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FrancosfunhouseFrancosfunhouse Posts: 11
edited June 2022 in The Porch
Not sure if something like this has been posted before, but I couldn’t find anything when I searched. 

Anyways long story short some friends (Not huge PJ fans, know some of the more popular songs) and I are going to both Hyde park shows in July and I wanted to do something like sending live versions of songs daily for like 30 days before the shows. Just to get them a feel for what to look forward to really. 

Obviously, Pearl Jam has been rocking for 30+ years now so it’s not easy to pick out versions especially for the more oft played songs. Is there possibly a list of essential live versions of songs out there? And if not I would love to start one. Any help would be appreciated. I am looking forward to hearing what everyone thinks!

Official List In Progress (In no particular order):
Nothingman - New York City 2010
Crazy Mary - Cincinnati 2006 
All or None - Leeds 2014
Black - Milan 2006


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  • TA243471TA243471 The Great Northwest Posts: 1,243
    You may really want to just send songs from the 2022 bootlegs.  Those will be the most current edition of Ed's voice, and also have Josh on every song.
    • 2006: Gorge 1
    • 2009: Seattle 1
    • 2013: Seattle
    • 2016: Wrigley 1 & 2
    • 2018: Seattle 1&2, Montana
    • 2020: San Diego, LA 1&2, Oakland 1&2
    • 2022: San Diego, LA 1&2, Fresno, Sacramento, Las Vegas, Denver
    • 2024: Vancouver 1, Portland, Las Vegas 1&2, Seattle 1&2, Missoula, Dana Point 1 & 2
  • Man.of.Golden.WordsMan.of.Golden.Words Toronto, ON Posts: 134
    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWYGGH5IO0uBR?si=JjHuyUyfROmdwu-RdPNa1Q&utm_source=copy-link
    Toronto 2003, Hamilton 2005, Toronto 2005, Toronto 1&2 2006, Toronto 2009, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010, Toronto 1&2 2011, Hamilton 2011, Buffalo 2013, Detroit 2014, Moline 2014, St. Paul 2014, Milwaukee 2014, New York City 2015, New York City 1&2 2016, Quebec City 2016, Ottawa 2016, Toronto 1&2 2016, Prague 2018, Krakow 2018, Berlin 2018, Barcelona 2018, Madrid 2018, Chicago 1&2 2018, Los Angeles 1&2 2022, Quebec City 2022, Ottawa 2022, Hamilton 2022, Toronto 2022, Vancouver 1&2 2024, Seattle 1&2 2024, Baltimore 2024
  • FrancosfunhouseFrancosfunhouse Posts: 11
    TA243471 said:
    You may really want to just send songs from the 2022 bootlegs.  Those will be the most current edition of Ed's voice, and also have Josh on every song.
    I'd like to mix some in for sure because they sound great, but there are a lot of songs I want to include that weren't played during the first leg. I want to get the best of the best and get the hype going for them! 
  • FrancosfunhouseFrancosfunhouse Posts: 11
    Man.of.Golden.Words said:
    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWYGGH5IO0uBR?si=JjHuyUyfROmdwu-RdPNa1Q&utm_source=copy-link
    That is helpful and a good start, but there are still many bootlegs missing from Spotify too. 
  • Go AnimalGo Animal Posts: 6,078
    edited May 2022
    TA243471 said:
    You may really want to just send songs from the 2022 bootlegs.  Those will be the most current edition of Ed's voice, and also have Josh on every song.
    This, but also Spotify has some good curated playlists on the official PJ account. You're guaranteed to get a little bit of Ten, and a little bit of Gigaton with Matt & Jeff back. Also, doesn't hurt to seek out live versions of the following: Daughter, (sometimes tags with W.M.A. or Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2'), Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town (even as a 1st-timer, you'll know when to do your first "Hello!"), Corduroy, Better Man (usually has a great tag of 'Save it For Later' by The Beat at the end), Immortality, Present Tense, Red Mosquito, Given to Fly, Wishlist, Do the Evolution (I envy your first "Hallelujah" sing along), Of the Girl seems to be back in rotation, I Am Mine was played in 2021, Avacado seems to be on the backburner, but could return, Unthought Known, Just Breathe, Mind Your Manners, Lightning Bolt, hell, pretty much any song can pop up at any given time from Lost Dogs, or a soundtrack.
    Keep you fingers crossed for a fave like Glorified G, or Breath, but just roll with it if ya don't get it. And to wrap everything up, you'll get some sort of mix of Alive, Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World, The Who's Baba O'Riley, Indifference, or Yellow Ledbetter.
    You're gonna have a blast B)
    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

    Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Gremmie Out Of Control (BAM!), Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Whale Song (DOUBLE BAM!), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Amongst the Waves, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, Got to Give, and the Mamasan Trilogy.

    Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08        ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
  • FrancosfunhouseFrancosfunhouse Posts: 11
    Thanks Animal. I've been looking forward to these shows for a while now, they will be my first and I couldn't be more excited. Thanks for the suggestions. It is unfortunate that Avacado, Riot Act and Binaural have seemingly got cut for the time being because some of my favorites are from those albums. Regardless it will be 2 nights to remember!!
  • FrancosfunhouseFrancosfunhouse Posts: 11
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  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    They have so many bootlegs out there that I have a hard time pinpointing specific performances of any given song and proclaiming it as the best. However, there is one song in particular that I'm confident in saying that I know of the best rendition. It's not exactly a PJ original, and certainly not one of my favorite songs, but Crazy Mary from Cincinnati 2006 is by far the best Crazy Mary I've ever heard.
  • FrancosfunhouseFrancosfunhouse Posts: 11
    Lifted said:
    They have so many bootlegs out there that I have a hard time pinpointing specific performances of any given song and proclaiming it as the best. However, there is one song in particular that I'm confident in saying that I know of the best rendition. It's not exactly a PJ original, and certainly not one of my favorite songs, but Crazy Mary from Cincinnati 2006 is by far the best Crazy Mary I've ever heard.
    This is perfect! Thank you for the suggestion! I will be starting a list and this will surely be on it.
  • Matts3221Matts3221 Posts: 658
    So if you have nugs here is my best live list in alphabetical order.

    Brain Of J - 7/13/98
    Cant Keep - 7/5/03
    Dance Of The Clairvoyants - 5/6/22
    Daughter - 7/11/14
    Do The Evolution - 7/13/98
    Getaway - 6/22/14
    Go - 8/29/00
    Gone - 8/23/06
    Grievance - 11/3/00
    Habit - 9/2/00
    Hard To Imagine - 5/19/06
    I Believe In Miracles - 11/26/05
    I Got ID - 9/19/98
    Indifference - 5/20/10 
    Leash - 11/30/93
    Long Road - 9/19/98
    Love Boat Captain - 10/1/14
    Light Years - 4/8/16
    Lightning Bolt  - 5/3/22
    Not For You - 5/6/22
    Porch - 10/1/05
    Quick Escape - 5/7/22
    Rearviewmirror - 5/22/06
    Sad - 10/29/13
    Satan's Bed - 4/3/94
    Severed Hand - 9/5/06
    Sirens - 8/7/16
    Sleeping By Myself - 7/9/16
    Superblood Wolfmoon - 5/6/22
    Untiled - 4/11/03
  • FlyBono24FlyBono24 Posts: 144
    I have so many copies of "Black" but what is the absolute BEST live performance?  Best solo... best emotion in Ed's voice, etc....
  • Go AnimalGo Animal Posts: 6,078
    FlyBono24 said:
    I have so many copies of "Black" but what is the absolute BEST live performance?  Best solo... best emotion in Ed's voice, etc....
    1. MTV Unplugged, 1992 (all acoustic, "We Belong Together" tag, rawest Eddie vocal) Spotify, YouTube, Apple
    2. Tampa, 2008 (Stone: acoustic, Mike: electric, Boom: piano/keyboard; no tag, strong crowd "doo-doo-doo") Spotify, YouTube, Apple
    3. Los Angeles I, 2022 (Stone: electric, Mike: electric, Boom: piano/keyboard; "We Belong Together" tag, strong crowd "doo-doo-doo", extended jam, "when the good was here, and the bad was there...") nugs dot net, YouTube, PJ shop
    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

    Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Gremmie Out Of Control (BAM!), Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), Whale Song (DOUBLE BAM!), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Amongst the Waves, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, Got to Give, and the Mamasan Trilogy.

    Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08        ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,452
    FlyBono24 said:
    I have so many copies of "Black" but what is the absolute BEST live performance?  Best solo... best emotion in Ed's voice, etc....
    Best Black?
    Vegas ‘93
    Atlanta ‘94
    Milan ‘06
    Toronto ‘11
    Manchester ‘12
    Vancouver ‘13
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,610
    edited June 2022
    rummy said:
    FlyBono24 said:
    I have so many copies of "Black" but what is the absolute BEST live performance?  Best solo... best emotion in Ed's voice, etc....
    Milan ‘06
    https://youtu.be/iaNbXrmVWPo

    Anyone giving other answers... do not trust them.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,491
    Matts3221 said:
    So if you have nugs here is my best live list in alphabetical order.

    Brain Of J - 7/13/98
    Cant Keep - 7/5/03
    Dance Of The Clairvoyants - 5/6/22
    Daughter - 7/11/14
    Do The Evolution - 7/13/98
    Getaway - 6/22/14
    Go - 8/29/00
    Gone - 8/23/06
    Grievance - 11/3/00
    Habit - 9/2/00
    Hard To Imagine - 5/19/06
    I Believe In Miracles - 11/26/05
    I Got ID - 9/19/98
    Indifference - 5/20/10 
    Leash - 11/30/93
    Long Road - 9/19/98
    Love Boat Captain - 10/1/14
    Light Years - 4/8/16
    Lightning Bolt  - 5/3/22
    Not For You - 5/6/22
    Porch - 10/1/05
    Quick Escape - 5/7/22
    Rearviewmirror - 5/22/06
    Sad - 10/29/13
    Satan's Bed - 4/3/94
    Severed Hand - 9/5/06
    Sirens - 8/7/16
    Sleeping By Myself - 7/9/16
    Superblood Wolfmoon - 5/6/22
    Untiled - 4/11/03
    Indifference from the 94 Atlanta show is the only correct answer for that song.

    Rearviewmirror give 11/06/1995 a listen too. 
    Lukin from that same show.

    Off He Goes NOLA 2000.

    Enjoy!


  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,359
    Spiritual_Chaos said:
    rummy said:
    FlyBono24 said:
    I have so many copies of "Black" but what is the absolute BEST live performance?  Best solo... best emotion in Ed's voice, etc....
    Milan ‘06
    https://youtu.be/iaNbXrmVWPo

    Anyone giving other answers... do not trust them.
    Don't listen to him.. Venice 2010..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,610
    Just give the dude these songs:


    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,452
    Since they play quite of bit of Ten these days (heck, all 11 songs made it into the seven shows at least once) I'd go with...

    Once
    Early 1990s: Drop in The Park, 1992
    Post 1990s: Toronto 1,  2011

    Even Flow
    Early 1990s: Moore Theatre, 1992 
    Post 1990s: Brisbane, 2009

    Alive
    Early 1990s: Drop in the Park, 1992
    Post 1990s: San Diego, 2006

    Why Go
    "Early" 1990s: Atlanta, 1994
    Post 1990s: Stockholm, 2012

    Black
    Early 1990s: Las Vegas, 1993
    Post 1990s: Milan, 2006

    Jeremy
    Early 1990s: Pinkpop, 1992
    Post 1990s: Camden, 2006

    Oceans
    "Early" 1990s: Orpheum, 1994
    Post 1990s: San Diego, 2006

    Porch
    Early 1990s: Drop in the Park, 1992
    Post 1990s: Philly 3, 2009

    Garden
    "Early" 1990s: Atlanta, 1994
    Post 1990s: Vancouver, 2011

    Deep
    Early 1990s: Las Vegas, 1993
    Post 1990s: Buffalo, 2003

    Release
    Early 1990s: Moore Theatre, 1992
    Post 1990s: Bonner Springs, 2003

