Albany was my first USA gig. I guess I got lucky the next night in Hartford was the opposite experience. 06 was a great year. The Astoria gig in London before I went to USA was one of the nights of my life.
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astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
After listening to all of 2005 you might be slightly disappointed with 2006 even though it’s probably the last great year of live PJ until 2013-2014…
"What can you expect when you're on top? You know? It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it's history repeating itself all over again."
After listening to all of 2005 you might be slightly disappointed with 2006 even though it’s probably the last great year of live PJ until 2013-2014…
Couldn’t disagree more. Yes 2005 > 2006 but 2009-2010 is fucking incredible. I would argue the best setlists and the last year Eddie could really scream
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
I just listened to Grand Rapids this morning...close to a perfect bootleg. What a show.
Amen.
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After listening to all of 2005 you might be slightly disappointed with 2006 even though it’s probably the last great year of live PJ until 2013-2014…
Couldn’t disagree more. Yes 2005 > 2006 but 2009-2010 is fucking incredible. I would argue the best setlists and the last year Eddie could really scream
Agree that 09-10 was incredible. The setlists were so varied too. There were a few flubs here and there but its to be expected.
After listening to all of 2005 you might be slightly disappointed with 2006 even though it’s probably the last great year of live PJ until 2013-2014…
Couldn’t disagree more. Yes 2005 > 2006 but 2009-2010 is fucking incredible. I would argue the best setlists and the last year Eddie could really scream
Oddly enough, 2011 and 2012 are two of my favourite years for bootlegs.
After listening to all of 2005 you might be slightly disappointed with 2006 even though it’s probably the last great year of live PJ until 2013-2014…
Couldn’t disagree more. Yes 2005 > 2006 but 2009-2010 is fucking incredible. I would argue the best setlists and the last year Eddie could really scream
Oddly enough, 2011 and 2012 are two of my favourite years for bootlegs.
2013 and 2016..
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..
In all fairness the post said 2006 was the last great year of live PJ until 2013. I just disagree, I actually don’t like 2013.
But the last two nights of the Spectrum 2009, MSG 2 2010, Boston 2010, Buffalo 2010, and Hartford 2010 are some of the best shows this band has ever played. Oh and the Calgary and 9/11/11 Toronto shows are pretty epic too.
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
After listening to all of 2005 you might be slightly disappointed with 2006 even though it’s probably the last great year of live PJ until 2013-2014…
Couldn’t disagree more. Yes 2005 > 2006 but 2009-2010 is fucking incredible. I would argue the best setlists and the last year Eddie could really scream
Agree that 09-10 was incredible. The setlists were so varied too. There were a few flubs here and there but its to be expected.
2009 and 2010 look great on paper to me, but it's a bit too sloppy overall. Plus Backspacer has a lot of clunkers live imo. I'll also be honest and admit that most of my PJ listening is from 94-2005. After the Avocado tour there was a noticeable change where extending songs/jams became a lot less frequent which is the stuff that made me fall in love with the band. Back in the 90's and early 2000's it wasn't necessarily what they played, but how they played- 94 Porches, spacey RVM's from 2000-2003, etc. Now what they play really matters a bit more as songs played in a much more standard structure for better or worse.
"What can you expect when you're on top? You know? It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it's history repeating itself all over again."
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Albany was my first USA gig. I guess I got lucky the next night in Hartford was the opposite experience. 06 was a great year. The Astoria gig in London before I went to USA was one of the nights of my life.
The Astoria show would make a great Vault release
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
After listening to all of 2005 you might be slightly disappointed with 2006 even though it’s probably the last great year of live PJ until 2013-2014…
Couldn’t disagree more. Yes 2005 > 2006 but 2009-2010 is fucking incredible. I would argue the best setlists and the last year Eddie could really scream
Agree that 09-10 was incredible. The setlists were so varied too. There were a few flubs here and there but its to be expected.
2009 and 2010 look great on paper to me, but it's a bit too sloppy overall. Plus Backspacer has a lot of clunkers live imo. I'll also be honest and admit that most of my PJ listening is from 94-2005. After the Avocado tour there was a noticeable change where extending songs/jams became a lot less frequent which is the stuff that made me fall in love with the band. Back in the 90's and early 2000's it wasn't necessarily what they played, but how they played- 94 Porches, spacey RVM's from 2000-2003, etc. Now what they play really matters a bit more as songs played in a much more standard structure for better or worse.
2005 is a weird cutoff then, they jammed a ton in ‘06. Albany got an 11 minute Porch, RVM in Grand Rapids was about 13, etc. I kinda agree about the, let’s say, shambolicness of some of the ‘09-‘10 boots but when they were on they were really on, LA, the Spectrum & Hartford (the show I attended that run) for example.
After listening to all of 2005 you might be slightly disappointed with 2006 even though it’s probably the last great year of live PJ until 2013-2014…
Couldn’t disagree more. Yes 2005 > 2006 but 2009-2010 is fucking incredible. I would argue the best setlists and the last year Eddie could really scream
Agree that 09-10 was incredible. The setlists were so varied too. There were a few flubs here and there but its to be expected.
