chicago 2; 2024: Manchester, London
  • BettrMan21BettrMan21 Chattanooga,Tn Posts: 291
    What a great read and insight.
  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,820
    Nice read! :smile:
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,917
    edited March 2022
    That’s great news!
    1996: Randall's Island 2  1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2  2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel  2005: Atlantic City 1  2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 (#25) | Newark (EV)  2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4  2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2  2011: Toronto 1  2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2015: Central Park  2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD)  2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF)  2020: MSG | Asbury Park  2021: Asbury Park  2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville  2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore  2025: Raleigh


  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,890
    Present Tense! 
  • JeBurkhardtJeBurkhardt Posts: 5,299
    Nice article!
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,577
    Mike is the best and Sirens being on the list made me smile. 
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    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • pjpitt89pjpitt89 Posts: 1,873
    This is a really fun read, thanks for posting.
    9/1/00, 4/28/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/12/03, 10/1/04, 9/28/05, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 6/1/06, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 8/7/08 (EV), 6/12/09 (EV), 10/27/09, 10/28/09,10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/21/10, 6/15/11 (EV), 9/2/12, 7/19/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/27/13, 4/28/16, 4/29/16, 8/7/16, 11/4/16 (TOTD), 8/18/18, 8/20/18, 9/24/21 (EV&Earthlings), 9/26/21, 9/11/2022, 9/14/2022, 9/7/2024, 9/9/2024, 9/12/2024, 5/16/2025, 5/18/2025
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 96,770

  • TravelarTravelar Kalamazoo, USA Posts: 3,434
    Definitely a good read, but for those that just want the top 5... 

    1) Temple of the Dog | “Reach Down” from ‘Temple of the Dog' (1991)
    2) Pearl Jam | “Present Tense” from ‘No Code’ (1996)
    3) Pearl Jam | “Given to Fly” from ‘Yield’ (1998)
    4) Pearl Jam | “Inside Job” from ‘Pearl Jam’ (2006)
    5) Pearl Jam | “Sirens” from ‘Lightning Bolt’ (2013)
  • mpedonempedone 540xxx - Manchester, NH Posts: 1,961
    I never knew that GTF was Mike's 1st song after getting sober - makes it even better. Also, Present Tense was my favorite on No Code when it came out - I love to see it on his list. All these songs are amazing! 
    "I'm a lucky man, to count on both hands the [shows I've done]. Some folks just have one, others they got none..."

    Hartford 10.02.96 | Mansfield 2 09.16.98 | Mansfield 1 08.29.00 | Mansfield 1 07.02.03 | Mansfield 3 07.11.03 | Boston 2 05.25.06 | Tampa 04.11.16 | Fenway 1 08.05.16 | Fenway 2 08.07.16 | Fenway 1 09.02.18 | Fenway 2 09.04.18 | Baltimore 03.28.20 | Hamilton 09.06.22 | Toronto 09.08.22 | Nashville 09.16.22 | St Louis 09.18.22 | Baltimore 09.12.24 | Fenway 1 09.15.24 | Fenway 2 09.17.24

    "He made the deal with the devil, we get to play with him.
    He goes to hell, of course. We're going to heaven."
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 96,770
    Bump!
  • OceansJennyOceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,409
    “ Assuming all goes according to plan, we’ll be touring the states and Europe in 2022, and then we should be looking at making an album after that,” he tells Guitar Player.

    “So I don’t expect there to be anywhere near as long an interval before the next record comes out.”

    😁

    DC '03 - Reading '04 - Philly '05 - Camden 1 '06 - DC '06 - E. Rutherford '06 - The Vic '07 - Lollapalooza '07 - DC '08 - EV DC 1 & 2 '08 (Met Ed!!) - EV Baltimore 1 & 2 '09 - EV NYC 1 '11 (Met Ed!) - Hartford '13 - GCF '15 - MSG 2 '16 - TOTD MSG '16 - Boston 1 & 2 '18 - SHN '21 - EV NYC 1 & 2 '22 - MSG '22
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 96,770

    Reflecting his love of Stevie Ray Vaughan, McCready bought what he thought was a 1959 Fender Strat in 1991.

    “It was the first expensive guitar that I ever owned,” he explains. “It was kind of beat-up around the sides, but it’s gotten a lot worse since I bought it; I do love electric guitars that look beat up. I put a five-way switch in because it had the original three-way and I use all the switch positions on the Strat, so I really get the full mileage out of the sonic options.

    “Fender wanted to make a custom model, replicating every detail on the guitar, so they took it away for a couple of days to measure and photograph everything. When they brought it back to me, they told me that it’s actually a ’60 Strat.

  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 96,770

    Notwithstanding the unexpected news regarding the guitar’s vintage, McCready was blown away by what the Custom Shop came up with.

    “They did such a great job that I’ve actually confused the new model with the original at times,” he admits.

    “I did wonder for a moment if my original might feel a little different once they’d taken it apart and reassembled it, but it was in the hands of master builders, so the mojo was still there when I got it back.

    “I guess I’ve done maybe a thousand shows with it, so it’s a part of me. We’re working on a more affordable signature model now, because obviously this limited-run Custom Shop model is a relatively expensive guitar.”


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