    Obviously, there are many other great options but these are the ones I listen to quite often.
  • FrancosfunhouseFrancosfunhouse Posts: 11
    Wow, thank you all for the suggestions. Looks like I have some boots to listen to...(Adding Black - Milan 06 to the list because it seems to be an overwhelming favorite)
  • rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,452
    Francosfunhouse said:
    Wow, thank you all for the suggestions. Looks like I have some boots to listen to...(Adding Black - Milan 06 to the list because it seems to be an overwhelming favorite)
    If you ask Pearl Jam fans for their favourite live versions of various songs, you're bound to get a tonne of recommendations! 
    Did you happen to see my PM, btw?
  • heartofadogheartofadog Portland, OR Posts: 357
    I love threads like this because they either remind me of my favorite versions of songs or provide some suggestions for boots I haven't listened to in a while/ever
    1993: Portland, OR (09/06), Seattle, WA (12/07), Seattle, WA (12/08), Seattle, WA (12/09)
    1995: Seattle, WA (02/05)
    1996: Seattle, WA (09/16)
    1997:     Oakland, CA (11/19)
    1998:     Portland, OR (07/18), Seattle, WA (07/21), Seattle, WA (07/22)
    2000: Bellingham, WA (05/10), Vancouver, BC (05/11), Mountain View, CA (10/31), Portland, OR (11/02), Seattle, WA (11/05), Seattle, WA (11/06)
    2002: Seattle, WA (12/05), Seattle, WA (12/06), Seattle, WA (12/08), Seattle, WA (12/09)
    2003: Vancouver, BC (05/30), Seattle, WA (10/22)
    2005: Quincy, WA (09/01)
    2006: Portland, OR (07/20), Quincy, WA (07/22), Quincy, WA (07/23)
    2009: Berlin, DE (08/15), Seattle, WA (9/21), Seattle, WA (9/22)
    2010: Berlin, DE (06/30)
    2013: Los Angeles, CA (11/23), Los Angeles, CA (11/24), Portland, OR (11/29), Spokane, WA (11/30)
    2018: Seattle, WA (08/10)
    2022: Seattle, WA (02/22), New York, NY (09/10), New York, NY (09/11), Camden, NJ (09/14), Denver, CO (09/22)
    2023: St. Paul, MN (08/31), St. Paul, MN (09/02)
    2024: Portland, OR (05/10), Sacramento, CA (05/13), Los Angeles, CA (05/21), Los Angeles, CA (05/22), Seattle, WA (05/28)
  • HailHailVitalogyHailHailVitalogy Posts: 5,382
    I too agree, Black in Milan 2006 is the best Black ever. Next best night have been 3 days later in Pistoia
    2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2
  • FrancosfunhouseFrancosfunhouse Posts: 11
    rummy said:
    Francosfunhouse said:
    Wow, thank you all for the suggestions. Looks like I have some boots to listen to...(Adding Black - Milan 06 to the list because it seems to be an overwhelming favorite)
    If you ask Pearl Jam fans for their favourite live versions of various songs, you're bound to get a tonne of recommendations! 
    Did you happen to see my PM, btw?
    I did get your PM. Haven't gotten a chance to dive into the mix yet, but I definitely will soon. You've been very helpful and I appreciate it. 
  • Matts3221Matts3221 Posts: 658
    tempo_n_groove said:
    Matts3221 said:
    So if you have nugs here is my best live list in alphabetical order.

    Brain Of J - 7/13/98
    Cant Keep - 7/5/03
    Dance Of The Clairvoyants - 5/6/22
    Daughter - 7/11/14
    Do The Evolution - 7/13/98
    Getaway - 6/22/14
    Go - 8/29/00
    Gone - 8/23/06
    Grievance - 11/3/00
    Habit - 9/2/00
    Hard To Imagine - 5/19/06
    I Believe In Miracles - 11/26/05
    I Got ID - 9/19/98
    Indifference - 5/20/10 
    Leash - 11/30/93
    Long Road - 9/19/98
    Love Boat Captain - 10/1/14
    Light Years - 4/8/16
    Lightning Bolt  - 5/3/22
    Not For You - 5/6/22
    Porch - 10/1/05
    Quick Escape - 5/7/22
    Rearviewmirror - 5/22/06
    Sad - 10/29/13
    Satan's Bed - 4/3/94
    Severed Hand - 9/5/06
    Sirens - 8/7/16
    Sleeping By Myself - 7/9/16
    Superblood Wolfmoon - 5/6/22
    Untiled - 4/11/03
    Indifference from the 94 Atlanta show is the only correct answer for that song.

    Rearviewmirror give 11/06/1995 a listen too. 
    Lukin from that same show.

    Off He Goes NOLA 2000.

    Enjoy!


    Thank you for the suggestions will give them a whirl this weekend 
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