2009 and 2010 look great on paper to me, but it's a bit too sloppy overall. Plus Backspacer has a lot of clunkers live imo. I'll also be honest and admit that most of my PJ listening is from 94-2005. After the Avocado tour there was a noticeable change where extending songs/jams became a lot less frequent which is the stuff that made me fall in love with the band. Back in the 90's and early 2000's it wasn't necessarily what they played, but how they played- 94 Porches, spacey RVM's from 2000-2003, etc. Now what they play really matters a bit more as songs played in a much more standard structure for better or worse.
2005 is a weird cutoff then, they jammed a ton in ‘06. Albany got an 11 minute Porch, RVM in Grand Rapids was about 13, etc. I kinda agree about the, let’s say, shambolicness of some of the ‘09-‘10 boots but when they were on they were really on, LA, the Spectrum & Hartford (the show I attended that run) for example.
Unfortunately there is no jam or improv in Pearl Jam anymore. The solos in songs like porch, rvm and black have been pretty much the same for years. I wish they would go off on tangents like your two examples.
After listening to all of 2005 you might be slightly disappointed with 2006 even though it’s probably the last great year of live PJ until 2013-2014…
Couldn’t disagree more. Yes 2005 > 2006 but 2009-2010 is fucking incredible. I would argue the best setlists and the last year Eddie could really scream
Agree that 09-10 was incredible. The setlists were so varied too. There were a few flubs here and there but its to be expected.
2009 and 2010 look great on paper to me, but it's a bit too sloppy overall. Plus Backspacer has a lot of clunkers live imo. I'll also be honest and admit that most of my PJ listening is from 94-2005. After the Avocado tour there was a noticeable change where extending songs/jams became a lot less frequent which is the stuff that made me fall in love with the band. Back in the 90's and early 2000's it wasn't necessarily what they played, but how they played- 94 Porches, spacey RVM's from 2000-2003, etc. Now what they play really matters a bit more as songs played in a much more standard structure for better or worse.
2005 is a weird cutoff then, they jammed a ton in ‘06. Albany got an 11 minute Porch, RVM in Grand Rapids was about 13, etc. I kinda agree about the, let’s say, shambolicness of some of the ‘09-‘10 boots but when they were on they were really on, LA, the Spectrum & Hartford (the show I attended that run) for example.
In my previous post I did mention 2006 being a great year- just not the same level of epicness for me, but still very good.
"What can you expect when you're on top? You know? It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were just constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So, it's history repeating itself all over again."
I'm not a particularly nostalgic person, so I sometimes have trouble connecting with older bootlegs. Don’t get me wrong—the Vault releases, the ‘98 RSD bootleg, and the 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2006 are fantastic. But at this point, they feel so far removed from where the band is today that I usually find myself gravitating toward newer bootlegs to get a sense of “current” PJ—and, more importantly, mostly current Ed (his voice has changed, after all). I feel the same way about Bruce shows. As amazing as those 1978 recordings are, I don’t really have a personal connection to them—I tend to enjoy them more the way I’d enjoy a history documentary.
And just for the record—things weren’t always better back in the day. Haha!
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06 was a great year.
The Astoria gig in London before I went to USA was one of the nights of my life.
astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
San Sebastián was insane too. Need a 96 vault
"Me knowing the truth, I can not concur."
1996: Toronto - 1998: Chicago, Montreal, Barrie - 2000: Montreal, Toronto - 2002: Seattle X2 (Key Arena) - 2003: Cleveland, Buffalo, Toronto, Montreal, Seattle (Benaroya Hall) - 2004: Reading, Toledo, Grand Rapids - 2005: Kitchener, London, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Quebec City - 2006: Toronto X2, Albany, Hartford, Grand Rapids, Cleveland - 2007: Chicago (Vic Theatre) - 2008: NYC X2, Hartford, Mansfield X2 - 2009: Toronto, Chicago X2, Seattle X2, Philadelphia X4 - 2010: Columbus, Noblesville, Cleveland, Buffalo, Hartford - 2011: Montreal, Toronto X2, Ottawa, Hamilton - 2012: Missoula - 2013: London, Chicago, Buffalo, Hartford - 2014: Detroit, Moline - 2015: NYC (Global Citizen Festival) - 2016: Greenville, Toronto X2, Chicago 1 - 2017: Brooklyn (RRHOF Induction) - 2018: Chicago 1, Boston 1 - 2022: Fresno, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto, NYC, Camden - 2023: St. Paul X2, Austin X2 - 2024: Vancouver X2, Portland, Sacramento, Missoula, Noblesville, Philadelphia X2, Baltimore - 2025: Hollywood X2, Atlanta 2, Nashville X2, Pittsburgh X2
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
And just for the record—things weren’t always better back in the day. Haha!
2005 - Calgary, Winnipeg, Thunder Bay, Kitchener, Montréal, Ottawa
2006 - Verona, Torino, Pistoia
2007 - Munich
2013 - Calgary
2014 - Vienna
2016 - Quebec, Ottawa, Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Pemberton
2018 - Padova
2022 - Frankfurt, Krakow, Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto